August Update

Long past time for another update and  see below for some great reports to read.  A couple of missing results from last time are:

Edinburgh marathon 3 hrs 44 mins  Wendy Beardmore

Chris Hoy half marathon 2.15.30 Elaine Sandeman (PB of 17 minutes!)

Lochaber Marathon 62nd - 3 hours 14 minutes and 23 seconds. Tom Matko

Highland Fling   3/4 Harmeny team (Elaine Sandeman Shona Stewart and Derek Stewart plus 4th team member)

This year’s Water of Leith Handicap race, about 10k, is due to take place on 22nd of August. 9.45am at BHS to register for slower runners, the faster runners meet as normal about 10am.  10.7k to Harrison park on the canal.  Anyone wanting to run just 5K let Norma know and you can register then arrange a lift to Juniper green and the 5K starting point is under the City bypass. Friends are welcome to join in as well, let Norma or Ian May know their 10K time and they will be given a handicap, and the fee for non-members is £3.

We have tried in the past couple of years to end with a picnic but the weather has been against us.  Let’s try again.  We’ll make it a ‘bring your own’ supplies.  If it’s wet, a jar in  the Caley Sample Room looks inviting.   Norma

Monthly Club Handicap

Parkrun 5k Cramond May 2010                                                                                       

                                      Race time                  H'cap time            Time                   Time

                                                                                                       below h'cap      above h'cap

Rhoda   ROSS              0:27:46                     0:27:37                   0:00:09                    

Katrina FLEMING     0:31:00                    0:31:33                                              0:00:33

Angela NICHOLSON  0:28:07                   0:28:27                                          0:00:20

Alan      FLEMING      0:27:53                     0:28:41                                              0:00:48

Musings from the handicapper – Ian May

The results above are for May’s Parkrun, which you will be aware was a Handicap event in which your best May time counted.  I haven’t indicated the winners – although its fairly obvious.  The reason for this is that we have had a couple of members asking why their results were not included in Handicap events – so now is your opportunity – if you ran in May please let me know by August 15^th when I will finalise the results.  Tom searches all events to get the times which are given in the Newsletter.  Can I remind you that when you enter you should enter as a member of Harmeny AC – it makes it easier for Tom to find you amongst the hundreds of entrants.   If the results don’t allow a search on club name then it’s quite easy to miss someone so please just let Tom Bob or Ian May know and we’ll add you to the results spreadsheet.

If you haven’t got a handicap and require one please let me know – I will need an estimate of your time preferably a 10k or 5k time.

I still have some trophies to be claimed are

Edinburgh ½ Marathon Jane Mole

X country Jan 2010 Margie Leitch and David Gibson

Thanks Ian

Remaining Handicap races for 2010 are

Best 5k Parkrun September?

Scottish Gas 5K and 10K August

Club Wol Pursuit Handicap, August

Jedburgh 1/2 Marathon & 10k October

Cross Country November

Reports

Jon Carpenter from flat cool Leiden…..

Leiden Marathon May 16, 2010

Many people asked why I chose this run when I told them my plan of marathons for 2010. Berlin for the 2^nd marathon in the year, everyone knows why – “don’t tell me Carps, you are going out for the marathon and then heading to Munich for Oktoberfest?” I have the last 2 years (2hrs 37, 2 hrs 34) so why not go for the hat trick? But Leiden Marathon was a strange one. To be honest the only reason I chose it was because I could not make Edinburgh (a friend was getting married in Ireland) and it was the closest marathon to my 30^th birthday (May 13). I figured if I am going the wrong side of 30 with my age I may as well try and balance it up by going the right side of 30 with my running. So the goal became – sub 2.30 Leiden!

Training for the run…

I could say I was scientific with my running this time, I could say that I changed something drastic but the fact is – I just ran more. Not further but more. I ran in the mornings before work, tried to get out at lunchtime and did my speed/hill sessions in the evening. After both Perth and Edinburgh half marathons and went and did the same distance in the evening trying not to get too caught up with the results from the morning but seeing the races as part of the bigger picture. Taking a few tips from the NZ icon Arthur Lydiard, I went for quality AND quantity with my running.

The race…

Leiden is around 30 mins on a train from Amsterdam. A cute little town with a large student population. The marathon was part of a larger running festival for the day that comprised of a 5km, 10km, half marathon and kids fun run. I don’t usually get too excited about running on a course that consists of 2 laps but when it’s flat, fast and through the countryside then I don’t mind too much! Conditions were perfect (little wind, 14 degrees C) for running and I was lucky enough to run the entire race (bar the last 1km) with an ex national icon Dutch marathon runner Luc Krotwaar “the white Kenyan” who pushed me the entire way.

Not knowing how close I was to 2^nd place, I was only worried about holding onto 3^rd and so approaching the finish line wished I had put my foot down a little sooner but 3^rd place was unreal and 2.28 even better.

Getting strange looks in the podium finishers tent, I did not really care too much as I drunk a free cold beer from the sponsors tent whilst the others sipped sports drink. The support crew I had were amazing – led by Sarah and we enjoyed the complimentary drink and food for quite some time before staggering to the train station to head back to Amsterdam.

Overall – I thoroughly recommend this race. It’s not too big, really friendly, quick and offers something for everyone with the various distances. Perhaps Harmeny can send a team out next year? I know I am going back for sure!!

Jon (Carps) Carpenter

And Paul Houston from hilly and VERY hot USA…….

Gaspin’ in the Aspen 15K Flagstaff, Arizona 19 June 2010

10    Paul Houston 1:06:43

As part of build up for the marathon, I decided to enter this race as my last (and to be honest, only) bit of speedwork. I’ve always wanted to run in Flagstaff. Despite being only 100 miles from desert on all sides, the high altitude (8,000 ft) has blessed the town with Alpine-style conditions and beautiful aspen forests with literally hundreds of miles of trails which become cross-country ski trails in the winter.

I was camping at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, just 60 miles away so I didn’t have the best of sleeps the night before, not least because I was woken at 2am by the piercing screams of a pack of coyotes attacking something (I don’t want to know what).

The race started at 8am at the Flagstaff Nordic Centre and was run on undulating (by Iain M’s standards!) terrain, partly trails and partly open forest. There were lots of rocks and logs to constantly hurdle which made things more interesting, especially on the steep downhill sections.

 I'd never run at altitude before and I was in for a bit of a shock when the race started. The first thing I noticed was that everyone had one, sometimes two, big bottles of water. For a 15K!!? Yep. The second thing that jumped out at me was the fact that I would be hitting an aid station every 3k! At the time I thought this was being overly protective of the runners but after the first couple of miles, I was thankful for the multiple opportunities to rehydrate/take a breather!

Its one of the weirdest feelings when running, knowing that you are pretty fit but struggling to find your breath on even the slightest of inclines. The first mile was flat, relatively straightforward, but my breathing was more laboured than normal. As soon as we hit the first hill, climbing 300ft, I was in trouble. I had to walk portions of every single hill as I literally couldn't catch my breath.
The cross-country/downhill portions though, were a different matter, I cruised down these and they were so much fun, especially the portions where there was no trail and you just had to make your way downhill as best you could!

The last mile was all downhill on a nice flat trail and, despite promising myself to take it easy and not do anything stupid like turn an ankle or something, I opened up and tanked it to the finish line! I finished 8.97 miles in 1:06:43. Almost a 7:30m/m average which I was delighted with given the fact that it was the hardest race I'd ran in a while. I understand now why athletes train at altitude. Getting used to running at 8000ft must make running at sea level a piece of cake! Despite walking some of the hills, I finished 10th overall so really chuffed.

Run with the Devil Marathon Boulder City, Nevada 26 June 2010

6      Paul Houston 4:16:59

For the first time in a long time, I was seriously nervous about this race. I hadn’t felt such nervous excitement since my first marathon. As it was back then, this race was a compete unknown and the likelihood of me even finishing was around 50:50. To put it in context, this marathon was run along a paved road in the Mojave Desert, just outside Las Vegas. It is run in the heat of the day with temps guaranteed to be over 100 degrees and expected to be around 110. In the end, the temp was 108 when I finished just after 2pm.

I had been a lot more thorough in my preparation for this race than normal, given the temperatures involved. I had been getting advice from a guy who had run Badwater and he provided me with the invaluable advice of getting regularly to a sauna for the month beforehand so that I could acclimatize as much as possible to the dry heat conditions. This proved to be a vital training aid in the end as, without doing this, I doubt I would have even made it halfway.

In the week leading up to the race, I realized a dream by running a small part of the badwater course in death valley to get my first real experience of running in the heat. Small is the vital word here. I could only manage 2 mile out and back portions as within 1 mile, I had almost ran out of water, despite carrying a 600ml bottle. And the heat (estimated around 114f) was stifling making it hard to breathe. Even wearing an ice-bandana around my neck (my new favourite running accessory!) I was unable to keep cool as the ice had completely melted within minutes. Still, I consoled myself with the knowledge that it probably wouldn’t be that hot come race day.

So, after all of the research, sauna training and acclimatisation, and of course the miles, raceday came around. I was pretty sad to leave Las Vegas the day before. I felt like a bit of a fraud, spending 3 days in the party capital of the world and not even having one beer! I did get to watch the US (vs Algeria) game with lots of US fans which was pretty amazing. It was probably for the best that the Ghana game was on during the race.

I made my way from Las Vegas to Boulder City, taking the long route along Lake Mead so that I could drive the first and last 10 miles of the course. It was a LOT hillier than I remembered last year when I ran the 10K.

I got up at 6am with the race starting at 10, and headed to the lake around 9. I wasn't nervous at all, I was really up for it actually. I knew it would be tough but I'd worked so hard to get my body as ready as possible for this day. It felt like there was so much riding on the day and I was ready to give it my all.

This was the first race where I've had to 'weigh in' at the start. It felt a bit strange weighing in with all these well tanned ultra and triathletes looking on. God only knows what they were thinking when this skinny pasty-white guy walked up! I weighed in at exactly 140 lbs (10st) I was told that I would have to weigh in at the half way point also, to make sure that I hadn't lost a dangerous amount of weight!!

I had 45 minutes to pass so I spent all my time making sure I was covered head to toe in factor 50, constantly drinking and going to the loo, and eavesdropping on the other runners talking about Western States, Badwater, and various other crazy races and triathlons.

The marathon runners were assembled at the start around 9.50am. We were given a race briefing by Joyce, the race director, roughly along the lines of 'please dont die or be run over' and we were off dead on 10am.

OK, plus points first...the first mile was ok! Except that with all of my drinking and peeing and eavesdropping before the race, I forgot to warm up. As soon as we hit the first hill, my achilles ached. After a mile, I also got pins and needles in both feet. Luckily, we would be hitting an aid station every 3 miles so I stopped at the first station to readjust my trainers and have a quick achilles stretch. Problem solved.

3 miles in, the heat was already starting to take its toll. It was around 100 at the start of the race and after only a few miles, I was feeling the heat. Each aid station, however, had ice buckets and everything you could possibly dream of (water, gatorade, heed, suncream, pretzels, PB&J sandwiches, gummi bears and loads of gels and powders. The organisation and volunteers were truly amazing, known as the 'angels' of the race. They lived up to their name.
I left the first aid station refreshed and cooled down thanks to dunking my hat and ice tie in ice water...bliss. The achilles ache and pins and needles had gone and I felt very comfortable. In fact, I was running well within myself for the first half of the race. My whole time was spent making sure I was cool and comfortable. The running part felt like just a side issue.

I soon realised why there were aid stations every 3 miles. After dunking my hat in ice water, putting ice cubes under my cap and wetting my towel, I managed just under a mile of soothing cool running. After 5-10 minutes, the heat and hot wind had dried absolutely everything and I was back to gritting my teeth and enduring the heat until the next aid station. At the hottest points of the course, there was even an additional bucket placed between aid stations. This was a nice relief, but on the return leg, the water in the buckets had heated up with no shade and was almost unbearably hot!

After 10 miles, we turned off the main lakeside road for the first time and headed over to the mountains. This was mentally the toughest part as you could see the road for miles ahead, winding into the hills.

On the plus side, reaching the turn around point, I counted 6 runners passing me in the opposite direction, meaning that I was in 7th place! I weighed in at the turnaround point at 143 lbs...a 3 lb gain from the start! My hydration strategy was working like a charm.

Up until 13 miles, my legs were still feeling fresh. Upon hitting 15 miles though, they started aching. This is where the real race started. Up until this point I only had to focus on keeping cool, now I had to factor in sore legs. My body was telling me to get to the next aid station asap to cool down and my legs were telling me to slow down. By this point the temperature had gone up a good few degrees and I could definitely feel it. Also, the hot wind picked up quite dramatically so it felt like we were running into a hairdryer on full blast.

I was still in 7th place and I couldn't see anyone behind me so I started walking the hills. The next few miles were really tough. My heart rate was increasing and my breathing was starting to become laboured even just walking the hills. And it was SO hot. That probably sounds like I'm stating the obvious but it was even hotter than hot. By the time it got to 1pm, I was close to being able to measure the temperatures using the ‘gas mark’ scale!
At 21 miles, I turned a corner in the road and a beautiful oasis opened up in front of me. We were heading back to the lake. This added to the mental toughness of the race. Lake Mead is a beautiful azure blue lake, very inviting. We were heading downhill and the mirage along the road mirrored the blue of the lake making it look like we were about to run straight into it. If only!

At the 23 mile aid station, I realised for the first time that I was going to make it, even if I had to walk the last few miles. It was only getting hotter and the temperature had gone up a few degrees more. I had kept my decency up until this point but after 23 miles I just didn't care anymore and stripped down to my boxers and dipped everything in ice water. Turns out I wasn't the only one doing this! It made the difference and I was able to keep running the flats and downhills and make an attempt at slow running the uphills.

We summitted the final hill at 26 miles and had a nice .2 mile downhill to the finish. I managed a little pick up in pace and crossed the line in   4:16:59 to take 6^th place. I headed straight to the ice bath and jumped in. There is no better feeling in the world, honest!!
After a few litres of fluid and a hamburger (in typical american style), I was a bit surprised to hear my name being called. Turns out I was the first male under 30 to finish so I got a trophy! This really made my day and, coupled with an ice cold beer, rounded off a perfect race.

Some pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37165598@N08/sets/72157624271898153/

And now the other extreme..  – 100m at Cardiff by Bob…… (neither cool nor hot and most definitely dead flat!)

British Masters Track & Field Championships, Cardiff, 3 - 4 July

This was a long journey. It was 13½ years since my only previous outing at the British, and 13 years since damaging my knees. The knee supports were cast aside last year. Indoor form this winter was encouraging. It was time to return.

Saturday: Up early for the flight down. The timetabling was kind with the M55 100m scheduled for 1.30. It would be a straight final, no early morning heats to contend with. The impressive new athletics stadium is a short bus-ride from the city centre, directly opposite the new City of Cardiff stadium. But it has one major design flaw; the home straight is built facing the prevailing wind. And so it was on Saturday, sunny but with a breeze in our faces. Nine of us lined up for the final. First time off was a false start, but no-one was penalised. Second time, after what seemed an eternity at “…SET….”, we were off. By half-way I realised I wouldn’t be last. At the finish I was 6^th out of 9 in 13.81s, a slowish time, and 1/100 outside the medal standard, but respectable in the conditions.

Sunday: With 24 hours to recover from Saturday’s exertions, it was back to the track at mid-day on Sunday for the 200m. The sun was replaced by cloud and the breeze against had stiffened considerably. At “.. tracksuits off..” spots of  rain appeared. With 10 entries and 9 lanes we were seeded into A and B finals. Thankfully I was in the B. I had a cunning plan – cruise the bend to keep enough in reserve for the headwind. It nearly worked as I was closing quickly on the 2 in front, including fellow Scot John McGarry of Irvine, as they reached the line. Overall I was 8^th out of ten in 27.99s (1/100 inside the medal standard). Straight over to the shot-putt where a shoulder niggle meant I had to withdraw.

Overall pleased with sprints, disappointing the headwind affected the times. Next stop, Pitreavie…..

(And the supporter’s view of the Masters at Cardiff was a lot of grey/white haired very thin and fit people. Also some amazing 80plus guys who ran the 5K, slowly but steadily – may we all be able to do that when we get to that age!   - Anne)

…..Scottish Masters Track & Field Championships, Pitreavie, Sunday 11 July

For the second week in a row we had the wind against us in the home straight. It wasn’t too bad early on for the 100m, and I was second (silver) in 13.77s, a tad quicker than the previous week.

By mid morning the wind had really got up. Runners were being visibly blown about while the groundstaff struggled to dismantle the gazebos/marquees before they took off.

The 800m was hellish. Two laps, so twice into the home straight headwind. Fourth in 2min 54 point something. Outside the medal places, outside the medal standard (2min 50). Thank goodness I don’t train for it.

I threw a few throwing things. The shot putt was too heavy to be wind affected, and my shoulder was nearly working again. Third (bronze) with 8m 49cm.

The discus stalled in the wind. Halfway through the discus I excused myself and headed over for the 200m. Most of the field had pulled out so it was a head-to-head against Irvine’s John McGarry.  I’d seen the back of John’s vest earlier in the 100m, twice at Cardiff, in Jan at the Kelvin Hall, and in many championships in the last five years. This week’s tactics were to stay in touch over the first 100m and tough it out in the home straight. There was no acceleration into the wind this week. Second (silver) in 28.13 secs.  We were both totally kn……d, but quicker than the (younger) M50 lads.

On the way home the warning signs on Forth Bridge told me there were strong winds, and that I should drive slowly. Yea.. no kidding.

Next stop, Solihull……

…..UK Master Inter-area T&F match, Solihull, Sunday 8 August

This is an annual match between the Masters organisations for Scotland, Wales, N.Ire and the English Regions (although the Irish didn’t appear), hosted by the Midland Masters for the second year running at sunny Solihull. This year our small team were provided with blue “Scottish Veteran” vests. The age groups are rather wide: 35-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70+ , so those of us in the top half of our age range are up against relative youngsters. Each region is allowed 1 competitor per event, so in the best traditions of team matches it’s a mixture of preferred events and filling places “for the points”.

It was warm and slightly sticky with no wind, ideal for sprinting. As we lined up for the 100m I found I had Steve Peters, the European Masters M55 sprint champion in the next lane. I got a good view of the race between the leaders as we backmarkers fought for points in the minor places.  6^th (of 8) in 13.6s for an SB. My warm-up for the 200m was the shot putt and darting between the officials supervising both events. 8m 44 (ish) in the shot for 6^th.

The line-up for the 200 was just as daunting as the 100. The guy in the lane outside me had a GB vest, which got further away as we went round the bend. Again I got a good view of the race in front, and enjoyed the lack of a headwind for 7^th (of 8) in 27.3 (or .5 or .8 … the writing on the result sheet was a bit unclear). Whatever it was, it was an SB.

As for the hammer, I had the perfect hat-trick of “no throws”; one landed outside the sector, one hit the cage and I stepped outside the circle on a third, but a “safety-first” throw down the middle got the required points.

Overall, a contribution of approx 18 or 19 points for the team.

Solihull is another attractive venue for T&F – a tree-lined track beside a leisure centre in a park beside a town centre with up-market shops a few minutes from an airport. Not many like that up here. But we need a lot more ambitious folk for a decent match against the other UK regions. Anyone interested?

PS Those who watched the European’s will know that SB = Season’s Best

PPS Those who watched the 4 x 100 relays at the Europeans may be interested to know that our juniors don’t mess up us much as the GB teams.

PPPS Those who watched the Europeans may be interested to know that 8-9 years ago some of our juniors would have been competing against Eilidh Childs (finalist, 400 mH).     Bob

And a wee note from David Syme  about a run and a dog…..  ( I know some of us wouldn’t have been quite so calm in these circumstances!!)

The Bitch in the Park

“Leave that runner alone, Emma!”  The owner whooped, as her spaniel repeatedly leapt up at me, yapping enthusiastically. 

“She loves to play”  The owner added gleefully, looking around to see if any other park users were also enjoying the spectacle of me in a Michael Jackson dance routine as I avoided contact with the playful Emma.  “What fun!” I hissed through clenched teeth, as I escaped and worked my way through the gears back to my cruising speed.  Still, I thought a few minutes later, it was not all bad.  Instead of instructing Emma not to harass the elderly, overweight jogger, she had called me “a runner”.

Race results

Leiden Marathon 16 May

3 Jonathon Carpenter          2.28.06

Portobello 4 Mile 17 June                                118 Ran

55     Ian Smith                                   28.15    

81      Lorna Broadhurst                      30.52    

Parkrun 5k Cramond 19 June                           192 Ran

5       Peter Kadobinskyj                     17.41     

81      Kirsty Stoddart                         22.53    

88     Fiona Donaldson                         23.08    

165   Angela Nicholson                       28.47    

Seven Hills Race 20 June                                183 Ran

114    Caroline Dunn                             2.25.33

115    Colin Barber                                2.25.49

118    Tom White                                 2.27.00

119    Darren cavaroli                          2.27.37

125   Tim May                                      2.29.55

137   Frank Tooley                              2.33.41 

Seven Hills Challenge 20 June                         202 Ran

17      Margie Leitch                             2.27.22

38     Nicola Nash                                2.34.19 

129   Amanda Pennycott                    3.00.16 

131    Bill McKendrick                          3.00.59

132   Karen McKendrick                     3.01.01 

Red Moss Revolution 23 June                          129 Ran

41      Ryan Ridley                                 43.25    

63     Gary Connelly                             46.08    

64     Paul Thompson                           46.22    

67     Tom White                                 47.01    

82     Tim May                                      49.17    

94     Aimee Shaw                                50.25    

96     Keiran Morgan                            51.00    

101    Frank Tooley                              51.44    

115    Helen Bailey                                54.50    

116    Nicola Freedman                        54.53    

117    Alan Greirson                             54.55    

120   Neil Wilson                                 56.08    

121    Audrey Anderson                       57.15    

122   Kirsty Stoddart                         57.33    

Parkrun 5k Cramond 26 June                          191 Ran

10      Peter Kadoninskyj                      17.49    

19      Ryan Riddell                                18.42    

104   Alan Greirson                             22.52    

154   Rhoda Ross                                 27.07    

Jog Scotland 5k Inverleith 29 June              6pm           652 Ran

47     Tom White                                 20.48    

85     Helen Bailey                                22.12    

113    Alan Greirson                             23.06    

161    Alan Price                                   24.31    

340   Angela Nicholson                       28.52    

353   Rhoda Ross                                 29.05    

480   Pauline White                             33.53    

Jog Scotland 5k 7.30 Race                              669 Ran

19      Darren Cavaroli                          19.32    

21      Paul Thompson                           19.37    

29     Margie Leitch                             20.34    

116    Fiona Donaldson                         23.35    

117    Nicola Freedman                        23.42    

131    Amanda Pennycott                    24.01    

Parkrun 5k Cramond 3 July                             203 Ran

17      Ryan Riddell                                18.29     pb

64     Keiran Morgan                            21.33    

86     Ian Smith                                   22.40    

114    Kirsty Stoddart                         24.31    

136   Zoe Bates                                    26.05    

159   Alan Bates                                  27.51    

Stonehaven Half  4 July                                  266 Ran

3       Johnathon Carpenter                1.15.12  

186   Alan Price                                   1.57.01 

Parkrun 5k Cramond 10 July                            151 Ran

8       Peter Kadobinskyj                     18.02    

15      Ryan Riddell                                18.45    

18      Sam McNab                                19.05    

85     Gavin Orr                                    24.04    

120   Angela Nicholson                       27.55     pb

Scottish Masters Championship 11 July       

100m o/55                                                         

2       Bob Douglas                                13.77    

200m o/55                                                         

2       Bob Douglas                                28.13    

800m o/55                                                         

4       Bob Douglas                                2.54.76

Shot Putt o/55                                                 

3       Bob Douglas                                8.49m   

Discus o/55                                                       

1        Bob Douglas                                19.63m 

Clyde Stride 40 Mile Ultra 17 July                92 Ran

43     Sandra Dougall                           7.13.58 

Parkrun 5k Cramond 17 July                          144 Ran

98     Zoe Bates                                    26.02     pb

112    Alex Bates                                  27.52    

Kelso 10k 18 July                                               146 Ran

6       Bill Murphy                                 37.21    

Musselburgh 10k 24 July                                 360 Ran

21      Peter Kadobinskyj                     37.40    

33     Ryan Riddell                                40.30    

59     Darren Cavaroli                          40.40    

92     Paul Thompson                           42.33    

93     Gary Connelly                             42.35    

110    Thomas White                           43.42    

174   Alan Greirson                             48.15    

191    Nicky Tortington                       49.05    

203   Amanda Pennycott                    49.47    

242   Shona Stewart                           53.02    

268   Karin McKendrick                      55.13    

306   Pauline White                             59.22    

350   Jane Todd                                  1.15.33 

Tour Of Fife Road Race 25 July                    158 Ran

82     Keiran Morgan                            37.09    

Tour Of Fife Trail Race 26 July                     152 Ran

73     Keiran Morgan                            46.04    

Tour Of Fife Hill Race 27 July                       157 Ran

80     Keiran Morgan                            39.35    

Tour Of Fife Beach Race 29 July                  155 Ran

69     Keiran Morgan                            31.51     

Tour Of Fife Time Trial 30 July                    150 Ran

80     Keiran Morgan                            15.02    

Parkrun 5k Cramond 31 July                            151 Ran

2       Boab Turner                               17.17     

9       Ryan Riddell                                19.00    

30     Colin Barber                                21.00    

133   Sarah Chamberlain                    31.30    

141    Gavin Orr                                    32.36    

Tour Of Fife Chicken Run 31 July                  144 Ran

41      Keiran Morgan                            43.55    

Scottish Gas 10k 1 Aug                                    420 Ran

70     Paul Thompson                           41.45    

124   Margie Leitch                             44.37    

205   Fiona Donaldson                         48.52    

210   Alan Greirson                             49.05    

Donkey Brae 7 Mile 1 Aug                                245 Ran

86     Ian Smith                                   53.55    

2010 Race Dates – but check websites in case I’ve got any wrong

14 August haddington half marathon

5 September Glasgow half and 10K

12 September Hawick half marathon

19 September Stirling 10K

26 Sep Linlithgow 10K

3 Oct Loch Ness marathon 10K 5K

3 Oct Kilomathon (26K) Ingliston

31 Oct Jedburgh 10K and half

See the club website for more local races coming up this year. http://www.harmenyac.org.uk/prunners/events.htm

The full Scottish Athletics fixture list for the season is at http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk

And for hill runs see

http://www.shr.uk.com/Calendar.aspx or speak to Iain Morrice.