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Scottish Masters Cross Country Champs Kilmarnock 4 February 2012
Well done to Hamish Cameron and Colin Youngson who ran in the above event.
Also congratulations to the rest of the North runners who competed. A special mention must go to Inverness Harriers who had George Mitchell as 1st M65 and Melissa Whyte as 1st overall lady. Melissa also led Inverness to the Bronze team medal with Alison Wilson and Doreen Campbell.
RUN 4 IT North District Cross Country League Elgin 28 January 2012
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Well done to the 32 Harriers who ran at Quarrelwood in the fifth league race of the season. The conditions were very favourable with a bright sunny day and a course well laid out by MRR.
As usual the U11 Girls was the first race off and in a very big field the three Harrier girls did very well. Leading the way was Emma Rogan in 10th, closely followed by Anya Hayward 11th and Lauren Cameron in 12th. This ensured the girls the third team position. Next off were Ben Cameron, 8th and David Scott, 19th in the U11 Boys race. We had no U13's so the next Harrier was Zoe Hayward in the U15 Girls where she came a brilliant 3rd. U15 Boy Harry Hurst came a good 8th in his race and Fraser Scott continued his good season with 6th place in the U17's. Well done to all our Juniors.
Seven Harrier ladies ran with Moira Davie coming a good 2nd behind Melissa Whyte from Inverness, who clinched the league title once again with one race to go. Well done Melissa.
With Kirstie Rogan 7th and Susan McRitchie 9th the Harrier ladies were once again second team. They were well supported by Moraig Lyle 11th, Claire Nicholas 22nd, Ros Wright 23rd and Nadine Williams in 26th. A good day for the ladies.
Once again the men dominated their race with nearly a third of the runners wearing the red Harriers vest. This domination also showed in the quality of their performances. By coming 1st today Kyle Greig sealed the Men's league title for the first time since 2005. Well done Kyle.
With Robbie Paterson in 2nd, Paul Rogan 4th and Gordon Lennox 5th the Harriers once again were first team. This virtually assures the Harriers of the overall team prize after the final league race in Nairn in four weeks time.
All the Harriers had good runs today with the leaders being well backed up by Geraint Watkins 9th, Andrew Morgan 13th, Henry Archibald 16th, David McCulloch 22nd, Kevin Schenk 26th, Lindsay Grant 33rd, Rod Wallace 36th, Ross McLeod 37th, Andy Wonnacott 43rd, Stew Burn 45th, Steve Hayward 47th, John Holloway 51st and Mike Milmoe 52nd. There were also two guest runners today who were non counters in the league race, John Newsom and Joe Symonds. They certainly gave Kyle and Robbie a good race! Well done to you all.
Thanks to Moray Road Runners for your hospitality and to Steve and Mike for timekeeping.
Thanks to Hannah for photos on Flickr above.
Also this weekend
Well done to Mark Mitchell who won the 3000 metres running as a guest at the Celtic Cup Indoor International in Cardiff on Sunday 29 January. Mark won by 17 seconds in a new PB of 8.07.90. Very well done Mark and Good Luck for the Summer.
Also
A short report from Fran Britain
Hello, I did another one of my daft ultra-event efforts on Saturday 28 January:
Adventurehub Yorkshire Ultra – 50 miles starting from Whitby Abbey on the Yorkshire Coast. Finished in 12hrs 40 mins, 3rd lady in (out of 7 ladies), just over halfway down the overall field. Delayed flight on Friday evening meant I only managed to grab one hours sleep before starting the event on the Saturday morning!! Fine blue skies and sunshine but a stretch of about 15 miles of sticky gloopy mud in the middle added to the adventure. http://www.adventurehub.com/Results.html
RUN 4 IT North District Cross Country League Evanton 14 January 2012
On a cold, dry and sunny day the conditions were perfect. Underfoot was very wet but this made for a real cross country at this new venue. Thanks to RCAC for setting up some interesting courses
A really good turnout of 27 Harriers. 9 Juniors, 5 Ladies and 13 Men.
First race off was the U11 Girls with Anya Hayward coming a brilliant 7th followed by Emma Rogan 10th and Lauren Cameron 15th. In the U11 Boys we had Ben Cameron in a very good 7th and David Scott in 21st. Junior star of the day was Zoe Hayward who came a great 2nd in the U15 Girls. Lucy Massie unfortunately had to pull out. Harry Hurst, in his first race for the harriers came a good 9th in the U15 Boys and Fraser Scott as usual had a strong run in the U17's to also come 9th.
Well done to all our Juniors.
Five of our Ladies ventured around a course which by now was getting well churned up by the earlier races. First Harrier was Moira Davie in a very good 2nd, followed by Kirstie Rogan 4th, Susan McRitchie 6th, Moraig Lyall 12th and Ros Wright in 18th. A good run by all the Ladies.
In the mens race the Harriers had a 1,2,3 with Kyle Greig 1st, Robbie Paterson 2nd and Gordon Lennox 3rd. With Paul Rogan coming 5th this secured 1st team once again for the Harriers. They were well backed up by Andrew Morgan 13th, Henry Archibald 16th, Geraint Watkins 18th, Steven Ilett 30th, Hamish Cameron 43rd, Stew Burn 444th, Colin Knox 46th, Steve Hayward 48th and John Holloway 52nd.
Thanks to RCAC for your hospitality and a good days racing. Also thanks to Steve for timing.
Hannah pics on Flickr above. Also some good pics on RCAC website.
Results on Cross Country link.
Closing dates
Please note the following closing date for entries.
Scottish Secondary Schools XC at Irvine on 10 March. Closing date is 17 February.
Details on Races Page. Entry is through your school.
Scottish Inter District Cross Country Championships 7 January 2012
Well done to all North District runners who ran in the above event.
In the Junior races Anna MacFadyen came a good 30th in the U13Girls and in the U15Girls Lucy Massie was 18th and Zoe Hayward was 22nd. Well done and it must have been a great experience.
Senior Harriers running were Moira Davie in the Women's race and in the Men's race we had Kyle Greig, Robbie Paterson, Gordon Lennox and Paul Rogan.
Also congratulations to Mark Mitchell who ran in the International 3K against some very strong opposition. His race was won by Olympic and World 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop. Also in his race were double Olympic 5000m and 10000m champion Kenenisa Bekele and Olympic 3000m Steeplechase champion Brimin Kipruto.
Mark was well up with the field and after running with Bekele for most of the race, and overtaking him briefly, finished only two places behind him.
Must be a fantastic feeling to overtake an Olympic Champion in a race! Congratulations Mark.
Good to see a Red Forres Harriers Vest on National Television.
Thanks to Hannah for photos on Flickr above.
Also this weekend. On Sunday 8th January Andy Wonnacott came 9th in the Elgin 5K
in a new PB of 21.29. Well done Andy.
Training runs over the New Year weekend
A varied training schedule over the weekend attracted a good number of Harriers.
Friday 30th was Grant Park, Saturday 31st, Findhorn (top pic) followed by a visit to the Kimberley.
Sunday 1st was Roseisle and Monday 2nd Miltonduff for a social run. Thankyou MRR.
Finally on Tuesday 3rd Jan 11 ran in Grant Park and another group of 8 ran up Ben Rinnes.
As can be seen in above photo of Kirstie it was a bit wild up there!
Nairn Turkey Trot 26 December 2011
On a windy but mild morning a record field of 194 runners took part in this very popular race where the winners are those who are nearest to their predicted time without the use of watches.
There were 26 Harriers running, 11 Men, 11 Ladies and 4 Juniors. Well done to you all.
First across the line was our own Kyle Greig in 17.28 and 2nd was Gavin Felton from Barnsley AC.
First lady was Melissa Whyte from Inverness Harriers in a new course record of 18.48,
followed by clubmate Jenny Bannerman.
First Harriers Lady was Fran Britain in 23.01 and First Harriers Junior was Lucy Massie 23.54.
Other Harriers running were Paul Rogan 18.19, Andrew Morgan 19.51, Kevin Schenk 20.28, David McCulloch 21.03, Kenny Douglas 21.04, Lee Pulford 21.35, Mark Priestley 21.52, Nick Barr 22.45, Ross MacLeod 23.01, Siobhan Evans 23.37, Hamish Cameron 24.26, Jackie Nicol 24.37, Moraig Lyall 25.10, Sandra Philip 25.48, Clare Nicholas 26.11, Ros Wright 26.30, Nadine Williams 27.38, Andrew Barr 27.43, Liz Barr 29.16, Jenny Dickie 30.51, Carol Murphy 31.23, Emma Rogan 32.20 and Kathryn Barr 38.06.
Very many thanks to Nairn Road Runners for your superb hospitality and for your ability to finally control the weather for this event. Keep it up for your XC and 10K please!!
Thanks to Hannah for photos. Now on Flickr link above.
Scottish Inter District Cross Country Championships 7 January 2012
Holyrood Park Edinburgh
Congratulations to all the above.
Forres Harriers Christmas Handicap Saturday 17 December 2011
Very well done to all who ran on a cold but dry day in Grant Park. Good to see some of our Inverness friends coming through.
First team home was Stew Burn and Robbie Paterson, closely followed by Kirstie Rogan and Lee Pulford. 3rd team was Jenny Bannerman and Stephen Mackay from Inverness Harriers.
Thanks to Hamish for his very accurate handicapping. Only 2.55 between first and last!!
Also thanks to Alex and Ian for timekeeping.
Thanks to Hannah for the photos.
Lossiemouth 10 mile Turkey Trot 11 December 2011
Also North District 10 mile Road Race Championships
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Once again the weather has been good to us in Moray and 23 Harriers ran in this popular well organised race. This time the ladies outnumbered the men and the Harriers had another good day.
First across the line was our own Gordon Lennox followed by fellow Harrier Paul Rogan who was 1st M40. With David McCulloch finishing very strongly in a brilliant 18th place this ensured Forres Harriers won the Men's team award.
A well deserved win for Melissa Whyte from Inverness in the Ladies' race coming 5th overall.
The next Harriers home were Lindsay Grant 29th, Richard Johnston 38th and Andrew Little 41st.
First Harrier Lady was Norma Beaton in 46th who was also 3rd FV40.
She was followed by Lee Pulford 49th, Kirstie Rogan 51st, Frances Britain 53rd, Ross McLeod 54th, Andy Wonnacott 56th, Susan McRitchie 57th, Paul Hughes 61st, Jackie Nicol 68th, Sandra Philip 90th, Susan McDonald 92nd, Claire Nicholas 100th, Ros Wright 104th, Nadine Williams 115th, Anne Docherty 119th, Fran Russell 120th and James Hume returning from injury in 125th. Good to see you back James.
Thanks to Gareth and to Moray Road Runners for your hospitality.
Once again thanks to Hannah Rogan fo Photos.
North District 10 mile Champs Medal Winners
Male Female
I. Gordon Lennox 1. Melissa Whyte
2. Paul Rogan 2. Sarah Liebnitz
3. William Jackson 3. Oonagh Wilson
MV FV
1. Paul Rogan 1. Melissa Whyte
2. Paul Miller 2. Oonagh Wilson
3. Simon Dobbs 3. Norma Beaton
MSV FSV
1. David Weir 1. Sarah Houston
SportMoray Awards 29 November 2011
Congratulations to Forres Harriers Men for winning the Senior Team Award at the SportMoray Awards in Elgin. At the Town Hall the Harriers were represented by Paul, Stan, Kenny and Robbie. This award is for all the men at Forres Harriers for their achievments over the last year.
Well done to you all.
Many thanks to the Northern Scot for the above photograph.
North District Cross Country Championships Forres 26 November 2011
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For some strange reason, whilst the rest of Scotland was having really bad weather, Forres had a very mild but breezy day to welcome the best of the North's athletes. Hope you all had a good day.
We also hope our friends from the Western Isles eventually got home.
54 Harriers contested the races over their home course.
First races off were the U11's. Tommy McGrath was 10th and David Scott was 14th in the Boys and in the Girls race Anya Hayward was 3rd, Erin Carpenter 4th and Lauren Cameron in 9th.
Well done.
In U13 Girls Anna MacFadyan was 10seconds away from a medal in coming a brilliant 5th and in a very strong U13 Boys race Jake Carpenter was a really good 17th.
U15 Boys Andrew Barr 18th and Craig McFadyan 21st did well in a very competitive race.
Now to the Junior Forres Harriers stars of the day. In the U15 Girls race Lucy Massie was 4th, Zoe Hayward 5th and Molly Carmichael, in her first Harriers race, was 11th. This meant that they were first team and winners of the Gold Medal. Congratulations Girls.
In a very hard U17 race Fraser Scott once again had a strong run to come 9th and he was well supported by Glen Fleetham who came 18th. Well done to all the Juniors.
Moira Davie won the Silver Medal by coming 2nd in the Ladies race and along with Susan McRitchie 7th and Kirstie Rogan 8th won the Silver Team medal behind Inverness Harriers. Kirstie also won the Silver in the U20. Next Harrier was Norma Beaton in 9th. Norma also won a Silver Medal by coming 2nd in the F40. They were well backed up by Frances Britain 13th, Moraig Lyall 17th, Ros Wright 20th, Sue MacDonald 23rd, Nadine Williams 28th, Elizabeth Watson 31st and Anne Docherty 32nd. Also best wishes to Clare Nicholas who injured her foot and ended up being taken to hospital. Very well done to all the ladies.
The Harriers Men had their most successful day ever in the North District Championships.
Current Scottish 1500 metres Champion Mark Mitchell showed his sheer class by gliding round the course to beat the in form Kyle Greig by over a minute and a half. Kyle in turn beat Robbie Paterson by another minute. With a Gold , Silver and Bronze already they were followed by Gordon Lennox 4th, Simon Pride 5th and 1st M40 and Graeme Bartlett 6th and 2nd M40. With the first six finishers this ensured the Harriers of the Gold team Medal. It is unlikeley that a clean sweep has ever been achieved in a District Championships before.
Next Harrier home was Paul Rogan in 8th who was also 3rd M40. This made the Harriers first M40 team ( Simon, Graeme and Paul). With Lloyd Gallantree 9th, Geraint Watkins 13th, Stan Mackenzie 14th, Henry Archibald 16th and Andrew Morgan 21st the Harriers were also 2nd team. Unfortunately this was not awarded as the rules only allow one team prize per club.
The team was well supported by David McCulloch 37th, Kenny Douglas 41st, Norrie Lyall 42nd, Ian MacDonald 47th, Andrew Little 48th, Lindsay Grant 49th, Rod Wallace 51st, Steven Illett 52nd, Lee Pulford 53rd, Nick Barr 54th, Ross MacLeod 57th, Andy Wonnacott 58th, Colin Knox 59th, Stew Burn 61st, Mike Milmoe 64th and John Holloway 65th.
Thanks to all all who helped today especially Steve Murdoch and Mike Archibald for timing.
A special thanks to Paul Rogan. Not by his own choice he was left in charge today and he pulled the whole event together with help from Steve and Mike from Scottish Athletics. Thankyou.
Thanks to Hannah Rogan for photos.
Fraserburgh Half Marathon 20 November 2011
Two Harriers ran in Fraserburgh on Sunday. Paul Hughes came 62nd in a PB of 1.39.33.
Darren Walker, in his first Half Marathon, ran 2.00.16. Well done to you both.
Knockfarrel Hill Race 19 November 2011
A good day for the Harriers on a perfect day for Hill Running.
Six Harriers started from the Victorian Station at Strathpeffer and first Harrier was Gordon Lennox in 3rd. With Paul Rogan 4th and Graeme Bartlett 6th it gave Forres Harriers the first team prize. They were well backed up by Norrie Lyall, Nick Barr and Ros Wright. Well done to you all.
Many thanks to Highland Hill Runners for your hospitality.
Once again thanks to Hannah Rogan for Photos. More on Flickr above.
Children in Need Run 17 November 2011
Thanks to all the Harriers who ran in the Predict Your Time race to support Children in Need.
A total of £45.60 was raised.
Closest was Lindsay with 10secs followed by Anne with 33secs.
Thanks to Kenny for the idea and the prizes and everyone who came along, both runners and helpers, to support this worthwhile cause.
Moray Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs 16 Nov 2011
The above Championships at Morriston Park were very well attended by the local schools.
The oganisers were Moray Active Schools ably assisted on the day by members of all the area running clubs (MRR, EAAC, FH and K&D). Sport Moray also supported the event.
Forres Harriers juniors had a very good day with Anna MacFadyen 1st in the S1/2 Girls, Lucy Massie 1st and Zoe Hayward 2nd in the S3/4 Girls, Fraser Scott 1st and Johnstone McPherson-Stewart 3rd in the S3/4 Boys and finally Tom Hannen 1st in the S5/6 Boys. Well done to you all.
Thanks to Steve Hayward for pics. A few more on '2011 Various' on Flickr
RUN 4 IT North District Cross Country League Inverness 12 Nov 2011
An excellent turn out by the Harriers today at Culloden. The conditions were perfect and the course was flat and uncomplicated. Once again some great results in all age groups. Well done everyone.
We had a total of 34 runners.
First off was the U11 Girls with Emma Rogan 6th and Erin Carpenter 7th in a large field. Great run Girls. Next was the U11 Boys and in his first Harriers event Tommy McGrath came a brilliant 6th. He was well supported by Andrew Massie in 14th and David Scott in 15th. Well done Boys.
U15 Girls Lucy Massie 2nd and Zoe Hayward 4th showed how it should be done and Fraser Scott came a good 8th in the U17's. Well done to all the Junior Harriers.
In the Ladies race the first Harrier home was Kirstie Rogan in 8th very closely followed by Susan McRitchie in 9th. Also close behind was Jackie Nicol in 11th, ably supported by Moraig Lyall 15th, Clare Nicholas 22nd, Ros Wright 24th and Nadine Williams in 26th. Well done Ladies.
The Men's race was once again dominated by the Harriers with 19 members competing.
Kyle Greig was a clear winner followed by Gordon Lennox 2nd, Simon Pride 3rd and Robbie Paterson 4th to once again give the Harriers the first four places and the first team.
They were very well supported by Paul Rogan 6th, Graeme Bartlett 8th, Lloyd Gallantree 10th, Henry Archibald 18th, Kenny Douglas 27th, Norrie Lyall 34th, Colin Hall 40th, Lindsay Grant 42nd, Hamish Cameron 43rd, Lee Pulford 46th, Steven Ilott 47th, Stew Burn 48th, Colin Knox 51st and John Holloway 56th.
A special mention to 2 new members running their first Forres Harriers Cross Country. Steven Ilott who came 47th and Darren Walker who unfortunately had to pull out due to injury. Welcome.
A good day for the Harriers. First four again and 7 out of the first 10.
Well done to you all.
Thanks to Inverness Harriers for putting on the races and for your hospitality.
Thankyou to Hannah Rogan for the Photos.
Glen Ogle 33 5 November 2011
Congratulations to Alan Johnstone who completed the Glen Ogle 33 mile Ultra Marathon
in a time of 4hrs 41mins.
Also this weekend well done to Kyle Greig who ran a time of 13.54 in the
Scottish 4K Cross Country Championships at Bellahouston.
RUN 4 IT North District Cross Country League Keith 29 Oct 2011
On a perfect day for running 27 Harriers ran on a course that was not as wet as in previous years but was still referred to as a REAL cross country run.
First off was Emma Rogan who came 12th in the U11 Girls race. Next was the U11 Boys race where Andrew Massie was 12th and David Scott was 18th. These were Andrew and David's first League races. Well done to both of you. In the U15 Girls Lucy Massie was 3rd and Zoe Hayward was 5th. Fraser Scott ran a really good race in his first year as a U17 to come 9th.
In the Ladies race Moira Davie was 4th followed by Susan McRitchie 10th, Jackie Nicol 12th, Moraig Lyall 16th and Clare Nicholas in 25th. Kirstie Rogan unfortunately had to pull out.
The Harriers had 15 Men running today. Kyle Greig continued his recent good form to come 1st, and with Simon Pride 2nd, Stan Mackenzie 3rd and Paul Rogan 4th it made the Harriers 1st team.
They were well supported by Lloyd Gallantree 7th, Henry Archibald 13th, Robert Paterson 14th, Norrie Lyall 21st, Richard Johnston 26th, Colin Hall 27th, Rod Wallace 33rd, Hamish Cameron 34th, Lee Pulford 39th, Stew Burn 44th and John Holloway 49th.
What a team effort!
Thanks to Keith and District for your hospitality and especially to Ross and his finishing team.
Thanks to Hannah Rogan for the Photos
Results on Cross Country link above.
Also on Weekend of 29/30 October 2011
In the Monumental Challenge in Fochabers on Sunday 30 October the winner was Simon Pride.
Other Harriers running were Norrie Lyall 7th, Andy Wonnacott 24th and Nick Barr 29th.
Well done to you all.
Well done to Graeme Bartlett for winning the Meall a'Bhuachaille Hill Race in a record time of 1.09.14 on Saturday 29th October.
Tain Hill Trail Race 22 October 2011
Well done to Gordon Lennox who won in 1.08.44, and to Stan Mackenzie who came second in a time of 1.09.01 They were clear of the next runner by over three minutes.
Also congratulations to Rod Wallace who came 24th in the DK 10K in Dinnet in a time of 46.28
Endurance Workshop Wednesday 26th October 2011
1830-2000 hrs, Moray College, Elgin
Mel Edwards a current Level 4 Endurance Coach and former Scottish Cross Country and Marathon International has personal bests of 2:18 for the marathon and 29.35 for 10km. Mel has personally been running for more than 50 years and has covered over an incredible 100,000 career miles.
His workshop will focus on types of endurance training, including Long Runs, Fartlek, Interval training and Hill sessions. Mel will also cover goal setting and the mental approach towards achieving these as well as injury prevention and race and training planning.
This is a great opportunity to question one of Scotland’s most experienced and talented former athletes, learn new ideas and share best practice with others. Cost will be £2 per person , payable on the night.
To confirm your place please contact Alasdhair Love (Alasdhair.love@scottishathletics.org.uk)
Aviemore Half Marathon and 10K 16 October 2011
A brilliant double for the Harriers.
In the 10K Kyle Greig carried on his winning streak with a fast time of 32.24. He was followed in by Lindsay Grant 38.40, Ross McLeod 41.53, Susan McRitchie 42.21 and Andy Wonnacott in 43.52. Great times by you all
In the Half Marathon Gordon Lennox continued his recent good form to win in 1.14.57. Other Harriers today were Sandra Phillip 1.42.55, Sarah Louise Grigor 1.55.53 and Jackie Murray 2.17.17. Well done to all who ran.
Bennachie Hill Race 9 October 2011
Kyle Greig won the Bennachie hill race for the second consecutive year in a time of 55.41, more than 2 mins ahead of his nearest challenger. The 12K course takes you over up through woodland onto the open hill, over the three tops of the mountain, back down a fast made up path before a 3-4k forest run back to the start. He was followed home by five other Forres Harriers: Norrie Lyall, Nick Barr, Moraig Lyall, Fran Britain and Ros Wright in that order. For Ros and Fran it was the first time they had done an event of this type and both couldn’t stop grinning at the end. Andrew Barr competed in the accompanying 5k under 16s race.
Thanks to Moraig for the report.
Cairngorm Charmer 8 October 2011
Thanks to Stew Burn for a short report on the above event.
The team of Stew and Jim Graham from Nairn Road Runner finished in a combined time of 3.28.19 to take second place in the Vintage Men's class. Well done to you both.
Also well done to Siobhan Evans who was third female and along with Michelle Green (MRR) won the Ladies team event.
It was described as a very well organised event with the marshalls being helpful and supportive throughout the day. To be recommended for a challenge.
Eight Acres Leisure Club
An offer to members of Forres Harriers. Info
North District Cross Country Relays 8 October 2011
In dampish conditions at Dornoch the Harriers had a very good day.
The Men's A team of Lloyd Gallantree, Graeme Bartlett, Gordon Lennox and Robbie Paterson convincingly won the Gold Medal and the B team of Colin Hall, Colin Knox, Norrie Lyall and Andrew Morgan also had a good run.
The Ladies team of Kirstie Rogan, Jackie Nicol and Susan McRitchie had a great run to come a very good second behind a strong Inverness team to take the Silver Medal. Unfortunately only two runners were available for the Ladies B team so Moraig Lyall and Ros Wright just ran the first two legs so they too could get cold and wet!
The Boys team of Jake Carpenter, Johnstone Macpherson-Stewart and Fraser Scott also ran really well in a very competitive race
We were unable to raise a Girls team.
Congratulations to all who ran.
Thanks to ESAC for your hospitality and for a good days racing.
Loch Ness Marathon & 10K 2 October 2011
Marathon Very good times for Angela Daley, 3.28.58 and Cisca Cameron, 3.31.31.
Congratulations Ladies.
10K First across the line was our own Kyle Greig in a very impressive timeof 32.55.
Other Harriers running were Lindsay Grant 39.26, Ross Macleod 42.26, Lee Pulford 43.33 Colin Knox 56.13 and Alison Mackay 57.42. There were PB's for Lindsay, Ross, Lee and Colin.
Well done to you all
Also Douglas Cowie ran in the British Masters 10K Road Race Championships at Exmouth in Devon.
On a very hot day he ran a time of 38.02 to come 6th in his age category. Congratulations Doug.
Caithness Cross Country 1 October 2011
This was the first of this years RUN 4 IT Cross Country League Races.
On a dry day with no wind fifteen Harriers made the long journey to Thurso, with Emma Rogan being first off in the U11 Girls race where she came 17th, followed by Lucy Massie 5th and Zoe Hayward 7th in the U15 Girls race.
In the Ladies race Moira Davie, 2nd and Kirstie Rogan, 4th were well backed up by Susan McRitchie 9th and Ros Wright 14th.
The Men's race was dominated by the Harriers with Robbie Paterson 1st, Gordon Lennox 2nd, Paul Rogan 3rd and Graeme Bartlett 4th. They were supported by Stew Burn 19th, Steve Hayward 20th and John Holloway 22nd. Also Henry Archibald started well, but unfortunately fell and did not finish.
Well done to all of you
Thanks to Hannah Rogan for photos on above link.
Thankyou to David and all at Caithness AAC for your hospitality.
Dyke 10K 25 September 2011
On a warm but windy day there was a great turnout for this years Dyke 10K
Well done to all who took part
First was Gordon Lennox from Forres Harriers followed by Jeremy Whittet, Keith and District and Lloyd Gallantree also from Forres Harriers. 1st M40 was Colin Green, Moray Road Runners. 1st M50 was Iain Cassidy, Nairn Road Runners. Finally 1st M60 was Charles Noble, Fraserburgh.
Also running today were Henry Archibald, Lindsay Grant, Hamish Cameron, Rod Wallace, Ross Macleod, Andy Wonnacott, Lee Pulford, Lambert Munro, Mike Milmoe and John Holloway.
First Lady was Melissa Whyte from Inverness Harriers followed by Oonagh Wilson from Moray Road Runners and Freya Tetley from Jog Scotland Muir of Ord. 1st F40 was Norma Beaton, Moray Road Runners. 1st F50 was Sarah Houston, Moray Road Runners.
1st F60 was Anne Docherty, Forres Harriers.
Also running for the Harriers Ladies were Jackie Nicol (3rd F40), Clare Nicholas, Ros Wright and Elizabeth Watson.
First team (2+2) was Inverness Harriers with Forres Harriers second.
Well done to Shona and Jackie and helpers for a successful afternoon.
Thanks to Alastair and Hannah for Photos on Photos link.
Also on weekend of 24/25 September 2011
In the Nairn Triathlon four Harriers took part. Siobhan Evans (1st F), Moraig Lyall (1st FV), Nadine Williams and Tim Pott. Well done to you all.
Congratulations to Graeme Bartlett on coming 2nd in the Cairn William Hill Race.
Well done to Alan Johnstone for completing the River Ayr Way Challenge 44mile Ultra Marathon.
Congratulations to Kirstie Rogan who represented Scotland in the Junior Home International Hill Running Championships in Snowdonia.
Well done to Sarah Louise Grigor for running 4.10 in the Berlin Marathon.
Susan McRitchie was 9th Lady taking 1.40.45 in the Dumfries Half Marathon. Congratulations.
On Saturday 24 September, Norrie Lyall took part in the Shetland ‘Hairst’ Half Marathon. Running side by side with the legendary ‘Flying Postie’, Bill Adams, up until the 7-mile mark, Norrie had to let him disappear up the road as the super-vet’s superior race-fitness began to tell. The absence of signage/marshalling at a crucial turn at around 10 miles meant a 2-mile ‘bonus’ detour around the Sullom Voe oil refinery for the front-runners and after 15.24 miles on the road, Norrie was very pleased to finish in 3rd place, with Adams winning convincingly after a superb run. Times yet to be confirmed, but Norrie’s officially-recognised GPS reading of 1.29.31 for 13.10 miles was enough to send him on his way back to Lerwick with a wide grin on his face after a superb day out
Buckie 10K 18 September 2011
On a breezy, showery afternoon five Harriers ran in the Buckie 10K.
The race was won by Frankie Barton from K & D and the 1st Lady was Elspeth Jenkins from MRR.
First Harrier was Lloyd Gallantree in 2nd followed by David McCulloch, Lindsay Grant, Andy Wonnacott and Anne Docherty. David and Lindsay had PB's
Well done to you all and thanks to Buckie for your hospitality.
Thanks to Hannah Rogan for photos. More on Flickr.
Busy weekend for the Harriers 17/18 September 2011
Moraig Lyall was 1st Vet Lady in the Applecross Duathlon. This is a race of a 9 mile run and a 15 mile cycle. Well done to you Moraig.
Sarah Louise Grigor was competing in the 105 mile Coast to Coast 'Rat Race'. Unfortunately she was 'Timed Out' after 102 miles with only a short Kayak leg to go. Rules are Rules for safety reasons so really bad luck Sarah. However you got a well deserved medal. Well done to you.
In the Cairngorm Adventure Triathlon the first ladies team was Jackie Nicol and Siobhan Evans in 4.26.28. 2nd mixed team was Alan and Pat Reid in 4.08.05 and 5th mixed team was Steve and Nadine Williams in 4.18.58. First Lady was Siobhan and 3rd Lady was Pat. Well done to you all.
Fraser Scott ran a 25.33 in the 200m and 57.13 in the 400m and Lucy Massie ran a PB OF 5.18.28 in the 1500m at the Inverness Open Graded on Saturday at Queen's Park. Well done Fraser and Lucy
In the Great North Run Paul Hughes came in with a time of 1.43.58. Congratulations.
Well done to Hamish Cameron who took 41.40 in the Stirling 10K
Schools Saturday Orienteering League
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Golspie 10K 10 September 2011
Well done to Gordon Lennox 2nd, Robbie Paterson 3rd and Lloyd Gallantree 6th in winning the team prize today. The race was won by Stephen Mackay from Inverness Harriers, and the first Lady was Sheila Gollan, also from Inverness Harriers.
Jungfrau Uphill Marathon Switzerland 10 September 2011
Douglas Cowie, Iain Macdonald, Paul Rogan and David Christof ran in this uphill only Marathon which has a climb of over 1500 metres. This is in fact more than the height of Ben Nevis!
You may remember David, who is from Los Angeles/Prague, as he ran with the Harriers last summer on the beach run in Findhorn. Also David was one of Paul's team mates in the Blue Planet Run round the world relay in 2007.
80th Paul 3.54.42 15th M40
309th Douglas 4.21.17 6th M55
1118th Iain 5.00.52 258th M45
2012th David 5.36.41 650th M20
Very well done to you all.
Grantown Try Tri 4 September 2011
Well done to Anne, Fran, Pat, Nadine and Kenny who took part in the Triathlon.
I believe quite a few prizes were won between you. Congratulations.
Thanks to Alastair for the photos. More on the Photos link above.
Siobhan's 2011 Triathlon update
Moray Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K 4 September 2011.
On a warm calm day there were 20 red vests on show. Well done to all who ran.
Also in the Marathon Sarah-Louise Grigor had another good run.
Congratulations to Jackie Murray who completed the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon in 2.12.03.
Also this weekend Graeme Bartlett and Mike Milmoe tackled the infamous Ben Nevis Hill race.
Out of 600 starters Graeme was 27th in 1.50.07 and Mike finished in 2.58.25
Well done to you both.
Junior Home International Hill Running - Snowdonia Sat 24th September
Scottish U18 Girls Team
Congratulations to Kirstie Rogan on being picked to run for Scotland in the above race.
The race is being held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Hill Running Championships.
Speyside Way 35 mile Ultra Marathon 27 August 2011
Well done to the Harriers who ran in this race. It was organised by our own Sarah-Louise Grigor and is part of the Montane Ultra Marathon Series.
First was Matt Williamson from Bellahouston and first Lady was Lucy Colquhoun from Carnethy.
Harriers taking part were Cisca Cameron, Angela Daley and Alan and Anni Johnstone. Congratulations.
Weekend of 27/28 August 2011
Talking of Ultras, Fran Britain was the only Lady to complete the Adventure Club 6 Nortumberland Ultra on Saturday. This was a 100K race with 3800metres of climb. Well done Fran.
On Saturday Fraser Scott and Zoe Hayward were selected to run for Grampian Region in the Scottish Athletics Inter Regional match at Wishaw. Congratulations to you both.
Also on Saturday Robbie Paterson ran in the Ochils 2000's Hill race near Stirling.
On Sunday Paul and Kirstie Rogan both ran in the Hill Running Trials at Menstrie.
Hannah and Emma Rogan ran in the Menstrie Mystery Fun Run.
Also on Sunday Hamish Cameron was 1st MV60 in the Perth 10K in 42.00
Well done to all the Harriers who represented the Club.
Inverness Parkrun
Parkrun has arrived in Inverness. The first 5K race is Saturday 3 September at 9.30am.
Follow this link HERE for more infomation. As it is a weekly event only the first one will be put on our races page, but there will be a permanent link on the links page.
Remember you have to register online the day before your first run for your barcode, but from then on just turn up with this barcode at Bught Park. You can also use it at any other Parkrun in the UK without having to register again. And it is free!
Nairn Half Marathon and North District Championships 20 August 2011
On a warm and breezy afternoon the Harriers had some good results.
Stan Mackenzie was 1st and Melissa Whyte, Inverness Harriers was 1st woman in today's race.
Well done to Stan on becoming North District Champion.
Also to new member Gordon Lennox on coming second.
A special mention to Lindsay Grant who won his first North District medal by being 2nd M40.
Also running for the Harriers were Henry Achibald, 22nd, Mark Priestly and Andy Wonnacott.
Moraig Lyle was first Lady Harrier in 68th, followed by Jackie Nicol, Sarah-Louise Grigor, Ros Wright, Anne Docherty and Fran Russell. Well done to all of you.
Photos on Photos link above. Also here. Photos
A busy weekend for the Harriers. Mark Mitchell won his 800metres at the British Milers Club meeting in Birmingham in 1.50.85 and Robbie Paterson won the Helmsdale Hill Race
2011 North District Half Marathon Champions
MEN WOMEN
1 Stan Mackenzie (Forres Harriers) 1 Melissa Whyte (Inverness Harriers)
2 Gordon Lennox (Forres Harriers) 2 Elspeth Jenkins (Moray Road Runners)
3 Steven Mackay (Inverness Harriers) 3 Alison Wilson (Inverness Harriers)
1 M40+ Stan Mackenzie (Forres Harriers) 1 W40+ Melissa Whyte (Inverness Harriers)
2 M40+ Lindsay Grant (Forres Harriers) 2 W40+ Elspeth Jenkins (Moray Road Runners)
3 M40+ Ian Cassidy (Nairn Road Runners) 3 W40+ Alison Wilson (Inverness Harriers)
1 M50+ Ian Cassidy (Nairn RoadRunners) 1 W50+ Sarah Houston (Moray Road Runners)
Pinto 3K series Race 3 17 August 2011
Not many Harriers ran today. Hamish Cameron and Andy Wonnacott ran well but the usual runners won again to easily win the overall series.
Fraser and Lucy were once again brilliant tonight winning the Junior race.
Series Winners
Senior M Frankie Barton Keith and District
Senior F Jenny Bannerman Inverness Harriers
Junior M Fraser Scott Forres Harriers
Junior F Lucy Massie Forres Harriers
Well done to you all.
Results Adults Results Juniors
Junior Harriers
I have been asked by Jackie to put up the following.
We, as the Junior committee, have decided to reduce the junior coaching
to one day a week starting next week. The day we have chosen will be
Thursday. We will have three coaches for that night which will give
the kids a better session. We will speak to the juniors tonight
(Tues 16th) to let them know our plans. We will review this in the
new year and may change back to two days in the spring. Ann is
printing off a letter to hand out to the children.
Dufftown 5K 14 August 2011
On a warm day in Dufftown there was a good turnout for the annual Jog Scotland 5K.
Winners today were Paul Murdoch from Keith and District in 1st and our own Susan McRitchie as 1st Lady. Congratulations to you both. First team (2+2) were Garioch Road Runners.
Also running for the Harriers were Andy Wonnacott 10th, Kirstie Rogan 13th and 2nd Lady, and Sarah-Louise Grigor who was running with her daughter Bethany. (Future Harrier I hope.)
Thanks to Audrey and Alex Benvie for another well organised race and to Dufftown Jog Scotland for your usual hospitality.
Abernethy 10 mile 13 August 2011
Well done to Stan Mackenzie on winning today.
Also to Jackie who was 3rd Lady, and to Ros, Clare, Nadine, Carol, Robert and Tim.
The Harriers also won the Team prize.
Aviva UK Athletics Startrack Forres 11 August 2011
This was a free Aviva Startrack session in Grant Park.
It was for for Juniors 8-15 years old.
Thanks to Paul, Lyn, Jamie and Kirstie for giving the kids a fun afternoon.
Petrofac Athletics League Inverness 7 August 2011
On a 'dampish' day where the conditions were so bad that many field event were cancelled, three Harriers braved the weather to compete.
Fraser Scott, Zoe Hayward and Lucy Massie all ran. Lucy had a PB in the 1500m. Well done Lucy.
Well done to Graeme Bartlett, 3rd and Robbie Paterson, 4th at Newtonmore
in the Creag Dhubh Hill Race on Sat 6 August.
Also Hamish Cameron was 1st MV60 in the Scottih Gas 10K in Edinburgh on Sunday in 42.21
Viewpoint Challenge 3 August 2011
On a warm misty evening 34 runners ran up Califer Hill to the Viewpoint.
First once again was Graeme Bartlett in 21.10, followed by fellow Harrier Robbie Paterson.
First Ladies were twins Oonagh and Emma Dunnett from Thurso, equal in 26.13.
Well done to all the runners, and I hope no-one is still lost up there in the mist.
Thanks to Alex Ross for organising the race.
Pinto 3K Series Race 2 3 August 2011
An unfortunate clash of dates meant that no senior Harriers were in Elgin for this popular event.
The senior race was won by Frankie Barton and the first Lady was Jenny Bannerman.
However in the Junior races we had 1st and 2nd with Fraser Scott and Lucy Massie.
A class act well supported by David and Miriam. Well done to you all.
Results Adults Results Juniors
UK Athletics Championships 31 July 2011
Well done to Mark Mitchell for reaching the final of the 1500 metres in the UK Champs and running really well and getting a PB and a new Forres Harriers Club record of 3.44.44. The race went off very fast with the first four getting well away from the rest.
Mark was 8th, but only 0.3 secs separated positions 5,6,7 and 8. He will take great pleasure in beating long time rivals Kris Gauson and James Brewer. Congratulations Mark.
Good to see a red Forres Harriers vest on television.
Jean Carr Challenge 5.5mile Hill Race Fochabers 24 July 2011
On a chilly afternoon this was a good hill race which was enjoyed by all the runners.
Forres Harriers once again had a successful day with Simon Pride winning and Kirstie Rogan coming in as first lady. Also running were Susan McRitchie,who was 2nd Lady and Andy Wonnacott. Sorry no photo of you Andy, your pic was blurred as you were going so fast!!
Well done to you all.
Thanks to Spey Runners and Fochabers Gala for an enjoyable afternoon.
A busy week for other Harriers. Graeme Bartlett and Kyle Greig came 2nd and 3rd behind Dan Whitehead in the Mither Tap Hill Race at Bennachie on Thursday and Stan Mackenzie won the Wicked Wolf 10K at Carrbridge on Saturday.
Also well done to Simon Pride who ran in the Skiddaw Hill Race in the Lake District whilst on holiday on Sunday 3rd July. In this 9mile, 2700 ft climb race he came a very creditable 10th.
Dufftown 5 Hill/5 Mile 20 July 2011
Paul Murdoch from Keith & District was first home in this popular evening race.
First Harrier was Hamish Cameron followed by Kirstie Rogan, who won the trophy for first Lady and Susan McRitchie who was second Lady.
Moraig Lyall also started, but injured her ankle and had to stop. Hope not too much damage done, and a speedy recovery to you.
Thanks to Audrey Benvie and Dufftown Jog Scotland for your hospitality.
Nethy Explorer 12K Multi Terrain Race 17 July 2011
The above race was won by our own Kyle Greig with Simon Pride coming 4th. Also running for the Harriers were Moira Davie 16th, and Andy Wonnacott 24th. Well done to you all.
Scottish Senior National Championships 17 July 2011
Congratulations to Mark Mitchell on becoming Scottish 1500 metres Champion at Scotstoun in a time of 3.51.11. This followed his 800 metres win last year. Well done Mark.
Some other good performances from North athletes.
Tom Na Bat Hill Race Tomintoul 16 July 2011
Tomintoul Highland Games had a very pleasant day for their annual event.
The rain stayed away and Forres Harriers runners had an excellent day.
First was Graeme Bartlett from the Harriers, followed by David Wilby and Tim Griffen.
First Lady was Siobhan Evans followed by fellow Harrier Kirstie Rogan.
Thanks to Mike Milmoe for organising the race and to Tomintoul for your hospitality.
Forres Highland Games 10K 9 July 2011
On a surprisingly warm and pleasant afternoon there were plenty of entrants for this race.
First was Jeremy Whittet from Keith and District, continuing his recent good form.
Leading Harriers were Stan Mackenzie in 2nd and Lloyd Gallantree in 3rd. First Lady was Siobhan Evans with Inge Van Der Heiden 2nd and Vida Williams 3rd.
Forres Harriers were first team and won the Hugh Tawse Team Trophy (Stan, Lloyd and Kyle).
Lots of male red vests on show today (15). Not many Ladies (2).
Excellent performances on the track by the Junior Harriers.
Also well done to Mark Mitchell who broke his own 1500 metres Club Record at the British Milers Club meeting in Solihull with a time of 3.45.92.
In his first race since moving to Shetland Norrie Lyall took part in the Shetland ‘Simmer Dim’ Half Marathon on June 26, in warm, sunny conditions.
After an epic battle with local running legend Bill Adams, ‘The Flying Postie’, he eventually took third place and First Vet., in 1.29.26. Well done Norrie
Portsoy 10K 3 July 2011
Seven Harriers went to Portsoy for the Follow the Herring 10K which is run in conjunction with the annual Portsoy Boat Festival.
On a very warm day it was good there was a 10.30 start. First Harrier was Henry Archibald in 8th with a time of 35.57. Close behind were Andrew Morgan 9th, David McCulloch 13th, Lindsay Grant 20th, Richard Johnston 24th, Andy Wonnacott 37th and Sarah-Louise Grigor in 106th. Well done to all of you.
Petrofac Athletics League 3 July 2011
On a very pleasant afternoon there were two senior and five Juniors competing in Inverness.
Seniors Stan Mackenzie and Hamish Cameron came 1st and 3rd in the 5000 metres
U17 Fraser Scott came 3rd in his first 3000 metres on the track, running really well.
U17 Hannah Rogan came 3rd in the Long Jump and also ran in the 100 metres.
Our U15 Girls Zoe Hayward and Lucy Massie both did really well in their 1500 and 200 metres. Lucy came 3rd in the 1500m and Zoe was just beaten on the line in her 200m.
U11 Girl Emma Rogan was 2nd in her 100m and also did the 600m and Long Jump.
Thanks to Hamish and Paul along with Fraser's and Lucy's Dads for much needed help.
Monaughty Forest Run 29 June 2011
Once again a record entry for Monaughty Forest Run. Every Forest Run this Summer has had a record entry. After 10 years this series has developed into more than we ever expected. Thankyou all for supporting us. A special mention to Mike, Mark and Paul for their hard work.
Thanks to Chris for pics
Race and Series report from Mike here
Overall Junior Series Winners here
Adult Results Under 16 Results Under 12 Results
The Forres Try Tri 25 June 2011
Well done to all who ran in the first Triathlon to be run in Forres. Most of you will now be looking forward to the next one. Possibly a few will be saying 'never again.' Congratulations to the organisers for a great event.
First Male was Andrew Morgan. First Lady was Oonagh Wilson. First team was Forres Flyers.
Thanks to Alastair and Chris for photos
Fyrish Hill Race Evanton 25 June 2011
Four Harriers were at this very runnable 7.5 mile Hill Race with 1500ft climb.
The Race was won by Hector Haines of Edinburgh University, and Paul Rogan was 2nd. Third Male was Alex Keith of HBT.
First Lady was Kirstie Rogan.
Also running for the Harriers were Stu Burn and Stan Mackenzie. Well done to you all.
Pinto 3K Series Race 1 22 June 2011
Eight Harriers were at Cooper Park in Elgin for the first race of this popular series.
The Adult's race was was won by Jeremy Whittet. First Lady was Jenny Bannerman with our own Moira Davie in 2nd place. Other Harriers running were Fay Campbell, Andy Wonnacott, Hamish Cameron and Graham Coull
In the Juniors it was a double for Forres with Fraser Scott 1st Boy and Lucy Massie 1st Girl. Young Aidan Ferry was just behind Lucy. All three would have been well up in the adult race
Well done to you all.
Thanks to MRR for the above photo.
Dochfour Dash 22 June 2011
A good turnout for this new evening 5.2 mile trail race starting by the Caledonian Canal. Paul Rogan won the race and other Harriers competing were Stu Burn and Danny Bird. Thanks to Inverness Harriers for putting on this very good addition to the summer evening races.
Glen Moray 10K and 10 Mile 19 June 2011
Well done to all who ran in the Glen Moray Charity 10's. Your taking part in these races mean that several deserving local charities will gain.
Thanks to Paul and his team for organising this popular event, and to Graham Coull from Glen Moray for his continuing support.
Winners today were;
10Mile Ben Livesey, John Goodall and Henry Archibald.
10Mile Ladies Melissa Whyte, Laura Ross and Oonagh Wilson.
10K Jeremy Whittet, Gordon Lennox and Lloyd Gallantree.
10K Ladies Chirsty McLeod, Jenny Bannerman and Elspeth Jenkins.
Winning Team MRR
Also it was nice to see some of our Stornoway friends over here.
FH North District medal winners were
Lloyd Gallantree 2nd MV and Frances Britain 3rd FV
Thanks to Chris for photos above Link here for other pics
Pics also on Flickr
Well done also to Robert Patterson who won the Mosstowie 5 on Saturday
Quarrelwood Forest Run 15 June 2011
219 runners of various ages attended the third of this year's Forest Run series held on a pleasant evening at Quarrelwood. Once again it was a record turnout.
The men's race was a 1,2,3 for the Harriers with Simon Pride, Graeme Bartlett and Henry Archibald
Ladies race was this time a 1,2,3 for MRR with Oonagh Wilson, Michelle Green and Norma Beaton.
U11 winners were Conon Smith and Grace Whelan.
U16 winners were Zoe Hayward and Ewan Carter.
Thanks to Mark and all his helpers.
Thanks to Chris for the pics.
Race report by Mike Rodgers here
Results on Results page
Message from Norrie Lyall
Skye Half Marathon 11 June 2011
Danny Bird and Norrie Lyall were at the Skye Half Marathon today. Both had a good run, finishing 14th and 19th respectively, out of 273 runners, in 1.30.32 and 1.31.33. The race was won by Hugh Campbell, in 1.11.17. Both were pleased with their times, on a warm day and a very undulating course. Well done to you both.
Also well done to Mark Mitchell who broke his own club 1500m record by 7 seconds with a time of 3.48.56 at Watford
Moray Rotary Marafun 5 June 2011
Well done to the Forres Harriers '5 decades' team of Stuart, Robbie, Susan, Lloyd and Douglas on winning the mixed team award and coming 4th overall team. Also a mention for Hamish who was a member of the first overall team.
Thanks to Elgin Rotary Club for organising this popular event.
Thanks to Chris Spencer for photos.
Petrofac Athletics League 5 June 2011
Five junior Harriers went through to Inverness for the second Petrofac of the season.
The Harriers were represented by U15 Girls Chloe Greig, Zoe Hayward and Lucy Massie and by U13 Boys Jake Carpenter and Aidan Ferry. Events covered by the team were 800m, 200m, Long Jump, Javelin and 75m Hurdles in which they all did really well.
Also well done to Lucy, Gold in 1500m, Zoe, Silver in 1500m and Fraser, Bronze in 400m at the North of Scotland Schools Championships at Inverness on 7 June.
Grantown 10K 4 June 2011
Congratulations to three Harriers who ran in the above race.
Andrew Morgan came 3rd, Danny Bird came 6th and Lindsay Grant was close behind in 7th.
Well done to you all.
Also well done to James Ward and Sarah Grigor who competed in the Nairnshire Challenge.
Roseisle Forest Run 1 June 2011
The second Forest run of the series was run on a beautiful summer evening in a wonderful setting.
A record entry of almost 300 runners turned out, the 169 adults running a slightly 'unusual' course. We hope this didn't spoil your enjoyment.
The winners were Robbie Patterson 1st, and Simon Pride 2nd from Forres Harriers followed by Colin Green in 3rd from MRR. First lady was Alison Dargie from Elswick Harriers in Newcastle, followed by Oonagh Wilson and Elspeth Jenkins from MRR in 2nd and 3rd.
Under 16 winners were Lewis Sim and Lucy Massie. Under 11 winners were Conon Smith and Grace Whelan. Well done to you all.
Thanks to Mark Ellis and helpers for putting on this event.
Thanks to Mike Rodgers for the above photo.
Results on results page.
Club Records
An update on FH Men's Club Records.
1500 metres 3.54.14 Mark Mitchell Sheffield 19/2/2011.
3000 metres 8.17.28 Mark Mitchell Dublin 15/5/2011
Well done Mark.
Highland, Islands and Grampian Championships 28 May 2011
The above Track and Field Championships in Inverness was attended by 3 Junior Harriers.
Lucy Massie won a bronze medal coming 3rd in the U14 Girls 800 metres.
Zoe Hayward came 4th in the 300 metres and 7th in the 800 metres in U16 Girls.
Fraser Scott competing in the U16 Boys age group won a Gold medal in the 400 metres, a Silver medal in the 800 metres and came 5th in the 200 metres.
Well done to all of you.
UKA Inter Counties Hill Race 28 May 2011
This race took place at Broughton Heights near Biggar and was won by James McMullan from Surrey. First Scot was Robbie Simpson from Banchory in 3rd representing North Scotland. Paul Rogan was 6th Scottish runner and 2nd North Scotland counter. Also 2nd Scottish M40.
Well done Paul.
Also well done to Douglas Cowie who came 2nd in the Stornoway 10K.
And well done to Graeme Jervis who was 25th in the Stornoway Half Marathon.
Information
Are the new sponsors of the North District Cross Country League
And
Due to the continuing problems with FH email root@forresharriers.org.uk, a second email address is now in use. This is forresharriers@hotmail.co.uk . They will both run, but the second one is more reliable and is the link used on the website.
Also
The website which has hosted our photos for the last few years, MyPhotoAlbum.com, is closing and is deleting all the photos on 31 May. We have ordered a disc from them so hopefully the pics will be saved. A Flickr account has been opened with a temporary link on the links page. ( also HERE ) A few old photos have been loaded so far, so go and have a look.
Ben Aigan Hill Race 25 May 2011
Thanks to Graeme Bartlett and Martin Flynn for organising this popular evening race.
In a record entry the race was dominated by the Harriers. Paul Rogan 1st, Graeme Bartlett 2nd and Simon Pride 3rd in the men's race and Kirstie Rogan winning the ladies race for the second year in a row. Other Harriers running were Henry Archibald, Ian Macdonald, Mike Milmoe and Stu Burn.
A special mention went to Stu who has missed only one of the last 10 Ben Aigan races.
Edinburgh Marathon 22 May 2011
Well done to all 8 Harriers who ran today in Edinburgh. Apparently the last 6 miles was really hard work into a strong head wind. Results I have are Cisca Cameron 3.27, Lindsay Grant 3.32, Jackie Nicol 3.35, Rod Wallace 3.42, Paula Boon 3.56, Clare Nicholas 3.58, Nadine Williams 4.01 and Ros Wright 4.20.
Very good times by all.
Also Susan McRitchie ran the 10K and was 11th lady.
Baker Hughes 10K 22 May 2011
Well done to Kyle Greig who came 7th in the above race in 34.30.
Any more?
Slioch Horseshoe Hill Race 21 May 2011
Four Harriers travelled west to this race which was run in less than ideal conditions!
Over a distance of 20K and with a climb of 1000 metres the first Harrier home was Robbie Paterson in 10th in a time of 2.12.08. Other Harriers were Ian Macdonald, Nick Barr and Mike Milmoe. Well done to you all.
Culbin Forest Run 18 May 2011
Thanks to Mike Rodgers and the Dyke Hall committee for organising the first of this years Forest Run Series. On an evening of changeable weather we had a record turnout of 330 runners in total in the three races.
The main winners were Simon Pride and Melissa Whyte in the main race, Lewis Sim and Lucy Massie in the U16's and Conon Smith and Amber Leonce in the U12's. Well done to all runners.
Next race is Roseisle on June 1st
Results on Results page.
Benromach 10K 7 May 2011
The 2011 Benromach 10K was run in temperature of 22 degrees with a fresh southerly breeze.
The winners once again were Ben Livesey and Melissa Whyte who both sealed their Series wins.
Well done to both of them.
Harriers today who were winners included Paul Rogan (MV40 1st) Lloyd Gallantree (MV40 3rd) Clare Nicholas (FV40 3rd) and FH Men (Paul, Lloyd and Stan) 2nd team.
In the overall Northern Scot series Moraig Lyall won the 3rd FV trophy.
Congratulations to Anne and Fran for putting it all together and to Shona for sorting the entries.
Also thanks to the many helpers on the day.
Thanks to Chris Spencer for photos. Link to Alastairs photos here
Highland Fling 30 April 2011
Well done to James Ward and Frances Britain for completing the above 53 mile Ultra Race from Milngavie to Tyndrum on the West Highland Way.
James finished in 11.20.54. and Frances in 11.48.55.
Link to event website. Here
London Marathon 17 April 2011
Well done to the NINE Forres Harriers who completed the London Marathon. They were Anne, Fran, Susan, Angela, Cisca, Mike, David, Ross and Danny.
TIMES
David 3.04.24
Danny 3.22.55
Cisca 3.29.35
Angela 3.30.36
Susan 4.00,29
Ross 4.00.45
Mike 4.03.36
Anne 4.25.25
Fran 4.28.23
Also well done to our friends from other clubs
European Duathlon Championships 16 April 2011
Very many congratulations to Douglas Cowie on becoming European Champion in the above event in Limerick. In the M55 category he took 2.02.16 for the 10K run/38K cycle/5K run, winning by 39 seconds. Well done from all the Harriers.
Petrofac Athletics League Inverness 10 April 2011
The first Petrofac of the season saw 12 Harriers competing. This consisted of 3 Seniors, 2 U17's, 3 U15's, 2 U13's and 2 U11's. There were encouraging performances from you all. Well done.
Glenlivet 10K 10 April 2011
The stunning scenery of Glenlvet saw 411 runners in this race. Simon Pride won in 36.19 with Andrew Morgan coming 7th and Kenny Douglas in 15th place. Other Harriers running were Andy Wonnacott, Graham Coull and Fay Campbell. Well done to you all.
Other Harriers running this weekend were Neil Carpenter in the Lochaber Marathon and Graeme Bartlett (4th) and Mike Milmoe in the Clachnaben Hill Race. Also Mike made a brief appearance on the Adventure show on BBC2 on Tuesday at the Carnethy 5 Hill Race!
Cioch Mhor Hill Race 9 April 2011
Well done to the Harriers who travelled to Dingwall for this 13K race with a 2250 feet climb. Paul Rogan, 4th, Ian Macdonald and Stu Burn ran and as it was an over 18 race Kirstie Rogan had to run in the 4K junior race but she came 1st in this and won a trophy.
Also Paul won a Haggis for 1st Vet!
The race was won by Finlay Wild and first lady was Nicola Meekin, both Lochaber.
Thanks to Highland Hill Runners for a good day.
Forres Harriers 4 mile Time Trial 2011
This year the Harriers will be keeping a record of all the Benromach time trials. There are no set dates for each month but we will try to fit them in on a Saturday morning when no races are taking place. I may also try and fit them in on a training night over the summer if the race calendar looks full.
The time trial is a good indication of how your training is progressing throughout the year. As it can be seen from the first two, the 2 marathon runners (David and Ross) training for London show a huge improvement, just in time for their raceJ
The Time trial is run as a handicap and hopefully now I have a time keeper and up to date times the handicapping should improve! Everyone is welcome to come along, keep an eye out on Facebook or the Harriers website for the next one.
There is a link to the time trial results on the results page. Also HERE
Paul Rogan
Moray Road Runners 10K and Fun Run 27 March 2011
Plenty of Red Vests to be seen at Cooper Park for the second race in this years Northern Scot Series. The conditions were dry but with a sharp wind to run into for the second half of the race.
The race winners were Ben Livesey and Melissa Whyte once again. Special mention must go to Melissa for running today as she was representing Scotland in Belfast yesterday in the Home International Cross Country races. Congratulations to you Melissa.
First Harrier home was Andy Buchanan, followed by Norrie Lyall and Tim Pott. Fourth Harrier home and first Lady Harrier was Kirstie Rogan followed by Jackie Nicol (3rd Supervet) and Moraig Lyall. Well done to all the Harriers who ran today.
PB's for Kirstie 42.28 and Tracey 58.42. Well done.
Good to see so many Juniors in the 3K fun run. Fraser Scott won this convincingly, with Hanna Cleghorn from RCAC first Girl. Congratulations must go to all the runners.
Thanks to Moray Road Runners for a good day and for the excellent refreshments.
Garioch 10K 20 March 2011
Well done to Andy Buchanan who came 8th in the above race in Inverurie in 35.42, and to Sarah-Louise Grigor who finished in 206th in a field of 450 in a time of 52.35.
Craig Dunain Hill Race 19 March 2011
The first hill race of the
year enticed 8 Forres Harriers to the start line on the banks of the
Caledonian canal. The 9km route takes the competitors up through the
grounds of the old Craig Dunain Hospital and beyond to the radio masts
over looking Inverness. The recent heavy snow in the area still lay on
the upper parts of the course, making descending a little trickier than
usual.
The treacherous under foot conditions in the upper
part of the descent allowed Rogan and Macrae to quickly pass the leader
and battle it out for the win. With both runners still together with
only 400 metres of the tow path to run, it was Rogan who had a little in
reserve to kick on to the finish to take the win with Macrae finishing
2nd and Macdonald 3rd.
The next harrier
over the line was the inform Douglas Cowie 1st super vet, followed by
Murray Liddle and the strong finishing Norrie Lyall. Kirstie Rogan 2nd
Woman was next harrier in, followed by team mates Iain Macdonald, Nick
Barr and Moraig Lyall.
Thanks to Inverness Harriers for your hospitality once again.
Thanks also to Hannah Rogan for the photos
D 33 Ultra 19 March 2011
Well done to James Ward who came 33rd in this 33 mile Deeside Way race
Open Graded at Inverness Track on Sunday 3 April
If any Junior Harriers are interested in the above please note it is pre entry only with a closing date of 25th March. Link for Entry form here.
Also the first Petrofac is on Sunday 10 April. Details on the Races page. If you are interested in competing for Forres Harriers in this please contact Paul at training.
Of course both the above are open to Adults as well!
Inverness Half Marathon 13 March 2011
Thirteen Harriers braved the weather to join over 1000 runners in the Inverness Half Marathon.
Andrew Douglas from Caithness won by over 6 minutes in 1.07.53, and the first lady was Melissa Whyte from Inverness who also won by over 6 minutes in 1.20 31.
Harriers in the medals were Stan Mackenzie (3rd M45), Danny Bird (3rd M55) and Colin Youngson (3rd M60). Congratulations.
PB's for Paul Hughes and Ros Wright.
Harriers results on a really wild day.
Stan Mackenzie 1.19.16
Mark Priestley 1.27.05
Lindsay Grant 1.29.11
Danny Bird 1.31.03
Colin Youngson 1.31.46
Andy Wonnacott 1.36.39
Paul Hughes 1.40.54
Paula Boon 1.46.08
Ros Wright 1.49.15
Nadine Williams 1.49.28
Michael Milmoe 1.49.38
Sarah-Louise Grigor 1.52.66
Alexander Macdonald 2.12.04
Scottish Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs 12 March 2011
Four Forres Harriers travelled to Irvine to represent Forres Academy in this event in atrocious weather conditions. They can all be proud of their performances against the best in Scotland.
Lucy Massie was 16th in the U14 Girls race, Zoe Hayward 38th in the 14-15 Girls, Fraser Scott 40th in the 15-17 Boys and Kirstie Rogan 10th in the Over 17 Girls race.
Well done to all of you, and also to other North runners.
Forres Harriers Club Championship
The
2011 club championship races are set out below.
To
qualify for the title each person will gather points from 15 locally
nominated races, with the best 6 scores added together to give an
overall score for the year. It is not necessary to do all 15 races, as
long as you manage a minimum of 6. Within these 6 at least one should be
either a marathon, half marathon or 10 miler, with the rest being any
distance. The races nominated for 2011 are-
Nairn 10K
MRR 10k
Benromach 10k
Glen Moray 10k (North District 10k Championship)
Dyke 10k
Mosstowie 5 mile
Moray 3k (1)
Moray 3k (3)
Dufftown 5k
Glen Moray 10 mile
Lossie Turkey Trot 10 mile (North District 10mile Championship)
Nairn Half Marathon (North District Half Marathon Championship)
Moray Marathons Half Marathon
Lochaber Marathon
Moray Marathon
The
formula used to work out each person’s points is based on Age/Time.
Therefore it is not necessarily the fastest runners in the club gaining
the most points. From the formula a percentage score will be given which
will be converted into points (100% = 100 points)
I
hope this will encourage all members to compete in as many of the
locally nominated races as possible, giving you more chances of gaining
high points.
Last year's winners were Douglas and Jackie.
Nairn 10K 6 March 2011
Thanks to Nairn Road Runners for today's race. As usual it was very well organised, with the added bonus of the least cold Nairn High Street on race day for a good few years!
The race winner was Ben Livesey. The first three Harriers home were Lloyd Gallantree, Stan Mackenzie and Paul Rogan, and they won the Men's team award. Stan was 1st Vet.
The first Lady was Melissa Whyte with the first Harriers being Siobahn Evans, Jenny Dickie and Jackie Nicol. Jackie was 1st Ladies' Supervet.
PB's for Paul Hughes, Jenny Dickie and Tracey Carpenter.
Well done all.
results Fun run results Flickr photos Harriers photos
Forres Primary Schools Cross Country 5th March 2011
Trophy Winners Winning team Anderson's Primary
Well done to all the children who ran today. You were all winners!
North District Cross Country Championships 26 February 2011
Thanks to SRAC for your hospitality and a good day's racing.
17 hardy harriers set sail on Friday evening to compete in this year’s championships held in the lovely grounds of Leys Castle. This was the first time a district championships had been held off the mainland as Stornoway running club celebrated their 25th Anniversary.
The first race of the day for the harriers was the under 13 girls where Lucy Massie and Zoe Hayward lined up against very strong opposition. With one full lap to negotiate over a very testing course, the girls did very well, with Lucy finishing a fantastic 4th followed closely by Zoe in 8th. Jake Carpenter was the only representative in the under 13 boys race where he finished a very credible 14th after battling with a rogue bramble wrapped around his leg for much of the race. The only other junior harrier to compete on the day was Fraser Scott in the under 15 boys race. Better known for his strength on the track, it didn’t look very promising for him in the very heavy conditions but after a very fast start that split the field up straight from the gun, Fraser found himself in 3rd position, which he maintained throughout the race.
With the first medal in the bag for the harriers it was now up to the seniors to grab some more. The senior ladies were represented by Moira Davie, Kirstie Rogan and Jenny Dickie with the latter two both under 20’s but counting towards the senior team. With all three to count for the team competition it was vital they all competed well. Over two leg sapping laps the ladies did the club proud with Moira finishing a comfortable 2nd followed by Kirstie in 4th who also finished 1st under 20. With two runners in for both the Stornoway team and Forres and both on equal points it was going to be the next runner who secured the gold team medal. With all eyes on the opening to the park it was a nervous wait till Jenny in her red harrier’s vest appeared with a clear lead over her rival. Jenny also secured 3rd under 20, but most importantly secured the Forres Harriers Ladies team to the team title.
Eleven senior men lined up on the start line to defend the team title they have won over the past two years and with four past and present Scottish internationals in the mix, they were not going to lose the title without a fight. The form man on the day was the harriers own Mark Mitchell who astounded the spectators with the ease in which he glided over the difficult conditions finishing over a minute ahead of his team mate Graeme Bartlett, a former international hill runner who also found the conditions to his liking. The battle for third spot went all the way to the wire with Paul Rogan desperate to make it a one, two, three for the harriers just could not catch Davie Rodgers of Lochaber despite closing down a 100 metre deficit on the final two laps to finish 4 seconds behind in 4th. Kyle Grieg finished a strong 5th with Stan Mackenzie 7th and Andy Buchanan in 8th. Murray Liddle was 11th which gave him a 2nd place overall in the Under 20 mens category. The rest of the mens contingent was made up of David McCulloch 13th, Kevin Schenk 19th, Steve Hayward 27th and Neil Carpenter 30th.
A very successful day for Forres Harriers winning both the Men's and Women's trophies.
Thanks to all for a good day.
RAF Kinloss to RAF Lossiemouth Half Marathon 20 February 2011
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Well done to the many Harriers running today.
Last year's winner, Gordon Lennox (Cambuslang), was once again in the race field and had a comfortable victory over his rivals, winning in a time of 74.29. Alan Reid (PAC) and Graham Donaldson (Garioch RR) finished 2nd (1st Vet) and 3rd respectively with Frankie Barton (K&D) taking the 1st Super Vet trophy. The women's race was also one-sided with Roxy Bannerman (HHR) winning comfortably from Metro Aberdeen's Lynne Parkinson and Alison Matthews.
First Harrier home was Kenny Douglas, with Susan McRitchie first lady Harrier.
Jackie Nicol was 1st Ladies' Super Vet and Nadine Williams was 3rd
PB's for Susan, Cisca and Nadine.
What with a PB and a 3rd place Trophy, the look on Nadine's face was described as priceless!
Well done.
Photos on FH Facebook page here and Alistair's photos on photos link here.
Scottish National Cross Country Championships 19 February 2011
Congratulations to Eleanor Duncan, Kirstie Rogan and Moira Davie who ran in the above at Falkirk.
Eleanor was 16th and Kirstie 21st in the U20 Women's race.
Moira came 37th in a field of over 200 in her race. Well done to you all.
Dornoch Cross Country 12 February 2011
Thanks to ESAC for a good day at Dornoch.
In a good turnout from the Harriers, the first race was the U11 Girls where Emma Rogan was 8th and Erin Carpenter close behind in 13th. Next was the U13 Girls in which our two girls as usual were well up. Lucy Massie took 3rd place, with Zoe Hayward seconds behind in 5th. Jake Carpenter was a good 13th in the U13 Boys race. Sophie Wright and Hannah Rogan came 18th and 19th in the U15 Girls race. U15 Boy Glenn Fleetham came 9th in his race despite running with only one shoe for most of the race. Well done Kids.
Melissa Whyte from Inverness brilliantly won the Ladies race to take the title. First Harrier Lady home was Kirstie Rogan in 7th place, closely followed by Siobhan Evans in 8th. Jenny Dickie was third counter in 14th place,with support coming from Moraig Lyall 18th, Roz Wright 20th, Nadine Williams 22nd and Shona Spencer in 25th. Well done Ladies for coming a close second in the team event.
Alan Reid won the Men's race to take the title for the 12th time since 1988. Well done Alan again.
First Harrier home was Graeme Bartlett in 3rd, and with Paul Rogan 4th, Andy Buchanan 8th, and Stan Mackenzie 11th the Harriers won the team on the day and confirmed overall victory in the team competition. Kyle Greig 15th, Norrie Lyall 19th, Steve Hayward 38th and John Holloway 40th provided great backup. Good to see Kyle back after his injury.
Finally well done to the following trophy winners.
Lucy Massie Under 13 Girls 2nd
Siobhan Evans Ladies 3rd
Jackie Nicol Veteran Ladies 3rd
Kyle Greig Men 3rd
Paul Rogan Veteran Men 1st
Forres Harriers Men's Team 1st
It may be of interest to you that over the series of 6 races in this year's Speyside Runner Cross Country League, Forres Harriers have been represented by 59 different runners. This consists of 26 Men, 13 Ladies and 20 Juniors. This looks good for the future.
Scottish Masters Cross Country Championships 5 February 2011
Congratulations to Douglas Cowie on winning a Silver Medal in the M55 class in the above.
Also well done to our friends from other North Clubs who also won medals.
Scottish 4K Cross Country Championships 30 January 2011
Congratulations to Mark Mitchell on coming 3rd in the above race in a very strong field.
Nairn Cross Country 29 January 2011
The Nairn cross country was as usual a real challenge. Thanks to Nairn Road Runners for putting on a good day's racing for us all, and for providing decent weather.
A good turnout of 36 Harriers. It appears there are many more runners from all clubs this year.
First off was the U11 Girls and in a huge field Emma Rogan came in 9th, with Erin Carpenter seconds behind in 10th.
Lucy Massie kept up her good form in the U13 Girls race to come in 3rd, and was well backed up by Zoe Hayward, 6th, Anna McFadden 14th and Miriam Scott 25th. Next off was the U13 Boys with Jake Carpenter in 13th closely followed by Craig McFadden in 16th and Gregor Miller in 22nd. U15 Girls were next and Sophie Wright narrowly beat Hannah Rogan in another large field. Fraser Scott was well up again in 4th in the U15 Boys, followed in by Glen Fleetham in 12th. U17 Lewis Lyall continued his strong form to come 9th in his race.
There were 8 Ladies running today and Siobhan Evans was the leading Harrier coming in 6th, just beating fellow Harrier Kirstie Rogan (7th) by 3 seconds. Jenny Dickie was 13th closely followed by Susan McRitchie in 14th, Moraig Lyall 15th, Jackie Nicol 16th, Roz Wright 20th and Nadine Williams in 21st. Well done Ladies.
A total of 14 men ran today. A great turnout, and good to see some old faces again.
First Harrier home was Paul Rogan in 6th, closely followed by Lloyd Gallantree in 7th. The other two counters were Andy Buchanan in 16th (welcome to FH) and Stan MacKenzie in 17th place. By coming second team today the Harriers are well placed to take the overall team trophy again.
As the Harriers had over a quarter of the runners there were plenty of red vests on show.
Doug Cowie was 18th, David McCulloch 22nd, Ian Macdonald 30th, Kevin Shenk 32nd, Tim Pott 34th, Mark Priestley 37th, Ross McLeod 41st, Steve Hayward 45th, ,Mike Milmoe 52nd and John Holloway 54th.
Thanks to Steve Murdoch for the timing and to Nairn Road Runners for excellent post race refreshments.
Forres Harriers end of season Night Out
End of Season Do, Sat 19th Feb, 1900 for 1930, Mosset Tavern. Three course meal followed by Captains speeches and Hamish's Quiz.
All Harriers, Jog Scotland, Friends and Partners welcome.
Add name to list in Roysvale or give name to Paul, Jackie or
Douglas. We need to have a total attending by Sunday 13th Feb
Forres Cross Country 15 January 2011
Well done to all who made the day possible. Forres Harriers once again showed what can be done.
Thanks to everyone who helped in any way.
Star of the day was Lucy Massie who won the U 13 Girls race. She was well supported by Zoe Hayward who came 4th and Miriam Scott who came 23rd. Well done Girls.
First off was the U 11 Girls. Emma Rogan came a good 14th. Next was the U 13 Boys where Jake Carpenter came 11th in a strong field. U15 Girls had Laura Graham in 18th and Hannah Rogan in 22nd. Fraser Scott as usual had a strong run in the U15 Boys race, and came 5th and was followed by Glenn Fleetham in 12th.
It has been mentioned that the dreaded Fashion Police are after you, for the shorts you wore Fraser!!!
Lewis Lyall came a strong 10th in the U17 Boys race.
The Ladies race was won brilliantly by Melissa Whyte from Inverness
The three Harriers counters were remarkably all U20's. Kirstie Rogan was 6th, Eleanor Duncan 7th and Jenny Dickie was 10th. They were well supported by Susan McRitchie in 11th, Moraig Lyall 16th, Roz Wright 19th, Claire Nicholas 20th and Nadine Williams in 21st.
The Mens race was dominated by Paul Raistrick, who beat Alan Reid. First Harrier home was Paul Rogan in 7th, followed by Andrew Morgan 13th, Murray Liddle 16th, and Robert Paterson in 21st being the other counters. The Mens team were well backed up by Norrie Lyall 23rd, Kevin Shenk 26th, Mark Brain 27th, Steve Hayward 32nd, Ross Macleod 38th, Lambert Munro 40th, and John Holloway 41st.
Well done all . FH still lead the team race.
Thanks to Steve Murdoch for the timing and to all our friends from other clubs who helped clear up the course afterwards.
Forres Harriers Archives
Archives from late 2000 to early 2007 are now available by clicking on the Archives & Records link.
Scottish Inter District Championships
Well done to the Harriers who braved the snowy conditions of Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.
First off were our U 13 Girls who did really well with Lucy Massie 22nd and Zoe Hayward 29th. Running for North District in such a major event must have been a wonderful experience for both of them.
The Ladies Inter District race was run with the elite women's race, which had World and Olympic medallists competing. Moira Davie running for North District came a very creditable 49th and must have been really pleased with her run.
Well done to all athletes from local clubs running for North District.
Nairn Turkey Trot 2010
A record number of entries this year - 152. It was a great way to work off some of the Christmas day calories. First joint male winners were Iain Grigor and Paul Rogan in 19:20 and first female was Jenny Bannerman in 20:38. The main aim of the race was to predict your finish time to the nearest second which was Paul McCrudden for the men and Jackie Nicol for the women. Thank you to Nairn Road Runners for their fabulous post race spread.
Forres Harriers Christmas Handicap 18/12/10
Well done to all the brave/mad people who took part in the above. It was great to see runners from other clubs, join us for our annual festive run.
RAF Lossiemouth Turkey Trot 2010
Perfect conditions for the 158 competitors that took part - cool, dry and little wind - for the annual RAF Lossiemouth Turkey Trot.
From the start Paul Raistrick (Highland Hill Runners) made his intent clear and ran a strong race, winning in a time of 54.30. Nick Milovsorov was 2nd, with Paul Matthews 3rd. Metro Aberdeen took the team prize.
The ladies race was extremely competitive with just 11 seconds separating the first three. Ali Matthews (Metro Aberdeen) won in a time of 66.16, just ahead of team mate Lynne Parkinson, with Oonagh Wilson (Moray Road Runners) running a fantastic race to finish a close third. Metro Aberdeen took the team prize. A number of Harriers produced great times and picked up some trophies. In the ladies section Susan McRitchie continued her excellent form in knocking 3 minutes off her pb and won 3rd vet, Jackie Nicol won 1st super vet. In the men section Paul Rogan won 3rd vet , Douglas cowie 2nd Super vet. Well done to all that took part.
AGM 2010
The office bearers remain the same as last year and are as follows-
President - Ian McKenzie
Secretary - Hamish Cameron
Treasurer - Mike Milmoe
Club Captain - Paul Rogan
Lady Captain - Jackie Nicol
Membership Secretary - Maureen McCrossan
Welcome to new committee members Graham Coull and Fay Campbell.
Fraserburgh Half Marathon 21/11/2010
Four Harriers were at Fraserburgh for the Half Marathon on Sunday.
I have no report but their times were Alan Johnstone 1:39:42 Sarah Grigor 1:53:49
Anni Johnstone and Carol Murphy 1:58:49
Well done all
Results on results page.
Elgin Cross Country 13/11/2010
Moray Road Runners held the third cross country of the season at Quarrelwood. The course has been described by many as hard but very interesting. Forres Harriers had a good day in all age groups.
First off was the U11 girls race, with Erin Carpenter and Emma Rogan competing. Erin ran a good race to finish 11th out of 30 runners but Emma had to pull out just before the end of the race. Next off was the U11 boys with Aidan and Ben Ferry both running. Aidan came 14th and Ben, in his first Harriers cross country came a very creditable 16th. The U13 girls had Lucy Massie 5th, Zoe Hayward 7th and Miriam Scott 26th. Jake Carpenter had a good run to come 13th in the U13 boys. The U15 girls ran well together and Laura Graham in 28th place led Chloe Greig and Hannah Rogan home. As usual Fraser Scott ran well in the U15 boys coming 4th, closely followed by Johnstone MacPherson Stewart in 8th place. Well done all the kids!
The Ladies race was won once again by our own Moira Davie and followed by Siobhan Evans in 8th and Kirstie Rogan in 9th, made Forres 2nd ladies team. They were ably supported by Moraig Lyall in 12th, Jackie Nicol in 13th, Ros Wright, Shona Spencer and Nadine Williams. Good day for the ladies.
Kyle Greig overcame Robbie Paterson to win with Robbie coming 2nd. These were supported by Graeme Bartlett in 7th and Stan MacKenzie in 8th to be 1st team again by a large margin. Lloyd Gallantree came a good 11th after stopping to help Robert Paterson who fell and injured himself. Other Harriers running were Andrew Morgan 13th, Paul Rogan 16th, Lindsay Grant 22nd, Stu Burn 27th, Steve Hayward 29th and John Holloway 32nd. A good turnout by the Harriers men.
Thanks to Moray Road Runners for a good days racing and refreshments.
New York Marathon 7/11/2010
Well done to James Hume and Sarah-Louise Grigor who competed in the above.
Both finished with a time of 4:23:00
This was Sarah's 50th Marathon. Congratulations!!
Keith Cross Country 30/10/2010
Thanks to Keith & District AAC for organising what many have described as a 'Proper Cross Country'
35 Harriers attended on a sunny but windy day. Conditions were wet underfoot in places!
First off were the U11 girls with Emma Rogan and Jennifer Spencer (in her first cross country) finding the wet ground hard going, but they along with Aiden Ferry in the U11 boys did really well. In fact Aiden finished in 6th place in a very competitive race. U13 Girls Lucy Massie and Zoe Hayward came 2nd and 3rd and were well backed up by Lauren Allen. In the U13 boys Jake Carpenter and Craig McFadden both finished well in a large field. As usual in the U15 boys Fraser Scott was well up with the leaders. U15 Girls Sophie Wright, Laura Graham and Hannah Rogan stuck together and had a good race in a large field Overall well done to all our Juniors.
The Ladies Race was won convincingly by Melissa Whyte from Inverness. Our own Moira Davie came second, and with Siobhan Evans in 4th and Kirstie Rogan in 9th came 2nd Team, missing out on 1st by one point! However they still just lead the overall team. There was plenty of support from the rest of the team with Susan McRitchie 12th, Jackie Nicol 13th, Fran Britain (first FH cross country) in14th, Jenny Dickie, Moraig Lyall, Ros Wright, Nadine Williams and Shona Spencer. 11 Red Vests in one race. Well done Ladies.
The men's race was once again a three way battle as at Fort William between our own Robbie Paterson and Kyle Greig and Peterhead's Alan Reid. Never write off Alan as he has won this league title 12 times since 1988. A record to be respected and even as a veteran still a potential winner. This time again it was Robbie 1st, Alan 2nd and Kyle a close 3rd. The Harriers won the team by 25 points, with Graeme Bartlett in 7th and Andrew Morgan in 12th being the other counters. Plenty of support from Doug Cowie 13th, Robert Paterson, Kevin Schenk, Lindsay Grant, Ross McLeod, Steve Haywood and John Holloway shows the strength of the Harriers men's team. Paul Rogan ran one lap as part of his return to race fitness after his illness. A good day for the Harriers.
Thanks again to K & D and to Steve Murdoch for the timing.
Garmin Sprint Triathlon, Barcelona, Spain, 18/10/10
Siobhan Evans and Tim Pott made the journey to sunny Spain to take part in the above race. With an entry of over 1400, Siobhan maintained her fantastic form in coming first in the ladies section in a time of 1:14. Tim also did very well in coming 82nd in the male section in a time of 1:17. Full report to follow!!
Aviemore Half Marathon, 18/10/10
"Four Harriers ventured to Aviemore to take part in the Half
Marathon on Sunday 17th October.
The weather was cold, but perfect for running. Considering the
cramped start, having to make their way past slower runners and the
change of route (which included hills) all four runners managed good
times.
First Harrier home was Lindsay Grant; 01:31:59, 2nd Susan McRitchie
01:40:39 (PB), 3rd Cisca Cameron 01:41:58 (PB), 4th Ross MacLeod
01:44:45."
Cross country Relays, Inverness 09/10/10
Another great day for the Harriers. Senior men
retained the trophy. A steady first leg
from Robert Paterson, Robbie Paterson stormed the 2nd leg as did Kyle on
the third
giving Lloyd a comfortable lead on the glory leg.
The Masters team of Stan MacKenzie, Douglas, Norrie and Paul Hughes also
came home
with gold medals finishing 4th.
The third team of Andrew Morgan, Steve Hayward, David MacCulloch and
Murray Liddell
also finished well up.
The ladies' team of Moraig, Shona and Ros all ran well but finished just
out of the medals.
A special mention should be made of the Boy's team of Jake Carpenter, Fraser Scott and
Lewis Lyall who ran a strong race to finish in 6th
place out of 11 teams.
Lochaber Cross Country 2/10/10
Results are now available from the first XC fixture of the season, click here!!
The opening race in the years Speyside Runner North District Cross Country League was held on Saturday 2nd October at the base of Ben Nevis near Fort William. Conditions were ideal with dry under foot conditions with stream crossings lower than usual.
Forres Harriers were well represented on the day with 8 juniors and 15 seniors making the journey south and after a good summers training behind them were hopeful of being very competitive. The opening race of the day was the under 11 boys and girls with Aiden Ferry and Emma Rogan representing Forres and after the first lap Aiden was up with the leaders till he had to pull out due to sickness. Emma also started strong but faded on the second lap finishing a very credible 11th. Zoe Hayward was the only Harrier in the under 13 girls race Zoe started cautiously on the tough hilly course moving up through the field in the latter part reeling in many of the fast starters . Zoe finished a great 9th place in what was a very competitive field. In the under 15 boys race the leading North track athlete Fraser Scott was hoping to take his track form into the country and on a course that was less than ideal for him finished a fantastic 4th. The under 15 girls race saw 3 Forres girls take the start line with Chloe Grieg 23rd, getting the better of her team mates Laura Graham 24th, and Hannah Rogan 25th.
Lewis Lyall finished a credible 11th in the under 17 men’s race which consisted of one full lap of the senior men’s course.
Nine senior women lined up for the 6.5k women’s race with Jenny Dickie taking part in her first cross country event. Moira Davie led from start to finish but was made to work hard by Sheila Gollan from Inverness Harriers. This was Moira’s first cross country win in Forres colours which also helped the Ladies to clinch first team with Kirstie Rogan 7th in her first senior race and Susan McRitchie 8th. Other ladies results for the Harriers were Jackie Nicol 9th, Moraig Lyall 10th, Jenny Dickie 13th, Ros Wright 16th, Clare Nicholas 18th and Shona Spencer 19th.
With a clean sweep of all cross country titles last season it was very important for the senior mens team to have a good start in their defence of the league title. With four 10k wins from four over the summer Robbie Paterson of Forres Harriers was favourite to secure a win and this never looked to be in any doubt after opening up a lead on the first steep climb, leaving Kyle Grieg (Forres) to battle it out for second with Alan Reid (Peterhead) with Reid proving too strong in the closing stages after both men falling in the only muddy section on the 8.7k course. With the support of Andrew Morgan 10th, Norrie Lyall 15th, Colin Youngson 19th and Steve Hayward 25th the men took first team 13 points clear of their main rivals Keith and District.
10/10@10am
If you enjoyed our 09/09/@Hill 99 evening, why not come along to the next event being organised by Jim Graham of Nairn Road Runners. This time we are to meet on the 10th of October at 10.00am to run the Nairn 10k route. This is open to everyone from the age of 17 upwards and IS NOT A RACE!!. It's just a run/jog around the 10k route to let people, who may or may not have experienced the distance, a chance to have a go without it being a race situation. There will be no marshalls and no times recorded. Please take a couple of pounds as there may be an opportunity to buy a bacon buttie (or 2 if you have more money!!) at the end.
Huntly Sprint Triathlon 26/9/10
While a fair number of Harriers were running the Dyke 10k, Siobhan Evans was over in Huntly taking part in the above event and went on to win the ladies title. Well done Siobhan, you will need to get a trophy cabinet now - see the Rogans for suppliers!!!!
For full results visit Huntly Standard and Sprint website.
Dyke 10k
A great turn out once again for this year's race with 187 people taking part. Conditions were perfect and a few PB's were achieved. Well done to everyone and a huge thanks to all that helped make the day the success it was.
Buckie10k 19/9/10
Well done to all that took part in this years 10k. Congratulations to Robbie Paterson who won the race and to Susan McRitchie who smashed her pb to take 3rd lady.
International Hill Running Champs ,Dublin,19/9/10
Scotland's juniors had an outstanding result to win back the City of Edinburgh Trophy, beating England into second place at the British and Irish Junior Hill Running Championships in the Wicklow Mountains near Dublin on Sunday 19 September.
The overall result is aggregated from under-16 and under-18 classes for boys and girls, with the fastest 3 finishers in each class scoring points. The courses were straight out and back following a forest road for 1.75km before moving onto a grass path for different distances for each class.
In the under-18 Girls race, over 5.6km with 314m, Scout Adkin (Moorfoot) had an outstanding run to win comfortably from UK-internationalist Laura Riches of England, despite twisting her ankle with nearly 2km to go. Scotland's team was completed by Louise Hill-Stirling (Ayr) in 6th place, Kirstie Rogan (Forres) in 11th place, and Jennifer Cruickshanks (Fife) in 12th place. The team picked up bronze behind victors England and Ireland who scored the same points as Scotland, but got their third counter home two places in front of Scotland. We would all like to say well done to Kirstie who is proof that if you work hard good results will follow.
Cairngorm Adventure Triathlon 18/9/10
A few of the Harriers took part in the above event with it being the first time for some. The event consisted of teams of 2 who had to Canadian Canoe - 3km around Loch Morlich, Mountain Bike - 25km on scenic forest trails and quiet roads and Trail Run - 5km on lochside forestry trails. There were 4 heats with around 25 pairs per heat who started at around 45 minute intervals. Although the rain poured all day this didn't dampen the spirits of the competitors ( no pun intended!) It also made for a very muddy cycle which made that section more challenging.
It was a very well organised event which everyone enjoyed - there was even a well deserved burger roll thrown in at the end which was washed down with a hot cuppa!!
Alan and Pat Reid- The Cats Meow - were 3rd mixed team closely followed by Nadine and Steve Williams - Kill Bill 2 in 4th place. Siobhan Evans and Jackie Nicol - Mums on the Run took 1st female team.
RaceResults\C.A.T 2010 overall.pdf
Junior Hill Running 19/09/10
Everyone at the club would like to wish Kirstie Rogan lots of luck this weekend as she takes part in the Junior Home International Hill Running Champs in Dublin. To check out what she'll be running up please click here!!
The Cairngorm Adventure Triathlon 18/9/10
We are looking for helpers for the above event on Saturday. If you can help in any way please contact info@cairngormadventuretriathlon.org.
4th & 5th Sept 2010 - A busy weekend!!
There were a number of Harriers taking part in events at the weekend which produced PB's and silver wear.
Douglas Cowie took part in the World Duathlon
Championships in Edinburgh and came 15th - a fantastic result. This
is Doug's report :The race took place within Holyrood Park. It
consisted of a 10K run, 42K cycle and a 5K run at the end.
The cycle was particularly hard as it was 5 laps up around Arthur's
Seat. On saying that I had a good cycle but was glad to see the
finish line!
I was delighted to finish 15th overall in my age group in a time of
2hrs 24mins., and out of the 20 athletes representing GB I was 5th
man home.
In total 780 took part and I finished 224th, beating a lot of
younger athletes.
Former Forres Harrier Bev Childs finished 8th in her age group in
2hrs 41mins.
At the Moray Marathon event 15 of our members took part - 7 in the 10k, 6 in the half marathon and 2 in the full marathon. Robbie Paterson was first in the 10k in a time of 35:12 and along with team mates Andrew Morgan 38:18 and Kenny Douglas 39:42 took the men's team title. In the ladies section Moira Davie was the first female harrier in a time of 40:06.Other harriers times are : Colin Youngson 41:05, Kevin Shenk 41:31 and Andy Wonnacott 44:58. In the half marathon, the results are : Lyndsey Grant 1:35:59, James Hume 1:39:20, Nikki Boocock 1:54:30, Karen Martin 2:00:24, Annie Johnston and Carol Murphey both 2:00:32. Its great to see Annie back running again and hopefully we will see her back at the club soon. The marathon runners were Anne Docherty 4:19:58 and Shona Spencer 4:24:28 who did extremely well in their race and both were pleased with their times. Well done to everyone as the windy conditions made it tough out there.
Elsewhere in Glasgow Susan McRitchie took part in the Glasgow half marathon and knocked a whacking great 9 mins off her PB to finish in 1:41:55. Another great result.
RaceResults\Copy of Moray_2010_results.xls
Training 09/09 @ Hill 99
All Harriers including children are to meet at the Wellhill car park at the Culbin Forrest on the above night at 6.30 sharp for a training session. There will be no junior/senior training session at the Grant park on that night. See you all there!!
Nairn Half Marathon 21/8/10
185 competitors lined up for this years Nairn Games Half Marathon with 7 Forres Harriers included. The wind was behind for the first half but as the runners turned to come back, they were met by a strong wind and sunshine. Great weather for the spectators but hard work for the athletes. Well done to everyone who took part.
Forres results : Bob Paterson 1.22:18, Danny Bird 1:25:31, Lindsay Grant 1:37:07, Mark Priestly 1:37:30, Andy Wonnacott 1:42:21, Mike Milmoe 1:48:15, Anne Docherty 2:03:07
Full results can be seen on the Nairn Road Runners website
Dufftown 5k 15/8/10
On Sunday 15th August 4 Forres Harriers travelled up to Dufftown to
take part in the Dufftown 5k.
This is a very well organised event run by the Dufftown Jog Scotland
group. The competitors are led to the start line on the
High St. by the local Pipe Band and the runners are sent on their
way by the local 'Chieftan.'
The route is a series of left turns circumnavigating the town. The
last kilometre starts with a long drag up the High St. before
turning right and making your way to the finish at the British
Legion.
Last year the race attracted 60 athletes but on Sunday the entry was
up by 60% with 98 finishers.
Best Harrier on the day was Douglas Cowie who finished 6th and the
ladies team of Siobhan Evans, Susan McRitchie and
Kirstie Rogan won the ladie's team section who all came in 1st, 2nd
and 3rd respectively.
Training with a difference, Tues 10/08/10
Thanks to those Harriers who said they enjoyed their foray into the weird and wonderful world of orienteering. I hope it wasn't too much of a shock to those of you who don't do maps!
Here are the results, plus the 'split times' for each control. Ali McLeod, who's a member of the GB Under 21 Squad, came top of the list, but well done to Paul who beat him on a couple of controls. Ali's mum, Marsela, has represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games on the track in her younger days and has a PB at 10K of 33 mins - that's where he gets his speed from. You'll also see her in the results.
If anyone wants to come to any of our events, just have a look on the Moravian web site. We're trying to encourage our members to train with the Harriers/Moray road Runners, so there might be some more opportunities to do a bit of orienteering at a training night in the future. We're both running sports and there's no reason why our clubs can't work together more often.
Regards,
Mike Rodgers
RaceResults\Culbin Split Times2010.htm
The Durty Experience 31/7/2010
Viewpoint Challenge 4/8/10
It was a record turn out for the above race with 45 runners competing in perfect weather conditions. Ben Livesey was first in a time of 19:48 breaking Graeme Barletts time of 19:59 (2004) and first female was Laura Ross in 25:05 which also smashed Siobhan Evans time of 26:00 (2003). Well done to everyone that took part.
Training Venues for Tue Aug 10th and Thurs Aug 12th
We are meeting at Wellhill car park at the Culbin Forrest on Tues 10th at 6.30pm and down at Findhorn in front of the Kimberley Inn on Thurs 12th at 6.30pm for the last 2 training sessions before the juniors start again. If anybody would like to help with the junior sessions please let Jackie or Paul know, it would really be appreciated.
Forres Highland Games 10k
Another good turn out of Harriers for the above race with Siobhan Evans taking 3rd lady and Lloyd Gallentree(2nd), Robert Patterson(4th) & Andrew Morgan(9th) taking the team title.
RaceResults\Forres Highland Games 10K_Results_2010.pdf
Corrieyairack Challenge 3/7/10
7 hardy souls from the club took part in this challenge and have lived to tell the tale!! With a mixture of wind, rain, the odd splash of sunshine and more rain they braved the elements and completed the course. It was a 17 mile hill run from Fort Augustus over the Corrieyairack pass (although this turned out to be 18 miles!!) to Garva Bridge then 26 miles cycle back to Kincraig. It was a very well organised event especially at the change over with plenty people to help you prepare for the cycle section. Would we do it again?..........????
Harrier Results
Mark Brain 4:14:59, James Hume 4:15:33, Lyndsay Grant 4:53:40, Jackie Nicol 4:54:26, Sarah Grigor 5:01:20, Carrie Ann Ward 5:08, Stu Burn 5:27:51
Glen Moray 10K & 10 Miler - 20/6/10
Sorry for the delay, bit of technical trouble!!
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Moray Forest Runs -23/6/10
Quarrelwood race report by Mike Rodgers
Monaughty Run - Some new opposition
I'm excited to report that we'll have a bit of a ringer at Monaughty on 30th June. Scott Fraser, who is Scotland's top ranked orienteer, happens to be up here on business and will be running. He has a 5 mile time of 24:40 this year. It's a chance for our top local runners to run against some talent from the Central Belt. Scott will also be presenting the under 21 trophies that night. See you all there.
They went to Blaydon Races,
twas on the ninth of June.................
Four Harriers made the long trip down to Newcastle for this
year's Blaydon Race. The race is held on the ninth of June and also
follows the route sung in the tune Blaydon Races. This year was the
30th running of the race and there were 4000 entrants. Fastest
Forres runner was Dave McCulloch in an impressive 37.38 for the 5.9
miles - finishing in 193rd place. Colin Youngson was 370th in a time
of 40.32, Carrie Ward was 444th in a time of 41.18 and Paul Hughes
was 552nd in a time of 42.19 - some 3540 people completed the race
in what can only really be described as very wet conditions. Even
the heavy rain couldn't dampen the atmosphere along the Scotswood
Road and at the end in Blaydon.
Click here for some pictures of the race.
Mosstowie 5 mile race 12/06/10
Congratulations to Paul Rogan and Claire Nicholas who were the winners of the above race. Well done also to Ros Wright who was 3rd lady. Apparently the trophy for Claire is as big as her!!!
Glen Moray 10k and 10 mile Races
Can the Harriers please bring some food for the above race are we expecting a large turn out. The Guides are going to bring food too and will provide the refreshments. See you there!!
Laggan 10k 2010
Robbie Paterson and Tim Pott ran the above race. Conditions that were good on the hilly out and back course which leaves Laggan village and travels along the Spey towards the Corriarick Pass. Robbie lead from the start and won the race in 34:52 with Tim also running very well taking 2nd V45 in 41.23.
WMRA Youth Challenge
Our very own Kirstie Rogan has been selected to represent Scotland on the 26th of June in Susa , Italy for the above challenge. Well done and the very best of luck to her.
Kinloss to Lossiemouth Half Marathon 2010
Well done to everyone that took part with Shirley Feaks and Kenny Douglas getting PB's. Sorry if we have missed anyone but we have no race report.
Speyside Way Ultra Marathon, Saturday August 28th 2010
This very challenging "meaner and longer" Ultra race is open for entries until the end of July or 100 entires. The limit is almost reached so hurry for your place. Visit Scottish Ultra Marathon website for details and good luck!!!!
Nairnshire Challenge 30/5/2010
After the torrential rain on Saturday a dozen Harriers took part in a slightly different Nairnshire 2010. The run course had to be changed at the last moment due to it being unsafe out on the moors. So in the end competitors ran 9.3 miles on the road from the village of Cawdor to the transition point at Drynachan then biked the 18 miles back to Nairn. Well done everyone. Thanks to Jo for the before and after photos!!
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PETROFAC ATHLETICS LEAGUE 23/5/2010
The second Petrofac meeting of the year took place in Inverness on Sunday 23 May.
The club was represented by some of our junior members. U15B Fraser, U15G Lisa, Hannah and Sophie, U13B Jake, U13G Miriam and U11G Erin and Emma
They all did really well considering that for many of them it was a completely new experience.
Special mention must go to Fraser Scott who won the 800m and came second on the 200m with a PB in both events.
Also to Erin Carpenter who broke the U11 Girls club record for the javelin which has stood for16 years. Well done Erin.
The next meeting is on 27 June when Forres and Nairn are the convening clubs. Help will be needed by both club members and parents for this event.
Culbin Forest Run 26/5/2010
Race report by Mike Rodgers
Results - Adults, Children & Juniors
Edinburgh Marathon 23/5/2010
Some provisional results just in from a very hot Edinburgh marathon:
Lindsay Grant was first Harrier home in 3hrs32. Cisca managed a brilliant 20min Pb coming home in 3hrs39, with Angela around 20 seconds behind her and Susan getting home in just over 4hrs. Well done everyone!!
Findhorn Fun Try-Athlon
Next weekend sees a new local event taking place down at Findhorn - a Fun triathlon in aid of Children 1st taking place at 1pm on Saturday 29th May. It's a team event for all abilities, click here for more info!! or speak to Paul Rogan.
Entry Form (P.S. they will take entries up until the last minute)
Benromach 10k 15/5/2010
263 runners took part in the above event which was the last race in the Northern Scot Series. Conditions were good on the way out but the competitors had to work hard on the last two miles back against the wind. Ben Livesey lead all the way to claim first position in the men's race and Mellissa Whyte maintained her excellent form to claim first position in the ladies race. There were some fine performances from the Harriers - Paul Rogan 5th, LLoyd Gallentree 1st M40, Douglas Cowie 2nd M50, Colin Youngson 2nd M60, Eleanor Duncan 4th Lady, Jackie Nicol 2nd F40 and Anne Docherty 2nd F60. Forres Harriers men's team also took first place (Ben, Paul, Lloyd and Douglas) along with the Forres Harriers ladies (Eleanor,Siobhan and Carrie) who took 2nd team. Paul Rogan was the overall winner of the men's series title with Mellissa Whyte claiming the Ladies series title. LLoyd Gallentree took first place in the M40 catagory and Carole Simmonds took 3rd F50. Well done to everyone. It was another successful event hosted by the Forres Harriers so a big thank you to all that helped out and well done to Race Directors Frances Russell and Anne Docherty.
RaceResults\Benromach 10K 2010.doc
Series ResultsRaceResults\Series-2010-Trophy-Winners.doc
Full series results WomenRaceResults\Series-10K-Ladies-2010.pdf
Glen Moray Promotional Photo
Thanks to everyone who turned up on a cold & wet morning to do a promotional photo for the upcoming Glen Moray 10miler & 10K, full details of this race can be found on the 'Races' Page. Kenny stop hiding at the back!!!
Ben Aigan Hill Race
A reminder that the Ben Aigan Hill Race will be taking place on Wednesday 16th June. As its organised by Harrier Graeme Bartlett it would be great to see as many Harriers there as possible supporting it!! Full details can be found on the 'Races' Page.
London Marathon 2010
Harrier Results:
Dave McCulloch 3:05:29
Sarah Grigor 4:16:13
Mike Milmoe 4:27:11
Lochaber Marathon 2010
Perfect conditions for the above race along with beautiful scenery. 342 people took part, 6 of which were Forres Harriers. Lindsay Grant and Claire Nicholas both got PB's. Anne Docherty also took 1st over 65 female in the race. What an inspiration she is to us all. Well done to everyone who took part.
Results are as follows :Lindsay Grant 3:26:29, Jackie Nicol 3:37:29, Claire Nicholas 3:59:22, Ros Wright 4:06:22, Nadine Williams 4:08:40, Anne Docherty 4:19:16.
Jog Scotland 5k and 1 Mile Run
Monday the 12th of April saw the annual run at Benromach Distillery for the Forres Jog Scotland group. A total of 37 people lined up to challenge themselves on what turned out to be a very wet evening. Well done to everyone that took part.
ResultsRaceResults\Jogscotland 5k results Monday 12th April 2010I MILE.doc
The Glenlivet 10K - 11/04/10
The winning team - Paul Rogan, Stan MacKenzie & Dougie Cowie.
The inaugural Glenlivett 10K took place on Sunday 10th April 2010.
A massive field of 420 runners toed the line which included about a
dozen Harriers.
The race started in the grounds of The Glenlivett Distillery and
although the course was 'testing'
to say the least the last mile was downhill producing fast finishes.
Leading Harriers were paul Rogan in 2nd., Stan Mckenzie 3rd. and
Douglas Cowie 6th. Paul and
Douglas also won their age categories.
Paul Rogan 2nd Male 35:27
Stan MacKenzie 3rd Male 35:46
Dougie Cowie 1st Male SVet 37:48
Sam Morrison 2nd Male SVet 41:13
Knockfarrel Hill Race 03/04/2010
Paul and Kirstie Rogan took part in the above race which was 5.5miles long with a climb of 1200ft. Paul was victorious again in a fantastic time of 00:41:59. Kirstie was 5th lady in an equally great time of 00:56:36. This race was a test of true grit which still hasn't put Kirstie off hill running !!!!! Well done guys.
Two Oceans Marathon, Cape Town South Africa 03/04/2010
News just in that Jenny Stewart has completed the above race (34 miles!!!) in a fantastic time of 6:00:58. Well done Jenny!!!!!
Photos to follow.
Scottish Duathlon Champs 28/3/10
The above was held in and around Stirling University. It consisted of a 10k run, 40k cycle and a 5k run with the weather conditions not being favourable due to it being very windy. Because it was the selection race for the World Duathlon Championships in September, it was one of the most competitive fields yet for a Duathlon in Scotland. Tim Pott and Douglas Cowie took part in the event with Douglas coming 85th out of 300 in a time of 2Hrs 11 and Tim finishing in 2 hrs 21. This meant that Douglas took gold in his age category and has secured his place in the GB team for the Worlds. Congratulations to him and well done to both men who did extremely well.
One for the diary!!
We have just been informed that this year’s RAF Kinloss to RAF Lossiemouth Half Marathon will be taking place on Sunday 6th June 2010 at 11am. More info & entry form to follow shortly.
Moray Road Runners 10K & 3K - 28/03/10
An excellent turn out by the Harriers meant PB's and prizes at this weekends race. In the windy conditions Paul Rogan was narrowly defeated in a sprint finish with K&D's Frankie Barton, both finishing in the same time of 34:46. Harriers LLoyd Gallantree & Stan Mackenzie's 4th and 6th placing meant the Men's team took home the Team prize. LLoyd also secured the 1st Male vets place with a PB time. There was a clean sweep from the Harrier lady veterans, with Jackie Nicol taking 1st place, Cisca Cameron 2nd and Moraig Lyall 3rd, well done girls!! In the 3K race Lewis Lyall was 2nd in a great time of 11:13.
PB's for Clare Nicholas, Roz Wright and Kirstie Rogan, LLoyd Gallantree. (If we've missed you out please let us know!!)
Spring is here!!!
The clocks change this weekend and move forward an hour so that means we will be meeting at the Grant Park from Tuesday 30th March, (Jog Scotland from Monday 29th March). See you there!!
Craig Dunain Hill Race 20/3/2010
A huge well done to Paul Rogan who was first in the above race and Kirstie Rogan who was 3rd Lady. This was the first time Kirstie had raced over this distance in a hill race, proving that hard work pays off.!!! Full results can be obtained from the Scottish Hill Running site.
Inverness Half Marathon 14/3/2010
1126 Athletes completed the above race on Sunday with 20 Forres Harriers amongst them. Conditions were near perfect for the race with just a slight wind at times and a welcome shower of rain too. Ben Livesey lead from start to finish recording a time of 1.08:03, 10 seconds short of his personal best. There were PB's recorded for Ross MacLeod, Cisca Cameron, Paul Hughes, Clare Nicholas and Ros Wright, so well done to them all. A special mention must go to Tracey Carpenter who competed yesterday, this being her first half marathon and finished in a respectable 2:29:59. Here are the rest of the Harriers results:
Ben Livesey 1:08:03
Bob Paterson 1:21:44
Sam Morrison 1:29:20
Lyndsay Grant 1:30:35
Colin Youngson 1:31:34 (1st M/60)
Jackie Nicol 1:37:15
Ross MacLeod 1:41:20
Cisca Cameron 1:41:59
Paul Hughes 1:42:33
Neil Carpenter 1:44:24
Clare Nicholas 1:48:11
Ros Wright 1:49:52
Nadine Williams 1:50:42
Stu Burn 1:51:35
Shona Spencer 1:54:20
Sarah Louise Grigor 1:57:12
Anne Docherty 1:58:21
Alexander McDonald 2:04:03
Alison MacKay 2:04:08
Tracey Carpenter 2:29:59
Forres Primary Schools Cross Country Championships 2010
For the race report and full results please click here!!
Baby News
Congratulations to Stu and Catriona Davies on the birth of their son Austin who weighed in at 10lb 11oz.Both mother and baby doing well.
MORAVIAN AND INVERNESS ORIENTEERING CLUBS
NORTH DISTRICT OPEN ‘COLOUR CODED’ EVENT – CULBIN FOREST WEST
Sunday 13th June 2010
INCORPORATING THE MORAY & HIGHLAND JUNIOR ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS
For more information click here
Ben & Hayley
On behalf of all the Forres Harriers, we would like to wish Ben and Hayley all the best for the future as they are getting married on Sunday 21st of February 2010. Have a great day and no running that day Ben !!!!
North League Cross Country Races
Another season has come to an end with the final race being held by Moray Road Runners in Elgin at the weekend. The club was very well represented with a huge number of Harriers taking part. All the hard training paid off as the club took home a huge haul of trophies. In the Junior section Owen Paterson won the U/11 boys and Kirsty Rogan the U/17 girls titles. The ladies also faired well with Moira Davie taking 3rd senior, Moraig Lyall 2nd & Claire Nicholas 3rd vet and Jackie Nicol 2nd & Shona Spencer 3rd Super vet titles. The men proved just how good they are with Ben Livsey winning the senior title, Robbie Paterson 2nd and Kyle Greig 3rd. Paul Rogan won the vet title with Graeme Bartlett taking 2nd place. In the super vet section Colin Youngson was 3rd. The men also went on to take the team title. A huge well done to all the medal winners and to everyone who took part in any of the races.
Scottish Masters Cross Country Champs - Grant Park 6/2/10
A testing course set in and around Grant Park proved a fair challenge for all the competitors. Although overcast, conditions for running were perfect.
Forres Harriers were well represented in the Ladies race with 10 Harriers toeing the line. Results:
Siobhan Evans 20th
Jackie Nicol 35th
Susan McRitchie 37th
Moraig Lyall 41st
Cisca Cameron 42nd
Shona Spencer 50th
Nadine Williams 51st
Carol Murphy 54th
Anne Docherty 55th
Ros Wright 56th
The Forres team of Evans, Nicol & McRitchie finished a creditable 7th overall.
16 Harriers turned out in the Men's event. Competition was keen throughout and the Harriers acquitted themselves well. Paul Rogan and LLoyd Gallantree just missed out on medals in their respective age groups finishing 4th, but Douglas Cowie once again hit peak form at the right time to claim the gold medal in the 55yr age group - National Champion on your home turf is as good as it gets!!!
A bonus for the club and something which was totally unexpected, Forres Harriers claimed the bronze medal in the team event. It's the first time Forres Harriers have won team medals in a National Championship. Results:
Paul Rogan 8th
LLoyd Gallantree 21st
Andy Ross 22nd
Douglas Cowie 25th
Kenny Douglas 45th
Dave Adam 46th
David McCulloch 49th
Norrie Lyall 62nd
Tim Pott 68th
Iain MacDonald 69th
Lindsay Grant 71st
Graham Coull 79th
Nick Barr 82nd
Stephen Hayward 87th
Lambert Munro 91st
Stewart Burn 92nd
Forres Harriers bronze medallists: Rogan, Gallantree & Cowie
Competitors travelled from all over Scotland to compete and feedback has been nothing but positive. A lot of hardwork went into making the day a success and the club are to be congratulated on their efforts. Finally, the club would like to thank Murdoch's the Butchers, McLean's Bakers, Co-op and Tesco for their generosity towards the post race refreshments.
Moravian Orienteering Event - Sunday 7th Feb at Darnaway.
This is usually a well-attended fixture and any Harriers interested in taking part are very welcome.
We're particularly happy to see juniors at our events - we provide short, easy courses that give the kids who are unfamiliar with maps a chance to get a good run.
Registration from 10.30 am at Conicavel Village
Start times from 1100 to 1230.
£6 adults £2 juniors.
7 courses ranging in length/tech difficulty from 1.4 Km to 9 Km.
All the rest of the details on www.moravianorienteering.org
National Masters Cross Country
Championships (35+)
Saturday 6th February - Forres (Grant Park)
We require volunteers for the above event for various jobs - setting up the course @ 9.30am, registration @ town Hall from 12.00, tea's etc. No need to bring food as this will be provided. Changing will be in the soccer seven's pavilion, teas and prize giving at the Town Hall. The first race is at 1.15 with all races being finished by 3.15. We are looking for full Harriers support on Saturday. Let Paul or Dougie know what you can do.
Annual Bash, February 27th 2010
The above event is being held at the Mosset Tavern at a cost of £15 per head. It's a meal followed by Hamish's quiz, then heckling Captain Rogan when he does his speech!!! Please let Dougie or Jackie know as soon as possible if you are able to attend so that numbers can be given to the Mosset. Full details are in the hut at Roysvale ,(including the menu). The evening is also open to Jog Scotland members, friends of local running clubs and of course partners!
See you there!!!!
New Balance trainers for sale
Ben has 2 pairs of trainers for sale. They are Ladies size 4.5 but are on the large side. If anyone is interested in trying them, they will be in the hut at Roysvale on Tuesday. See Jackie or Ben.
Cross Country, Forres, 23/01/10
Another successful race today with a fab turn out on a very challenging course. Thank you to Paul's evil twin for setting it as Captain Rogan would never have made the wifies run up that many hills!!! Seriously though it was a great course and a huge thank you to all of the people who helped as without all the volunteers, it wouldn't have gone ahead. There was also a wedding ring found on the course( we think a male's ring) so if you know of anyone who has lost it please let Jackie or Paul know. A huge thanks again and well done to everyone who took part.
Results
http://www.northleague.fsnet.co.uk/
Cross Country, Forres, 23/01/10
The above race is going ahead this Saturday with the course having been revamped due to the conditions. Please wear suitable footwear!! Changing and refreshments are now at the Soccer Sevens pavilion which will available from 12.15. Can all the Harriers bring some food and anyone that can help on the day let Paul know, phone no 01309676595.
National Masters Cross Country
Championships (35+)
Saturday 6th February - Forres (Grant Park)
If you are
interested please contact Paul/Hamish with your SAL number and date
of birth by no later than 19th of January.
As this is on home ground we are expecting all 35+ to put themselves
forward for this.
Age categories are - 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64,
65-69, 70+
The course will be flatter and easier than the usual league course.
Cross Country, Forres 16/1/10
We are the hosts for the Cross Country league on Saturday 16th Jan. We need volunteers for:
Setting out the course - 10.30 from the Grant park huts.
Stewarding - from 1.00 to 3.30.
Supplying food to Town Hall - from 1.30.(Could all Harriers bring some food please)
Helping with teas in Town hall - from 2.30
If you can help with anything or have friends that could help please contact Paul on 01309676595 or see him at the club.
Forres Harriers Club Championship
This year will see the start of a new competition for senior Harriers. This is the male and female club championship. The formula used will be the same as that used by MRR who have used this system for many years very successfully.
To qualify for the title each person will gather points from 15 locally nominated races, with the best 6 scores added together to give an overall score for the year. It is not necessary to do all 15 races, as long as you manage a minimum of 6. Within these 6 at least one should be either a marathon, half marathon or 10 miler, with the rest being any distance. The races nominated for this year 2010 are-
Nairn 10K
MRR 10k
Benromach 10k
Moray Marathons 10k
Dyke 10k
Mosstowie 5 mile
Moray 3k (1)
Moray 3k (2)
Moray 3k (3)
Glen Moray 10 mile (Forres)
Lossie Turkey Trot 10 mile
Nairn Half Marathon
Moray Marathons Half Marathon
Lochaber Marathon
Moray Marathon
The formula used to work out each person’s points is based on Age/Time. Therefore it is not necessarily the fastest runners in the club gaining the most points. From the formula a percentage score will be given which will be converted into points (100% = 100 points)
I hope this will encourage all members to compete in as many of the locally nominated races as possible, giving you more chances of gaining high points.
A copy of the formula will be available soon.
Festive Training
Thursday 31st Dec 11:30 - Meet outside The Kimberly Pub, Findhorn for a run along the beach.
Saturday 2nd Jan 10:00 for a 10:30 start - Meet at Miltonduff Village Hall to run off your hangover!!
Harrier adult training will be back to normal on Tuesday 5th Jan 2010.
Harriers Christmas Handicap - 19/12/09
Overall winners after Handicap - Claire Riddoch and James Ward
Fastest 1 lap Lewis Lyall – 13.10
Fastest 2 lap Paul Rogan – 23.59
Special thanks to Hamish Cameron for another exciting afternoons racing, with the winners only managing to get their noses in front in the last few metres.
Also to Graham Coull for the 2 bottles of single malt Glen Moray Whisky in presentation boxes for which he donated for the overall winners.
Lossiemouth Turkey Trot - 13/12/09
There were perfect conditions at this years race, cold and calm. An excellent Harrier turn out (including Santa & Rudolf) and lots of PB's meant a great day was had by all!! The race incorporated the North District 10 Mile Champs and several Harriers took home prizes.
2nd Male Overall & 2nd Vet - Paul Rogan 55:37
1st Male Super Vet - Doug Cowie 59:42
2nd Male Super Vet - Sam Morrison 63:56
3rd Female Super Vet - Jackie Nicol 72:10
1st Male Team - Forres - Paul Rogan, LLoyd Gallantree, Doug Cowie
Harrier PB's - Paul Rogan, Dave McCulloch, Susan McRitchie, Paul Hughes, Claire Nicholas, Nadine Williams, Jenny Stewart. (Please let us know if you got a PB)
Keith Cross Country - 5/12/09
Well what can we say. Mud, mud, puddles and more mud!! What a course. A change to the normal venue brought screams (Jackie almost drowning in the dubs - that's puddles to you English folk) gutters splattering in your face and bodies sliding all over the place, but we loved every minute of it (we think) A good turn out of red vests from both adults and children. The u/11 girls - Emma Rogan, Lauren Bell and Erin Carpenter were 2nd team as were the u/11 boys - Owen Paterson, Aiden Ferry and Jake Carpenter. (Owen also won the u/11 race). Kirstie Rogan won the u/17 ladies race and the senior ladies were second team too - Moira Davie, Jackie Nicol and Jenny Stewart. Ben Livesey won the senior men's race and was also part of the winning team along with Paul Rogan, Kyle Greig and Graeme Bartlett. Well done to everyone that took part and we will be looking for 100% turn out for the next race on 16/01/10 as it's being held at Forres. See you there!!
Full resultshttp://www.northleague.fsnet.co.uk
Keith Cross Country - 05/12/09
AGM 2009
Just a reminder that this year's AGM is on Wednesday 2/12/09, 7pm at the swimming pool in Forres. Please come along and support the club!!
Christmas Handicap
Saturday 19th December
Usual format, handicapped two person teams with the first doing one lap of the Cluny Hill course, the second doing two laps.
Registration in Town Hall between 12.30 and 1.00. First runner starts at 1.30. Cost for seniors £1.00.
Bring a Prize, win a Prize.
Tea and raffles.
North District Cross Country Championships
The above took place at Inverness on Saturday 21st November attracting 78 adults and 133 children which made for a great day. This was due to some of the universities joining in the race which made it more exciting. The undulating course was challenging and muddy due to the recent rainfall but that didn't deter the runners from putting in some great performances. Ben Livesey won the men's race and the senior men's team of Ben Livesey, Paul Rogan, Graeme Bartlett, Kyle Greig, Andy Ross, Lloyd Gallantree won the team event. The senior ladies of Eleanor Duncan, Moira Davies and Susan McRitchie won silver in their team event, with Eleanor also taking silver in the female U20 event. Kirstie Rogan won silver in the U17 female event. Well done to everyone who took part as we know there were a few first timers there. Hopefully it hasn't put you off!!
Glen Clova Half Marathon
Glen Clova Half Marathon should be a beautiful undulating course, enjoying the Angus glens in late autumn. Unfortunately there was hammering rain and blustery wind with only a few of the hardiest souls emerging from their cars for a warm-up. Amazingly, within a few minutes of the 300 runners getting underway the rain eased considerably, as did the wind, so it was actually not too bad once you got going, enjoyable even. The rolling course made it hard to find a rhythm but the miles soon ticked by. Really friendly and well organised, nice goodie bags and prizes down to 15th for both men and women. At the end everyone piled into the sponsoring Glen Clova Hotel for free stovies, avoiding the recurring heavy rain. Forres results – Norrie Lyall aiming to stay under 90 minutes was pleased with 1.29.14 and Moraig took two minutes off her previous half marathon time with a 1.40.47.
British and Irish Cross Country Masters 2009
On Saturday 14th
November 4 Forres Harriers represented Scotland in the above
championships, the race being held
in Perry Park Birmingham. The course consisted of four 2Km loops
within Perry Park but because of the recent heavy
rain showers underfoot conditions could only be described as heavy
going.
In the 40-44 age group both Harriers team captain Paul Rogan and
Dave Adam were making their international debuts.
Paul, not to be overawed by the occasion put in a very gutsy
performance to finish 5th Scot home. Unfortunately Dave
on the other hand started off too ambitiously and paid the price and
finished well down the field.
In the 55-59 age group Douglas, who was making his 10th appearance
in the event produced his best run of the season
finishing second Scot home. His team mates all ran well and were
awarded with the team bronze medals.
The 4th Harrier Colin Youngson, although not in top form ran well
enough for 3rd Scot home and his team too came away
with a bronze medal.
It is a great honour for the club to have four members represent
Scotland in the same event but that is testament to the
healthy state, the club is in at present.
From left to right Colin Youngson, Paul Rogan, Dave Adams and Douglas Cowie.
Sportmoray Awards 2009
The above event was held in the Eight Acres on Thursday 12th November where 2 of our ladies were short listed for the Junior Award. Kirstie Rogan and Eleanor Duncan were nominated for their achievements in 2009 along with 6 others who had all excelled in their chosen sports. The job of choosing a winner must have been very difficult but it was Eleanor who was chosen, so a huge well done to her. Commiserations to Kirstie but you are still a winner in our eyes. Well done to both of the girls and keep up the good work!!!
Junior Home International and British and Irish Fell Running Championships
Junior Home International and British and Irish Fell Running Championships took place on the 4th October 2009 in Sedburgh, England. Teams from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland competed for The City of Edinburgh Trophy currently held by Scotland.
There was one representative from Forres Harriers, Kirstie Rogan competing in her 2nd Home International competition and her 2nd Scottish selection this year. Kirstie was part of the under 16 girls team along with Scout Atkin (Moorfoot) and Halina Rees (Fife AC), the teams 4th runner had to pull out at the last minute due to the flu, which meant all three runners would count towards the final standings. The demanding course over 4.3km with 290m of ascent made for a very exciting and close race between the leading three countries, with England coming out on top with Wales just beating Scotland for the silver medals on count back, with both teams finishing on the same points.
In the overall team standings for The City of Edinburgh Trophy, England were victorious over Scotland by a small margin. The Scottish team reluctantly handed over the trophy making it very clear that it was only on loan for one year and would be returning home next year.
Halina Rees 4th Scout Atkin 5th Kirstie Rogan 13th.
NDCCL - Thurso - 31/10/09
Muddy Mayhem
31st October and it was off to Thurso for Round 2 of the cross country for the season. Unusually dry weather made for a great day out, matched by equally wet conditions underfoot. It was a case of mud, mud and more mud! (Apologies to all parents who had to deal with the filthy kit!) Well done to all our junior runners, as the wet ground made it really hard going and sucked the energy out of you!
In the under 11s we had three runners in each race. Owen Paterson, after his fine win at Lochaber, set off strongly, but was pushed all the way and pipped on the line by the smallest of margins to take second place. Jake Carpenter and Aidan Ferry followed him home in 8th and 10th to secure second team spot. In the girls, Lauren Bell, Emma Rogan and Erin Carpenter finished in 6th, 10th and 11th respectively.
Moving up to the under 13s, Adam Nicholson was our only boy, finishing 8th, a position matched by Lucy Massie in the girls’ race. She was joined by four others – Zoe Hayward 9th, Chloe Greig 21st, Moraig Lyall 23rd and Shannon Mayer 26th, with the team finishing 3rd on the day.
Under 15 boys Lewis Lyall and Fraser Scott again showed great determination, finishing 4th and 6th in their race with Izzy Hadley 15th, Laura Graham 17th and Hannah Rogan18th for the girls.
Our one winner of the day was Kirsty Rogan, in the under 17 girls, who won her age group by a large margin.
Making her debut in the Senior Ladies’ category was Eleanor Duncan. A disappointing field of only nine runners saw her finish 5th, with Moraig Lyall only one place behind, but three minutes adrift, in 6th.
The senior men once again did us proud, by taking 1st team. Graeme Bartlett and Robbie Paterson finished very close in 2nd and 3rd, with the younger athlete trying hard, but not quite managing to catch his more experienced teammate. Captain Paul finished in 5th with Norrie Lyall, the fourth counter, back in 13th. Stew Burn had a good run in 15th, closely followed by Steve Hayward, 16th, having his first XC run in a Forres vest. I was sure, looking at the state of them, that all the guys had been body surfing in the mud, but they assured me they had managed to stay upright - just!
AGM 2009
A date has been set for this year's AGM. It's being held at the Forres swimming pool on December 2nd at 7pm. It would be great to see as many of the club attend as possible!! See you there.