Category Archives: Race Reports

Twenty years ago in May 2004 I met Frances Jones at a Toddler Group and one of the first things I said to her was, ‘I heard you used to be a runner, would you go running with me?’. We … Continue reading →

Devil of the Highlands foot race 216 Fran Jones FV50 Penicuik Harriers Time: 10 hours 56 mins 327th overall Alert: Long race report post. Please scroll by if not interested in running or me waffling on!! I was always a … Continue reading →

Applecross Duathlon Sep 2024 Allan and I did this race two years ago, making a weekend of it and tackling the Bealach na Ba from Lochcarron on the Sunday. I had planned a similar trip (minus Allan) this year and … Continue reading →

On behalf of the Penicuik Harriers Running Club, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for participating in the Penicuik 10K Road Race yesterday. Your enthusiasm, determination, and sportsmanship truly made the event … Continue reading →

Saturday 3rd February 2024 For the uninitiated, Devil’s Burdens is a popular hill relay race run from the pretty village of Falkland, Fife. Teams of six runners take on four legs, with legs 2 and 3 run in pairs. The … Continue reading →

A record number of 124 runners and 19 juniors turned up to this year’s Greenmantle Dash – thanks everyone, all the happy and muddy faces made it a great day for us volunteers, too! We were again treated to good … Continue reading →

This month we celebrated some non-running success as club member Daniel Greens graduated with his Masters degree in History from Edinburgh University.  Congratulations Dan, great work there and obviously using running to manage the stress of studying! Another success for … Continue reading →

A fun month for the club as cross country season begins (mud mud mud!) and the wackiest race ever took place – the Jedburgh 3 Peaks Ultra with 38 miles of bats, dinosaurs, unicorns and a play park thrown in … Continue reading →

The ultra madness continues with two of our members vying for top spot this month! First up is Mark Dawson who completed the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc TDS Race from Courmayour in Italy to Chamonix in France. Mark ran 95 … Continue reading →

This is more of a tool for me to process all the events of my week rather than a race report but you might find it interesting and if anyone has any plans to do this in the future it … Continue reading →

Ultra Trail Mont Blanc TDS Race 2023. From Courmayour in Italy to Chamonix in France. Normally 145km (90 miles) but extended with bad weather route to 153km (95 miles). 9,300 metres ascent (30,512 feet). Finishing time: 43 hours 55 minutes … Continue reading →

What a month for the club as the madness of ultra racing season commences!  Topping the list of achievements (quite literally with a total ascent of 7,218m) is Adam Gray who took part in the 215 mile Race Across Scotland, … Continue reading →

A huge achievement for Gilly Marshall this month running the Montane Lakeland 100 – a 100 mile ultra tour of the Lake District fells in just over 37 hours.  The route covers some very technical terrain which is super tricky … Continue reading →

Another hosting success for the club with 79 runners taking part in the Turnhouse Hill race on the beautifully warm and sunny evening of 14 June 2023. A new route record of 22m 53s from Jamie Crowe, a great effort … Continue reading →

We had fantastic weather for our 10k road race on 13 May 2023 with 168 runners taking up the challenge and success for the club with our boys (Dan McQueen, John Gibbs & Simon Jarvis) scooping the prize for 1st male team.  We … Continue reading →