Galloway Harriers Members Profiles

Chrissie: Club treasurer and supplier of Harriers branded kit. Single minded in her achievement of targets, and very supportive of fellow runners. Makes lovely puddings.

Grant Morrow: recently retired chairman , who is moving to Devon, and will be sorely missed . Fortunate is the club whom he joins.

David Beattie: Club secretary . Dedicated consumer of calories. Dabbles in triathlons too. Believes that a decent training run should include mud and running water.

Emer: Quietly efficient runner who turns out the miles with seemingly little effort. Also does a good chocolate cake.

Ian Hannah: Really a very useful triathlete , who would be drummed out of a proper running club as he spends far too much time clocking up huge cycling and swimming mileage. The Harriers, however, will accept anyone. Ian organises our 5k time trials.

Lorri: Self-confessed “plodder” who continues to improve. Has the misfortune to be married to John.

Simon: Quiet, withdrawn member of the club, but can be tempted out of his shell. Determined participant over all distances, but especially quick over the final few yards to the pub.

Ailsa: Trains with her friend Daisy, an occasionally white terrier. Stranraer society queen and route organiser. Doesn’t like getting her trainers dirty.

Jemma: Achieves credible performances in both running and triathlon events. Sickeningly fit and can talk as she runs.

John: Senile delinquent with a collection of self-inflicted injuries. Has a Billy Fury fixation. Still churning out cracking times and winning over 60 age group titles

Paul: Fashion guru and dog minder. . Available for Burns Suppers. Will have another pint if you are having one.

Amanda: Enjoys jogging along listening to her iPOD oblivious to the rest of the world.

Sean: Sean is a classy runner , but his real talent lies in his mastery of the Stranraer patois. Read his race reports and you realise that we have a 21st century Rabbie Burns in our midst

Ross Bark : Fastest man in the club , and a big "catch" for the Harriers when he joined us in 2010. Runs times that regular club members can only dream of.

George Winchester: Returning to fitness after a period out of running , other club members are keeping a beady eye on his improving times

Peter: recently retired to the area and still displaying a handy turn of pace. A keen ornithologist too .

Paul Cleer: burst onto the running scene in 2010, and times have been dramatically improving since he joined the club. Has given a good metamorphical kick up the backside to other Harriers who weren't training hard enough.

Martina Moore: Martina's times have seen a huge improvement in 2011. Keeping other female Harriers on their toes in races.

Allan Strang: the Harrier who hibernated over winter 2010/2011 is back - good to see him running again at recent time trials.

Pat: Proving that we have international appeal as a club, Pat lives in Englandshire. Now the Harriers have gone global .

Ruth Leach: despite the added difficulties of having to look after the chairman, Ruth is more than capable of turning in respectable performances of her own .