Category Archives: Race Reports

East Lothian 3 Peaks Duathlon 25th March

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Kirsty

10.08am! While Susie was running a mile and about to head out into the hills with Chris D I was running in the East Lothian 3 Peaks Duathlon. Jane Robertson (unable to run through injury) so biking was looking for … Continue reading →

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40 hills in 40 days

Posted on March 27, 2012 by sooz

I turn 40 this year and wanted to set myself some personal challenges, the 1st is to run 40 hills in 40 days! I have decided to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support Centre in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness who cared … Continue reading →

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The Mighty Deerstalker, Innerleithen – 17th March

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Ben

Whilst Chris B was headed North on Saturday 17th March, Neil H and I were headed the other direction down to Traquair House at Innerleithen for The Mighty Deerstalker (by the same folk that put on the “Rat Race” runs). … Continue reading →

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D33 Ultra – 17th March 2012

Posted on March 20, 2012 by WestLintonChris

The Motto: Relentless Forward Progress. Headed north on Friday night with my pal Carole Fortune (Gala Harrier, IronWoman and veteran of 30 odd marathons but still an ultra newbie). Seemed a long way in the dark (the Fettercairn pass went … Continue reading →

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Borders XC League, Floors Castle

Posted on February 22, 2012 by BillB

We had a wonderful day at Floors Castle, Kelso for the last race of the Borders XC League.   Chris Downie drove Gilly Marshall and me down, the sun was shining and when we reached Floors, the snowdrops were out and … Continue reading →

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Scottish National Cross Country Championships

Posted on February 20, 2012 by duncanb

Scottish Athletics Scottish National Cross Country Championships Sat. 18th Feb. 2012, Callendar Park, Falkirk This is a huge event and surprisingly popular with 9 separate races from under 13’s upwards and a whopping 724 entrants in the Senior Mens race. … Continue reading →

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TISO Carnethy 5 Hills Race

Posted on February 13, 2012 by duncanb

The 42nd TISO Carnethy 5 Hills Race Saturday 11th Feb. 2012 After the icy weather of the past few weeks it was a nice change to have a few days above freezing and importantly there was a good chance that … Continue reading →

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Great fun had by all at the Harriers Ceilidh

Posted on February 11, 2012 by sooz

Thanks to everyone who came along to our annual ceilidh and helped to make it a great success!  The band and caller were terrific as usual and roused us all onto the floor and kept most of us there for … Continue reading →

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Glentress Duathlon (short)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by sooz

Rob, Andrea and I headed down to Glentress for this race on Sunday (22nd) for our first attempt at duathlon.   Course had been changed unfortunately from the one I was looking forward to due to the high winds bringing lots … Continue reading →

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Devils Burdens Relay – 2012

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Rob

Jan 21st. Weather: Sunny, mild but with stiff westerly wind. Warm in sheltered sunny corners. We were lucky – race was sandwiched between heavy rain showers on the way to and back from Falkland (which is nice village by the … Continue reading →

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HARRIERS CEILIDH – BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Susan

It’ll soon be time for the annual Harriers ceilidh – Saturday 4th February!  You can buy tickets from myself or Susie or please email to reserve some. The ceilidh takes place in the usual venue of the Penicuik Town Hall, … Continue reading →

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Greenmantle Dash 2012

Posted on January 5, 2012 by sooz

I have the relatively short Greenmantle Dash to thank for the shouts that everyone hears as I have descended the stairs the last couple of days!  Had a great time down in Broughton with a fair few Harriers representing the … Continue reading →

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Borders XC, Peebles, 4 December 2011

Posted on December 16, 2011 by BillB

There was some snow in Penicuik when we left but the weather in Peebles was relatively balmy by comparison, well until about halfway through the race when the snow started.   It was round about that time that I thought that … Continue reading →

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Gala xc

Posted on December 2, 2011 by BillB

Gala XC, 27 November 2011 The locals told me that the conditions were better than last year when the course was covered by about two and a half feet of snow.   Last year’s race, of course, was cancelled.   This year … Continue reading →

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Dunbar XC

Posted on November 25, 2011 by BillB

What a wonderful day at Dunbar: wall to wall sunshine and really quite warm. So warm in fact, that a fair number of runners cooled down in the sea; and I heard that one very brave chap called Mike Brooks … Continue reading →

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