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THC Juniors at Borders Schools Cross Country Championships

Well done to the Teviotdale Harriers’ juniors who competed at the Borders Primary and Secondary Cross Country Championships on Thursday 17th March. There were some very impressive performances with 6 top ten finishers and some team prizes as well. Please note times are only recorded for the first 30 runners – I haven’t missed them out!

Competing in the P6 girls 2k event were Isobel MacTaggart 15th in 10.00, Jasmine Parrish 29th in 10.31 and Eleanor Lockey 49th.

Next race for us was P7 boys 2k event and THC had a top ten finisher in Hector Patterson. Recently boys champion in our THC Hawick Primary Schools Cross Country Championships, Hector finished 8th with a time of 8.12, next was Sam Allott 23rd in 8.45, Samuel Parrish 31st, Lewis Renwick 34th, Sean McMichan 38th, Max Hope 65th.

In the p7 girls 2k event, THC had 2 top ten finishers in Maisie Ballantyne and Nicky Sutherland. Maisie, recently girls champion in our THC Hawick Schools Cross Country Championships crossed the line 3rd with a time of 8.51, Nicky Sutherland crossed in 9th place in a time of 9.23, next was Connie Richards 16th in 9.45, Sinead McHugh 18th in 9.45 also, Abi Reid 30th in 10.05, Katie Jaffray 34th, Bailey Jamieson 44th and Abbie McCaughey 50th.

Moving on to the secondary school level and the S1 mixed 2k event. Jai Patterson was first finisher for THC,4th boy in 8.10, Ben Morozzo 7th in 8.16 then Thomas MacAskill 19th in 8.43. Jai and Ben alongwith with Martin Goldie who was 15th in 8.39 took 2nd boys team prize for their school.

Girls results in this race had Maddie Hewitt our first THC finisher, 12th in 9.07, Nadine Elder 17th, Sophie Allott 19th.

S2 Mixed 3k saw Ryan Jamieson finish 12th boy in 12.45, and in the girls race Amber Malcolm 12th, Montana Beattie 28th.

In the S3 Mixed 3k THC had another top ten finisher in Fraser Clyne. Fraser took 2nd place in a time of 11.32 and alongside 3rd placed Jamie Armstong in 11.47 and 14th placed Mattie Roberts in 13.07, 2nd team prize as well. In the girls race Lucy Graham finished 17th in 16.17 and Hollie Grieve 20th.

Well done to all who competed. Let’s build on this success and see even more competitors from THC next year.

If any spectators have any photographs they would like to add to this post please get in touch.

Lasswade 10

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The Harriers were represented at the Lasswade 10 on Sunday by senior runner Bruce Hughes.

Vociferously supported by Kirsty, Harrison, Ava and Boyd. Bruce finished a credible 13th in a time of 1:00:15.

The 10 mile road race is set on a testing Midlothian course and gave 309 runners the chance to test early spring form.

Starting and finishing in the small town of Rosewell, the scenic loop takes runners up and down a series of hills undulating throughout the route. On one occasion an 18% rise up Roslin Glen really tested the strength of the competitors.

With the sun shining and the temperature ideal for distance running, the well organised event gave Bruce the chance to make the leap from cross country season into the road events.

The race was eventually won by Bryan Mackie of Edinburgh AC in a time of 55:48. Edinburgh AC teammate Callum Reid was 2nd, 56:48 and 3rd Gordon Clarke, Corstorphine AAC, 57:41.

Report written by Bruce Hughes
Photograph by Ava Hughes

Moor Cup Races

Moor Cup Races

Saturday 5th March saw the final club race of the season held at Hawick Moor. The Moor Cup Races are the blue riband event of the racing calendar and were first held in 1894 making it the oldest cross country race in Scotland. This was the 111th running of the event.

Underfoot conditions were extremely wet with a lot of water lying on the course. The usual decision regarding the best footwear for the conditions was made and it was a toss up between spikes and flippers. It was absolutely fantastic to see 50 Harriers braving the cold conditions and their ages ranged from eight to eighty plus.

First race off covering a lap and a half of the race course was the U11/U13 boys and girls. Jai Patterson (10:01) crossed the line first in the boys race having started as the back marker and was followed home by Hector Patterson (10:03) in second and Irvine Welsh (10:11) in third place. Irvine was running in his first club race. Maddie Hewitt (10:21) won the girls race crossing the line first after having started as backmarker. Second was Ava Hughes (10:35) followed in third place by Abbie Reid (10:39). Abbie was running in her first club race.

Next off were the U15/U17 boys and the ladies covering two laps of the course. First home for the boys was Jamie Waugh (12:51) followed closely by Fraser Clyne (13:20) in second place. In the ladies race Ishbel Inglis (12:33) was first home with Pauline McAdam (13:18) second and Kirsty Hughes (13:21) in third place.

The final race of the day was the mens four lap race. Backmarker Greg Walker (29:18)took the honours finishing ahead of Alex Corbett (29:40) in second place and Bruce Hughes (29:46) in third. Alex Corbett picked up the old mans trophy (Glencairn Trophy) for first over forty finisher.

All times quoted are handicap times. Unusually all five winners of each of the handicap races were also the fastest actual time runners.

Report by Alan Inglis.
See Alex Corbett’s photographs HERE

Click here for results MOOR CUP 2016