Our Friday Evening Race Series get underway this week with a one mile race in Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline. The race is the 7th counter in our Road Running Grand Prix and please make every effort to come along and take part. The race starts at 7.30pm and entries (£2) are all on the night from 6.45pm next to the Glen Pavillion.
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Entries are now open for the popular Forth Bridges 10K. This race has a race limit of 350 runners and in 2007 reached its limit four weeks before the event.
The race starts in North Queensferry and was very well supported by Carnegie members last year. Our men occupied the first ten places and our ladies placed 1st, 2nd and won the team award.
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Carnegie Harriers enjoyed a tremendous day of running at the annual Cateran Trail Race and Relay Race from Blairgowrie to the Spittal of Glenshee. Ultra distance expert Richie Cunningham was the convincing winner of the 23 mile individual race in 3.15.35 with Gail Murdoch and Fabienne Thompson placing 2nd (3.56.36) and 3rd (4.00.35) ladies respectively. Lynne Kuz also ran well finishing 5th lady in 4.09.11. Steven King, Paul Davies, Helena Sim, Andy Sim also took part and their times will be posted once available.
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The annual Dunfermline City Half Marathon was run in perfect conditions on Sunday morning with a good turnout of 27 Carnegie Harriers amongst the 776 finishers. The 13.1 mile race got underway just after 11am with good crowds cheering on the runners throughout the two lap course. Defending champion Robert Russell succesfully defended his Scottish Half Marathon Championship title breaking away from the leading pack after three miles going on the win the race in 1.07.36.The leading Carnegie runner was Tommy Lawrence who placed 10th overall in 1.14.18 winning the Gary Riddell Trophy for the 4th year in succession which is presented to the first local athlete to finish. Scott Bradley in 11th position ran strongly clocking a time of 1.15.44 and congratulations to Ian Johnston who was the leading M50, placing 38th overall in 1.24.16. Carnegie’s men placed 3rd team overall in this Scottish Championship event.
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Murray Strain headed a field of 280 runners at the 22nd Auld Toun 10K Road Race in Dunfermline on Wednesday evening. Murray forged ahead of the leading pack at halfway and went on to retain his Auld Toun 10K title equalling the course record in 31.59. Carnegie’s David Simpson ran a strong race to finish 2nd in 32.25 ahead of Steve Cairns (HBT) who was 3rd and 1st M40 in 32.36. Ian Johnston covered the challenging course in 38.37 (17th) to win the M50 award. Ros Alexander (Carnegie Harriers) made a successful comeback to racing winning the ladies race in 39.10. This was Ros’s fourth Auld Toun 10K victory having previously won the race in 2004, 2005 and 2007. Fife AC’s Angela Howe placed 2nd lady in 39.34 and Kristin Lownie (Unattached) ran well finishing 3rd lady in 41.17. Jane Aitchison (Bonita RR) from San Diego, California won the F35 award clocking 42.39. Scottish 24 hour record holder Pauline Walker (Carnegie Harriers) won the F45 award in a time of 44.25.
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