30th December 2007- Cambuslang Harriers Down By The River 10k and 3k
The courses were flat and conditions were dry and mild for the second running of this event by our near neighbours. There was a one mile trek though from Cambuslang Sports Club to the start.
In the 3k, Craig Mooney was first under 11. He won a selection box which I collected for him and his Dad then let me keep. Lauren Mooney also took part in the race.
In the 10k, I toiled to a new PB while Gary Mooney put in an excellent performance, dipping well under the 40 minute mark.
A nice gesture from the hosts was the provision of hot mince pies, tea and coffee back at their sports club afterwards.
3km
Craig Mooney- 12:45, first under 11
Lauren Mooney- 13:09
10km, 93 finishers
8th- Stuart Gibson, 34:13
33rd- Gary Mooney, 38:51
8th December 2007- West District Cross Country Championships, Royal Academy, Irvine
Let's make no bones about it. This event took place in bleak, wet, freezing, miserable conditions. The course was exposed to a biting cold wind at various points but at least it was okay underfoot and the hills weren't too bad. They also did a good spread of hot food and drinks back at the school. The fact by the time I got there there was a 10 minute wait for soup says it all.
Under 13 Girls 3200m, 50 finishers
22nd: Sarah Millar, 13:48
Under 13 Boys 3200m, 64 finishers
33rd: Craig Whyteside, 13:09
35th: Nicholas Phillips, 13:12
Under 15 Boys 4400m, 51 finishers
30th: Euan Walker, 17:41
Senior/Junior Women 6400m, 67 finishers
12th: Julie Whyteside, 25:34 (4th under 20)
Senior/Junior Men 9600m, 159 finishers
32nd: Stuart Gibson, 34:11
88th: Paul White, 38:29
24th November 2007- Lanarkshire AAA Cross Country Championships, Drumpellier Park, Coatbridge
Report by Steven Whyteside
"We had a decent turn out today with a couple making their debut today in rather blustery conditions. Club medals will be handed out on Monday.
Well done to all who took part.
Updated results below (wasn't that far out with some of them).
U11 Boys 3/4mile
1st Craig Mooney 3.27
2nd Calum Walker 3.27
3rd Alisdair Stewart 3.29
30th Gordon Shields 4.45
Team Gold
U11 Girls 3/4mile
8th Sarah McDonnald 3.58
24th Taylor Jamieson 4.49
No Team
U13 Girls 1.5miles
7th Sarah Millar 10.03
8th Kirsty Jamieson 10.06
21st Rebecca Montgomery 14.38
Team Silver
U13 Boys 2miles
8th Craig Whyteside 13.40
No team
U15 Girls 2miles
6th Lauren Mooney 14.10
U15 Boys 3miles
9th Ewan Walker 18.26
11th Ross McCord 18.40
No team
U17 Women 3miles
3rd Rachel Barlas 20.17
5th Laura McCord 21.05
U17 Men 4.5miles
14th John Robertson 34.10
Senior Women 4.5miles
1st Julie Whyteside 29.22
Senior Men 6miles
25th Paul White 39.52"
So Whitemoss swept up 5 individual medals and two team prizes at the local championships. Next up is the West District Cross Country Championships at the Royal Academy, Irvine on 8th December.
A mention also to under 17 Gary Mooney who finished 2nd in the St Andrews Hospice 6km road race. Not content with his cross country exploits the day before, Alistair Stewart also ran, finishing in a time of 26:04.
11th November 2007- Kilmarnock Harriers Cross Country Races
Whitemoss have supported this event for a number of years now and this was no different. Races for under 11s through to seniors took place in Deans Castle Country Park which provided the setting for a gruelling traditional cross country course. Mud, leaves, overgrown trails, loose branches and some nasty climbs, this one had it all. At the prizegiving, the hosts only apologised that it didn't rain. According to Steven Whyteside, an even steeper hill had been removed from the course. The ones that remained were enough.
The club's form age group, under 11 boys, won gold in the team event while Julie Whyteside was 3rd senior and 4th overall. It has to be said though there weren't any bad performances. Here is the full results list.
Under 11 Boys 1670m, 29 finishers
2nd: Craig Mooney, 6:42
3rd: Calum Walker, 6:43
10th: Alistair Stewart, 7:04
TEAM GOLD
Under 13 Girls 3260m, 36 finishers
23rd: Sarah Millar, 14:40
Under 13 Boys 3260m, 36 finishers
20th: Craig Whyteside, 13:10
Under 15 Girls 4500m approx, 31 finishers
10th: Lauren Mooney, 21:47
Under 15 Boys 4500m approx, 26 finishers
7th: Euan Walker, 18:47
Senior/Junior Women 6000m, 18 finishers
4th: Julie Whyteside, 26:09 (3rd senior)
Senior/Junior Men 9000m, 42 finishers
7th: Scott Davidson, 33:42
10th: Stuart Gibson, 35:00
19th: Paul White, 38:19
4th November 2007- Lasswade AC Open Cross Country
Some excellent results here for the Whitemoss runners who ventured east.
Under 11 Boys, 37 finishers
3rd: Craig Mooney, 5:41
4th: Calum Walker, 5:43
Under 13 Boys, 31 finishers
13th: Craig Whyteside, 14:18
Meanwhile, Scott Davidson continued his comeback with a vengeance with a long trip south to the Stranraer 10km road race. It proved worthwhile as Scott claimed 6th place in a time of 35 and a half minutes. Super stuff.
27th October 2007- Scottish Athletics National Cross Country Relay Championships, Cumbernauld
There were some great perfomances from Whitemoss at Cumbernauld Park in Cumbernauld. The event brought clubs from the West, East and North Districts together to the same venue. It was a superb afternoon of racing with a fantastic atmosphere. Stuff like this should be televised. Here is a rundown of the Whitemoss fortunes.
Young females race, 64 full teams
14th: Whitemoss A; Kirsty Jamieson, 11:05; Lauren Mooney, 11:02; Rachel Barlas, 11:03
19th: Whitemoss B; Stephanie Curran, 10:50 (4th on the first leg 
); Sarah Millar, 11:54; Laura McCord, 10:48
Not to be outdone were the boys.
Young males race, 66 full teams
25th: Whitemoss A; Craig Whyteside, 10:33; Euan Walker, 10:10; Stuart Jamieson, 9:23
45th: Whitemoss B; Nicholas Phillips, 10:33; Ross McCord, 11:07; John Robertson, 10:08
In the senior race, I did 1st leg for the Calderglen team that finished 35th out of 96 teams.
Congratulations to all.
26th October 2007- Run 4 It 3k on the Green Series, Glasgow
Well done to Scott Davidson who launched his comeback from injury/lack of fitness/holidays at this race. Scott finished 2nd in a time of 9:41 behind Conor McNulty of Kilbarchan. Scott has shown considerable potential in the past and can boast in particular a 1:53 personal best for 800m. Let's hope this performance is a sign of things to come.
Above: Scott Davidson on the comeback trail
13th October 2007- Scottish Athletics West District Cross Country Relay, Irvine
We are now officially into the winter fixture calendar but there was little evidence of needing wooly jumpers down the Ayrshire coast. Irvine looked beautiful in bright and, dare I say it, glorious warm sunshine. Why couldn't we have had days like this in July and August? Climate change they call it apparently.
Anyway, the course which took competitors up and down their fair share of hills and through the sand dunes for good measure provided a good test while possibly suiting track runners more due to the firmness underfoot.
Whitemoss had four teams of three entered, two in the young females race and another two contesting the young males event. I ran the second leg for the Calderglen A team as well in the seniors race. Great fun it was too!
Thanks go to Thom Jamieson, Paul White, Steven Whyteside, Julie Whyteside and two surprise supporters, Robert and Lea Leggate, for foregoing some minor football match being shown on TV to lend their encouragement on the day.
Young Females (26 teams)
7th: Kirsty Jamieson, 10:32; Lauren Mooney, 10:18; Rachel Barlas, 10:25
9th: Stephanie Curran, 10:13; Sarah Miller, 10:50, Laura McCord, 10:26
Young Males (42 teams)
20th: Scott Whiteside, 10:32, Euan Walker, 9:28; Stuart Jamieson, 8:54
26th: Nicholas Phillips, 10:02; Ross McCord, 9:51; John Robertson, 9:47
October 2007- Club Championships
Following the presentations to the prize winners at the club dance, the full championship results are now available. Click here to access the file.