Author Archives: Sadie Kemp

Distance 6 km Climb 274 m This would make a great first hill race for anyone wanting to give hill racing a go as its quite short and well marked and marshalled. [picasa width=”640″ height=”400″ bgcolor=”#000000″ autoplay=”1″ showcaption=”1″ user=”penicuikharriers” album=”es_CademuirRollercoaster2015″] … Continue reading →

The shortest and sharpest of the Bog and Burn races at 3.6Km and 300m climb, starting near the bottom car park where we meet for hill reps. I thought there might be more harriers there as it is so local. … Continue reading →

This race starts and finishes at the harbour in North Berwick. Michael and I arrived quite early for the race and had plenty of time to warm up and chat to other runners, I was keeping a look out for … Continue reading →

I camped with my family at the Glen Nevis campsite, we travelled up on the friday evening to make a weekend of it. This meant on the saturday I had time to go and check out some of the route. … Continue reading →

  Amy had recommended this race and very kindly drove some of us through to Muirkirk in her ‘pocket rocket’. The weather was a little chilly when we got out of the car and we had some debate over whether … Continue reading →

This is a lovely coastal route which is pretty flat and is on grass, path and track. Very well organised and marshalled. It is chipped timed and this year you were able to get a print out of your time … Continue reading →

Billed as ‘Possibly the best, and generally the longest time-wise, of the mid-week Bog and Burn races’ I was expecting a challenge, full body cover was required so I went prepared with map and compass. The map I had printed … Continue reading →

I camped at Aviemore and a fellow runner gave me a lift over to Braemar which took a good hour and a half. The weather was very wet in the morning and I was glad by the time we got … Continue reading →

This was a first for me and I really enjoyed the event. It is held on the East Linton gala day and the gala queen sounded the horn to start the race, which was a lovely touch. There was plenty … Continue reading →

The route was changed slightly from the website due to the Promenade being busy so most of the race was ran on the beach. The tide was quite far out so the sand was quite compacted and we didnt have … Continue reading →

This is a fast race with a lot of club runners, the description on the website is: ‘the route is on the open winding starting from the end of Turnhouse Road and circling Turnhouse Golf Course and Cammo. There is … Continue reading →

We had a lovely harriers road trip through to Kinghorn in Fife for this race in Suzie Maxwell’s car. This was the first year they were using chip timing, we got a tag to attach to our shoes along with … Continue reading →

    A truck load of harriers headed to Peebles for this race. It was great to see so many of us there and for some it was their first hill race. This race is a great introduction to hill … Continue reading →

This was a slightly altered route compared to previous years to allow for the Great Edinburgh run preparations. The conditions were great if maybe a bit too warm, but the slight breeze helped with that for the most part. There … Continue reading →

A good turn out from harriers for this race which is a great way to burn off some of those easter eggs. The conditions were great, cool and not too windy. Its nice to be able to grab a cuppa … Continue reading →