Author Archives: Sadie Kemp

There were a few of us worse for wear for this race as it was the night after the harriers christmas party. Juniors Position Number Time (mmss) Forename Surname Gender Cat GenderPos CatPos 65 349 19:25 Lewis Cairns M M8-9 … Continue reading →

It was a cold morning on Spittal beach. The race goes along the sand then up some steps to higher ground. Then the route is through a couple of fields next to the railway, louping round and returning back the … Continue reading →

Juniors: 101 16:48 Lewis Cairns U9 M Seniors: 40 26:09 Des Crowe V50 M 50 26:45 Billy Colvin V40 M 53 26:57 Yan Horsburgh V50 M 95 29:24 Gillian Cairns V40 W 99 29:43 Charlie Crawford SEN M 104 29:48 … Continue reading →

marathon (or should it be renamed mountain ultra) 28.5 Miles Distance 6063 Feet Ascent 6102 Feet Descent 8.5 Hours Cut Off position, gender position, age category position Tim Doyle 06:49:35 89 M 79 MV50 6 Tracy Philp 07:03:47 108 F … Continue reading →

Fabulous turnout for the harriers at the first of the borders cross country series at Lauder. The weather felt very wintery with most of us keeping warm with several layers of clothing plus hats and gloves right up until the … Continue reading →

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gable   Setting: Kinloch Rannoch where the race registration, start and finish can be found is a lovely little village set in stunning … Continue reading →

15.2KM 670 climb (m) I decided to give this race a try this year instead of doing the skyline due to having marathons so close I thought my knees would not cope with it. I am so glad I gave … Continue reading →

‘The off-road marathon is an epic trail run that ascends a total of 1,608 metres through the heart of Glencoe and into the foothills of Ben Nevis.’ I camped with my family at Glen Nevis campsite which was near race … Continue reading →

We arrived nice and early as was suggested in the race instructions, so once we had collected our numbers, Yan, me and Michael went to a nice little coffee shop and enjoyed a drink. Michael was suffering from a head … Continue reading →

I travelled up with Billy the night before the race and we camped at Glen Nevis which is one of my absolute favourite places. It was quite breezy and there were intermittent showers that continued through the night, keeping me … Continue reading →

This race was run mostly along riverside footpaths of the River Clyde, River Kelvin and Forth Clyde Canal, I had thought that would mean the route would be flat but my garmin tells me there was 605ft of gain. There … Continue reading →

This report is being written rather late, but the pictures of leaping harriers were so fantastic I thought they should appear here. After basking in the hot sun whilst waiting for a lift to the race it was quite a … Continue reading →

After enjoying last year’s race so much I was looking forward to this greatly. I again travelled up with Billy, Daniel and Michael to camp at Glen Nevis campsite, one of my favourite locations. This was my 10th marathon and … Continue reading →

Distance 5 km Climb 502 m There were a total of 24 runners in this race. It’s short and sharp and a lot of fun. The race forms part of the ‘St. Ronan’s Border Games – Innerleithen’s Festival. “Scotland’s Oldest … Continue reading →

Having tackled 3 hills yesterday I was ready for the 7 that awaited me in my most favourite city of Edinburgh. As this was my fourth attempt at this race you would think I would know the route pretty well … Continue reading →