Carnegie win silver at the Masters CC Championships
The annual Scottish National Masters Cross Country Championships took place in Forres on Saturday afternoon with eight Carnegie members taking part. Our men put in a tremendous team performance winning the silver medals finishing behind a very strong team from Ron Hill Cambuslang with the local club Forres Harriers in the bronze medal position. Tommy Lawrence was in top form over the six mile course placing an excellent 6th overall (3rd M35) in 34.19. Ian Stewart finished a superb 10th and 2nd M50 in 34.54, Allan Fotheringham was 15th in 35.28 and Lewis Lawson was 18th in 35.43 to secure the silver medals for our club. Steven King enjoyed a strong run placing 38th in 38.12, Peter Simpson was 50th in 39.06 and Stephen Greer finished 86th in 44.15. In the ladies race, Fabienne Thompson put in an excellent run finishing 13th overall in 25.31.
A good article can be found at Scottish Running Guide
Saturday 6th February – Edinburgh parkrun 5K
PB’s Galore at the Edinburgh parkrun 5K
A dozen Harriers were amongst the 162 runners taking part in the 16th Edinburgh parkrun with five Carnegie members setting 5k personal bests. Iain Taylor recorded his second ’sub 17′ parkrun, finishing 3rd overall in 16.59 closely followed by 6th placed Andrew Smith who clocked 17.13 removing 43 seconds from his previous best. Campbell Hutt enjoyed a fine run placing 7th in 17.25 and Ian Johnston was 9th and leading M50 in 18.17. Robert Milton placed 23rd in 19.40, Kieran Morgan was 28th in 20.01 and Isobel Burnett on her parkrun debut ran a PB of 20.08 finishing 4th lady and 33rd overall. Malcolm Smith set a PB of 20.16 (35th), David Greig was 43rd in 20.57 while Campbell Reid was a second behind placing 44th in 20.58 (PB). Morna Fleming on her parkrun debut clocked a PB of 22.07 (59th) and John Milton was 86th in 24.18.
Sunday 7th February – Forfar Multi-Terrain Half Marathon
Gail Murdoch, Steven King, Helena Sim, Richie Cunningham, Kieran Morgan, Bill Duff, Ken Daniels, John Mcarthur and John Milton all took part in Sunday’s Forfar Multi-Terrain Half Marathon. Results are not yet available but will be put on the club website when they are.
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Here are some photos from the cross country race at Loch Fitty on saturday.
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
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Carnegie’s Roger Clark was the convinicing winner of our opening 3 mile time trial of 2010. Leading from the gun, Roger sped around the testing two lap course in 16.36 finishing clear of 2nd placed Barry Davie (Pitreavie AAC) who recorded 16.51 and new Carnegie member Andrew Smith who was 3rd in 16.56. Stevie Ogg was the leading M40 placing 4th overall in 17.05 with Steven King occupying 5th in 17.34. Ian Johnston was the 1st M50 (6th overall) in 18.26, John Fulham posted a quick time of 19.05 (7th), Bernt Cederstrom was 8th in 19.13 and Derek Cassells, 9th in 19.16. Gail Murdoch took the honours in the ladies race clocking 19.43 placing 10th overall. Catriona McCracken enjoyed a strong run finishing 2nd lady in 19.52 and new member Pamela Gilfillan placed 3rd lady in 21.13. Annette Bunyan was 4th lady in 21.23 and Kirsty Stoddart (Harmeny AC) was the 5th lady in 23.06. Well done to everyone who took part and thanks to Paul Arnott and Malcolm Smith who covered the timekeeping.
Despite a bitterly cold morning at the Edinburgh parkrun, Carnegie’s Gail Murdoch produced an excellent run over the out and back 5k course to remove over 20 seconds from her previous best. The popular weekly event attracted a field of 182 runners with eleven Carnegie members taking part. Iain Taylor was the leading Harrier placing 4th overall in 17.14 with Campbell Hutt on his return from injury clocking 18.12 in 9th place. Kieran Morgan ran a 5k best of 19.59 (29th) while Gail Murdoch clocked a new PB of 20.01 as she finished 30th overall and 4th lady. Ross Carrie completed his 3rd parkrun in a new parkrun best of 20.09 placing 33rd. Iain Thomson posted a time of 21.36 (56th) on his parkrun debut and Gordon Somerville finished 60th in 21.55. Louise Dallas on her Carnegie debut recorded a time of 23.19 (85th), John Milton timed at 24.43 (104th), Val Macaulay was 135th in 26.52 and Tom Maley finished 163rd in 29.37.Saturday 30th January – Finsbury parkrun 5K, London
At the Finsbury parkrun 5K on Saturday morning David Greig posted a time of 22.43 placing 17th.
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An excellent team performance saw Carnegie Harriers successfully retain their Scottish Veteran Harriers Road Relay title at Strathclyde Park near Motherwell. Lewis Lawson covered the opening 3.67 mile leg for the ‘A’ team in 20.28 placing 4th. Scottish veteran internationlist Ian Stewart produced a very strong run to bring Carnegie into the lead at halfway clocking 19.55 on Leg 2. Tommy Lawrence covered the penultimate leg in a fast 19.28 and Andrew Wright ensured team success for Carnegie clocking 18.43 bringing the Harriers home in first position. Carnegie’s ‘B’ team were also in great form placing 4th overall. Allan Fotheringham had an outstanding run on leg one timing at 19.59 in 3rd position before Iain Taylor clocked 20.33 keeping the ‘B’ team in 3rd place at halfway. Stevie Ogg covered leg three in 21.15 (3rd) and John Lambie clocked 20.49 as the team placed 4th overall. Steven King showed no adverse effects from Saturday’s Devils Burden Hill Relay as he covered leg one for the ‘C’ team in 21.26 placing 8th. Peter Morrison clocked 25.49 on leg two (18th), Malcolm Smith timed at 25.09 (17th) on leg three and Mark Johnstone covered leg four in 25.37. An incomplete Carnegie ‘D’ team saw Ian Johnston record 22.25 on leg one and John Fulham clocked 23.59 on leg two. Carnegie ladies finished 10th club overall with Gail Murdoch placing 5th (23.56) on leg one. Lesley Halstead covered leg two in 28.43 (9th) and Maryann Lawrence clocked 28.54 on leg three ensuring a top ten finish for our ladies. A selection of excellent photo’s from the event courtesy of Chris Upson (Westerlands) can be found HERE.
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Keep fit in 2010 by joining Carnegie Harriers
New members are always encouraged and welcome at Carnegie Harriers. Our club has teamed up with EntryCentral.com and you can now join Carnegie Harriers online by clicking on the Entry Central logo below;
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!
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