About Carnegie Harriers

About Carnegie Harriers – The Dunfermline Running Club in West Fife

Welcome

If you are not a member of the Carnegie Harriers running club then we hope the site will give you an insight into what the running club is all about and encourage you to come along to one of our training sessions.

The club meets for training at The Dunfermline Academy of Sport, Pitreavie Playing Fields, Dunfermline, every Tuesday and Thursday at 6.15pm (for a 6.30pm start). The Academy of Sport offer superb changing / showering facilities along with a licensed bar and cafe.

Here is a link to a google map of where we are Carnegie Harriers Running Club

We are a friendly running club that welcomes new members of all abilities regardless of whether you are a serious competitor or just wanting to keep fit.

We thank you for your interest in Carnegie Harriers and would like to take this opportunity to tell you more about the running club.

Carnegie Harriers were formed in August 1991, to cater for the interests of road runners in the Dunfermline area and West Fife.

Since then our range of activities has been extended to include cross country, ultra and hill running, an event that is becoming increasingly popular with our members. Whatever the distance, someone in the club is likely to have run it – from a mile to a marathon and considerably beyond (more about that later), there was no stopping us! Over the years, club members raced in countless British events along with races in Italy, Greece, Holand, Sweden, Thailand and the USA. Our running club now has members throughout the central belt of Scotland and beyond including four members from the USA.

As well as taking part in races throughout Scotland and beyond, we do our bit to promote the sport by organising a number of events during the year. From May to August in Dunfermline we host a series of one and two mile races on the first Friday of each month as well as the highly successful Dunfermline Auld Toun 10k on the second Wednesday in May and the Graham Clark 3.9 Mile Memorial Race in late August.

So why should you join us?

The running club provides an opportunity to make new friends, explore new routes and exchange training ideas. Our structured training sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings will help improve your overall fitness and performance as well as those all-important PB’s.

For the more competitive there is the chance to represent the club in a variety of team events during the year. You can also earn points at selected races to count towards our annual Grand Prix awards, where we give prizes in all three disciplines of road, hill and cross country running. On top of this we have several members only races and regular time trials.

If you prefer longer runs, you could follow in the footsteps of Pauline Walker who became the first Harrier to complete the West Highland Way run (all 97 miles of it) after warming up on the Speyside Way (50k) and the Two Bridges road race (36 miles). Alternatively if you want something more vertically challenging, how about a hill run. Check out our Hill Running Blog HERE

If all this sounds a bit serious, don’t worry, it’s not compulsory. Nor should you be put off by the mistaken belief you have to be a good runner to join the club – we aim to cater for all levels. This applies to the social aspect as well but be warned, there can be some serious post-race replacement of lost fluid and liquid carbo-loading sessions which are definitely not for the faint hearted.

If all of this has still not persuaded you to join us, as a bonus you get to wear our discrete but distinctive (luminous green and orange) club colours and discounts at a number of local retailers and specialist running shops.

But by far the biggest benefit of joining Carnegie Harriers running club is the support and encouragement you will get from fellow club members. Whether you are new to the area, new to the sport, been running for some time on your own or already an experienced runner, we are confident we have something to offer. But don’t just take our word for it – come along to one or our training nights and see for yourself.

We are proud of the progress we have made over the past sixteen years, thanks to the hard work of our members and the support of our new sponsors, Dunfermline Academy of Sport. We hope you will join us and contribute to our continued success. But above all, we hope we can help you to get the same enjoyment out of running as we do. We look forward to welcoming you to Carnegie Harriers running club.

If you would like to contact us just give me a phone on 01383 622612 or

Contact me by filling out the form below.

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Neil Campbell