Races organised by Carnethy Hill Running Club
free to Carnethy members (except Carnethy 5) wearing the Carnethy vest – available from Carnethy Kit Secretary: kit@carnethy.com
Diary 2024 – for links to races see below, and for up to date info | ||||
Date | Time | Event | Race Contacts | Junior? |
Cancelled 2024 | 12 noon | Carnethy 5 Hill Race – to return provisionally 8th Feb 2025 (tbc) | Iain Whiteside | |
11.55am | Scald Law Junior Race | Willie Gibson | Junior | |
May 11th | tbc | Broughton Heights – Junior Race – SAL membership required for hill league. https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/events/leagues-and-grands-prix/junior-hill-league/ Organised by Carnethy Hill Racing Club |
Mark Johnston | Junior |
June 8th | 3pm | Traprain Hill Race | Dessie Flanagan and Alan Renville | |
June 26th | 7.15pm | Allermuir Hill Race | Jonny Muir | |
August 14th | 7.00pm | Caerketton Up/Down Senior Hill race | Stewart Whitlie | |
6.30pm | Caerketton Up/Down Junior race | Junior | ||
Sept 4th | 7pm | Caerketton Downhill Race | Lizzie Knox | |
Caerketton Downhill junior race | Junior | |||
Sept | Variable | Alternative Carnethy 5 (for members & friends) | Various – See below | |
Oct 12th | 1pm | Manor Water Hill Race | Neil Burnett & Sean Walker | |
Oct 13th tbc | 11am | Pentland Skyline Race – tbc | tbc | |
Nov 2nd | 2pm | Tinto Hill Race | Alex Coakley | |
Tinto Junior race | Junior |
The Races | |||
February | |||
Carnethy 5 Hill Race and Scald Law Junior Race |
The racing year really begins with this classic medium race. Online entry. Entry fee – includes meal & transport.
Senior and Junior races To return provisionally 8th Feb 2025 (tbc) |
Winners’ Roll of Honour | |
May | |||
June | |||
Traprain Law | East Linton village fair & an interesting river crossing are highlights of this sociable race | Winners’ Roll of Honour | |
Allermuir Hill Race | A new ‘sustainable’ race | ||
August | |||
Caerketton | Short lactic inducing burnup – either steep or fast running (along top ridge).Senior and Junior races | Winners’ Roll of Honour | |
September | |||
Alternative Carnethy 5 | The ‘Alternative Carnethy 5’ consists of completing 5 running events in 5 days. A club event for members and friends. | Reports | |
September | |||
Caerketton Downhill | Very short Very fast Very downhill. Interval start. Senior and Junior races |
Winners’ Roll of Honour | |
October | |||
Manor Water | Lovely rolling Borders countryside for this straight ocanceut & back 10 miler. | Winners’ Roll of Honour | |
Pentland Skyline | We hope to run the race in 2024 in some form Long & serious race.Do this & Manor Water (if they are on the same weekend) to compete for the ‘Man or Mouse’ award. |
Winners’ Roll of Honour | |
November | |||
Tinto Hill Race |
Short, fast & very popular. Straight up & down. Senior and junior races |
Winners’ Roll of Honour | |
Winter Series | |||
July – No longer a Carnethy Organised Race | |||
Glamaig | Classic short mountain race – very steep grass and scree. Enough moorland to get lost in at the bottom.
A pint and food for all finishers! Now organised by Skye and Lochalsh RC |
Winners’ Roll of Honour | |
Discontinued | |||
Angus Munro |
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Devil’s Beeftub | Winners’ Roll of Honour | ||
Scottish Long Coastal Relays | Long distance relay for teams of 6. Coastal Path from Kincardine Bridge to Newburgh. |