Shettleston Harriers Weekly Round-Up: National Titles, International Honours & Trail Success!
Another busy and successful weekend for Shettleston Harriers, our athletes working hard and doing the club proud (as always):
Fin Dyer Crowned Southern 5000m Champion!
A huge congratulations to Fin Dyer, our London-based Shettleston Harrier, who clinched the English Southern 5000m Championship at the weekend! Fin, whose family hails from Garrowhill (the old home of our club), has been in fantastic form recently, having run 14:16.41 in previous weeks. He dominated the championship race, taking the title by over 10 seconds with a winning time of 14:48. Fin is now setting his sights on improving his personal best over 5000m at an upcoming meeting at Highgate next weekend. Well done, Fin!
Brogan Wallace Earns Scotland Call-Up for Antrim Coast Half Marathon!
We are thrilled to announce that Brogan Wallace has become the 11th Shettleston Harrier to be selected for Scotland or another international team this year! Brogan will join seven other Scottish athletes in this international team event at the Antrim Coast ½ Marathon in August.
Brogan has been in phenomenal form, consistently winning national medals across 10km, Cross Country, Half Marathon, and Marathon in both individual and team events. A massive congratulations from everyone in the club on this well-deserved honour!
This brings our impressive list of athletes who have gained international honours this year to: Lynn McKenna, Brogan Wallace, Rosa Donaldson, Jamie Burns, Mike Deason, Taha Ghafari, Dan Dry, Harry Pulham, Jonathan Hooper, Gkontouin Imante, and Annie McLean. This list doesn’t even include other athletes who have represented their district in various events – a huge well done to all these athletes and their dedicated coaches! Hard work truly pays off!
Calderglen Trail Festival: Junior Success in East Kilbride!
Closer to home, the wet Friday night certainly didn’t deter our athletes who competed in the Calderglen Trail Festival races in East Kilbride!
5km Race:
- Jethro Lennox took a superb 1st place!
3km U/12 Race: Our U12 team put in a fantastic performance to finish 1st team overall!
- Rio Biddlecombe: 3rd place
- Joseph Patterson: 7th place
- Oliver Allen: 12th place
- Rowan Lennox: 5th place (female U12)
1km U/9 Race:
- Olive Lennox: Secured an excellent 2nd place!
Livingston Open Graded Meeting:
Moving East, two of our athletes competed at the Livingston Open Graded Meeting:
- 100m: Paul Easdale – 12.26
- 100m/300m: Ave Prentice – 15.38 / 50.56
Shettleston Harriers Parkrun Round-Up – Saturday, June 28th, 2025
Saturday was a bright and breezy day for many Parkrunners across the country. Here is a summary of this week’s participants from Shettleston Harriers:
Tollcross: David Gillespie had a strong second-placed finish (18:53). He was joined by David Murphy in 19th (23:21) and Bob Porteous in 57th (28:41).
Pollok: At an always busy Pollok Park, Gerard Pelegri was 4th with a time of 18:17. Daniel Lowe achieved a top ten finish (20:09), Susan Brekenridge clocked 25:12 (74th), and Raymond Loughran came in with a time of 31:11 (134th).
Elder: Jack Yang was 11th with a time of 19:21, Holly Morrison was 19th with 20:23, and Marc McColl was 43rd with 22:42.
Palacerigg: John Duffy claimed 7th spot with a time of 20:50 on the challenging Palacerigg course.
Carlingwark Loch: Towards the border at Carlingwark Loch Parkrun, Rebecca Ryan achieved a time of 26:23 and 24th position.
Montrose: Lee Mitchell had a strong run, finishing 5th with a time of 21:27.
Aviemore: Fred Davies was our furthest north runner this week, finishing 7th with a time of 20:30.
Cardiff: Down in Wales, David Lawson had a fantastic run at Cardiff Parkrun, clocking 16:11 for an excellent 3rd position!
Ferry Meadows: Toby Hession completed Ferry Meadows Parkrun, achieving 20th position.
Acknowledgements:
A massive thank you to our dedicated coaches and officials who continue to support our athletes at events across the country. Your commitment is invaluable!
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