Author Archives: Sadie Kemp

Distance 7.2 km Climb 480 m These little hills look rather innocent in this picture and might fool you into thinking this is a rather easy run. Well on the day they proved to be a slippery and cantankerous beast. … Continue reading →

The Venue: Cultybraggan lies close to the village of Comrie, in west Perthshire. It was first used as a prisoner of war camp during World War II, and then became an Army training area. It later housed a Royal Observer … Continue reading →

What a lovely day to be beside the seaside. Well done to Yan on coming second in his category. 10 29:29 Yan Horsburgh male SV 75 33:20 Sadie Kemp female vet Full results: http://www.portobellorunners.co.uk/component/content/article/534-porty-beach-race-2016-results

Gilly and I hadnt done an OCR for a while and decided to give this one a try. This was Michael’s first OCR so he went on ahead to see what kind of time he could get. Gilly and I … Continue reading →

Another great turn out for the club. This is such a fun race and getting a free beer at the end is a bonus! 58 YAN HORSBURGH 28:43 189 RACHEL DRUMMOND 32:10 211 MICHAEL GREENS 32:39 233 GILLIAN CAIRNS 32:57 … Continue reading →

We got cracking weather for the 5 miler, and some great times for the harriers. Amy came first 40W and the ladies were second womens team. Derek was first home out of the harriers and the guys were fifth mens … Continue reading →

We got great weather for the 2 races with it just becoming too warm in the last few miles of the marathon. Some great times for the harriers well done all. 🙂 Half marathon: 534 Rachel Drummond (17412) 1h 33m … Continue reading →

I had wanted to do this race for some time, so when Mel and Jan mentioned it on Facebook I was tempted. When Jan suggested we indulge in a bit of fancy dress I was sold on the idea. We … Continue reading →

It was a beautiful sunny evening as we left Penicuik. As we got closer the Peebles the skies blackened and the rain began. It would stay like this until after the race, when the sun found its way out from … Continue reading →

Distance 6.5 km Climb 240 m Michael and I parked some distance away from Arthurs Seat and with only about 15 minutes until the start we were still looking for registration. The gazebo where this was happening was tucked behind … Continue reading →

The race has changed slightly from when I ran it 2 years ago. It used to start from the primary school, but now starts at Winton house : ‘A dramatic and historic castle only half a lunch hour from Edinburgh, … Continue reading →

The weather was very mild for the 10k this year, as we had been expecting it to be quite cold and windy we were all de-layering before the race. There was the usual stampede at the start and at this … Continue reading →

Distance, 19.3 km. Climb, 700 m Six intrepid harriers made our way through to Birnam to test our strength, courage and navigational skills against the might of Deuchary hill. Rob, our gallant guide, strengthened himself with a feast of sandwiches … Continue reading →

Lovely sunny weather and a great turn-out for Penicuik harriers. Nice to see Dyane, Allan and Susie out on the course and of course our very own coach Dave. A special well done to the ladies on winning a team … Continue reading →

We got fantastic weather for the trail races at Glentress, with clear blue skies, bright sunshine and a light breeze. It was quite cold waiting for the start and people were joking that the water en route had frozen. The … Continue reading →