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The first leg of this year’s Polaroid 10K series took place in Helensburgh last Thursday. The weather was warm and humid but with very little wind. The race as usual started along from the school on Cardross Road. There was a few twists and turns in the first 1K before long straights West before turning …
Perfect running weather met this classic scenic opener to the Polaroid series; a warm, calm evening with welcome refreshing rain in the early stages. A strong club contingent made the trip, well represented by the mighty Maryhillers. Mightiest of all proved to be Gordon, smashing his PB by over half a minute to finish in 10th place overall, in 34.48; better …
Three Harriers, Gordon, Craig and Chris, made the trip to Helensburgh for the annual 10k road race hosted by Polaroid Eyewear. It was a dismal cold and wet evening but that didn’t stop 856 hardy souls from braving the elements. Gordon had declared early on that he was here for a training run and agreed …
Sunday 1st brought a warm,humid but surprise! surprise! dry morning in Helensburgh. The club was well represented by 6 Maryhill Harriers (forgive me if I’ve missed someone!) It was good to catch up with Chris after his Island -hopping. Always one of my favourite routes, it’s amazing how much hillier it seemed than I remember! …
The course was changed slightly from previous years making it more hilly in the first 2k, a very warm night made it more testing for the runners, but the two Maryhill Harriers who competed acquitted themselves well: Mick McCartney 39.04- 90th (M50 -15th) John Weir 40.43-130th (M50-18th) from 827 finishers. Supporting on the night was …