Thank you to all the runners, officials, marshals and helpers who were at the 2017 Rigg Race. It was another fantastic event and thank you for all the positive feedback we've had. The results are available here, and they will also be available from our Facebook page. If you have any comments or questions please get in touch.

Saturday 29th April saw the track season start in earnest with the first of 3 Forth Valley League matches at Craigswood Sports Centre, Livingston. The response from our athletes has been superb and this year we have 2 separate teams competing in Divisions 2 and 3 respectively. Many of our new or younger athletes were competing for the very first time. Particular mention goes to Caragh McMaster, Ella Jones and Kieran Hardie who are all new to the club and performed admirably in the 800m with wins in each of their races. A special mention also goes out to Sophie Raymond who stepped up at late notice to compete in the U15 girls 1500m. This is not Sophie’s usual event but she managed to keep smiling all the way round. The final result sees Harmeny currently 5th overall in Division 2 and  4th overall in Division 3. The

The red and green tops from Harmeny were out in force at the London Marathon last weekend.  9 Harmeny runners took part while many other members eagerly tracked their progress on the online tracking system. Ross Millar was first to cross the finish line, missing a PB by only 1 min 20 seconds.  He then rushed back along the course to support his wife Michelle who was taking part in her debut marathon.  Their race reports can be viewed here on the website. Sandra Beattie had an amazing run and managed a PB by 10 minutes!  Kirsty Stoddart made a fantastic comeback to running in her first marathon since 2013 and Nicola Freedman was back for another marathon after completing Boston the week before! Also taking part was Karen Davidson, Craig Stewart, Adrian White, Raymond Keith, Carol Fortune and Keith Martin. Finally Raymond decided fame was

For the first time this now well established race from Ocean Terminal to Murrayfield Stadium was included in the Club Grand Prix series, resulting in 16 members entering and running on the day, out of a field of more than 1100. An 830am start was unusually early, however, the sun was shining and whilst it was a little chilly, there was little wind, ensuring ideal running conditions for those taking part. Some club members took the opportunity to include the race as part of forthcoming marathon preparations in London, Stirling and Edinburgh. A 13.1km event though does produce the interesting conundrum of pacing – should you pace it as a 10k and hold on for dear life in the last couple of miles or take it more conservatively as a 10 miler or half marathon and then push harder in the closing stages? A challenging

It was great to see so many Harmeny members at the annual Edinburgh Primary Schools Cross Country event at Cavalry Park, Duddingston on 20th March 2017.    This clipping from the Edinburgh Evening News shows Emma, Ethan and Finlay who were all in the top 3 of their event but misses Alasdair who came in 8th in the Primary 7 race.    Well done to all who competed.

Further success this weekend for our young Harmeny athletes with first place positions going to Matthew Holden and Ellia Jones in the annual Gartmorn 6 race. This is a 2 mile trail race hosted by the Wee County Harriers based in Alloa.  This year saw over 70 entrants take on the scenic route close to Gartmorn reservoir and both Matthew and Ellia came first in the age 10 category. Well done to you both!

Sunday 5th February saw the bi-annual SUPERteams competition at the Emirates Stadium in Glasgow. We had a brilliant response from our under 12’s so we applied for 8 teams but were disappointed to only be able to take two boys and two girls teams.  There were more than 400 children from clubs all over Scotland and the atmosphere was electric.   Each team member competes in four events - shotputt, long jump, 60m sprint and 200m relays.  All our athletes performed well and we were delighted to come away with a silver medal for one of the boys teams.   Thanks to the coaches for preparing the children for the various events and to the parents for making the journey and cheering all day, once again the Harmeny crowd did us proud!   Results here: http://events.scottishathletics.org.uk/events/18434-17202-u12-indoor-superteams

It was a glorious sunny day for the final leg of the East District XC League and we had a record 29 young runners turn up to take on ‘The Notorious Puddle.’ Unfortunately due to the lack of rain it had dried up – this was a slight disappointment to the youngsters (but not to the adults in the later races!)   Not to be deterred thirteen u11 girls set out first to tackle the mile course. It was a lovely route, undulating through the woods and trails but with patches of ice and snow where those with spikes had an advantage. All made it round in one piece and came in 11th team overall, a great result.   Next up were the u11 boys. The team were lying in third place after the first two rounds so all wanted to put on a good

For the second year in a row it was a lovely day for Lasswade AC’s 35th Annual Cross Country Event. A large turnout over all the age categories ensured an exciting day for the 4 Harmeny runners who attended. The under 11 boys had 2 runners, Finlay and Fergus Ross with Finlay taking the trophy at the second time of asking and Fergus coming a commendable 30th in a field of 56 runners. Ruby Grierson showed real spirit to take 26th place in the girls u13 category, overtaking other girls right to the end for a strong finish. Tendai Nyabadza came a superb third place in the boys under 13 race behind two much more experienced runners. It was a gritty performance and he was rightly delighted with his trophy. There was a real buzz about the day and from the post-race chat it didn’t

A fantastic turnout, great conditions and the bonus of a few pots won made for a fantastic weekend at the recent Jedburgh Ultra and Running Festival. Damien O’Looney takes pride of place for his outstanding 2nd place finish in the 38-mile Ultra - all the more remarkable given the fact this was his first race beyond the 26-mile marathon distance. And with a strong finish, who knows what might have been had the race been just a few miles longer! There were outstanding PBs for a number of people (Graeme Stewart, Karl Zeiner) and great performances by first timer Paul Campbell. The male and female relay teams went one better, comfortably picking up first place in both events – next year we need to find a mixed team to pick up all 3! Well done to Andy Ross, Gavin Orr, Phil Buckley and Craig Stewart

The weather forecasted rain, rain and more rain for the first leg of the East District cross country league in the grounds of Stirling University but this didn’t deter 17 junior and 14 senior Harmeny members from turning out to enjoy the fun. There was a fantastic atmosphere in the tent where names were ticked, bibs handed out and nerves soothed. The races started with the U11 girls – one of whom had to run full pelt from her mums car straight to the start line. The published results are incorrect and pending correction should have the team in 7th position, a great achievement. The U11 boys mustered an impressive field of 8 runners and came third in their own team competition – our best result in the recent years. Well done to Ruby in the U13 Girls race. It would be great if we

A beautiful sunny day provided the backdrop for the annual Harmeny AC v CAAC cross country match. 61 young athletes turned out to contest the trophy which had been won by Corstorphine at the 3 previous meetings. We were delighted to welcome so many new runners to the event, the new sessions are clearly a great success with 35 entrants for the under 11’s race. It was great to see everyone enjoy themselves and there was even some sibling rivalry with Sebastian beating his older sister Stella! To cap off the day the individual trophies were presented by local MP Joanna Cherry. She was present for all the races and was very impressed with all the performances. And the news you’ve all been waiting for… YES Harmeny did come away with the overall trophy. Well done everyone. This event marks the start of the XC