The Glasgow University Hares and Hounds is an athletics club based in Glasgow Scotland focussing mainly on the discliplines of cross country, hill and road running. The club was founded in 1921.The club has been in continuous operation since its foundation, except for a short hiatus during World War II and recently celebrated its centenary. The club caters for athletes attending the University of Glasgow and is an affiliated member of Scottish Athletics.[1] The club is also a founding member of the Glasgow University Sports association, having split from the original Glasgow University athletics club in 1921 to faccilitate a cross country match between the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh Hare and Hounds cross country club [2]

. The club endured a period of sucess in the 1960s winning the British universities cross country championships becoming the first scottish club to do so

The club also organises a yearly 5 mile road race running since 1962 and remains one of the few races of this distance in scotland. The 60th addition was carried out last year.

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  1. ^ "Hares & Hounds: The Decadent Years". Scottish Distance Running History. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Hares & Hounds". Glasgow University Sports Association. Retrieved 24 October 2024.