Torrential rain greeted Craig Grieve on the morning of his first attempt at running Ben Nevis.  Conditions improved as the race start got nearer.  Craig met up with former harrier Billy Fraser who was also competing for the first time.  Both Craig and Billy looked good after the first mile on road before they started the climb onto the Ben.  Craig reached the summit in 1hr 19mins and Billy around 1hr 27 mins.  There was little visibility on top and the descent was very slippy.  The winner Finlay Wild completed the race in a very impressive 1hr 29mins.  Craig looked strong as he made his way back down the road and finished in 100th place in 2hr 3mins.  Billy also looked well as he completed the last ½ mile and finished 181st in 2hr 17mins. 480 runners completed this epic run and most will try again next year.

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The Christie cup was up for grabs in the senior men’s race, with ten men on the start line and three thousand metres to cover.  When the race unfolded it was club captain Alan Coltman who crossed the line first in the time of 12min 46sec, in second spot it was Alan Samuel in [12:58] and in third place it was Michael Yule [13:16]
In the u/13 Boys race which covers one lap of the putting green in Wilton Lodge Park it was Ben Slorance [3:58] who romped home in front of Alex Fair [4:03] and in third spot it was Jamie Waugh [4:04].  In the girls race Iben Mcmillan [4:13] was first over the line, closely followed by Ishbel Inglis [4:16] and finishing in third was Emma Grieve [4:26]
The u/17 boys race was won by Kyle Potts  [8:41] with Kelso’s Jason McIntosh [8:49] second.
The senior ladies race which covers two laps of the putting green was won this year by Pam Paxton [9:08] with Ann Renwick [9:13] finishing second, in third spot it was Sylvia Grieve [9:17].

Tuesday 12th July 2011 saw a small group of Teviotdale Harriers head over to Moffat to take part in the Moffat Gala Week Running Festival.  The juniors ran first in the 6 – 12 year age group, and came home with a prize each. 

Fraser Clyne on his first outing as a harrier picked up 2nd place in the boys’ 9 –10 year old group, Emma Grieve 3rd place in the girls’ 9 –10 year old group and Ishbel Inglis picked up two prizes as first girl overall and first girl in the 11 year old group.

For the seniors there was Alan Inglis and Michael Yule.  First in Alan Inglis, 26th position in a time of 63.08 and Michael Yule, 46th position in a time of 67.48.