The snow and ice did not stop a number of club athletes taking to the roads or the hills over the new year
Summary of results we know
Lenzie Jog 2nd Jan 8.4lm
David Houston 2nd -29.28, John J Duffy 34.29, Lilly Millar 35.59, Gerry Mason 46.08
Greenmantle Dash (Hill Race)
6th and 1st Junior Adean McGonigle
Beith 10km 3rd Jan
Mark McColl 20th 39.56

The GAA Indoor Event on 4th Jan at the Emirates allowed our field events athletes to dust off their Christmas pudding and produce some excellent performances and PB’S
Joseph Lanahan U/15 -LJ 5.94 PB & HJ 1.62
Abraham Lanahan U/17 -TJ -13.25 PB & HJ 1.67
Estelle Giraud U/17 -SP 9.11 PB
Carson Graham M45 HJ 1.52
Along side the GAA meeting the Scottish 3000m Indoor Championships took place. A number of Shettleston athletes took part and we believe all achieved PB performances.
Results have not be posted yet
Lynn McKenna pick up another championships medal when she placed 3rd in the Championships in a new club record
Other athletes who competed included – Aoife Carr ,Callum Butterworth , Iain Burns & Sam Lesley
Shettleston park runners frozen out due to black ice risk
Only two park run reports to report this week for club members due to many events being cancelled as a result of black ice on Jan 4th.
Dishly Parkrun, Loughborough
Andrew Jackson firth place in 20.40
Largs prom parkrun
Mark Mccoll second place in 19.17
New year new targets for Shett Parkrunners !
There were plenty of club members on the start line for some parkruns on New Year’s Day. For some it was business as usual, others a change to target personal bests or set a seasons best time to beat over the winter .
Agnew Parkrun
Rebecca Ryan – 30.06 23rd, Ellie Ryan – 34.41 36th PB
Elder Parkrun
Holly Morrison 20.26 3rd female, Joseph Patterson 26.06 67th
Keswick Parkrun
Toby Hession – 19.54 32nd
Pollok Parkrun
Ryad Chenbout – 17.01 first place PB, Stewart Houston – 17.45 3rd place PB, Iain Burns – 19.21 8th
Rio Biddlecombe – 21.57 24th PB, Rowan Lennox- 24.13 58th, Jethro Lennox – 24.14 60th
Raymond Loughran – 33.30 267th
Portobello Parkrun
Andrew Kirkhope – 23.39 74th PB
Southampton Parkrun
Andy Jackson – 20.24 62nd
Springburn parkrun
Andrew Taylor – 16.47 first place, Scott Mckelvie – 18.42 6th
Tollcross
David Murphy – 23.51 17th, Joanne Harkins – 29.42 73rd
Victoria Parkrun
Ruth Joss – 19.58 first female, Jodie Waite – 30.51 265th
Congratulations to our U/13 athletes who finished 2nd to Giffnock North in the SATS CHALLENGE rankings for 2024. The highest the club has every featured in recent years
UNDER 13 AGE-GROUP
Rank | Club | Total |
01 | Giffnock North AC | 706 |
02 | Shettleston Harriers | 395 |
03 | Springburn Harriers | 369 |
04 | Inverness Harriers AAC | 342 |
05 | Ayr Seaforth AC | 306 |
06 | Edinburgh AC | 297 |
07 | Harmeny AC | 262 |
08 | Aberdeen AAC | 247 |
09 | Kilmarnock Harrier & AC | 216 |
10 | Cumbernauld AAC | 208 |
Our seniors finished 13th position -The target for next season is to feature in as many age groups as possible