Tomintoul, AB37 9AQ/Grid ref: NJ156266

On Sat. 17^th July after the Tom na Bat Hill Race

Having travelled to Tomintoul for the 4^th SHR Championship Race at the Tomintoul Highland Games why not stay the night. Alan and Tilly are killing a wild boar and roasting it on a spit for the Saturday night and anyone is invited to come along. We will provide bread and meat, if you want vegetables or alcohol, bring your own.

There’s plenty of space to pitch a tent and if you’re quick you may even get a bed in the house. Ring us at the farm for more details on 01807590318. Be prepared to leave a message.

Bring a freezer bag ( and your wallet!) if you want to take some of our meat home with you. Wild Boar, Venison, Soay lamb and Belted Galloway beef, in all cuts (frozen), will be available.

Sunday 13th June – Picnic in the Park

As you will all be aware the Dunfermline Half Marathon takes place at 11am on Sunday 13th June from Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline with loads of Carnegie members expected to take part.  Hopefully the sun will be shining and it is planned to have a ‘Picnic in the Park’ after the race on the main lawn in front of the Glen Pavillion.  The area where we plan to meet will be easily recognisable as the club flag will be placed there.  Hopefully all those taking part in the race along with friends and family will be able to come along and enjoy some picnic food, coffee and cakes after the run.

Saturday 3rd July – Carnegie Harriers Social Night – ‘THEM BEATLES’

We are pleased to announce that a summer social night has been arranged for Saturday 3rd July (7.30pm – Midnight) at the King Malcolm Hotel, Dunfermline. The evening will feature one of Scotland’s leading Beatles tribute bands called ‘Them Beatles’. Tickets are priced at £10 each (including stovies or vegetarian option) and only 120 are available on a first come basis. Friends and family are most welcome.  You can hear the band at http://www.myspace.com/thembeatles  A booking form can be found on the club notice board.   You can also post your name below on the Harriers forum to reserve tickets (payment required at earliest convenience to confirm your booking).  Please contact Fiona Rennie for further details.

Saturday 18th December – Xmas Party Night, Pitbauchlie Hotel, Aberdour Road, Dunfermline

Our 2010 Xmas Party Night has been booked for the Pitbauchlie Hotel for Saturday 18th December.

Wednesday 25th May  - Self Transcendence 1 Mile Road Race, Meadows, Edinburgh Catriona McCracken placed 5th lady at the Self Transcendence 1 Mile Road Race in Edinburgh clocking a time of 6.02. Kieran Morgan ran a personal best of 6.14 only three days after completing the Edinburgh Marathon.

Wednesday 25th May – Knock Hill Race, Crieff Judy Turner wins the Knock Hill race in Crieff
Carnegie’s Judy Turner was first lady in a closely contested Knock Hill Race on Wednesday evening in Crieff. Judy covered the 5 mile route with 685 feet of climbing in 36.25 and Peter Simpson was the leading M40 timing at 33.41.

Saturday 29th May – Heart of Scotland 100 Challenge, Dunkeld Sue Walker completes the Heart of Scotland 100
Congratulations and very well done to Sue Walker who has completed the Heart of Scotland 100 in around 34 hours 20 minutes. This is an excellent achievement and further event information can be found on the event website at http://www.heartofscotland100.org.uk/

The event started at 10am on Saturday morning in Dunkeld before venturing to Kirkmichael, onto the Cateran Trail to Enochdhu, up the glen to Daldhu, Shinagag, and on to Blair Atholl. The route then headed to Bruar, to Dalnacardoch and on to Loch Errochty and onwards to Kinloch Rannoch. The closing stages went to Aberfeldy before finishing back in Dunkeld.

Sue reached the finish some 104.4 miles later at around 6.20pm on Sunday. Sue has raising money for Girlguiding Fife and if anyone would like to make a donation then the charity link can be found at http://www.justgiving.com/Sue-WalkerHeartofscotland100

Saturday 29th May - Edinburgh parkrun 5K, Cramond   Andrew Smith was the leading Carnegie runner at the Edinburgh parkrun 5k.  Andrew clocked a fast 17.16 placing 8th overall.  Fergus McGaw ran a strong race setting a personal best of 18.31 finishing 22nd while Malcolm Smith was 58th in 20.35.  Kieran Morgan was 62nd in 20.55, Louise Hewison was 116th in 23.28, Clive Cable was 128th in 24.03, Lesley Halstead was 133rd in 24.16 and Robbie Swinton set a PB of 27.42 in 188th.

Sunday 30th May – Dunblane Hydro 7.5 Mile Road Race Iain Taylor posted a time of 43.19 whilst placing 5th and leading M40 at the Dunblane 7.5 Mile Road Race.  Judith Turner covered the undulating course in around 48.50 to finish 3rd lady overall and Melanie Sinclair clocked a time of 59.06.

Wednesday 19th May  - Self Transcendence 2 Mile Road Race, Meadows, Edinburgh Ross Carrie set a personal best of 11.46 whilst finishing 16th overall at last Wednesday’s Self Transcendence 2 Mile Race in Edinburgh

Friday 21st May - Beveridge Park 5K Road Race, Kirkcaldy Judy Turner set a personal best of 19.10 at the Beveridge Park 5k hwere she placed 4th lady and 18th overall.  Tim Walker finished 35th in 21.47 and Melanie Sinclair covered the undulating 3.1 mile course in 22.39 placing 13th lady.

Saturday 22nd May - Edinburgh parkrun 5K, Cramond   Lesley Halstead placed 100th at the Edinburgh parkrun 5k in 24.26 and Robbie Swinton set a personal best of 28.28 in 153rd position.

Saturday 22nd May - Cape Wrath Marathon Richie Cunningham placed a superb 2nd overall at the Cape Wrath Marathon in 3.08.17. Fabienne Thompson was 4th lady and 1st F40 in 3.46.00 and Neil Campbell clocked 4.26.27.

Sunday 23rd May – Edinburgh Marathon Bradley is the leading Scot at the Edinburgh Marathon
Carnegie’s Scott Bradley produced another outstanding marathon performance finishing 6th overall and leading Scottish athlete at the Edinburgh Marathon. Despite the scorching temperatures, Bradley recorded a personal best of 2.35.14 as he reached the finish at Musselburgh Race Course.  There were 9459 finishers in the marathon with several thousand runners also taking part in the associated Scottish Half Marathon and Hairy Haggis Marathon Relay. Twenty three Carnegie members took part in the marathon.  Iain Taylor was the 2nd Harrier home covering his 26.2 miles in 2.53.59 placing 43rd overall. Stevie Ogg clocked 3.02.59 (135th) and on his marathon debut Ian Johnston enjoyed an excellent run finishing 176th and 8th M50 in 3.05.55. Gail Murdoch was the leading Carnegie lady finishing in 3.14.36 followed by marathon debutant Kristin Lownie who ran a very strong race timing at 3.18.44. Grant Reekie put in a strong performance finishing 448th in 3.20.45, David MacLean timed at 3.23.11 (529th) and Derek Cassells was 640th in 3.26.25. Tom Spry placed 6th in the M60 category in a time of 3.35.05, John Fulham clocked 3.42.15 (1392nd), Mick Cowie was 2078th in 3.53.22 and Kieran Morgan was 2328th in 3.56.12. Well done to Morna Fleming who broke the four hour barrier for the 1st time in 3.57.18 and to Annette Bunyan who ran a great race finishing in 4.02.10. Allan Davie completed the marathon in 4.07.29, Gillian McCracken in 4.14.09, Derek Carswell in 4.22.52, Robert Milton in 4.26.26, Colin Reynolds in 4.31.28, Gordon Rae in 4.37.07, Julie Humphreys in 5.02.28 and Mehrnaz Campbell in 5.45.51.

Sunday 23rd May – Scottish Half Marathon, Edinburgh Jo Wilson ran a personal best of 1.36.07 in the Scottish Half Marathon while Allan Brannigan clocked 1.45.19 and Clive Cable completed the 13.1 miler in 1.52.44.

Sunday 23rd May – UK Canix Championship, Cheltenham Colin Reid and his border terrier ‘Mitch’ ran in the UK CaniX Championship at Cheltenham on Sunday which was the final event of the season.  They managed to finish an excellent 3rd in the UK Championship for the 40-49 age group and finished 3rd in Sunday’s race which was shortened to a 3K due to high temps in a time of 11.57.

The membership renewals for the 2010/2011 season were set at £25 for Adult (18 years and over) membership while Junior Membership (15 to 17) and Child Membership (9 to 14) remain at £10.

The following members were proposed and seconded to form the club committee;

Club President – Val Macaulay

General Secetary – Iain Taylor

Treasurer – John Fulham

Men’s Captain – Ian Johnston

Ladies Captain – Morna Fleming

Hill Running Captain – Allan Macaulay

Child Protection and Welfare Officer – Bernt Cederstrom

Committee Member – Fiona Rennie

Committee Member – Kate McKinnon

Committee Member – Paul Hutton

Committee Member – Mike Harvey

Committee Member – Peter Humphreys

Fabienne Thompson, Andy Sim and Ken Walker all stood down from their respective committee positions and were thanked for their contributions to the club.

Saturday 6th March – Glasgow to Edinburgh Double Marathon Gail and Sue race from Glasgow to Edinburgh

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 overall in 7.58.46 and Sue reached the finish very strongly in 11.03.00.

Saturday 6th March - Edinburgh parkrun 5K, Cramond   Fast times recorded at the 20th Edinburgh parkrun

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.

Sunday 7th March – Bishop Hill Race   Hill Running Grand Prix get underway at Scotlandwell

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.

Sunday 7th March -Arbroath Smokies 10 Mile Road Race   Team success at the Arbroath Smokies Ten Miler

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.

Sunday 7th March – Lasswade 10 Mile Road Race

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.Busy

Taylor and Thompson triumph at Loch Fitty X Country
Carnegie Harriers hosted their annual Loch Fitty Cross Country Race on Saturday afternoon. The 5 mile undulating course on the North side of the loch was solid underfoot due to the overnight frost which made for a testing race for the 35 runners taking part. Congratulations to race winner Iain Taylor who clocked 29.53 finishing one second clear of 2nd placed Tommy Lawrence who recorded 29.54. Pitreavie’s Barry Davie claimed 3rd place recording a time of 30.24 with fast improving Andrew Smith timing at 30.35 in 4th. Fabienne Thompson made a successful defence of her 2009 title winning the ladies race in 35.09 (12th overall) with Isobel Burnett running a strong race finishing 2nd lady in 36.50. Gail Murdoch placed 3rd lady in 37.29. In the age group categories Stevie Ogg won the M40 award (5th overall) in 30.47, Ian Johnston the M50 award (7th overall) in 32.00 and Bill Duff the M60 award (17th overall) in 36.54. Helena Sim was the leading F40 (22nd overall) in 38.54 and well done to Morna Flemingwho won the F50 award (27th overall) in 39.24. Thanks to all those who took part and to our club members who assisted with the race organisation

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 is only £30 per year for adults and £10 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!