It was another tremendous weekend for Shettleston Harriers, with national medals, personal bests records broken and, of course, th hugely successful staging of the Babcock Shettleston 10km, which also served as the Lindsay Scottish 10km Championships.
The club would like to thank everyone involved in delivering the event, with over 50 club members volunteering from early morning through until the afternoon. A huge thank you goes to our sponsors and supporters, including Babcock International, Start Fitness, Lindsays, Protay, Arnold Clark, Asda Glasgow Parkhead Forge and Tunnock’s, alongside all of the Scottish Athletics officials who helped make the day such a success.
After a remarkable weekend for the club featuring a Scottish Best performance, National Relay medals and National 10km team medals, everyone involved certainly deserves a well-earned rest.
Scottish Best for Zoe Roberts in Switzerland
The weekend began in Switzerland, where Zoe Roberts produced a superb performance in Lausanne, setting a new Scottish Best over 600m with a time of 1:34.06. Zoe sliced three seconds from the previous mark and now holds both the Scottish indoor and outdoor best performances for the distance.
National Relay Gold for Shettleston U18s
At the National Open in Linwood, Shettleston athletes made history by becoming the first club to win the U18 Mixed 4x400m National Championship title.
Congratulations go to Raphael Johnson, Kara Lindsay, Sam McGowan and Kimberley Meikelham who combined brilliantly to secure the Gold medals.
There were several other strong performances throughout the meeting, with Godwin Imante undoubtedly one of the standout sprinters of the day after completing an excellent sprint double.
Linwood Results
- Shannon Monaghan – Long Jump 4.51m (1.0), 100m 13.66 PB (2.0)
- Godwin Imante – 100m 10.90 (1.9), 200m 22.08 (0.9)
- Amit Kumar – High Jump 1.94m
- Viktoria Tennant – 200m 26.33 (0.4)
- Abraham Lanahan – Triple Jump 13.36m (2.3), 200m 24.09 (2.2)
- Aneesah King Oubachan – Triple Jump 9.25m (1.8)
- Estelle Giraud – Shot Put 9.02m
Other Recent Performances
- Gateshead Marathon – David Gillespie 3:37:51
- Irvine, California – Steve Scott Invitational: Aidan Quinn finished 3rd in the Triple Jump with 15.45m (+0.1)
Success at the Babcock Shettleston 10km
A fantastic day was enjoyed by everyone involved in Sunday’s Babcock Shettleston 10km, with excellent weather helping create ideal racing conditions and leading to a host of personal best performances.
Women’s Team Strike Gold
The Shettleston women produced a dominant display to claim Gold in the team race with 27 points, finishing comfortably ahead of Garscube Harriers (57) and Inverclyde AC (63).
New club members Kate Paul and Skye Rae both earned their first National medals for the club alongside Clare Stewart.
Scottish 10km Championships – Women’s Team Gold
1st Team – Shettleston Harriers (27 points)
- Clare Stewart
- Kate Paul
- Skye Rae
Men’s Team Claim Bronze in Dramatic Finish
The men’s team competition could hardly have been closer, with Aberdeen taking Gold on 31 points, Central AC Silver on 32 points and Shettleston Bronze on 33 points.
Jamie Burns led the way magnificently, claiming Bronze individually in the Scottish Championships with an outstanding personal best of 29:29.
Scottish 10km Championships – Men’s Team Bronze
3rd Team – Shettleston Harriers (33 points)
- Jamie Burns
- Lachlan Oates
- Cameron Muir
Shettleston Harriers 10km Results
- Jamie Burns – 29:29
- Lachlan Oates – 30:43
- Cameron Muir – 31:44
- Findlay Dyer – 32:33
- Cameron Wallace – 33:19
- Michael Cairns – 35:44
- Clare Stewart – 35:46
- Stewart Houston – 36:23
- Toby Hession – 36:50
- Kate Paul – 36:58
- John Craig – 37:36
- Skye Rae – 37:52
- Brian Scally – 39:58
- Victoria Riddell – 42:26
- John Oates – 43:51
- Alan Adams – 47:38
- Robbie Porteous – 49:18
- Joe Haughey – 49:20
- Joanne Harkins – 57:26
- Gerard Mason – 1:05:30
Another memorable weekend for the club, with success coming across the track, field and roads, while also showcasing the tremendous community spirit that continues to make Shettleston Harriers such a special club.