The build up to this event was quite stressful from organisational point of view. As a parent quoted "its like herding wild cats" which I agreed. Even this morning there was late call off due to ill health which resulted more juggling and the loss of a team. However coaches, athletes and parents all got to Drumpellier Park for the designated time of 10:30am.
Once I got the numbers I got John to issue them while I was a running vest vendor stall and Jill gave out the smaller vests for the younger kids to borrow. Then Mark Saez took all the kids for drills and a warm up. So a super team effort from the Harrier support team got us all off to a good start. A big thank you to Allan & Mhairi McAuslin for being volunteers to assist the LAAA.
First up was the u11 girls with Holly McAneny (Team A) and Holly Williamson (Team B) on 1st leg duty, and no it wasn't essential for first leg runners to be called Holly just coincidence. Holly McAneny was first Harrier home in (4:46) passing over 2nd leg duty to sister Cara. With a bit of sibling rivalry I think Cara wanted to run faster than Holly. However Holly has had a cold and missed training so her excuses were before the racing started. Cara McAneny's time was (4:59). Holly Williamson was next in passing over to Laurie McCormack for Team B. Cara completed her leg and final leg duty was to Sophie Williamson (Holly's sister). Final leg went to Ellie Keaveny who had a tremendous run and hauled in 5 runners finishing in 9th place. There was a mix up with recording of their times for Team B so sorry no individual times.
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| U11 Team A: Joe Jackson, Patrick Saez & Fergus Kane |
Once I got the numbers I got John to issue them while I was a running vest vendor stall and Jill gave out the smaller vests for the younger kids to borrow. Then Mark Saez took all the kids for drills and a warm up. So a super team effort from the Harrier support team got us all off to a good start. A big thank you to Allan & Mhairi McAuslin for being volunteers to assist the LAAA.
First up was the u11 girls with Holly McAneny (Team A) and Holly Williamson (Team B) on 1st leg duty, and no it wasn't essential for first leg runners to be called Holly just coincidence. Holly McAneny was first Harrier home in (4:46) passing over 2nd leg duty to sister Cara. With a bit of sibling rivalry I think Cara wanted to run faster than Holly. However Holly has had a cold and missed training so her excuses were before the racing started. Cara McAneny's time was (4:59). Holly Williamson was next in passing over to Laurie McCormack for Team B. Cara completed her leg and final leg duty was to Sophie Williamson (Holly's sister). Final leg went to Ellie Keaveny who had a tremendous run and hauled in 5 runners finishing in 9th place. There was a mix up with recording of their times for Team B so sorry no individual times.
Team A's position was 5th out of 12 teams and total time was (14:49) and Team B's position was 9th and total time was (15:45). 2 top ten positions.
Next up were the under 11 boys with Patrick Saez running for Team A and Dillion McAuslin for Team B. Both teams had good potential so it was exciting and nerve racking waiting on runners returning. Dillion came in first in (4:40) then Patrick in (4:42)(it turned out Patrick had fallen which slowed him down). Leg 2 runner for Team B Louis Blake went next followed by Fergus Kane for Team A. Fergus (4:33) did a fantastic job of hauling in Louis and 4 other runners with Louis (4:37) fighting every step to stay in podium contention. At this point Team B were overall 3rd and Team A were 2nd overall with East Kilbride AC leading.
Joe Jackson (4:33) put in a strong fast leg to maintain a convincing 2nd place overall and new to the club Aidan Howell (5:13) had a tough job to keep that 3rd place. He was out ran by more experienced runners from Airdrie Harriers & Springburn Harriers and was able to achieve 6th overall for Team B. So well done to all the boys and especially to Team A.
Team A's position was 2nd and total time was 13:48 and Team B's position was 6th and total time was 14:30. Another 2 top ten positions.
Next up were the under 11 boys with Patrick Saez running for Team A and Dillion McAuslin for Team B. Both teams had good potential so it was exciting and nerve racking waiting on runners returning. Dillion came in first in (4:40) then Patrick in (4:42)(it turned out Patrick had fallen which slowed him down). Leg 2 runner for Team B Louis Blake went next followed by Fergus Kane for Team A. Fergus (4:33) did a fantastic job of hauling in Louis and 4 other runners with Louis (4:37) fighting every step to stay in podium contention. At this point Team B were overall 3rd and Team A were 2nd overall with East Kilbride AC leading.
Joe Jackson (4:33) put in a strong fast leg to maintain a convincing 2nd place overall and new to the club Aidan Howell (5:13) had a tough job to keep that 3rd place. He was out ran by more experienced runners from Airdrie Harriers & Springburn Harriers and was able to achieve 6th overall for Team B. So well done to all the boys and especially to Team A.
Team A's position was 2nd and total time was 13:48 and Team B's position was 6th and total time was 14:30. Another 2 top ten positions.
Team C was incomplete but no less keen to do well. 1st Leg was Rio Jordan who ran a surprising (5:01) finishing in 10th place. Then new kid on the block Callum Black took the 2nd leg but sadly did not finish. There is always next time.
Our older girls were out next. Like the other relay races the team format was 1st leg under 13, 2nd leg under 13 or 15 and 3rd leg under 15 or 17. So with 2 teams out this was a great turnout. For Team A we had Lucy Saez on 1st leg who finished in (8:01) building on from last week's race, handing over to Jada Amoah who like Lucy raced last week & put in good steady run (7:38) and Kate Kane returning to competitive running did the final leg in an impressive (6:44). Team A's position was 13th out of 18 teams and total time was (22:23).
For Team B we had Ellie McCormack doing her first relay for the club in 1st leg delivering a good time (8:55) who then passed over to Megan Williamson. Megan benefited from running last week and was shifting in (7:12) hauling in 8 places and the final leg was to another Megan, Megan Anderson who put in a fine performance. This was her first race of the season setting a good benchmark time of (7:31) showing she has the potential to improve through the season and maintained the lead Megan Williamson achieved. Team B's position was 17th and total time was (23:38). Well done the girls!
Last but not least Drew Gordon was representing the club in the under 17 Mens race. This age group ran the 1st leg of the senior men & women race which is a 4k out and back. Drew had tough peer opposition and completed his race in (19:26). I think Drew we need to get you up to the seniors on a Monday & Thursday!
As a Coach I was really proud, excited and delighted with everyones' run today. You all have great potential, and you are showing we are force to be reckoned with in Lanarkshire so lets keep this going for next week's race at the National XC Relays in Cumbernauld and the rest of the season.
Remember "Winning is giving your best, not a position". All the Harriers on Saturday did their best.
Remember "Winning is giving your best, not a position". All the Harriers on Saturday did their best.
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