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Following the recent storm, extensive damage has been caused at Silverknowes Promenade. As a result this weekend's Edinburgh parkrun 5k and 10k have been cancelled. Areas of the promenade and grass have been deemed unsafe and are currently awaiting further inspection.
The venue could be out of operation for many weeks and the Edinburgh parkrun organisers have had positive talks with Historic Scotland about using Holyrood Park from next Saturday (10/04/10) and should get a decision soon.
A decision will also be made shortly regarding re-scheduling our Road Running Grand Prix event which was planned to take place on Saturday 10th April at Cramond.
One of the Edinburgh parkrun organisers Craig Lindsay has taken several photo's of the destruction caused at the promenade and they can be found HERE.
The 2010 Ravenscraig Park Road Race Series in Kirkcaldy got underway on Tuesday evening with a two mile race. Carnegie's Willie Hargreaves was one of a dozen runners who braved the adverse weather to take part in the two lap event.
Willie was rewarded by taking 2nd place overall in 11.43 with the host club's Mark Buchan winning the race in 11.24.
A race report and results can be found HERE courtesy of Fife AC's Paul Roarty.
The next race in the series is a one miler at 7pm on Tuesday 27th April.
There was an excellent turnout at our Cross Country Grand Prix and All Rounder Competition Awards Evening which took place at Dunfermline Academy of Sport. Very well done to all prize winners and also to all our members who took part in the popular club competitions.
Congratulations also to Grace Mackenzie and John Fulham who were awarded the Most Improved Cross Country Runner awards.
Carnegie's Scott Bradley posted a fast 34.16, placing 27th in a high class field of runners at Sunday's Round the Houses 10K Road Race in Grangemouth. The popular 10K attracted over 600 athletes and incorporated the opening event in the Stewarts Road Race Grand Prix along with the Scottish University 10K Championships.
Allan Fotheringham battled hard against the strong wind to complete the 6.2 mile course in 35.38 (43rd) and Roger Clark ran well placing 47th in 35.52.
Gail Murdoch finished 2nd F40 (139th overall) in 41.59, Kieran Morgan was 171st in 43.09 and Scott Dowell making his club debut in his first ever 10K race finished 10th junior (225th overall) in 45.35. Pamela Gilfillan also made her Carnegie debut reaching the finish at Grangemouth Stadium in 47.01 (275th overall).
A selection of race photo's courtesy of roadrunpics.com can be found HERE.
On Saturday, Frazer Munro placed a superb 6th overall and 2nd M40 at the White Caterthun Half Marathon from Brechin in 1.33.20. This tough 13.1 miler includes a 900ft climb over the White Caterthun itself.
Nine members of Carnegie Harriers were amongst a huge field of 218 runners taking part in Saturday's Edinburgh parkrun along Silverknowes Promenade. The sun was shining but a strong headwind on the return section of the out and back 5k course put a halt to fast times being recorded this week.
Iain Taylor contesting his 14th parkrun finished 3rd overall in 17.27 followed home by 9th placed Ian Johnston (18.49) and 25th placed Ross Carrie (19.54). Isobel Burnett in her 2nd parkrun finished 10th lady (1st F50) and 50th overall in 21.34.
Gordon Somerville timed at 22.16 (63rd), Paul Arnott clocked 22.31 (68th) while Val Macaulay ran her parkrun best to date finishing in 26.10 (127th) with Pauline Walker doing pacemaking duties and finishing 128th in 26.11. Tom Maley on his 8th visit to the Edinburgh parkrun placed 194th in 32.47.
The 3rd event in our Road Running Grand Prix takes place at the Edinburgh parkrun at 9.30am on Saturday 10th April. Hopefully there will be a good turnout of club members at this event and if you haven't already done so make sure you register by clicking HERE. You must register before 6pm on the Friday before your first event. Please also ensure that you print your unique barcode as this is required for your result.
New members are always encouraged and welcome at Carnegie Harriers. Our club has teamed up with EntryCentral.com and you can now join Carnegie Harriers online by clicking on the Entry Central logo below;
Carnegie Harriers are a friendly running club who cater for the interests of road, country, hill, ultra, trail and fun running. The club meets for training at Dunfermline Academy of Sport, Pitreavie Playing Fields, Dunfermline, every Tuesday and Thursday at 6.20pm (for a 6.30pm start). The Academy of Sport offer superb changing / showering facilities along with a licensed bar and cafe.
We welcome new members of all abilities regardless of whether you are a serious competitor or just wanting to keep fit. We organise structured group training sessions throughout the year along with promoting several open races, club member only events, time trials and social nights. Membership through to the end of our current memberships year on 31/05/10 is only £10 per year for adults and £4 for juniors (15 - 17 years old).
If you would rather download a membership form then please click HERE.
If you're still not convinced about joining, come along and try out our training sessions before making that final commitment - we're sure you won't regret it!
The annual Auld Toun 10K Road Race which is organised by Carnegie Harriers will take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 2nd June 2010. The race will start and finish in Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline and new for 2010 we are introducing chip timing by Winning Time UK.
Further event information can be found HERE and a downloadable entry form can be found HERE.
Online race entries can be made by clicking on the Entry Central logo below;
or through Q-Buster by clicking HERE
All finishers in the Auld Toun 10K will receive a race medal and we hope you can join us by taking part in this year's event.
Congratulations to Pauline Walker who has been selected to represent the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team in the forthcoming 24 Hour World and European Championships which will be held in Brive-La-Gaillarde, France on 13th / 14th May.
Ful details can be found on the Scottish Athletics by clicking HERE.
Carnegie Harriers hosted their popular time trial around the challenging three mile course from the Scottish Water HQ in Dunfermline on Thursday evening. Allan Fotheringham produced an excellent run to comfortably win the time trial in a fast 16.04. Steven King finished 2nd overall in 17.24 with Willie Hargreaves placing 3rd in 17.38.
In form Gail Murdoch clocked 19.36 to win the ladies race with Pauline Walker 2nd in 21.14 and Morna Fleming, 3rd in a PB of 22.03.
Ian Johnston was the leading M50 finishing 4th overall in 18.18 and Scott Dowell the leading junior in 21.22. Malcolm Smith ran a PB of 19.47 along with Bill Fairley who clocked 25.40. Lomond Hill Runner Gordon Pryde made a guest appearance finishing 6th overall in 18.54 and unattached athlete Alex McRobb was 14th in 22.12.
Well done to everyone who took part and to those who assisted with timekeeping duties.
Carnegie Harriers were very well represented by 32 club members at Sunday's Alloa Half Marathon which was run in good conditions on Sunday morning. The event attraced a field of 977 runners with many Harriers recording personal bests.
Scott Bradley who had only arrived back from Tokyo a few hours before the race must have still be in flight mode as he flew round the course in an impressive 1.14.31 placing 9th overall. Alloa based member Ian Stewart clocked 1.17.32 finishing 19th overall, leading M50 and 1st local runner while Campbell Hutt recorded a personal best of 1.17.39 in 22nd position. Steven King enjoyed a strong run timing at 1.23.15 (60th).
Gail Murdoch was in top form covering the 13.1 mile course in 1.29.45 and placing 1st F40. John Fulham recorded a PB of 1.32.17 (194th), Tom Spry was 2nd M60 in 1.32.44 and Darren Neilson clocked 1.35.51 (266th).
London Marathon bound Kirsty Baird ran her debut half marathon in 1.36.05, Malcolm Smith made his debut in 1.36.22, Gordon Rae timed at 1.40.03 and Annette Bunyan clocked 1.40.34.Ken Daniels was the leading M70 in a superb 1.48.48, Louise Dallas timed at 1.54.11 and Mhairi MacKechnie reached the finish in 1.56.45.
All the Carnegie results are now posted on the results section of our website and very well done to everyone who took part.
The Alloa Half Marathon was also the 2nd counting event in our Road Running Grand Prix and the latest tables have now been updated.
At Saturday's Edinburgh parkrun 5k there were three club members amongst the 171 runners taking part. Robert Milton contesting his 14th parkrun finished 28th in 19.35. Ross Carrie was 42nd in 20.58 and Tom Maley was 154th in 30.18.
In the Scottish Borders, four club members took part in the Mighty Deerstalker Trail Race from Traquair House. Nick Weir finished 34th in 1.32.18 while Fabienne Thompson excelled placing 2nd lady in 1.36.46 and Isobel Burnett was the first F50 in 1.54.08. Lauren White made her club debut recording a time of 2.35.33.
Calum McGaw represented Carnegie Harriers at Sundays Scottish Junior Road Race Championships which were held at Rouken Glen Park. Calum produced a strong run over the 5k distance in the Under 20 men's race finishing 17th and leading Fife based athlete in 17.21.
The opening event in the 2010 Run4It Scottish Hill Running Championships took place on Saturday afternoon at the short but sharp Chapelgill Hill Race attracting a record field of runners. Sandy Bennett was the leading Carnegie runner followed by Pete Simpson.
A photo courtesy from SHR featuring Sandy Bennet approaching the Chapelgill summit can be found HERE.
Results will be posted once available.
Richie Cunningham commenced his 2010 ultra running season in fine style placing 3rd overall at the Hardmoors 55 Mile Ultra Race from Guisborough on Saturday covering the gruelling distance in 9.14.40.
Alison West enjoyed a great run at Sunday's Criffel Hill Race finishing 2nd lady and 1st F50 in 1.21.04
Carnegie's Tommy Lawrence hosts a beach running session at Aberdour's Silver Sands every Saturday morning at 9am. The weekly workout has become very popular with 21 runners taking part this weekend.
Several Carnegie members including John Fulham, Angela Sharp, Allan Macaulay, Tony Smith, Claire Howie and Malcolm Smith are regular attenders along with athletes from other local running clubs.
Photo's from and further information about Tommy's beach sessions and his other circuit classes can be found on his website by clicking HERE.
Carnegie Harriers are a friendly running club who cater for the interests of road, country, hill, ultra, trail and fun running. The club meets for training at Dunfermline Academy of Sport, Pitreavie Playing Fields, Dunfermline, every Tuesday and Thursday at 6.20pm (for a 6.30pm start). The Academy of Sport offer superb changing / showering facilities along with a licensed bar and cafe.
We welcome new members of all abilities regardless of whether you are a serious competitor or just wanting to keep fit. We organise structured group training sessions throughout the year along with promoting several open races, club member only events, time trials and social nights. Membership through to the end of our current memberships year on 31/05/10 is only £10 for adults and £5 for juniors (15 - 17 years old).
Our club has teamed up with EntryCentral.com and you can now join Carnegie Harriers online by clicking on the Entry Central logo below;
If you would rather download a membership form then please click HERE.
If you're still not convinced about joining, come along and try out our training sessions before making that final commitment - we're sure you won't regret it!
479 runners completed the Balloch to Clydebank Half marathon on Sunday 14th March in excellent running conditions. An early start was undertaken to arrive at the finish area in Clydebank before being bussed to the start at Balloch on the shores of Loch Lomond.
The race start was delayed for 10 minutes due to roadworks being discovered on part of the course, these were rectified quickly and the race got underway. Three Carnegie Harriers were taking part with Mick Cowie finishing in 1.43.42 placing 239th, Allan Davie ran 1.48.12 finishing 295th and Derek Carswell was 307th with a time of 1.49.03, his best time for a half marathon in nine years completing the 13.1 mile course.
The annual Inverness Half Marathon took place on Sunday afternoon attracting a field of over one thousand runners to the highland capital. Linda James was Carnegie's only representative at the event, completing the 13.1 race in a personal best of 1.37.48 placing 28th lady and 6th in her age category.
At the Gartmorn Six multi-terrain race near Sauchie, Nick Weir clocked 38.11 placing an excellent 8th overall. Kieran Morgan completed the testing course in 42.48 placing 32nd, Phil Smithard was 47th in 45.20 and Mhairi MacKechnie ran 51.49 placing 83rd. There were 132 finishers and the complete set of results can be found HERE
At Saturday's Edinburgh parkrun 5k there were six Carnegie members taking part. Campbell Hutt finished 6th overall in 17.47 while Ross Carrie ran his fastest parkrun to date clocking 19.40 (28th). Kieran Morgan contesting his 14th 5k along Silverknowes promenade reached the finish in 20.16 (40th) and Morna Fleming was the leading F50 timing at 22.33 (72nd overall). Alison West finished 2nd F50 in 23.18 (81st) and Tom Maley was 7th in 30.03.
Carnegie results from the Balloch to Clydebank Half Marathon will follow soon.
On the training front, eleven members took part in Sunday's long training run from Pittencrieff Park. This session has proved to be a huge success throughout the winter and will continue every Sunday morning at 8.30am.
The annual Auld Toun 10K Road Race which is organised by Carnegie Harriers will take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 2nd June 2010. The race will start and finish in Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline and new for 2010 we are introducing chip timing by Winning Time UK.
Further event information can be found HERE and a downloadable entry form can be found HERE.
Online race entries can be made by clicking on the Entry Central logo below;
or through Q-Buster by clicking HERE
All finishers in the Auld Toun 10K will receive a race medal and we hope you can join us by taking part in this year's event.
The annual Bishop Hill Race took place on Sunday afternoon with the sixty seven runners facing slushy snow on the upper slopes of the 2.5 mile race which has 1000 feet of climbing. As always there was a good Carnegie representation at this event with fourteen Harriers taking part.
Sandy Bennet led the way for Carnegie placing 5th overall in 21.45, followed seven seconds later by 6th placed Peter Simpson who won the M50 award in 21.52. Richie Cunningham secured 10th place in 23.30 to ensure 2nd team spot for Carnegie with 21 points.
Steven King finished 16th in 23.47, Derek Cassells was 18th in 24.35 while Stephen Greer enjoyed a fine run placing 32nd in 27.30. London Marathon bound Colin Reynolds covered the steep ascent and descent in 28.08 (35th), Neil Campbell was 36th in 28.11, Paul Hutton was 39th in 28.41 and Chris Davidson posted a time of 28.46 finishing 42nd.
Regular hill runner Allan Macaulay placed 47th in 29.16, Kieran Morgan was 49th in 29.48, Phil Smithard was 66th in 38.55 while Bill Fairley made his Carnegie debut placing 67th in 43.42.
The Grand Prix table has been updated and the 2nd event will take place on Saturday 20th March at the Chapelgill Hill Race.
A race report courtesy of Scottish Hill Runners can be found HERE.
On the road, the Lasswade 10 Mile Race also took place on Sunday afternoon with a eight Harriers taking part in a field of over 300 runners. Frazer Munro recorded a personal best of 1.08.28 placing 73rd, Ian McKinnell clocked 1.12.32 (106th), Bill Duff was 134th in 1.14.47 and Allan Brannigan was 147th in 1.16.07.
New club member Derek Carswell made his Carnegie debut covering the undulating ten mile course from Rosewell in 1.23.40 (224th). Ken Daniels was one of the leading M70 runners clocking 1.27.59 (264th), John Milton was 291st in 1.32.18 and John McArthur was 311th in 1.36.46.
On Friday evening, Fabienne Thompson placed 3rd lady at the River Tay Dash in 24.52. On Saturday at the Birnam Hill Classic from Dunkeld, Fabienne was 4th lady in 43.49 and Alison West was the leading F50.
Eleven Carnegie ladies were amongst a field of over 300 runners at the popular Arbroath Smokies Ten Mile Road Race on Sunday morning. Judy Turner was in fine form placing 5th overall in 1.08.19 and followed home by Isobel Burnett (8th in 1.10.14) and Pauline Walker (10th in 1.01.51) ensured team success for our ladies.
Annette Bunyan who is training for the Edinburgh Marathon in May had a great race placing 17th in 1.12.59 while Helena Sim clocked 1.15.23 finishing 25th. Morna Fleming reached the finish in a new PB of 1.18.03 (36th and 2nd F55), Lesley Halstead removed over ten minutes from her previous best ten miler clocking 1.21.32 (55th) and Gillian McCracken was 72nd in 1.24.18.
Carnegie's Club President Val Macaulay recorded a time of 1.30.41 (127th), Catherine Wilson was 136th in 1.31.10 and Fiona Rennie was 157th in 1.32.52.
Very well done to all our runners and the complete set of results can be found HERE on the Arbroath Footers website.
A selection of race photo's can be found HERE courtesy of roadrunpics.com.
Carnegie's Gail Murdoch and Sue Walker completed the Glasgow - Edinburgh Double Marathon on Saturday. The gruelling event started in Ruchill Park, Glasgow and followed a course along the Forth & Clyde and Union canals before leading the competitors to the finish some 56 miles later at Edinburgh Quay.
Gail finished an impressive 4th lady and 14th overall in 7.58.46 and Sue reached the finish very strongly in 11.02.55 placing 10th lady (53rd overall). There were 72 finishers.
Further event details can be found HERE.
The Edinburgh parkrun launched 20 weeks ago and has already established itself as one of the most popular events for our club members. Saturday's run was no exception with eleven Harriers making the short trip across the Forth to take part.
Ian Stewart contesting his 2nd parkrun was rewarded with 3rd place (1st M50) in a fast time of 16.38. Calum McGaw made his debut run clocking an excellent 17.14 placing 7th overall and Ian Johnston on his 5th visit clocked 18.11 finishing 17th. Fourteen year old Fergus McGaw covered the fast and flat 5k course in 18.56 placing 22nd.
Ross Carrie ran a new parkrun PB of 19.50 (46th) while Kieran Morgan set a personal best of 19.52 in 48th position. David Greig made the best use of the ideal running conditions recording a PB of 20.14 (54th) and Stephen Greer timed at 20.43 in 61st place.
Phil Smithard took part in his first parkrun finishing 68th and leading M60 in 21.25, John Milton was 116th in 24.24 and Tom Maley in his 5th parkrun was 182nd in 29.46.
There were 205 finishers and the complete set of results can be found HERE.
Online race entries for the Edinburgh to North Berwick 20 Mile Road Race which takes place at 11am on Saturday 1st May are now open. This event is a counter in our Road Running Grand Prix and only 250 places are available. You can enter online by clicking HERE.
The opening event in our 2010 Hill Running Grand Prix is the short but sharp Bishop Hill Race from Scotlandwell this Sunday afternoon (7th March). The race starts at 2pm with all entries on the day at Portmoak Village Hall in Scotlandwell. Parking is limited at this race so please car share if possible. The race is 3.5km with a 300m climb and further details can be found on the Scottish Hill Racing website HERE.
Full body cover has to be worn or carried at this event.
New members are always encouraged and welcome at Carnegie Harriers. Our club has teamed up with EntryCentral.com and you can now join Carnegie Harriers online by clicking on the Entry Central logo below;
Carnegie Harriers are a friendly running club who cater for the interests of road, country, hill, ultra, trail and fun running. The club meets for training at Dunfermline Academy of Sport, Pitreavie Playing Fields, Dunfermline, every Tuesday and Thursday at 6.20pm (for a 6.30pm start). The Academy of Sport offer superb changing / showering facilities along with a licensed bar and cafe.
We welcome new members of all abilities regardless of whether you are a serious competitor or just wanting to keep fit. We organise structured group training sessions throughout the year along with promoting several open races, club member only events, time trials and social nights. Membership through to the end of our current memberships year on 31/05/10 is only £15 per year for adults and £7 for juniors (15 - 17 years old).
If you would rather download a membership form then please click HERE.
Our membership year runs until 31st May 2010 and you can join our club just now for only £10.
If you're still not convinced about joining, come along and try out our training sessions before making that final commitment - we're sure you won't regret it!