NEXT EVENTS
05/02/12 - Reay Classic Trail Run (~7.5 miles)
12/02/12 -Unoffical Duathlonn - Event 2
19/02/12 - Camster Trail Run (~8 miles)
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INFORMATION
Welcome to the website of North Highland Harriers.
No matter why you want to run from getting fit, to social running, to competing, then being a member of the North Highland Harriers will help you on your way to achieving your goals. We are a friendly club and welcome new members of all abilities. If you would like more information on the club then please contact us (click left).
We want to make this site the first stop for all runners in the North Highlands and so if you have any suggestions to make the website more interesting and useful, then please contact us (click left).
NHH Introduction
The North Highlands Harriers is a new senior running club set up for runners in Caithness and Sutherland. We are based in Thurso, Caithness.
Senior running in Caithness has always been undertaken in an informal manner with a number of training runs and trail runs organised by a number of enthusiastic runners. Following the success of the inaugural Castle of Mey 10k in 2009, which resulted in a large number of new runners in Caithness, it was recognised that there was a need to have a formal senior running club and from that North Highland Harriers was born.
North Highland Harriers caters for runners of all abilities, from beginners to seasoned runners participating in road, trail, cross country, fell and adventure running.
We have a number of training runs held throughout the week and a winter trail running series. More detail on these can be found on this website.
North Highland Harriers also organise the Castle of Mey 10k, which is to be held on the 13th May 2012. (www.mey10k.co.uk)
Why join North Highland Harriers?
The thought of joining a running club may be a bit daunting if you have never been involved in a running club before. However it doesn’t have to be! North Highland Harriers is a friendly, welcoming club that has members of all levels of running abilities, standards of fitness, age and commitment.
The best way to see if North Highland Harriers is for you is to come along to a couple of our training sessions and try us out. You will find details on these in the Training Runs page and feel free to contact us (click left) to find out more before you come along.
Once you have come along to a couple of our training runs and can see the benefits of being part of the club, then you'll need to join the club formally and you will find details on how to do this on the Membership page.
Here are just some of the benefits of joining North Highland Harriers:
- Stops the boredom of running on your own, going round the same routes
- You will find encouragement and advice if you are training for a race
- If you are starting out then you will get advice and a programme that will get you on the right track
- Improving your running, whether it's increasing your distance or pace
Membership
Joining North Highland Harriers couldn't be easier, as it is all done online using EntryCentral. Entry Central offers a secure site to take your membership details and fee.
Membership of North Highland Harriers costs £20 per year, click image right to access website.
If you have any issues with joining online, please contact us (click left).
NHH Kit
Currently we can order a NHH running vest in Ladies and Mens sizes. If you would like to find out the current price or place an order please speak to a committee member or email us. The intention is, subject to demand, to submit an order twice a year. Other clothing (T-shirts, 1/4 zip fleeces, track suits and hooded top) may be available subject to demand.
NHH Weekly training runs:
Monday
Meet at The Blue Door Café at Thurso Camp Site, 6.00pm
A self imposed handicap training run. A variety of routes are available, the two favourite ones are four miles to Scrabster Lighthouse and back or a 5 mile run that goes back into town around Tempest Café and back along the esplanade before joining the four mile route to Scrabster Lighthouse.
If you are new to running then this night will be the best night to come along, we will pair you with an experienced runner to look after you and make sure that you feel comfortable.
Tuesday
Meet at the Riverside Pavilion to the rear of Miller Academy, 6.00pm
A Speed / Endurance session as programmed by the club coach.
Friday
Meet at Thurso Squash Courts, 5.15pm
This is a 5 mile ‘round the houses hilly run’. The route takes in Mount Vernon, Pennyland and Ormlie. If you are a new runner, you will be paired with a runner of similar ability that knows the route!
Sunday
Meet at Dunnet Forest Main Car park, 10.15am
When there is no trail run programmed, NHH run in Dunnet Forest on a Sunday. There is a variety of distances from 2 - 7+ miles, generally run as 1 mile intervals with plenty of craic during the recovery!
Running Related Websites:
- Born 2 run - click
- MapMyRun - click
- Runners World - click
- Caithness Amateur Athletics - click
- Scottish Athletics - click
- Scottish Running Guide - click
Running Shops:
- Run4It (click) and also can be found at 26 Huntly Street, Inverness