Road and Cross Country Season Begins
With the track season now wrapped up, our athletes are making the shift to the road and cross country. We’ve already had some fantastic results, with a number of top performances in recent events.
The popular Fast N’ Flat 5km series in Livingston saw Brogan Wallace again shine, winning the Ladies’ section with a very fast 15:58.1. This time puts Brogan second in the overall Fast N’ Flat women’s ranking behind Megan Keith. It was also great to see Eilidh Bell back on the road after almost a year out with injury.
Our top men’s performer was Philip Neilson, who ran a massive personal best of 14:32.3. Additionally, in the Mile race, which was a support event, Daniel Bradford placed second.
Further Afield
Our members also competed in other events, putting in some great performances:
- Zoe Roberts and Charlotte Reilly took part in the Blast Running Scottish Mile in Edinburgh. Zoe had a very credible run, finishing 14th overall, first female, and first U13 girl with a time of 5:57.6. Charlotte was second in her age category with a time of 6:33.1.
- Michael Paxton continued his good form by finishing sixth overall and second M40 in the Cumbernauld 10km.
- Bob Porteous traveled to Cumbrae to compete in the 10-mile event, finishing eighth M70.
- John Duffy finished second M60 in the Dumfries Half Marathon.
Parkrun Round-Up: Saturday, September 13th, 2025
Well done to all of our Parkrun participants this weekend. We saw some great results across the board!
Highlights:
- Iain Burns secured 1st position in Malmӧ.
- Tom Owens claimed the top spot at the tough Fort William course.
- Holly Morrison was the 1st female at Levengrove.
Here are the full results for this weekend’s Parkruns:
- Tollcross: David Murphy, 22:44 (10th); Joanne Harkins, 29:15 (43rd)
- Pollok: Joseph Paterson, 24:34 (70th)
- Victoria: Gillian McMillan, 33:41 (399th)
- Springburn: Jack Yang, 18:58 (2nd)
- Queen’s: John Connaghan, 19:55 (6th)
- Elder: Raymond Loughran, 29:01 (92nd)
- Levengrove: Holly Morrison, 20:30 (6th, 1st female)
- Plean: Steve Winter, 20:40 (2nd)
- University of Stirling: Bryony McLeod, 23:44 (49th)
- Fort William: Tom Owens, 18:26 (1st)
- Malmӧ Ribersborg: Iain Burns, 17:52 (1st)
Club Notices
With the Glasgow Half Marathon and 10km, the West District Cross Country Relays, and the FRA Relays all coming up in the next few weeks, we have a very busy schedule ahead.
Remember, to get the full benefit from your club membership and to be eligible for entry into any Scottish Athletics event, you must also be a current Scottish Athletics member. You can find details on joining or renewing your membership on their website.
Entries for the West District Cross Country Relays will be going in soon, and you must be a current member to enter. Contact John Mackay for further details at secretary@shettlestonharriers.org.uk.