The Events
Perthshire Highland Games AssociationConfined Heavy Weight section starts at 10amOpen section starts at 12 noonEntrants please report to judge on field Confined EventsShot Putt Open Events16 lb shot putt 22lb shot putt28 lb weight for distance56 lb weight for distance16 lb hammer22 lb hammercaber56lb weight over the bar |
PipingAll competitors pay admission to the park and this then gains entry to the competitions. All competitors must report to the Piping Convenor by 10.30 am. Entry FormsPostal entries to Beinn Leathan, Pier Road, Killin FK21 8TL or Seniors (18+) order of EventsPiobaireachd, March, Strathspey and Reel, Jig Intermediates (under 18) order of EventsPiobaireachd,March, Strathspey and Reel, Jig Juniors ( under 14) order of EventsPiobaireachd, March, Strathspey and Reel, Jig Prizes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th for each Piobaireachd Piobaireachd, some say is for the purists, but all can understand the care taken in the lingering notes and subtle changes in fingering. The music may have to be carefully listened to, and then the skill and care in playing will be understood. March, Strathspey & Reel and Jig To the vast majority, the tunes of the March, Strathspey &Reel and the Jig are more easy to listen to, and their names remembered. Feet can tap out the rhythm and mouths jum the tunes in time to the piper's playing. |
DancingOrganiser - Jean Swanston Premier Under 12sponsored by Premier 12 and under 14 yearssponsored by Premier 14 and under 17 years Premier 17 years and oversponsored by |
Open Hill RaceThis event is sponsored by The Real Food Cafe for your post race Fish & Chips voucher usually starts at 2.30 pm Distance 3.5 km Climb 400 m Record (M) 0:21:02 - Graeme Bartlett (1998) Record (F) 0:27:24 - Diana McDonald (2017) Record (J) 0:11:46 - Israel Noble (2023) Changes since 2015Junior Race: 14-16 yrs (NO exceptions this year to age) Distance approx. 1.75km Senior Race: 17 - "Still Game"! A short race with a bit of everything. The route is well marked for guidance only from the park. From the playing fields, run up through ferns, across a stile, and into forest. Uphill, a sharp turn and you're out of the forest, through more ferns and onto grass covered open hillside. A couple of short steep pulls then 3 cairns are run around, before being directed downhill. Some slippy, tussocky ground and some rocky sections to try and avoid, then rejoin the path for a very quick descent. Have a Safe Run
Clan Chiefs did not have the benefit of communications that we know today, but it was very important to get and receive messages as quickly as possible, especially if they were warning of danger. Each Chief had a fit young male as his runner. His task was to get the message quickly to a neighbour, whose Clachan might have to be reached over steep and rough ground, and in all kinds of weather. The choice of runner was decided each year, so tradition informs us, by the Chief summoning all the fit mean to see who was the fittest and fastest. The test was for them to run up a chosen hill and back to the Clachan, with the winner being chosen runner of the Clan for that year. Organiser - |
map shows the adult route in red. Juniors turn at the point marked by yellow star on map - there will be a marshall there on the day