Road Running

LARGE NUMBERS AGAIN AT THE TROON 10K Last Wednesday evening, over 1000 runners lined up on Troon Promenade for the 30th staging of the host town’s 10K Road Race and as ever there were a large number of Kilmarnock Harriers in the event which sold out months in advance. At…

On Sunday, tens of thousands of runners took to the streets of London to take part in one of the highlights in the calendar – The Marathon. On a day where the Men’s race saw the overall winner come within 7 seconds of a new World Record by running just…

LIVINGSTON HOST THE NATIONAL SENIOR ROAD RELAYS On Sunday 3rd April, the new town of Livingston was once more the venue of the National 6/4 stage Road Relays and as is the norm some of the nation’s finest athletes were up for the challenge. In an event that traditionally sees…

CONNELL AND TONY JOIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD IN CARDIFF. The World Half Marathon Championships came to these shores on Saturday afternoon as the City of Cardiff played host to many elite athletes from countries including Kenya, Ethiopia and Japan, as well as our own Mo Farah, and in the world…

ROAD RACING SEASON BEGINS IN EARNEST Over the past fortnight there were a large number of athletes putting on their racing shoes and nowhere was that more the case than at Sundays (20th March) Alloa Half Marathon. Good conditions awaited a field of over a couple of thousand athletes in…

The past fortnight has seen a couple of Kilmarnock Harriers compete over longer distances on the road as both step up the gears in preparation for April’s Virgin London Marathon. First up on Sunday Feb 14th was fast improving Mark Alexander who took part in the sold out Kirkintilloch 12.5k….