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2012
JANUARY
21/01/11 - Haggis Bash - the annual Haggis Bash in Wick takes place on Saturday 28 January starting at 11 am. It involves 5 loops of Wick riverside (5 miles)....or as many loops as you can manage before the first runner finishes. Meet at swing park below the cannon.
12/01/11 - Burns Supper Night - Friday 27th January - Following the success of the get together in December, we are planning a Burns Supper with a difference - run from Squash Club at 5.20pm and then Haggis and the trimmings (£10 per head) at the Blue Door at 7.30pm (please note change of time). Please e-mail Kim by Monday 16th. Please indicate if you want a vegetarian haggis and remember it is bring your own bottle.
2011
DECEMBER
05/12/11 - Social Night on 9 December - we are having a NHH get together on Friday 9th December. Firstly there will be an optional 5 mile jog round Thurso, starting at 5:20pm from Squash Court car park. Then meet up at the Blue Door at 7:30pm for fish and chips or various Burgers. Bring your own bottle and children very welcome. If you are coming can you let Kim know so she can get enough fish ordered. You can either email her send her a message via the Blue Door Facebook page.
01/12/11 - NHH 'Earlybird' Membership Rate - 2012 membership opened today at the earlybird rate of £15, this rate will only be available until the 31st Dec 2011. During this time you can also secure your entry into the 2012 Castle of Mey 10K, this offer is only available between the 1st - 31st Dec 2011
Membership registration is via Entrycentral www.entrycentral.com
As a North Highland Harrier member you get a 10% discount at Run4It, just tell them that you are a member of North Highland Harriers when you are making your purchase, and you will get the discount. If you have any queries then please don't hesitate to contact us on northhighlandharriers@gmail.com or speak to one of the committee at the training sessions.
Remember these offers are only available until the 31st Dec 2011 so get in there quick!
OCTOBER
22/10/11 - Tain Trail Hill Race - Jack Trevelyan & Simon Harrison were the only two NHH runners who took part in the event this year, finishing 3rd and 14th respectively. The full results are available at www.tainrunners.co.uk.
08/10/11 - North District Cross Country Relay Championship, Dornoch - For the first time a NHH men's team entered the North District relay championship. The team was Jack Trevelyan, Andrew Tait, David Spencer & Kevin Cormack. The team finshed in 6th place - well done to the team! The results are available at "www.scottishathletics.org.uk.
SEPTEMBER
17/09/11 - Parkrun, Inverness - A 5K Parkrun has recently started in Inverness at Bught Park, every Saturday mornings at 0930. The course is almost 3 laps of Bught Park. You can find more details and register online at www.parkrun.org.uk. The run is free, but you need to register online prior to taking part. So if you are in Inverness for the day, or the weekend ther is no excuse for missing out on a run !!
13/09/11 - NHH Club AGM - The club Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday 9th November in the Blue Door Cafe, starting at 7pm. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
07/09/11 - Wick to Thurso Relay Race - This year this event is taking place on Sunday 25/09/11, starting from the Co-op in Wick at 10am. Each team can be between 6 and 10 people, and we usually manage to enter two teams. Those from Thurso normally meet at the Park Hotel to sort out transport before going through to WIck. The event is a Charity fundraiser so each team needs to raise a fairly modest sum before the event. For more information, check out www.caithness.org. It is great fun to take part in this event - so if you haven't taken part before please give it a go. Either let Alistair know or send us an email if you would like to take part.
07/09/11 - Mark's Mammoth Charity Triathlon - Mark is setting out on Sunday 2nd October to raise money in support of his brother who has been seriously injured in Bali. He is planning to swim 6 miles from Dunnett head (Dwarick Pier) to Thurso beach with David Spencer, then to complete the Three Peaks Challenge with Sandy Christie (starting on the same day!), followed by a 540 mile cycle from Burton-on-Trent to John O'Groats/Thurso accompanied by Lorna Stanger - read more details, include how you can support Mark on his challenge here.
AUGUST
16/08/11 - North District Cross Country Relay - The date for this event is 8 October, hosted by East Sutherland (so will be held at Dornoch, or similar?). This year (for the first time!) we could like to enter at least one team in the mens and ladies event. For the mens event you need a team of four, with each team member doing the course consecutively. For the ladies event you need a team of three. If you would like to take part either speak to Colin, Sandy or Sophie, or send us an email.
14/08/11 - Thurso Open Water FUN & Very Casual Aquathon - This impromtu event was held on Sunday 14th October after the Wick Standard Triathlon had to be cancelled due to water quality issues. It involved an open water swim in Thurso bay followed by a run to Scrabster lighthouse and back. Ten brave people took part and the results are in the table below!
| Pos | Name | Swim | Transition | Run | Total Time |
| 1 | Mark Taylor | 15:20 | 1:00 | 27:24 | 43:44 |
| 2 | David Spencer | 16:30 | 2:15 | 30:18 | 49:03 |
| 3 | Graeme Morgan | 18:58 | 2:02 | 31:39 | 52:39 |
| 4 | Jack Trevelyan | 22:25 | 4:11 | 28:01 | 54:37 |
| 5 | Neil Simmonds | 18:09 | 2:51 | 34:16 | 55:16 |
| 6 | John Amy | 24:12 | 3:28 | 34:51 | 1:02:31 |
| 7 | Sandy Christie | 28:05 | 3:45 | 33:56 | 1:05:46 |
| 8 | Yvonne Pollard | 22:00 | 5:31 | 38:27 | 1:05:58 |
| 9 | Martine Hughes | 26:03 | 3:49 | 36:48 | 1:06:40 |
09/08/11 - Fixtures - The fixture list has been updated and now includes dates for the North Disrtict Cross Country. Please note that the first event is hosted by Caithness AAC, and is on 1st October 2011. Also dates for River Ness, Aviemore, Moray Marathon, etc added.
JUNE
18/06/11 - Highland Cross - Well done to all NHH runners that took part in this year's event. The full results are available on www.highlandcross.co.uk. The runners & times that I spotted are:
- Joan Henry 4:47:40
- Phil Cartwright 4:52:38
- Sandy Christie 4:57:59
- Gary Angus 5:16:16
- Scott Phares 5:22:53
- Keith MacRae 5:37:22
- Martine Hughes 5:50:17
- Yvonne & Donald Pollard 5:54:52
- Sharon McCafferty 6:04:28
- Carol Taylor 6:33:04
- Alison Smith 6:42:00
12/06/11 - 2011 LAMM - Well done to Colin Earnshaw and Sandy Christie who competed in the 2011 LAMM at Beinn Dearg. This was Colin's third LAMM, but a first try at this event for Sandy. They competed in Category C which covered 24k with a 1390m climb on the Saturday followed by 22km with a 850m climb on the Sunday. They finished in 66th position with a cummulative time of 13 hours 1 minute 40 seconds.
08/06/11 - World Harmony Run - This event is starting on Sunday June 12th around 10am from John O'Groats (bit late for those going over to Hoy!). If interested please read message below from an organiser and check out their website. It would be good to see a few NHH vests there!
08/06/11 - Thurso Gala 10K - The Thurso Gala 10K will take place in just over two months - on Wednesday 10 August. The 10K run will start at 7 pm and is open to entrants over 15 years only. The entry fee is £8.
There will be a 3K fun run/walk at 6.55 pm. It is open to all ages but under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult. The entry fee is £4.
Registration will be at Thurso Youth Club, Millbank, Thurso from 6.00-6.45pm. Enter on the day. For further information contact Sophie Dunnett on 01847 811094 or by email.
APRIL
17/04/11 - London Marathon - Three NHH members took part and completed the London Marathon today. The weather in Thurso was nice and warm today; so you can imagine how hot the conditions were in London! Sandy Christie finished in 3:25:56. Sharon McCafferty finished in 3:59:25 (managing a faster second half of the marathon!). And finally, Les Campbell finished in a time of 4:15:33. Very well done to you all.
02/04/11 - Running the Highlands - Some of ours members have taken part in training events organised by Running the Highlands. We have been told they have limited availability on their 'Run Across Scotland' events. On 22-27 May 2011, due to a late cancellation, there are 2 places available. On 16-21 October 2011 they have just 3 places left. There is also an 'Early Winter Training Weekend' at Balmoral on 11-13 November 2011. For further details see the Running the Highlands (click) website.
MARCH
18/03/11 - BLINGERY TRAIL RUN CANCELLED - Due to the ongoing works at Blingery the course is out of bounds. Therefore this event has been cancelled. But we have come up with a cunning plan!!!!! We will be running an event over the moors (up by the all weather pitch at Naver, Thurso) on Sunday morning. Because of the short notice we will set out a 3 mile loop - each individual can then choose whether to run 3, 6 or 9 miles - something for everyone (we aim to please!). Note that we plan for ALL runners to go off at 1000hrs so get there on time to register etc. We have the use of the changing facilities from 0900hrs until 1200hrs for registration etc. We will try and put out more info before the event - map etc. The course can be 'quite' muddy so don't wear your nice new, clean road shoes!!
09/03/11 - Roz Macleod took part in the Nairn 10K at the weekend (06/03/11) and finished in a time of 1 hr 00 min 11 secs. Well done to Roz
01/03/11 - For the third consecutive year 12 runners are taking part in the Hoy half marathon on Sunday 12 June - this year is the 25th anniversary of the event. Thanks to Sandy for organising the rib boat for the travel to and from the island; this is probably the only way of getting there and back in a day. It is a hilly course, but this has not stopped us coming back with an impressive medal haul in the last two years - especially in the team events.
FEBRUARY
16/02/11 - For the third consecutive year we are planning a day out over to Hoy for its annual half marathon on Sunday 12 June - this year is the 25th anniversary of the event. Travel to and from Hoy will be via the semi-rigid rib boat from John O'Groats, leaving about 0830 and returning just after 1700. We have 12 guaranteed entries for the event (£16 for non-SAL members) but they are only available until next Wednesday (23/02). Further details and the entry pack is available via a link on the fixtures page. Cost of the boat trip will be ~£25 assuming the boat if full (which it has been for previous trips). Names and completed forms (with entry fee) to Sandy by above date please!
JANUARY
18/01/11 - Andrew Douglas came forth in the Inter-district Cross Country Championships at Edinburgh on 8th January 2001, just one second behind the third place running. The full results are available on the www.scottishathletics.org.uk (click) website. He has also been selected for the senior men's Scottish team to take part in the Antrim Cross Country Challenge on the 22nd January against Wales, Ireland, and England.
12/01/11 - On Sunday morning Jack Trevelyan took part in a re-arranged Christmas Canter 10K at Aberdeen beach and came home in first place, in a time of 36:38. On this basis he may even be forgiven for missing the trail run! Jack got a mention in Monday's Press & Journal for his achievement - which is where I spotted it!. The full results are available on the www.scottishathletics.org.uk (click) website.
08/01/11 - Entry for the 2011 Castle of Mey 10k is now FULL. All 450 places have been taken within 3 days! - hope you were quick enough to get an entry if you wanted one.
2010
DECEMBER
27/12/10 - NHH members are reminded that membership is due for renewal on 1st January 2011 - membership can be renewed at www.entrycentral.com (click) website. The membership cost has been maintained at the same price (£20) as last year!
19/12/10 - Entries for the 2011 Castle of Mey 10k will open on the 4th January 2011, entry is via the www.born2run.co.uk (click) website.
12/12/10 - NHH have received one entry for the Virgin London Marathon. A ballot was held following the Olrig Hill Trail Run and the 'lucky' name to be pulled out of the hat was Les Campbell. Well done to Les - now the hard work will really start!
6/12/10 - A 'Beginners running group' has started on Monday Nights at 6 pm. Anyone interested please just turn at the Blue Door Café (at Thurso Camp Site). Refreshments are availble to purchase after the run, where you will be able to sit and chat with runners of all experience levels.