Winter Championship 2018-19 Update – Ayrshire XC Championship (17/11/2018)

The Winter Championship continued at full pace with the Ayrshire Cross-Country Championships being held on home turf in Kilmarnock on Saturday 17/11/2018.  There were fourteen senior Harriers who finished the race with some excellent performances to match.

The top three women to finish for the Harriers were Jennifer Beattie (41:22), Paula Wilson (42:59) and Kirsty McNulty (44:28).  For the men the top three to finish for the Harriers were Richard Mair (28:39), Martin Brown (29:56) and Robert Lindsay (32:19).  An extra special congratulations goes to Richard and Martin for finishing first and second in the senior men’s race – well done to both of you for your performances.

Well done to all juniors and seniors who took part in what would have been a tough race that day and to those who came to help – these sorts of events cannot take place without your continued support.

The finishing positions of all Harriers is as follows:

Women:

Position	Name	Category	Time
7	Jennifer Beattie	F	41:22
10	Paula Wilson	F50	42:59
13	Kirsty McNulty	F40	44:28

 

Men:

Position	Name	Category	Time
1	Richard Mair	M	28:39
2	Martin Brown	M	29:56
7	Robert Lindsay	M40	32:19
8	David McLure	M	32:48
10	Connell Drummond	M40	33:17
20	Jamie Nix	MU20	35:27
21	Paul Markac	M	35:32
24	Steven Robson	M	36:37
28	David Anderson	M40	37:46
30	Scott Lyden	M	39:53
35	Brian McLure	M50	42:43

 

The full results can be found on the Ayrshire Harrier Clubs’ Association Facebook page.

The championship tables have now been updated to reflect the above results.  In the women’s table Paula Wilson, Jennifer Beattie and Kirsty Alexander occupy the top three slots.  In the men’s table Richard Mair, Murray McDonald and Stewart McAllister sit at the summit.  However, there are still eight races left so there is much to play for in the coming months.

Winter Championship 2018-19 (Women)

Winter Championship 2018-19 (Men)

The next race in the Winter Championship is the West District Cross-Country Championship in Kilmarnock on Saturday 08/12/2018.  Entries have already been submitted for this event and no further adjustments can be made.

The race following this is the Harriers vs Cyclists Cross-Country in Irvine on Sunday 16/12/2018.  This is something that is a little bit different and should prove to be entertaining judging by last year so I encourage everyone to come and take part.  Entry is on the day (please see the flyer below for further information).

Following this there is the ever famous Turkey Trot 10k in Ayr on Boxing Day (Wednesday 26/12/2018) – this is a great race to run off that over indulging on Christmas Day and is often popular.  I highly encourage everyone to take part.  Entry is online via Entrycentral usng this link and the closing date is Tuesday 20/12/2018.  There is also the option of a 5k fun run the same day.  Please do not leave this one too long to book as (at the time of writing on Thursday 22/11/2018) there were 145 out of 400 spaces taken in the 10k race and 50 out of 250 taken in the 5k race.

As always if you have any questions about the Winter Championships or Cross-Country in general then please contact either the female or male team captains using the email addresses below:

Women (Amanda Bryden):  womens.captain@kilmarnockharriers.com

Men (Stuart Nibloe):  mens.captain@kilmarnockharriers.com