Junior runs
View the archive page of exploits here. More recent ones below.
Carnethy Hill Running Club and Hill Racing Club takes its lead on child welfare from SAL, in accordance with which, the Club has a Welfare Officer and a Child Welfare & Safeguarding Policy. Contact the club welfare officer for more information.
Please note, children under 18, (whether members or not) are accepted at Carnethy organised events and activities at the organiser’s discretion, and normally only where a parent or legal guardian attends the event or activity and takes responsibility for the child. In case of doubt, please discuss with the event or activity director.
Junior hill racing
There are numerous opportunities for junior runners wanting to race in the Scottish hills.
In the Lothians, Fife and Borders, in 2024, these include:
3 March – Bishop Hill
16 March – Chapelgill
23 March – Birnam
12 June – Turnhouse
14 August – Caerketton
September (TBC) – Caerketton Downhill
2 November – Tinto
These races are organised by local hill running clubs, including Carnethy. Competitive but inclusive, these events are the ideal place for beginner hill runners to race for the first time. Check organisers’ websites to confirm the ages of children permitted to compete.
There is also a Scottish Athletics 2024 Junior League, open to U17 (born 2008-09), U15 (born 2010-11) and U13 (born 2012-13) competitors who are members of Scottish Athletics.
The Junior League comprises the following races:
21 April – Dumyat
28 April – Lomonds Hill Race
11 May – Broughton Heights
15 June – Cornalees Hill Race
22 June – Eildon Junior Race
29 June – Braemar Junior Games
11 August – Cademuir Rollercoaster
21 September – Suidhe Hill Race
For more information, visit Scottish Athletics.
Information about junior hill running and racing can also be found at Scottish Hill Runners.
The Allermuir Junior Trophy will be awarded to the junior runner in the club who has ‘achieved the most in the calendar year, whether that be athletically or through enthusiasm and spirit’.
Previous runs…
Andrew Nash wins handicap series
Runner | Boghall | Romanno Bridge | Harlaw | Broughton | Bonaly | Arthurs Seat | Best 3 | Races | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew | Nash | 47.4 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.1 | 43.4 | 138.9 | 4 |
Jonathan | Marks | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 14.7 | 40.4 | 46.1 | 133.2 | 4 |
Pete | Curtis | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 130.8 | 3 |
Lee | Murphy | 35.3 | 0.0 | 43.6 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 48.7 | 127.6 | 4 |
David | Harrington | 45.7 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 44.1 | 35.6 | 2.6 | 125.4 | 5 |
Digby | Maass | 50.0 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 37.5 | 36.8 | 124.3 | 5 |
Willie | Gibson | 44.8 | 15.7 | 7.4 | 27.9 | 15.4 | 44.7 | 117.5 | 6 |
Lucas | Lefevre | 32.8 | 2.9 | 37.2 | 39.7 | 38.5 | 25.0 | 115.4 | 6 |
Gordon | Voller | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.1 | 26.9 | 34.2 | 108.2 | 3 |
Helen | Wise | 36.2 | 11.4 | 40.4 | 30.9 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 107.5 | 5 |
Richard | Chandler | 48.3 | 32.9 | 20.2 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 26.3 | 107.4 | 5 |
John | Busby | 33.6 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 41.2 | 31.7 | 0.0 | 106.5 | 4 |
Phil | Young | 0.0 | 42.9 | 18.1 | 0.0 | 43.3 | 17.1 | 104.2 | 4 |
Moira | Stewart | 31.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 38.2 | 34.6 | 0.0 | 103.9 | 4 |
Fraser | Gibson | 26.7 | 37.1 | 33.0 | 32.4 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 102.5 | 5 |
Bob | Waterhouse | 18.1 | 41.4 | 39.4 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4 |
Gordon | Cameron | 28.4 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 45.6 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 96.9 | 6 |
Dorothy | Elliott | 14.7 | 31.4 | 35.1 | 16.2 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 94.4 | 5 |
Mark | Hartree | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 35.5 | 93.4 | 3 |
Tracey | Ballinger | 30.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.6 | 17.3 | 19.7 | 92.6 | 4 |
Jeff | Roberts | 22.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.3 | 33.7 | 0.0 | 91.4 | 3 |
Alan | Hogg | 25.9 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 29.8 | 0.0 | 89.7 | 3 |
Heather | Young | 37.1 | 0.0 | 36.2 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 7.9 | 89.6 | 4 |
Conrad | Rawlik | 16.4 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 89.1 | 3 |
Paul | Ritchie | 0.0 | 44.3 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 86.8 | 2 |
Chris | Tinning | 43.1 | 0.0 | 29.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 86.0 | 3 |
Irene | Schierloh | 19.0 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.0 | 6.6 | 85.1 | 4 |
Alan | Renville | 13.8 | 0.0 | 44.7 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 84.9 | 3 |
Nicola | Innes | 34.5 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 29.4 | 20.2 | 0.0 | 84.1 | 4 |
Neil | Burnett | 0.0 | 27.1 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 84.0 | 3 |
Win | Rampen | 40.5 | 24.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 18.4 | 83.2 | 4 |
Richard | Mcmahon | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.3 | 39.5 | 81.8 | 2 |
Jim | Hardie | 27.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 40.8 | 81.6 | 3 |
Andrew | Spenceley | 24.1 | 0.0 | 23.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 80.4 | 3 |
Chris | Boustred | 37.9 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 79.7 | 3 |
Gordon | Eadie | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 78.1 | 3 |
Ken | Fordyce | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.8 | 28.8 | 11.8 | 77.5 | 3 |
Lindsay | Doig | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 44.2 | 23.7 | 76.4 | 3 |
Ryan | Forgie | 49.1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 69.3 | 3 |
Sandra | Chandler | 15.5 | 28.6 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 14.5 | 69.1 | 5 |
Hilary | Spenceley | 21.6 | 0.0 | 26.6 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 65.8 | 4 |
Cameron | Murray | 23.3 | 12.9 | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 64.9 | 3 |
Will | Pakianathan | 31.9 | 0.0 | 31.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 63.8 | 2 |
Steve | Best | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.3 | 21.1 | 62.4 | 2 |
Mike | McCloy | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 45.2 | 5.3 | 57.8 | 3 |
Doug | McQueen | 0.0 | 18.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.2 | 56.7 | 2 |
Mark | Hooper | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 54.3 | 2 |
Catherine | Forrest | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 3.9 | 53.9 | 2 |
Bruce | McAdam | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.4 | 52.5 | 2 |
Scott | Henderson | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1 |
Joel | Sylvester | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.7 | 2 |
Tim | Crymble | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.9 | 1 |
Brian | Dempster | 0.0 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.6 | 1 |
Craig | Mattocks | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.5 | 1 |
Nigel | Shekleton | 0.0 | 10.0 | 38.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.3 | 2 |
John Ryan | Preston | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.9 | 1 |
Euan | Stobie | 0.0 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.1 | 1 |
Shane | Bouchier | 46.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 1 |
Micheal | Wilkinson | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 42.1 | 46.5 | 2 |
Lindsay | Donald | 25.0 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.4 | 2 |
Nicola | Dunn | 0.0 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.7 | 1 |
Sally | Best | 0.0 | 20.0 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 2 |
Anthony | Hemmings | 6.9 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 2 |
Mairi | Brown | 44.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 1 |
Andrew | Lamont | 11.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.7 | 0.0 | 43.9 | 2 |
Alexis | Dole | 20.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 42.7 | 3 |
Chris | Henty | 42.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.2 | 1 |
Finlay | Hartree | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.5 | 1 |
Abigail | Robertson | 41.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.4 | 1 |
Liam | Braby | 19.8 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.1 | 2 |
Barbara | Livingston | 0.0 | 34.3 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.7 | 2 |
Jasmin | Paris | 12.1 | 0.0 | 24.5 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 40.4 | 3 |
Fionna | Mackinnon | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 1 |
Holly | Burns | 39.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.7 | 1 |
Chris | Busby | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.4 | 0.0 | 39.4 | 1 |
Alberto | Lopez | 38.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.8 | 1 |
Michelle | Hetherington | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.5 | 0.0 | 36.5 | 1 |
Billy | Elliott | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 34.4 | 2 |
Paul | Burns | 2.6 | 0.0 | 30.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.4 | 2 |
Simon | Titmuss | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 1 |
Owen | Wilkinson | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 1 |
Noel | Tomnay | 29.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.3 | 1 |
Chris | Lucas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 1 |
Andy | Gravett | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 1 |
Ross | Christie | 0.0 | 25.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.7 | 1 |
Philippa | Ivison | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.5 | 1 |
Svein | Clouston | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 1 |
Jeremie | Lagarde | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 2 |
Ewart | Scott | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 3 |
Cali | Ingham | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 3 |
Bill | Gauld | 1.7 | 1.4 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 4 |
Joanne | Anderson | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 1 |
Paddy | Harrington | 17.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 1 |
Rupert | Finn | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 1 |
Rachel | Newstead | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 1 |
Richard | Delf | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 1 |
Nick | Schierloh | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 1 |
Lynsey | Blythe | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 |
Margaret | Forrest | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 2 |
Matthew | Jones | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 1 |
Euan | Boyd | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 1 |
Gemma | Hopewell | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 1 |
Peter | Buchanan | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 1 |
Paloma | Heras | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 1 |
Jamie | Megaw | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 1 |
Lorna | Ascroft | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1 |
Ruth | Paterson | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1 |
Jonny | Muir | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 1 |
Maria | Timofeeva | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1 |
Dianne | Esson | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1 |
Mary | Lye | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1 |
Patricia | McMaster | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1 |
Euan | Burns | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1 |
Well done Andrew! Prizegiving tomorrow at Northfield House Hotel.
It would also be good to remind the race winners to turn up if they want a bottle of wine.
They are: Boghall – Digby (peaked too early maybe?)
Romanno Bridge – Pete Curtis
Harlaw – Scott Henderson
Broughton – Pete Curtis (again – how did that happen?)
Bonaly – Catherine Forrest
Arthurs Seat – Mark Hooper
See you Wednesday
Phil
Caerketton Downhill junior results
Finish line photos including juniors
Position | Number | Name | Club | Category | Time |
1 | 126 | Alasdair Bagnall | Corstorphine AAC | M9 | 03:28 |
2 | 104 | Connor Lupton | Unatt | M10 | 03:32 |
3 | 163 | Hayden Whitlie | Carnethy HRC | M9 | 03:42 |
4 | 132 | Ailsa Bagnall | Corstorphine AAC | F11 | 03:51 |
5 | 103 | Fraser Lupton | Unatt | M9 | 03:59 |
6 | 167 | Ronnie Jones | Carnethy HRC | M11 | 04:00 |
7 | 133 | Hayley Whitlie | Carnethy HRC | F12 | 04:07 |
8 | 166 | Rosie Jones | Carnethy HRC | F12 | 04:08 |
9 | 165 | James Fordyce | Carnethy HRC | M10 | 04:11 |
10 | 164 | Morgan Whitlie | Carnethy HRC | M6 | 04:46 |
11 | 168 | Solly Jones | Carnethy HRC | M7 | 05:35 |
12 | 100 | Hanna Brindley | FVO | F8 | 06:03 |
13 | 102 | Robyn Lupton | Unatt | F7 | 06:04 |
Caerketton Hill junior race 2017 results
Pos | No | Name | Club | Age | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 499 | Dexter Howard | Carnethy | B12 | 10:57 |
2 | 163 | Angus Carlyle | Moorfoot | B11 | 11:43 |
3 | 266 | Sam Kitchin | U/A | B11 | 11:51 |
4 | 126 | Conner Lupton | U/A | B10 | 12:05 |
5 | 237 | Cameron Carlyle | Moorfoot | B10 | 12:10 |
6 | 268 | Tom Maquire | U/A | B10 | 12:14 |
7 | 489 | Alasdair Bagnall | Corstorphine | B9 | 12:46 |
8 | 182 | Danny Lancaster | Moorfoot | B10 | 12:46 |
9 | 281 | Hayden Whitlie | Carnethy | B9 | 12:51 |
10 | 128 | Fraser Lupton | U/A | B9 | 12:57 |
11 | 288 | Harvey Hurrel | U/A | B10 | 13:04 |
12 | 485 | Ailsa Bagnall | Corstorphine | G11 | 13:10 |
13 | 283 | Hayley Whitlie | Carnethy | G12 | 14:42 |
14 | 244 | Gregor MacMillan | U/A | B5 | 15:06 |
15 | 284 | Morgan Whitlie | Carnethy | B6 | 15:22 |
16 | 286 | Eva Hurrel | U/A | G13 | 16:07 |
17 | 250 | Katie MacMillan | U/A | G8 | 17:22 |
18 | 106 | Robin Lupton | U/A | G7 | 17:27 |
19 | 470 | Murray Ascroft | Carnethy | B7 | 19:44 |
20 | 262 | Douglas Murphy | Carnethy | B5 | 20:21 |
21 | 445 | Luca MacDonald | U/A | B5 | 21:53 |
22 | 472 | Morag Ascroft | Carnethy | G4.5 | 24:12 |
Summer fun with the lad
Summer holidays for the kids can be so boring when they would rather be at school….don’t you parents agree??. To keep Finlay busy and get my creaking knees going we have done a few things. As part of the Bouroughmuir Barbarian U16 Rugby training we have done another series of 7 hill running sessions to get the lads out of bed on a Sunday and keep them fit and motivated for next season. They are a good bunch and in amongst them could be the future of Scottish Rugby and maybe even the future of Scottish Hill running in a few cases. Runs have been an hour long and up to 9km including beaches, the Esk Valley, the Pentlands and the last one this Sunday at 1100 on Arthurs Seat if you want to join in. We’ve had all kinds of weather and including the odd river, reservoir or sea to get them wet.
Having up’d the hill fitness a bit I conned Finlay and Sparky to a bus trip to Nine Mile Burn and he did his first 11 miler along the reverse of the First leg of the Skyline back to hillend in just over 3 hrs. That seemed to go well so when on holiday in Cornwall we entered the Man vrs Gig race which is a fun event with runners against 6 ‘gigs’ who with a team of 6-8 rowers row while you run. Gigs were originally built to take pilots out to incoming vessels in the Atlantic. It is a hilly coastal route out and back including 2 miles of killer soft sandy beach in the middle. The winner was Keswick’s Carl Bell who showed his Wasdale Skyline winning pace to all challengers and won easily. Finlay, who had to act like a youthful 21 year old to get entry, came 18th. I puffed in 23rd/100+ runners and accepted Finlay’s pint for him as consolation for loosing again to the lad. We did a warmdown family walk from Looe to Polperro along the SW Coastal Path which looks like one cracker of an Ultra route or week+ of walking, camping, running….if anyone fancies it.
On the way back home to Edinburgh there was 2 good days of weather forecast so having stopped the night at Kendal to break up the journey, we packed for a lightweight walking reccee of a few legs of the Bob Graham round. Both had sore knees and so took a fairly fast walk from Dumail to camp at Wasdale and then Wasdale to Honister, ticking 22 hills over 30 miles and around 4000m ascent. We confirmed that Yewbarrow is a bugger of a climb, that the Lakes hill are sometime wee and rocky, and that Finlay was suitable tired but the end when thunder, lightning and rain stopped play, so we missed that last and first legs which we ( I ) had planned and bagged a lift to Keswick for a B&B and a bus and train home.
With a few weeks school hols to go….what next for the lad?
Man vrs Gig Results: http://mudcrew.co.uk/event/the-man-v-gig/
Mark Hartree
Edinburgh Junior Parkrun #11
Archie (JM10) was 1st male and 2nd overall from 132 runners at Sunday’s Junior Parkrun in Inverleith. He ran the 2km course in 8 minutes exactly. Zoe Macdonald (JW11-14) of Musselburgh & District AC won in 7.57. He nearly caught her though…
Mike Lynch
Chapelgill Junior race – Congrie Conga
Half Conga- No takers
Full Conga
Name | Time | Club | Change since 2015 | Age |
Charlie Burnett | 7.50 | Carnethy | First timer | 14 |
James Burnett | 8.44 | Carnethy | 63 seconds faster | 10 |
Sam Kitchin | 9.35 | – | 61 seconds faster | 11 |
Bethan Kitchin | 10.04 | – | (Half Conga in 2015) | 9 |
A profoundly disappointing turn out. However, the four takers all showed talent and enthusiasm. It is reported that more than half the field in the Chapelgill race were over 50. We have to ask ourselves what could we be doing to encourage youngsters to enjoy the sport of hill running.
As usual, we are grateful to Edel, Val and Mark for vital help in course marking, marshalling, time keeping etc. Thanks also to Kate Kitchin (Muddy Patch Judge) and Neil Burnett (International Smile Judge).
Martin Hyman, the 83 year old disorganiser, would like to know whether folk think it is worth continuing to organise the race in future.