Other news. This years AGM will be held at Millburn Academy on Monday 27th September. Presentations for the Club Championships aswell as the Inverness Harrier Individual awards will be made. Prize winners will be notified by their coaches and all members and family are invited and encouraged to attend.

The position of MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY on the Committee will need to be filled for the next year therfore if there are any individuals with a bit of IT ability and would like to become more involved in the Club we would like to hear from you.
The Club always needs volunteers to continue to make the Harriers a success for the benefit of our youngsters and we appeal to parents and carers to give a little time and effort to make the difference.

NORTH DISTRICT XC - STORNOWAY.
The Club is considering sending a team to Stornoway for the NDCC race in Stornoway 27th Nov, however to make it a success we need to know how many athletes will be attending. Full information can be found in the 'Members' section of this website.

*2010 T&F Club Championship final results can now be seen in the 'Members Results' section*

Anna Nelson 1st A string 75m hurdles. 1st B string HJ 1.45m
Rachael MacKenkie 2nd A string HJ 1.60. 3rd A string TJ 10.78m
Charis Mair 1st A string HJ 1.60 1st A sring 80m hurdles 12.00 secs. 4th A string LJ 4.89m.

A good day was had by all considering the athletes were competing the day previously at the Drumnadrichit Games.

Good luck Iain!

Keep checking this website for future updates and new images.

First Gold winner was young ANITA EVANS who, in the hammer, threw an impressive 38.96m well clear of the nearest competitor. ANITA also competed in the U15 Discus with big sister Kathryn cheering on from the sidelines.
U17 Mens HJ was a close drawn match with IAN COGHILL battling through to take the Gold with a clearance of 1.85m on countback.
DREW SPARK had a great debut national with a double medal win in both Silver in the Triple Jump 11.12m and a Bronze in the Javelin 40.47m. Further to this Drew also achieved 4th place in the HJ with 1.65m.
Rising star SEAN CHALMERS had a fantastic result in the U15 1500m race where, after a first place in the heats, fought off the the main pack to achieve a Silver in a time of 4:20.69.
In his first competitive Pole Vault outing, CONNEL MacDONALD secured a Silver with a vault of 2.40m.
Competing in the U17 womans HJ early on the Saturday morning was CHARIS MAIR who, after a recent return to form cleared 1.60m to take the Bronze behind Hazel Ross(2nd) and Nikki Manson (1st). On Sunday CHARIS was in action in the 80m hurdles where she secured a bronze 12.07s after an excellent race between Charis and big guns, Emma Brown, Giffnock N (1st) and Yasmin Milne Aberdeen (2nd)
Competing for Edinburgh AC was Marybank athlete PAULA GASS who picked up Gold 38.72m in the U17 W javelin.
Narrowly missing out on the medals due to the number of entries from South of the border,was ANNA NELSON, who put in some fine performances in the both HJ 4th 1.55m and 75m hurdles.
JENNY WILL had an enjoyable day competing in the 200m heats as did CRAIG CAMPBELL in the 1500m.

It was noted by various officials and athletes from the Central belt that the presence in numbers of Inverness Harriers AAC athletes was a testament and credit to the coaches and the dedication of the young athletes. Well done to you all!

STOP PRESS * Dates and venues for the forthcoming Cross-Country season can now be viewed in the 'Fixtures' section of this website*

SAM FRECK was in action at the CELTIC GAMES held in DUBLIN, IRELAND at the weekend. Sam, who was awarded a last minute selection, competed in the U18 Mens 100m invitation race and took second place in a time of 11.5s. Sam also competed in the 4x100m relay where a 3rd place was secured.
Also competing in the Javlin was Paula Gass who won maximum points for the squad with a frst place throw of 35.22m.

Good luck Sam!

DYCE HALF MARATHON.
Congratulations and well done to MELLISA WHYTE who was competing in the Dyce Half Marathon this week-end. Mellisa stormed across the finish line in 4th position overall and setting a new womens course record of 1 hr 20 mins 18 secs.

YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE FINAL.
Inverness Harrier's young athletes were in action on Sunday at Grangemouth for the YAL Scottish final 2010. Competing against the strong teams from the Central belt as well as the Hippo amalgamation, our athletes gave some quality performances and achieving a solid clutch of medals came 5th overall up one position from the previous year. This was an excellent result considering the team, who were down on numbers due to school holidays, could not fill a good number of places. Well done to all who competed and thanks to the coaches and parent volunteers.
See the Gallery for images of the day.

Also Competing this weekend at the Forres Games 10k were Harrier distance athletes Mellissa Whyte 1st female,3rd in overall,Jenny Bannerman 2nd female,also running Ross Nixon, Andy Macrae, Charlie Bannerman and Donna Campbell

The Club has also secured transport down to the event with Duncan and his coaches taking down some athletes. It sounds like it will be a great experience.

A full list of results will be available shortly.

First Inverness Harrier finishing was Donnie MacDonald who came in 3rd place in a time of 3.49:50. Local journalist, Jonny Muir 10th 4.01:15, 13th Andrew MacRae 4.05.06, 20th Daniel Dickens 4.12:20 and 30th Dougie MacDonald 4.22.24. Congratulations to you all and to all the other Harrier athletes not mentioned.

Full listing of times and placings available in 'results' section.

Barry Macdonald (4:08:42 - 3,337th) and Stevie McIntyre (3:30:33 - 834th) both completed their first marathons in Edinburgh on Sunday.This was a fantastic achievement in a field of 9,459 who finished. Well done guys!

May and June are busy months with schools competition and this meeting is mainly for the benefit of older athletes missing school meetings. However, there ARE events for ALL age groups covering a wide range of events. So if there are any other athletes wish to compete they are more than welcome.
Electronic timing equipment WILL be in use. Full competetion rules apply.
Full details can be found in the 'Members' & 'Fixtures' sections of this website.

Inverness Harriers came out top with a huge score of 553 points to win the match ahead of the ten club Hippo select (431) which has all the other clubs in the Highlands and Islands plus two more from Grampian to choose from. Aberdeen took third place with 357 points. A huge effort on the part of the coaches, the team managers and the athletes meant that we only had a single gap in our team which scored a huge number of A and B wins. This victory gets us off to a great start in this league where the top two clubs after three North East section matches go through to the final.

The next match is at home at the Queens Park on May 30th and the third one is in Aberdeen on July 4th.

Gillian also competed in the Scottish Primary Schools Cross-country Championships in Kirkaldy last saturday and had a fantastic run coming in 4th place in her division and achieving the highest Inverness Harrier placing.

Well done you!

*High jumpers may be interested in this youtube footage*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tINnWbqx6Y

See Inverness Harriers on YOUTUBE courtesy of Adam Hobson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPCfjdcVowU

these are to be completed and returned to your Coach as soon as possible.

Starts Wednesday 12th May until June 30th At Queens Park Athletic Stadium, Inverness. 6 -7pm. COST £3 per night/ Family of 2 £5

Come and try all the aspects of Track and Field Athletics under the supervision of experienced coaches of Inverness Harriers. The sessions are fun based and will give a basic grounding of running, jumping and throwing at an introductory level.
There is no booking required and you just turn up and register on the spot. There is a small charge of £2 per night and that should be paid to the coach. There will be photographs taken for promotional and press purposes and any parent not wishing their child photographed must inform the lead coach when registering. All participants should come with the appropriate clothing (no jeans) and footwear (trainers) for the activities. Wet weather gear is always advisable.

SEE 'FIXTURES' in MAY

IH are organising the leg from Cromarty Bridge where we will pick up the baton from Ross County, taking it around the Black Isle via Cromarty, Fortrose and Munlochy, over the Kessock bridge and out to Fort George where we will hand over to Nairn Road Runners. Further details of the event can be found at www.coastersgb.co.uk. Runners of all ages, and abilities are encouraged to sign up to take part in this potentially historic event. The total distance is around 50 miles which will be split up into various lengths to suit those running e.g. 1, 2, 5, 10 (or more!) miles.
If you are interested in taking part please contact Graeme Campbell (07810 170222 or graeme.campbell@talktalk.net) who is compiling a schedule of participants, or Jacquie Mair.

Due to the nature of the event, it is difficult to schedule exactly at this time, but the estimated date for us to pick up the baton is 1st July. The event starts in Blackpool on 8th May heading north, by which time the large number of individual organisers should have a better idea of how long each section will take and hence a firm date can be set. If you are interested but can not make a firm commitment at the moment, do still contact us to note your interest.

James MacPhail - Sprints/Hurdles

Charis Mair - Sprints/Hurdles

Paula Gass - Throws

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Harriers are holding the above event at the Inverness Ice Rink on Saturday 20th March, 6.45 for 7pm. Award winners presentation will start at 7pm sharp and a buffet will follow. Ice skating is open to our club members, family and friends. The bar will be open for refreshments and we are hoping that all harrier members and their families, award winners or not, will take this opportunity to enjoy a social evening.

£15 for a family of 4 ticket or £5 each for individuals.

Tickets available from Keith (Junior Coach) or Judie 07890991085

...JUST ARRIVED: THE NEW INVERNESS HARRIERS TRACK-SUIT IS NOW IN STOCK....SEE 'MEMBERS' PAGE FOR ORDER DETAILS.....

ALL Club athletes of all abilities are encouraged to take part and give their support ro raise much needed funds to allow the teams to travel to race events throughout the coming season.
The run consists of a timed 30 minute effort to complete as many laps of the 400m track as possible. A prize will be awarded to the athlete who raises the most money. Sponsorship forms and continuation sheets can be downloaded from the 'members section' of this web-site.

YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU!

Team titles went to the Ladies, Under 15 Boys, Under 13 Girls, Under 11 Girls and Under 11 Boys.

Individual League Chmpion titles went to Women: MELISSA WHYTE; Vet Women over 35: JULIE WILSON; over45 SHEILA GOLLAN; under 15 Boys: CRAIG CAMPBELL; under 13 Girls: HEATHER CAMPBELL; under 11 Girls: MARY FLOCKHART

Individual Silver- under 15 Boys: THOMAS DAY; under 15 Girls MAIRI MACLENNAN; under 11 Girls: KEIRA MACLEOD

Individual Bronze- under 13 Girls: ARIANE ROSS; uner 11 Boys: STRUAN TWEEDIE and WILLIAM MACKENZIE

Congratulations to ALL athletes who competed in the series as points won from individual events throughout the season ultimately contributed to the Club's success.

The day's race itself saw Jenny Bannerman step in to make up for Melissa's absence due to injury and achieve a fine 3rd coming over the line in 26:33 not far in front of veteran Sheila Gollan, 4th in 26:43. The 3rd counter in the event went to Jackie Mair 28:18, after a close battle with Julie Wilson 28:37.
In the Men's section Inverness Harriers came away with 3rd Team with Andy MacRae having a fine run coming in 5th overall in 36:43. Harriers 2nd counter was Graeme Campbell who had a spirited run achieving 9th position in 37:58. Our other two counters were the ever youthful George Mitchell (64)crossing the line in 40:02 and the evergreen Charlie Jarvie(65) home in 47:54.

Melissa whyte had an outstanding run coming 2nd overall at taking the W45 Gold closely followed by Sheila Gollan 10th overall and Silver also in the W45, this along with Jackie Mair's fine effort gave the women's team 5th overall.
Seasoned Campaigner George Mitchell achieved an excellent result in the M60 with a time of 39:48 to give him a Bronze. Graeme Campbell crossed the line as the first Harrier home in 38:07 closely followed by Iain Allan. Billy Skinner and Graham Whyte completed as counters to give the men 6th Team olace overall. There were also strong efforts from Julie Wilson and Doreen Campbell in the Women's events as well as Brian McKenzie and the evergreen Charlie Jarvie in the men's.

All competitors are to register from 1:00pm at the Queens Park Club Hut. Full details can be found in Fixtures section

NDCC NEWSFLASH: A course inspection was carried out on Thursday and the decision made that the race WILL be held in Nairn as planned. The Team bus will leave MATALAN car park Inshes at 10.30am. Remember to bring warm dry clothes, hat and gloves-It's going to be cold!!
Watch this space for updates.

Inverness Harriers had also sent a girls team and a boys 'B' team. For many of these athletes it was the first time competing indoors and also moving up an age group. A fantastic day was had by all and yet another new experience for these young athletes. The girls team were Alison Horne, Gillian Gordon, Keira Macleod and Catriona Dobie. The boys 'B' team were James Geddes, Neil Urquhart, Daniel WIlby and Ruairidh Gray.
Thanks to Duncan, Keith and the parents who had a very early start on the day.

Details and maps are available for Nairn XC Sat 30 Jan . Go to http://www.northleague.fsnet.co.uk/

Please note that changing rooms will be available the Sailing Club by the harbour from 12.00pm approx. Post race refreshments also at Sailing Club. Please note that, despite our best efforts, there will be NO TOILET FACILITIES available at East Beach picnic area as was in previous years. Toilets ARE available at the Harbour WC's (.6ml) and at the Sailing Club.

Also a reminder to Dianne's and Charlie's athletes that the training sessions @ Highland Football Academy, Dingwall have been booked for Sunday 17th AND 24th Jan. 4pm to 5pm. Cost is £2 per athlete to cover facility hire, Athletes are strongly encouraged to attend. See Dianne for any further info.