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Athletics: Perth Strathtay Harriers make landmark

AFTER a lot of work by a number of coaches and officials, Perth Strathtay Harriers have achieved Scottish Athletics CLUBMARK status.Read

Kinross 10K provides flat grounds with sharp bends

THE Perth Roadrunners have had a busy few weeks on the racing front.Read

Four Seasons disrupt first Petrofac meeting

THE first Petrofac Athletics League Meeting of the 2009 track season was held in Perth in typical Scottish Vivaldi (Four Seasons) weather.Read

Perth runner suffered leg cramps in London event

PERTH Road Runners had a number of impressive performers at the Flora London Marathon.Read

Perth Road Runners news Apr 17

OLYMPIC gold-medalist Sir Chris Hoy watched as over 2,000 runners recently tackled Edinburgh half marathon.Read

Heaven and Hell provides no ‘scares’ for the athletes

THE Heaven and Hell Half-Marathon was a huge success last weekend.Read

Runners all set to endure the Heaven and Hell run

IT was a quiet week for the Perth Roadrunners on the racing front.Read

Perfect conditions on road to the Highlands

THE championship got off to a flying start with 32 Perth Roadrunners heading north to Newtonmore.Read

GB star Jessica’s fast track session

PERTH and Kinross athletes were among 48 hand-picked for a Bank of Scotland Young Athlete regional development camp at Pitreavie Athletics Centre in Dunfermline which featured a special guest appearance from Great Britain heptathlete Jessica Ennis.Read

Runners use Morecombe as ‘warm-up’ for London

WITH the London Marathon looming, two of our runners competed in the Trimpell 20 race in Morecombe last weekend.Read

Schools’ close encounter

THE second SportTayside and Fife Giant Heptathlon final took place at Pitreavie in Dunfermline.Read

In the running to solve a mystery on Buckie Braes

THREE teams from Perth Road Runners set off up Buckie Braes armed with an information sheet and colour coded way markers in search of a mystery object.Read

Strathtay Harriers pick up prizes at Glasgow arena

YOUNG athletes from all over the United Kingdom converged on Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall arena last weekend for the Bank of Scotland indoor athletic championships.Read

Runners take five summits over six miles

FOUR Perth runners travelled through to the Pentlands for the Carnethy Five Hill Race.Read

Celebrations and prizes for club’s year on the road

FIFTY road runners and their partners descended on the Lovat Hotel last Saturday (February 7) for the annual presentation awards dinner.Read

Club gets set for triathlon season

ONE of the Fair City’s newest sports clubs is on the lookout for new members to kickstart their new season in style.Read

Multi-terrain route had a painful sting in the tale

THE weather was milder than the forecast predicted for this year’s Forfar Multi Terrain Half-Marathon.Read

Cold spell doesn’t halt the progress of running duo

DESPITE the arctic conditions recently, Andrea Finlay set a personal best in the Buchlyvie 10km race.Read

The Harriers up their quota in competition

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Dunfermline country is tough for the newcomers

MUD and snow were the order of the day for the East District Cross Country League series final in Dunfermline last week.Read

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