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Cambuslang Harriers, since its formation in 1948, has become one of the premier cross country and road running clubs across all age groups in Scotland. We also have a very talented girls and ladies group who now regularly win major team honours.
A REWARDING DAY OUT AT BALLOCH FOR MEMBERS OF CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS
Members of Cambuslang Harriers were keen to participate in the West District Cross Country Championships which was cancelled last year due to the Covid lockdown. The competition for all age groups from under 13 to masters was being held at the scenic but testing Balloch Country Park course. Conditions were wet just as in 2019 which meant that cornering at speed was challenging. However, that’s part and parcel of cross country running. Cambuslang Harriers came away with 2 gold, one silver and 2 bronze individual medals along with 2 team gold and one bronze team medal. There was an added […]
CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS CONTEST MULTI EVENTS IN SCOTLAND, SPAIN AND FRANCE
The Scottish Short Course Championships returned to the now disused Lanark Race Course which staged the first Scottish Cross Country Championships as far back as 1886. The race distance for the under 15 runners was 2K, 3K for the under 17 athletes and 4K for the women and men. Unfortunately the competitors had to contend with heavy rain and near gale conditions. Nevertheless, there was a good turnout of talented athletes from all over Scotland and also of spectators for whom there was the added attraction of seeing 3 Olympians in action namely Laura Muir, Andrew Butchart and Jake Wightman. […]
CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS M40 AND M50 TEAMS WIN SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS AT THE SCOTTISH CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS
The grounds of the historic Scone Palace, where the Scottish Kings including Robert the Bruce were crowned, was the new venue for the Scottish Cross Country Relays. With the event having been cancelled last year due to Covid restrictions there was, not surprisingly, a large gathering of contestants across the age groups. Cambuslang Harriers were well represented and came away with silver and bronze medals in the M40 and M50 categories as well as finishing 2 senior men’s teams in the top 8 positions. The format and order of events was the same as in the previous West Relays and […]
A VARIETY OF AWARDS FOR CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS
Members of Cambuslang Harriers returned to full scale competition at the West District Cross Country Championships which was held on the undulating golf course within Glasgow’s Alexandra Park. The event was not held in 2020 due to Covid Restrictions. Several athletes across the age groups were participating in cross country running for the first time having taken up running during lockdown. The wet conditions did not deter the harriers from putting in some very good performances. The programme kicked off with the young female relay event in which an under 13, under 15 and under 17 athlete all ran a […]
CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS IN ACTION IN SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND GERMANY
4 Cambuslang athletes lined up for the London Marathon. Ryan Thomson was on schedule for a 2 hours 18 minutes performance having reached halfway in the excellent time of 68 minutes and 42 seconds. However, unfortunately he suffered badly from strained calves in the second half of the race and ended up with a marathon debut time of 2.37.27. Nevertheless, the experience gained at racing this distance will stand him in good stead in any future marathon. Ian Hodge suffered a similar problem with his calves also seizing up albeit with only 3 miles to go but still came away […]
CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS’ COACHES AND OFFICIALS GAIN NATIONAL RECOGNITION.
Cambuslang Harriers Head Coach and former Scottish Endurance Lead Coach Mike Johnston was appointed Convenor of the Scottish Road Running and Cross Country Commission at the recent Scottish Athletics AGM. His previous experience as National Coach and his wide knowledge of the Scottish endurance scene make him an ideal appointment for this role. Fiona Pollock, the club’s Welfare Officer, and Assistant Coach Pamela Stephen have been short listed for the Scottish Athletics Volunteer of the Year Award. Their nomination is well deserved for their longstanding and dedicated work with our younger athletes. The Scottish 10K Road Championship returned to […]
MEMBERS OF CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS CONTINUE TO RETURN TO COMPETITION
A number of Cambuslang athletes were competing in a variety of competitions in recent weeks. The prestigious Antrim Half Marathon enticed 14 of our runners to take the ferry over to Larne. Ryan Thomson had an invitation to take part in the elite race which had been won the previous year by Mo Farah. He took advantage of the opportunity to post the fast time of 65.52 thus slicing 31 seconds off his pb and putting him 3rd in the Scottish rankings for this season. Ryan was happy with his time but thinks there is more to come as his […]
ANOTHER BUSY WEEK FOR MEMBERS OF CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS
Cambuslang athletes performed well in the Scottish U20 and Senior Track Championships at Grangemouth Stadium. Jamie MacKinnon (3.56.05) repeated his senior bronze medal performance of 2019 when taking 3rd place in a tactical race. Although Chris McLew in the 800M (1.53.5) and Fraser Stewart in the 5000M (14.37.76) were just outside the medals in 4th spot they nevertheless had the consolation of setting personal best times. U20 Aaron Grew posted a promising debut time of 15.52.34 to finish 5th in his age category while Ryan Donnelly doubled up in the 800M an 5000M events and set a pb of 2.09.08 […]
CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS IN ACTION AT DUNOON, GREENOCK AND GLENSHEE
A number of Cambuslang Harriers headed down the Clyde Coast to compete in the Dunoon 10K on the Saturday and in the Scottish Masters 10000M Track Championships at Greenock on the following day. A host of excellent individual performances ensured that the club did not come away empty handed. Newcomer Lesley Blackwood who only joined the club during lockdown made an impressive debut when she finished first lady in a personal best time of 39.34 seconds. Lesley’s target was to break 40 minutes and accordingly planned to run at just under 4 minutes per kilometre pace. However, after 2K […]
HEAD TO HEAD COMPETITIONS IN QUICK SUCCESSION
With the easing of Covid restrictions members of Cambuslang Harriers have welcomed the opportunity to participate once again in a number of events on track and on road. Gavin Smith and under 20 runners Aaron Grew and Zak Povey competed in the 3000M in the Stirling University Open Graded Meeting. Gavin finished well ahead of the field in a time of 8.31.61 with Aaron taking 4th place in 8.55.29, a personal best by 9 seconds, while Zak was 7th in 9.41.98. Under 17 Lewis Roddis won his 800M heat with a gusty drive to the line to post an outdoor […]
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