News report weekended 11th November

Clydesdale Harriers had a busy few weeks in terms of competition. Last weekend was the British and Irish Masters International Cross Country Championships at Stormont, Belfast. Results  soon.

On Monday 29^th October was the Dublin marathon where Robert O’Neill ran a personal best time over the undulating course to finish in 2h 58m 20s.

The National Cross Country Relay Championships took place in Cumbernauld two days earlier. First off were the Young Females running  2500m. We had four complete teams competing. ‘A’ Team had Under 13 Iona Allan running first in 12.12, changing to Under 15 Emily Paxton (12.08), finally changing to Under 15 Charlotte Ross (12.40) to finish as 36^th team overall. ‘B’ Team had U13 Sarah Goggins running first in 13.19, changing to U13 Natasha Shaw (14.01), finally changing to U17 Corrie Haran (14.02). ‘C’ Team had U13 Chloe Allan running first in 13.56, changing to U15 Karyn Glen (16.56), finally changing to U17 Erin Ball (16.17). ‘D’ Team had U13 Caitlin Stewart running first in 15.12, changing to U13 Aimee Abbott (15.25), finally changing to U17 Louise Steele-Milne (16.14).

Next off were the Young Males also running 2500m. We had three teams, one which was incomplete. ‘A’ Team had U13 Lewis Priest running first in 10.33, changing to U15 Brian Aird (11.04), finally changing to U15 Philip Allan (11.33), finishing as 66^th team overall. ‘B’ Team had U13 Ronan Ross running first in 12.00, changing to U15 Darren Dolan (11.49), finally changing to U15 Lewis Hay (11.20). Incomplete ‘C’ Team had U13 Aaron Smith running first in 12.51, changing to U13 Stephen Kane (12.57).

Next off were the Senior/Junior Women running 4000m. We had one team with Pamela McCrossan running first in 17.58, changing to Yvonne Green (19.27), finally changing to Marina McCallum (19.14), finishing as 28^th team overall.

Lastly were the Senior/Junior Men also running  4000m. We had three teams, one which was incomplete. ‘A’ Team had Peter Bowman running first in 14.08, changing to Paul Carroll (15.09), changing to Gerry Montgomery (17.08), finally changing to Kevin Farmer (17.06), finishing as 50^th team overall. ‘B’ Team had Ryan Nelson running first in 16.46, changing to Gus Cairney (17.47), changing to Paul McKendry (19.01), finally changing to Hugh Laverty (17.08). Incomplete ‘C’ Team had Gerry Kane running first in 19.01, changing to Watson Jones (20.52), changing to Colin Gray (21.43).

Next races for the harriers include the Dunbartonshire AAA Cross Country Championships at Maryhill Park (November 24^th), The Hannah Cup at Dalmuir Park (December 1^st), and the West Districts Cross Country Championships at Inverclyde (December 8^th).

Marina McCallum
Press Officer