WEEKLY REPORT: DISTRICT CHAMPIONS, INDOOR SUCCESS, AND MARATHON PBs!
The weekend of Saturday, 6th and Sunday, 7th December 2025 marked a fantastic end to the competition year, with our athletes delivering outstanding performances across cross country, indoor league, and international road races. The results demonstrate exactly why the club recently won the Scottish Athletics Off Track Club of the Year award!
Road Race Highlights: Valencia & London
A huge congratulations to our marathon runners who took on major international and domestic challenges:
- Luke Howard ran an absolutely massive personal best (PB) of 2:36, shattering his previous best by over 20 minutes!
- Fred Davies continued his excellent form with a superb 2:27 finish in Valencia.
- Max McKee clocked a strong time of 2:56.
- Both Max McKee and Gerry Mason were the lucky Shettleston Harriers to be chosen to represent the club at next years London Marathon- we can’t wait to see how they get on!
- Note: Unfortunately, Weynay Ghebresilassie had to withdraw from the Valencia race.
West District Cross Country Championships (Saturday, Dec 6th)
The West District Championships saw exceptional turnouts and incredible team spirit, yielding multiple medals.
Senior Women: District Team Champions!
Our Senior Ladies were unstoppable, claiming the West District team title for the 11th time! It was a sensational performance, with the scoring four taking four of the top five places. Only GB International Naomi Lang could interrupt a clean sweep!
| Place | Name | Category Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Clare Stewart | 2nd SW | 25:23 |
| 3rd | Brogan Wallace | 3rd SW | 25:26 |
| 4th | Fionnuala Ross | 1st W35 | 25:29 |
| 5th | Lynn McKenna | 4th SW | 25:50 |
| Team Score: 14 points (1st Team) |
Senior Men: Team Silver and Individual Glory
The Senior Men put in a magnificent performance, taking 2nd place for the eighth consecutive year in a very tight battle with Cambuslang (55pts to 62pts).
- Jamie Burns added to his Scottish 10km title by winning his first District Cross Country Title, becoming the 15th Shettleston Senior Man to claim the title.
- Peter Avent ran his first cross country race of the season and won the M40 title, leading the Masters team to a 2nd place team finish.
| Scoring Athlete | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Burns | 1st | 22:30 |
| Philip Neilson | 6th | 23:07 |
| Sam Lesley | 10th | 23:56 |
| Peter Avent (M40 Winner) | 13th | 24:08 |
| Cameron Muir | 15th | 24:13 |
| Jonathan Moore | 17th | 24:24 |
| Team Score: 62 points (2nd Team) |
Masters Team Score (2nd Place): Peter Avent (13th), Michael Paxton (38th), and Ronald Strachan (63rd).
West District Cross Country & SAIL Success – Youth Report
The following section detailing the U13 XC and all Scottish Athletics Indoor League (SAIL) achievements was written by U18 athlete, Emma Leiper. The Club would like to thank and recognise Emma for her efforts in putting this together, many hands make light work and we are so happy to see our young athletes taking an active role in helping the club.
West District Championships and Scottish Athletics Indoor League Success – Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December 2025 Despite many athletes competing at the West District Cross Country Championships on Saturday, we still had a lot of success with our young athletes at the SAIL on Sunday.
Our weekend success started off with our U13 boys achieving outstanding results at the West District Championships with a difficult race of 3.2km. The team of Rio Biddlecombe, Louis Millican and Naod Woldeselassie came 2nd overall with impressive individual results. Rio Biddlecombe came 7th overall, with a time of 8:38, Naod Woldeselassie came 15th overall with a time of 9:15 and Louis Millican came 28th overall, with a time of 9:43. At the SAIL, across the morning and afternoon sessions, many of our young athletes gained personal bests (PB’s) for their performances.
Our Sunday highlights started off with our U12 boys who achieved great results in their races with; Daniel McNair and Fynn Ferrie who came 1st and 2nd in their 60m heats, and Henoch Woldeselassie and Joseph Patterson who came 2nd and 3rd in their 600m heats.
Our U14 boys results were; Naod Woldeselassie who came 1st in his 200m, Rio Biddlecombe who came 1st in his 800m, and finally Harry Bell who came 2nd in his 60mH. Our U16 boys results started off with; David Omorogie who came 1st out of all heats in the 60m and 200m, Ciaran Curley who came 1st in the 60mH, and Matthew McEwan who came 3rd in his heat for the 800m. Our U18 men’s results had; Sam McGowan who came 2nd in the 800m, and Zack Hutton who came 3rd in the high jump.
Our U12 girls also attained amazing results in their races with; Alba White who came 3rd in her heat for the 60m, and Lauren Grant-Pantrey who came 3rd in her heat for the 600m. Continuing on with our U14 girls; Molly Brown came 1st in her heat for the 200m, 3rd in her heat for the 60mH, and 3rd overall for the shot put. Additionally, Rowan Lennox came 3rd in her heat for the 800m.
Our U16 girls results started with; Arianna Obiora who came 1st and 2nd overall in the 200m and 60m, Keva Adams-MacKenzie who came 2nd in her heat for the 60mH, and Zoe Roberts who came 2nd overall in the 300m.
Finally, our U18 women had a great mix of impressive results throughout the day.
Full results available here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTZkqVs4JgqeXEH0gS6j4EghW4m7ABLaXh16bfIMGKv0Mixv9Z_4HAm39ME8P3RGUdz-MhnNHsHz_Fy/pubhtml#gid=1079287429
Additional Junior Cross Country Team Results
The U/15 boys took 4th Team (Ciaran Curley, Euan Grant Pantrey, Matthew McEwan), with Sonny Muir also running and finishing 36th. The U/15 girls finished 5th Team (Zoe Roberts, Eilidh Stephen, Charlotte Reilly).
We also had individual athletes competing in the older age groups:
- U17 Women: Emma Locke (16th) and Daisy Gildea (18th).
- U20 Men: Joseph Reilly (17th) and Matthew Fox (21st).
- A special mention to Ben Seath, running for Strathclyde University in the U20 men’s race, who finished 5th and helped his team to the silver medal.
Stone Storms to Success at Scottish Cycling Championships!
A massive shout-out to our junior coach Ellie Stone who clinched the Scottish Cycling Championship women’s sprint title! In a thrilling three-race final, she showed fantastic tactical nous to defeat Iona Moir and come back from a 1-0 deficit to claim the gold medal. Ellie deserves immense recognition, not just for her outstanding commitment to her own sport, but also for the tireless work she puts in coaching and inspiring our junior members every week. Ellie has had a run of great form of late, recently posting qualifying times for next years Glasgow Commonwealth Games. We hope to see hear tearing it up at the Velodrome next year!
Officials Honoured by Scottish Athletics
The club would also like to recognise the wonderful contributions of two of our long-serving officials who were honoured by Scottish Athletics: Margaret Daly (15 years) and John Mackay (10 years) received special pin badges. Margaret’s connection goes back to our original Ladies section, where she was a runner and Club Secretary for many years. Thank you both for your tireless service!
Parkrun Round-Up (Saturday, Dec 6th)
A great showing at Parkruns, including an international trip:
- Holly Morrison took the first female place at Talkin Tarn (21:17).
- Iain Pender finished 2nd overall at Cuningar Loop (17:37).
- Callum Butterworth travelled to Amager Strandpark in Denmark (20:13, 15th).
A huge thank thank you to all the athletes, parents, coaches, and officials who made the West District Championships another special day for the club!
