Category Archives: Race Reports

A beautiful crisp day at the Bowhill Country Estate in Selkirk saw race 1 of the Durty Events Winter Duathlons.  For the first time it saw me ditching the Harriers and teaming up with my wonderful fiance Jamie who would … Continue reading →

Short, fast race but good fun with a million students (and us)… Photos in the gallery; sorry no photos of the guys, but the girls have their own photographer! https://picasaweb.google.com/113949690782185441256/BraidsXc#5812269631778321234

Good turnout from Harriers and Friends. Weather was in the process of turning from sunshine to rain. I guess we completed just in time before the weather became really grim.   259 runners:   13th: Tim Darlow 36.49 (sometimes trains … Continue reading →

Many, many thanks to Lauderdale Limpers for organising a great 1st race in the Borders xc series.  7 Harriers helped to make up the 210 runners who turned out today on what was the most beautiful cold and frosty morning … Continue reading →

It seemed such a great idea for somebody going frequently on a jolly jog in the Pentlands to finally patch the different parts together.  Doing ‘The Skyline’ just sounded fabulous, and up to the morning of the race I was … Continue reading →

Actually, I didn’t, but I thought such a title might grab your attention :-). With Andrea in Aberdeen and Mike B madly running the Jersey marathon, I seemed to be the only Harrier wanting to enjoy the fabulous forecast in … Continue reading →

Ensuring that we would not get roped into helping Susie move house, Mike Brooks and I decided that it would be much less effort to go running in the Borders for several hours. The Two Breweries is probably one of … Continue reading →

Until a few days ago, I was under the impression that I was preparing (or resting) for The Two Breweries on the 22nd. Unfortunately, Andrea’s partner (Lisa) for the upcoming Cairngorm Adventure Triathlon (CAT) had to pull out at the … Continue reading →

see here for dates of the forthcoming Borders Series http://www.bordersxc.com/ Susan

Come along and try a training session with Penicuik Harriers on 11 September at 7pm! The venue is Cornbank Park, Penicuik, at the head of Gardener’s Walk, near Cornbank Primary School. We’re a friendly bunch of runners of all abilities … Continue reading →

Sat. 1st Sep. 1pm New Town Park Claggan Fort William As the weather forecast was not good for Saturday and it was quite a long trip, I couldn’t persuade any of my family to accompany me to watch the race … Continue reading →

16.2km and 760m Conditions: Sunny and warm to start with – clouding in later. The Lomonds race is similar in distance and height to the Dollar Hill Race which boded well for my training for the longer races in September … Continue reading →

As I was the only Harrier who ran Largo Law, I was not going to write a blog post. Who really cares what a middle age bloke, with the mental age of a 22-year old, does in a race? However, … Continue reading →