National Cross Country Relays
The National Cross Country Relays returned to the iconic venue of Cumbernauld for the 22nd time in the last 24 years, providing a fantastic, challenging autumn experience. While the club has been fortunate to secure medals in recent years, this year proved to be a tough test, with many of our most experienced seniors and masters runners unavailable.
Despite the absences, our teams battled hard across five different age groups:
Senior and Masters Results
- M40 Age Group: Our best team result came in the M40 category, where the club finished an excellent 4th place, with the B team finishing 19th.
- Senior Men’s Championship: The men showed strong improvement, moving up one place from last year to finish 8th overall. Jamie Burns delivered a brilliant run, recording one of the top 10 fastest times of the entire day. The B team finished 62nd. We were disappointed to only field four teams on race day after having seven ready last year, but congratulations to David Gillespie on his first run over the country, finishing in a time of 16:44.
- Senior Women’s Championship: Our ladies, who won silver just last year, finished 11th overall. Brogan Wallace continued her sensational form by recording the fastest time on her leg. Due to a number of drop-outs during the week, we fielded an incomplete B team with solid runs from Hannah Terrance (16:54) and Naomi Browill (19:25). We look forward to getting a full squad out for future championships.
Younger Age Group Results
- Our young girls finished 21st and the boys finished 37th.
- Naod Woldeselassie (10:52) and Louis Millican (11:17) both ran the first leg for their respective incomplete teams.
Shettleston Harriers Parkrun Round-Up – Saturday, October 25th, 2025
Well done to all Parkrun participants this weekend, including first-place finishes for Cameron Muir and Calum Oates!
| Location | Athlete | Time | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elder | Cameron Muir | 16:24 | 1st |
| Victoria | Calum Oates | 17:37 | 1st |
| Queen’s | Gerard Pelegri | 19:28 | 5th |
| Fletcher Moss | Grant Boyne | 18:41 | 5th |
| Tollcross | Ethan Wilson | 21:02 | 6th |
| Polkemmet Country | Lee Mitchell | 23:58 | 8th |
| Queen’s | Jack Yang | 20:58 | 10th |
| Tollcross | David Murphy | 23:10 | 16th |
| Queen’s | Amy MacLellan | 22:44 | 26th |
| Tollcross | Bob Porteous | 28:21 | 40th |
| Tollcross | John Craig | 30:18 | 44th |
| Cuningar Loop | Oliver Allen | 25:46 | 61st |
| Drumpellier Country | Gerard Mason | 28:00 | 98th |
| Drumpellier Country | John Toms | 28:37 | 107th |
| Elder | Raymond Loughran | 30:33 | 140th |
| Strathclyde | Gillian McMillan | 35:18 | 351st |
Club Awards and Recognition News
In recent weeks, the club has received fantastic news regarding National and City-level awards, highlighting the incredible work being done both on and off the track.
- Scottish Athletics: The club has been nominated and shortlisted for the prestigious Off Track Club of the Year award.
- Glasgow Clubsport: One of our members has won an award at the Glasgow Clubsport (Glasgow Sport Council) event and will receive the honour in November.
- Scottish Enterprise Board: We have been notified that we have won two major awards from the Scottish Enterprise Board, which will be formally announced in December.
A huge well done to everyone who helped in securing these nominations and awards!
Forthcoming Fixtures and Action Points
First Indoor Event: Our young athletes will compete in the first indoor event of the year, SAIL, at the Emirates next Sunday morning. Coaches will be in touch shortly to confirm selection details.
Next Cross Country: The next event is on November 8th in Lanark for the U15 and above age groups. All eligible athletes are already entered.
Action Required: Can you take a turn to collect and take the tent to the event? Please let the committee know if you can assist!
