Well done to everyone who took part in or supported runners in the Devils Burden Hill Relay last weekend.

If you enjoyed being out in the hills and would like to do more of that this year do yourself a favour and join Scottish Hill Runners.

It is only £8 for the year. For this membership fee you get a range of benefits including:

• A regular newsletter (by post or email).
• An annual journal (by post).
• Public liability insurance protection (including when acting as a race organiser).
• A comprehensive Race Calendar (including highland games races) (by post).
• The website.
• Accurate up-to-date information on all aspects of hill racing, training, long distance challenges and non-competitive hill running in Scotland.
• Sponsorship and support of many races.
• Opportunities for group travel and accommodation to selected international events.
• The open Scottish Hill Runners Championship, contested over six races, with the best four to count. These must include at least one from each distance category.
• A clear policy of encouraging and defending open access to hill races throughout Scotland. We welcome your views and contributions, whether you are a member of Scottish Hill Runners or not.
• An annual prize giving and social event at the end of the season.

For more information go to the SHR website at http://www.shr.uk.com/HowToJoin.aspx

You know it makes sense.

Well done to Pauline who bought a ticket from Davie Atkin at the Tinto Hill race. She guessed closest to Davies finishing time in the Everest Marathon and has won herself a bottle of Champagne.

Well done to Davie for completing this tough event. Result below

Place 36.        David Atkin                                7.13.51             GB                  Vet 50

Davie sent along a picture of Everest and the brown dog that followed him during the race as he thought it was more photogenic.

We are pleased to announce that Paul Davies has been appointed as our Hill Running Captain.  Paul has proved to be a very enthusiastic club member and is a very experienced hill runner.  Paul has been co-opted onto the club’s committee and is looking forward to his new role within our club.  Paul can be contacted by email at paul.davies<AT>charteris.com .(replace <AT> with @

There will be a Boxing Day Club Run at 10am from Dunfermline Academy of Sport.

This will be an easy pace, social run with re-grouping and will go down to Rosyth along to Pattiesmuir across to Limekilns around the loop and back.

The total distance will be around 6 miles and is a an excellent way to burn off those excess Christmas calories.

Meet in the car park at Dunfermline Academy of Sport ready to set off for 10am.

If you would like to contact us just give me a phone on 01383 622612 or

email me on neil<AT>namaste.demon.co.uk (replace <AT> with @)

Last night at the Carnegie Harriers AGM Neil Campbell stood down after two years as Hill Running Captain.

We now have a new Captain in Geaoge Murdoch. George have been very helpful and supportive over the years and has been a real champion for hill running. I am sure the success of the Hillbillies will be maintained under his stewardship.

Well done George.

Please be aware when posting to this Blog that it is in the public domain. This means anything you write can be read by anyone who finds this Blog.

 Please do not post personal details that you do not wish to be shared with the world. e.g your home address, your mobile or phone number etc.

On this point if anyone is arranging a run or meeting for a race please post a central point such as a sports centre, car park etc. and not your own house address.

On another point please do not post or use the club email list to advise of ad-hoc runs that are on club nights without checking with the “committee”.  We have come to an arrangement that the club is together on Tuesday nights and if we are doing hill training runs under the club name we will be doing them on Thursdays.

As a Club we have a duty of care to our members and any activity that is done in the clubs name is done responsibly and safely.

This is not intended to stop any other types of training.  If you wish to do something different on club nights that is fine just contact the people you wish to train with directly by email or phone rather than posting it to the blog or using the club email list.

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