Posted in News, Race Reports on Aug 03, 2024
📆 July brings a variety of events on the Scottish running Calendar and allows Harriers to take on the challenges of running races of different lengths and terrains.
In early July, the ever-popular Moffat 15k trail race took place with three Harriers making the 50 mile journey south to compete.
All Harriers ran very well on the day with 🥇 Emily Renfrew taking First female home in 60: 02. 🥉 Matt O’Connor grabbed a podium place in 3rd with 54:11 whilst David Gemmell ran a PB on the night.
The Meadows 1 mile relay race took place in Edinburgh on the 24th July and two Harriers participated. Matthew...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Sep 13, 2023
☀️ Tollcross parkrun was bathed in warm sunshine for last Saturday’s parkrun, which formed the 10th fixture in our Summer Championship. 41 Harriers were treated to the park looking at its best, with the refurbished glasshouse and the rose garden in full bloom.
🙌🏻 Adam Stark was the winner in a time of 17:24 - this placed Adam as the fastest Harrier ever to compete at Tollcross. Donald MacLaren was 2nd Harrier home in a fine time of 18:06, grabbing a new PB. Sam Kelly, in fine form, also claimed a PB with a time of 19:18, finishing in 7th place.
💙 Alastair Munro, a junior member of the club, ...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Apr 30, 2023
🌞 Harriers begin summer championships at Elder Park
🏴 Bellahouston Harriers received a warm welcome at Elder Park parkrun on Saturday 29 April as the club’s summer championships got underway with a string of ‘🅿️🅱️’ performances.
🫶 More than 5️⃣0️⃣ members – seniors and juniors – congregated in Govan for a blast over the 5k distance, with the cool but calm conditions ideal for running.
🌳 The Elder Park route comprises of a flat but twisty course with a smaller first lap and then 🔁 3 laps of around 1300 metres.
💙 Adam Stark led the Saltire vests home, finishing in 2nd place overall in a ti...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Apr 24, 2023
🌳 The 59th Tom Scott Memorial Road Races took place at Strathclyde Park on the 2nd of April 2023. Some late adjustments to the route were made due to 🚸 construction work within the park.
🌞 The sold-out race was run in excellent conditions, providing a true test of the effectiveness of participants running fitness going into the spring season.
💙 18 Harriers participated, three of whom broke the 1 hour barrier. John Carr continued his good form and was first Harrier home in 56:51. Followed by Adam Stark and Nick Holtum who both grabbed a PB with Rhys Williams unlucky just missing the 1 hour barr...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Apr 20, 2023
🏴 The Scottish National Road Relays took place at Livingston on the traditional course for the fifteenth time. The event consists of teams of 6 men and 4 women.
🏃🏼♀️ Two complete teams of women Harriers travelled the 30-mile trip to Livingston to take part. The first of the Harriers team got off to a good start with a 21:37 recorded by Emma Rogerson. The second Harrier, Kristina Greig, ran 38:33 on the longer second leg. Angela Campbell had another excellent run clocking 23:06. The team was anchored home by Katherine Hylands in a time of 42:49. This clinched 14th place for the team.
Kir...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Mar 19, 2023
🌧️ It was wet, it was windy, it was Greenock in March for the 5-mile race which in corporates the Renfrewshire 5 mile championship.
🏴 This well organised race, starting and finishing in Battery Park, has always attracted a good number of Harriers, and the 2023 edition, saw club members enter in large numbers once again.
🙌🏻 It was an exceptional day's racing and one of joy for the Harriers with Jack Heathwood winning the race 🥇 and the championship event, with David Macintosh 🥈 taking second in both events.
🏆 The Harriers team of Jack Heathwood 1st, David Macintosh 2nd, Rhys Williams 9th,...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Mar 12, 2023
🏆 The Blue Riband of the cross-country season took place at Callender Park in very good running conditions. The eagerly awaited Scottish National XC Championships saw large numbers finish, the men’s race saw 675 and 307 women completing the strenuous 10k course. 29 Harriers, including 2 juniors, took on the challenge.
6️⃣ The new format for the women’s race continued with 6 members of each club to count for the the team prize. Kristina Greig, who is currently leading the club's winter championship, was the first female Harrier home in 74th place. Katherine Hylands was 138th, Emma Rogerson 142n...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Feb 27, 2023
🌳 Last Saturday saw the eagerly anticipated Mob Match between 💙 Bellahouston Harriers and 💜 Bellahouston Road Runners held at Pollok parkrun. This was the 7️⃣th running of the event and provides the opportunity for club members to participate in a 5k run and thereafter go back to Cartha for some coffee and rolls. ☕🥐
🦠 The event survived the pandemic by adopting a virtual approach, and this was the second post-Covid run. An incredible 1️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ participants entered, with Bellahouston Road Runners fielding 69 to Bellahouston Harriers 62.
📊 The unique feature of the Mob Match offers an advantage...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Jan 26, 2023
📆 The Nigel Barge Memorial 10k was held on the 22nd of January and doubled up as the West's 10k Road Running Championship. The event has been run by Maryhill Harriers for 80 years and consists of an undulating two-lap course starting and finishing at the Garscube Complex. The event was part of our Club Championship and attracted 26 Harriers in a sold-out field of 400.
👏 It was a successful day for the Harriers contingent in both the race and the West Championship with Jack Heathwood finishing in 31:51 and Matthew O'Connor in 31:58, both breaking 32 minutes to finish just outside the podium p...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Dec 09, 2022
👟The West District Championship returned to Ayrshire on a bright, but cold, afternoon last Saturday on a course adjacent to the Ayrshire Athletics Arena. The course conditions were good for the senior 8.5k events.
🏴 The event comprised of individual and team events and a large contingent of 36 Harriers took part.
✌️Two junior members took on the Under-15 challenge with Alistair Munro running well to finish in 43rd place in 17:03 for the 4K run. Lexie Speirs finished in 21:45. Both represented the club well! 🤩
🏃🏼♀️The ladies team were again led home by Kristina Greig in 37:25 followed b...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Nov 23, 2022
🟣 The Jimmy Irvine 10k was back after a 2-year absence. It is traditionally one of the last road races in the West of Scotland prior to Christmas. The race was once again very well organised with an excellent buffet 🥪🧁 post-race.
🌳 Given the constraints of Bellahouston Park, the route is a bit twisty with a number of hairpin bends. The weather for Sunday’s race was an amazing 15 degrees and some participants were complaining about the heat ☀️ which was incredible for November!
🏴 40 Harriers entered with the vast majority running on the day. The Harriers’ men grabbed two top 10 places. Ia...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Nov 12, 2022
🏴 21 Harriers made the journey across the Forth and a remarkable 484 entrants took part in the men’s race, resulting in the start being extremely busy as runners jostled for a good starting spot.
🏃🏻 The Harriers’ first four finishers from the Cumbernauld Scottish Athletics Cross Country Relays took part. Greg Templeton was the first Harrier home in 12:29 to claim 62nd place. Scott Mason had a very good run and finished second Harrier home in 13:32. Mike Holcroft improved considerably on his run at Cumbernauld to finish 3rd in 13:40. Fraser Armstrong was fourth clocking 13:45. The Harrier...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Oct 28, 2022
🌳 The eagerly awaited Scottish National Relays returned to Cumbernauld Park last Saturday. The weather was very wet and the ground was muddy, slippy, and made for heavy going. The races proved to be challenging and a true test of x-country running.
🏴 26 Harriers toed the start line to try themselves at the highest level.
🤩 Lexie Speirs and Alistair Munro, two of the club's juniors, ran in the early races with both running well on the day.
The club's females fielded 3 complete teams and a team of 2. Kristina Greig, running in leg 1, was the Harriers' fastest female with a time of 17:20 to...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Oct 19, 2022
🌧️ After a week of incessant rain on the Southside of Glasgow, it looked as if weather conditions for the West District Championships would be difficult and extremely slippy.
☀️ The sun, however, shone as the early competitors kicked off the event at 11 am and it remained a very good day for running.
💙 Lexie Speirs was the Harriers' sole competitor in the junior events and completed the tricky, twisty, and hilly course.
🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️Three Harriers female teams ran, with the A team finishing in 21st place. The individual results showed how well the team ran on the day: Kristina Greig was the ...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Oct 09, 2022
📍Last Sunday saw members competing in various parts of the United Kingdom. The nearest event to home was the Glasgow 10k, followed closely by the popular half-marathon which ran through Pollok Park and Bellahouston Park.
⛰The 10k started in George Square and headed up St. Vincent Street to be met by the sound of the rock choir after about a kilometre. The conditions for the race were excellent, with little wind and a good temperature for running.
Club members both participated and acted as pacers for this event. Fraser Armstrong, fresh from a number of good performances this year, ran extrem...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Mar 11, 2022
🏆 The last round of the club's Winter Championship took place at a cold Hutchesons’ Grammar track on Thursday evening. The one-mile track race saw over 30 Harriers compete in 5 separate heats.
1️⃣ In the first heat, Robert Carson turned on the style with an impressive run of 7:23 ⭐️ finishing in front of Helen Stevenson. Mirin McKinley, in her first track race, finished in a very creditable 8:25.
2️⃣ The second heat saw David Griffin run away from the field to clock an excellent 5:51 ⭐️. Gordon Gallagher placed second on 6:27 with Angela Campbell performing well to finish in 6:53. Seven of the...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Mar 01, 2022
🤩 Last Saturday saw one of the most eagerly awaited events of the Scottish winter running calendar return to Callendar Park - Lindsay’s National Cross Country Championships!
🙌🏻 After a two year absence, the popular event was back again, attracting a hardy band of forty five senior and junior Harriers through to Falkirk to take part.
🍂 While the weather for the last month could be described at the very least as calamitous, on Saturday conditions were fair with a gentle breeze which made for some superb running conditions compared to recent years.
🌱 The ground was very runnable - almost firm...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Feb 15, 2022
💙💜 The 6th running of the eagerly awaited Mob Match took place at Pollok Park on Saturday the 12th of February and was won, again, by the Road runners - congratulations! 🎊🙌🏻
👏🏻 It was great to all be back together again after last year’s virtual race. The individual winner last year was the Harrier’s Miguel Delgado who had ran the virtual event from Jaen in Spain 🇪🇸. Miguel has sadly now moved back to Spain, so missed this year’s physical event. However, we look forward to welcoming him back to Scotland and catching up he competes in the Harrier vest 🏴 at the Lindsay's National Cross Cou...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Jan 26, 2022
🌳 This Saturday morning saw the seventh race of our Winter Championship take place at the scenic Drumpellier Country parkrun. For many members, this was their first experience of this well-run Parkrun; a two-loop course encompassing a lovely mix of tarmac and compact trail paths winding through the woodlands.
❗️A total of thirty-nine Harriers toed the line on what was a great morning for running - dry with temperatures a bit better than average. Fun fact - 63 different Harriers have completed the course to date and have completed it a combined 128 times in total since it was setup up in July ...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Jan 07, 2022
💫 It’s only just the beginning of 2022 and we have started as we mean to continue - running together as a club, supporting each other's goals, and fostering a running community around health, well-being, and racing!
📆 Many of our members started 2022 at Pollok parkrun on New Year's Day. This has been a long-standing tradition in the club - a great way to kick off the year on a positive foot and help offset some of the types of festive cheer consumed!
🏴 Then on Sunday 2nd Jan, it was the 5th event of the South By 5 series held at Bellahouston Park which was designated a club champions...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Dec 24, 2021
❄️ "It's the most wonderful time of the year," said no one ever while running the second mile of our classic hilly 2-mile time trial route. That said, there was a large amount of festive fun and cheer on display at our annual Mince Pie Handicap held on Sunday in the stunning surroundings of Pollok Park!
📏 The 2-mile measured course proved to be a worthy challenge for the 34 participants comprised of club members and former members, and was cheered over the line by family & friends of the club!
📊 The much-anticipated handicap race format allowed Matt Brown to work his usual magic which ensured ...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Dec 07, 2021
⛰ On Saturday, the West District Cross Country Championship returned in style to the hilly Balloch Country Park. It is hard to forget the demanding course and the challenging conditions of 2019 as they have become long-standing talking points in the club over the last couple of years. However, time is a great healer, and a total of 41 Harriers signed up for the Balloch challenge this year! 😍
🏃 First up was Lexie Speirs, running in the Under 13 girls race (3.2K), closely followed by Stephanie Baird in the girls Under 15 event (4K). Both ran well on the challenging course and were cheered on by ...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Nov 26, 2021
🏆 The 3rd round of the Bellahouston Harriers Winter Championship took place last Saturday in the scenic Queen's Park.
📣 The Race Director (and Bellahouston Harrier), Laura Ritchie, gave a comprehensive briefing on the tricky course. Interestingly, Queen’s Parkrun, Glasgow is ranked as the second hilliest Parkrun in the West of Scotland, with its challenging hills and steep slopes, it is currently graded as a 4.8 course on the Runbritain website.
🏴 Harriers performed well on the day, with Jack Arnold claiming second place, achieving a course PB, leading a host of Harriers who did the same...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Nov 10, 2021
🏴🐎 The Scottish National XC Short Course Championship is one of the highlights of the Winter race calendar, and this year on Saturday (6th November) at Lanark, it did not disappoint! Despite driving rain 🌧 and 60 mph gales 💨 - 33 Harriers put on their spikes and Saltire vests to challenge this famous 4K cross country race in an historic location!
🏃🏻Jack Arnold led home our team with Darren McQuade, Scott Mason and Stuart Miller contributing to our team placing. Congratulations to Lee Shaw on his first outing for the club and to Norbert McNamara, Gordon Brady and David Craig on completin...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Oct 24, 2021
🍂The Lindsays National XC Relays took place on Saturday 23rd of October in excellent running conditions. A small contingent of 9 Harriers, plus three other club members, made the 140-mile round-trip to Scone for one of the highlights of the autumn running calendar.
👏🏻 Our members had some excellent runs, with Darren McQuade edging back to fitness leading our first men's squad home. Kristina Greig, in her first outing since an injury setback, was the first Bella lady home. Well done to all who raced! ✨
🤩 Sunday saw Stephanie Rudd travel south to compete in her first marathon, Liverpool's Rock n...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Jun 30, 2020
Iain Morrison explains how he completed the Goatfell race in Arran without getting on a boat, and Stuart Macdonald shares his experiences from a 24 hour running challenge
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on May 09, 2020
In the latest blog in the series, Iain Morrison describes how a 'looser approach' to training is helping inspire a younger generation, Angela Campbell explains how a virtual training camp has helped make up for a missed trip to Portugal, and John Cunningham provides his review of running movie Skid Row Marathon
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on May 05, 2020
In the latest In Lockdown With Bella blog, Linda Wood reflects on the club's April virtual time trial, and Darren Shields explains how he swapped 26 miles for 26 hills for a good cause.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on May 03, 2020
In the second blog in our In Lockdown With Bella series, Lynne Bruce describes how a major life-changing event and lockdown have not diminished the connection she feels to the club.
Read MorePosted in Events, News, Race Reports on May 01, 2020
We held the April Virtual 2-Mile Time Trial, although there was nothing virtual about the huffing and puffing to achieve the times! We had 58 entries submitted which is great - so great, we’re gonna do it all again in May so that you may compare how many Quarintini’s you’ve been drinking, how many trips to the fridge, and how it’s all impacting your times!
Out of our 58 entrants, Gregor was 1st Male in 9:34, and Kristina 1st Female in 12:29, congrats both.
But the winner of a £10 Migo Sports voucher, chosen by the spot prize of the Placing dictated by how many seconds were in the 1st person’
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Apr 29, 2020
In the first in a series of new member blogs, Katy Smith describes how some nearby trails are serving as substitute for some of her more cherished running routes, vice-president Katherine Hylands gives an update on her home workout challenge, and Laura Ritchie provides her assessment of the newest event on Glasgow's parkrun circuit...
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Feb 27, 2020
Greg Templeton looks back on the highlight of the winter season and the culmination of many weeks' training - the National Cross Country Championships in Falkirk.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Nov 25, 2019
There was individual and team success for club members as club president Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert reflects on another busy weekend of action.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Nov 24, 2019
Iain Morrison is able to reflect on times racing past and present as he recounts his recent experiences at the Braid Hills race.
Read MorePosted in Race Reports on Nov 21, 2019
A less-than-ideal build-up can't spoil a good running event, as Deirdre Hoyle testifies after her experience at the recent Jimmy Irvine 10k.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Nov 17, 2019
From the Jimmy Irvine 10k to Largo Law hill race - members were out in force this weekend. Club president Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert rounds up the action.
Read MorePosted in Race Reports on Nov 16, 2019
Reflections on the poignant Moira's Run recently held in Queen's park.
Read MorePosted in Race Reports on Nov 11, 2019
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert reports from a lactic-tastic Tinto hill race.
Read MorePosted in Race Reports on Nov 10, 2019
Go, and go hard. That's the first and last thought crossing my mind as I stare down the start straight at the National Short Course Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
Read MorePosted in Events, News, Race Reports on Oct 28, 2019
It was another weekend to remember for Bellahouston Harriers as members excelled at a variety of major race events.
Read MorePosted in Events, News, Race Reports on Sep 08, 2019
The club's track day was held on 1 September. It marked the climax of the summer championships.
Read MorePosted in Events, News, Race Reports on Aug 09, 2019
Race results from the latest Bellahouston Harriers two-mile time trial are now available.
Read MorePosted in Events, News, Race Reports on Jul 05, 2019
The results from the club's July two-mile time trial.
Read MorePosted in Events, News, Race Reports on Jun 21, 2019
Olympian Callum Hawkins won Bellahouston Harriers’ flagship 10k race on Friday night to reclaim the title he won in 2017, while three runners smashed the previous women’s course record.
Read MorePosted in Events, News, Race Reports on Jun 17, 2019
Three Olympians and the recently-crowned Scottish 5k champion headline a stellar list of entrants for Bellahouston Harriers’ flagship event, the Brian Goodwin Memorial 10k, on Friday 21 June.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on Jun 04, 2019
A number of members recently ran in the Shettleston 10k, staged in Glasgow Green. Here are some of the best images taken on the day. Photographs by Daren Borzynski.
Read MorePosted in Race Reports on May 31, 2019
Greg Templeton (10:04) and Kristina Greig (12:27) were the winners of the May 2M Time Trial held on the 30th of May.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on May 16, 2019
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert reports on the gladiatorial face off between four Harriers and the Antonine Wall 10km trail race.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on May 15, 2019
There were nine Bellahouston Harriers running in the London marathon 2019. Here, three of our members share their experiences of the event.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on May 06, 2019
Tom Keenan reports on a night of fast racing at the Scottish 5k championships in Edinburgh.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on May 02, 2019
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert describes his first outing at the 'Whangie Whizz' hill race. Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert.
Read MorePosted in News, Race Reports on May 02, 2019
Stuart Miller is in reflective mood as he assesses his performance at the Stirling half marathon.
Read MorePosted in Race Reports on Apr 23, 2019
Greg Templeton reflects on a successful evening at the Scottish 10,000 metres championships. Photo by Bobby Gavin.
Read MorePosted in Race Reports on Apr 15, 2019
When a storm hit Malta over the last weekend in February, it cost one Bellahouston Harrier a shot at a half marathon PB.
Read MorePosted in Race Reports on Apr 15, 2019
Gregor Yates reports on a successful day for the Harriers at the Balloch-to-Clydebank half marathon.
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