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  • Who are Cambuslang Harriers?

    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.

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    CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS’ SENIOR WOMEN MAKE HISTORY AT THE SCOTTISH CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

    CLUB CAPTAIN KIRSTY O’BRIEN REFLECTS ON THE SCOTTISH CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS “What an incredible weekend for Cambuslang Harriers at the National Cross Country Championships in Falkirk! While this is often the highlight of the race calendar, the effort put in by all athletes, coaches, volunteers and supporters made for an incredible atmosphere, with some amazing results to match The senior women’s team of Zoe Pflug (5th), Eve MacKinnon(6th), Hannah Addison (22nd), Lesley Hughes (53rd), Georgia Freeman-Mills (58th), and Nathalie Brohan (73rd) made Cambuslang history when they won team silver – the first medal ever won by a senior women’s team […]

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    CAMBUSLANG SENIOR LADIES SHINE IN ARMAGH WHILE THE MASTERS TRIUMPH IN FORRES

    Cambuslang Harriers senior women and men were invited once again to compete in the Armagh International Road Races.  The Armagh event is renowned for the warm reception given to competitors by the host club Armagh AC, for attracting a top international and domestic field and for generating fast times in the women and men’s 3K and 5K races. The preceding local schools’ races took place in very wet and windy conditions.  However, fortunately the rain went off shortly before the senior women toed the line.  The club was represented by Stafanie Tucker who was also counting for the Scottish team, […]

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    JANUARY ROUNDUP

    Apart from the Inter District Cross Country Championships January tends to be a quiet month in the athletics’ calendar.  Nine Cambuslang athletes had earlier qualified at the West District Championships in December to represent the West in the Inter District Match at Renfrew.  Unfortunately senior athletes Katie Clubb and Gavin Smith and U17 Zach Seenan were unable to take their places due to injury and illness.  U13 Brooke Walker kicked off the proceeding followed by Ewan Kennedy who was a counting member for the victorious U13 boys West team.  In the U15 boys event Daibhidh Kinnaird and Euan Reid helped […]

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    MARATHON OLYMPIC QUALIFIER MOIRA STEWART AND COACH MIKE JOHNSTON CATCH THE EYE IN THE CLOSING WEEKS OF DECEMBER 2023

    The first West Cross Country League Match of season 2023-24 was staged at Kilmarnock in mid November.  The value of this competition is that it gives athletes resident in the West of Scotland further opportunities to gain race experience on the country and it is also one of the few events in which athletes under 11 can participate. U11 runners Monica Smith, Amelia Otakoya, Niall Smith and Douglas Gallie duly took part as did the trio of U13 girls Brooke Walker, Eve Campbell and Iona Campbell along with U17 Gabriel Murphy.  Both women and men ran together in the U20/senior/masters […]

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    COLIN FEECHAN, ATHLETE OF THE MOMENT, AS CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS CELEBRATES ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

    After a 2 years absence the Scottish Short Course Championships made a welcome return to Lanark Race Course.  The dry weather conditions were in sharp contrast to the very heavy rain there in 2021.  Nearby Tinto Hill was clearly visible in the distance whereas previously it was hidden from sight by the very low clouds.  Cambuslang Harriers fielded teams in the U15 boys and U17 men’s 2K and 3K events and in the separate 4K races for the senior/master women and men.  Teamwise the highlight was a silver medal for the senior men while the U15 boys in 4th place […]

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    Cambuslang Harriers Senior Ladies make Scottish Cross Country Relay History

    The West District Relay Championships at Alexandra Park ushered in the autumn cross country season.   Unfortunately the weather the day before and on the morning of the event resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.  Some clubs such as Inverclyde AC could not travel and Cambuslang Harriers lost the services of Kenny Campbell who was due to run the first leg for the M40 team.  Kenny and his wife Jennifer had set out early from their home in Campbeltown but had to abandon their journey on account of road flooding and an avalanche.  M50 Mark King and senior lady […]

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    SEPTEMBER ROUNDUP

    4 Cambuslang athletes, Colin Feechan, Dave Thom, Chris Upson and Jacqueline Etherington flew the flag for the club in the European Track and Non Stada Championships in Italy.  All 4 either achieved or indeed exceeded their private expectations and did themselves, their families, club, Scotland and Great Britain proud by bringing home 5 individual European gold, 2 individual bronze medals, 2 team gold and 1 team silver as well as setting 2 new age group Scottish Masters records. Colin who had only turned 65 on the eve of the Championships put on an impressive display of strong running to lift […]

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    AUGUST AND EARLY SEPTEMBER ROUNDUP OF EVENTS

    August and early September was a busy time for Cambuslang’s road, track and hill runners as well as triathletes.  There was a number of local road races along with the Ladies World Marathon Championships in Budapest where Moira Stewart represented the Czech Republic.  In very warm and humid conditions she performed very well to record the time of 2.34.02 for 26th place.  The temperature was already 24 degrees at the 7.00am starting time and reached 28 degrees by the finish.  At the Bute 10K Chris Upson lifted the M60 award while senior ladies Catriona Bain and new member Natalie McWilliams […]

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    MEMBERS OF CAMBUSLANG HARRIERS DEMONSTRATE THEIR VERSATILITY

    Members of Cambuslang Harriers have again been active in late July and early August both in triathlon, track, road and hill running events. Congratulations go to Zach Seenan who gained a silver medal in the U20 British Standard Distance Triathlon Championships at Sunderland. This major success came only a few weeks after he had lifted the U20 Scottish Aquathlon title along with the overall silver medal. Zach only joined the Harriers in late 2022 and during that time he has managed to pick up 2 Scottish U17 team bronze medals on country and road. According to his running coach, Colin […]

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    CAMBUSLANG ATHLETES COMPETE OVER VARYING SURFACES IN JULY

    Over the last few weeks members of Cambuslang Harriers have competed on road, track, hills and trail as well as participating in triathlon and aquathon events. 10 club athletes lined up for the midweek Scottish Veterans 5K Road Race at Clydebank. First Cambuslang runner home was M35 Steven Fitzpatrick in a time of 16.05 which was only 10 seconds outside his pb. He was followed in by M50 Mark King whose time of 16.59 was his first sub 17 minutes clocking. The leading M60 Dave Thom crossed the line only 7 seconds behind Mark. The last time David had run […]

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