Friday night was a celebration of about everything which is good about the club when we held our 2025 Young Athletes Presentation Awards. The venue in Dennistoun was ideal and was attended by parents /athletes /coaches and board members. Thank you to anyone who was involved in the organisation of the event.
Please see the link http://shettlestonharriers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025XC2024TFPresentation.docx of all the prize winners over the various categories. What was impressive was the number of awards handed to out numerous individuals and the number of club records which were broken last year. The indoor track season has seen a number of these already improved and look forward to this track season which sees the club is in a good position.
As many of us know our PBDO ,Alex Mackay, is retiring from the club and his position at the end of March. His contribution to the club was recognised during the presentation and was meet with a warm applause. Alex was unable to attend but a presentation on behalf of the club will be arranged at a later date. His replacement, Matthew Byers, has been appointed and is due to start on the 7th April. Matthew is excited to take up his new post and will try to meet as many people over the coming months .
There was no rest for a number of athletes /coaches and officials from the club when they travel to East Fortune Race Track, North Berwick, on Saturday for the Scottish Young Athletes Road Race Championships .
Results below :
U/13 Girls – 8th Zoe Roberts, 32nd Charlotte Reilly
U/13 Boys
27th Ciaran Curley
U/15 Girls
47th Emma Locke
U/17 Girls
42nd Kate Monaghan
U/17 Men
35th Matthew Fox
Closer to home Louise Clifford was competing at Crownpoint in Scottish Throws Grand Prix and was rewarded with a PB of 19.71 in the U/15 Girl Javelin
With the Hill season about to start Ceana Heron was the lone Shettleston athlete in the Chapelgill Hill Race when she finished 2nd Lady in this event near Glenholm ,Broughton.
Congratulations to Gerry Pelegri who returned home to Barcelona to record a PB over the marathon distance in a time 2hrs52.43.
Meanwhile at Alloa 1/2 Marathon again club athletes were showing what a good winter training can do!
Results we know
David Houston 77.49, Scott Hendrie 83.12 PB , Toby Hession 83.19 -6min PB!
Congratulations to our ladies and men on their high rankings in the Scottish Athletics Cross Country Grand Prix Winter 2004-05
Lynn Mckenna crowned a great season taking the win
Further placings in the top10
Rosa Donaldson 3rd , Brogan Wallace 9th , Taha Ghafari 8th , Jamie Burns 10th