May Update

Lots of race reports and results this month – happy reading. 

Well done to Bob Turner ( who has certainly earned his ‘fast Boab’ name) on winning the Edinburgh Half and then appearing on front cover of My Race ( and getting to chat to Chris Hoy!). 

Also congratulations to Boab, Paul Houston and Jonathon Carpenter who were 1^st team in the Edinburgh-North Berwick race.

 Reminder of  running group times

Sunday morning at 10.00 am Balerno HS Car Park:
Monday morning at 9.00pm Malleny Park (Currie Rugby club) Car Park
Monday evening at 7:00pm Balerno HS Car Park (targeted as intermediate run)
Wednesday evening at 7.00pm  Balerno HS Car Park  ( all levels)
Thursday evening at Saughton Track:  Harmeny AC track sessions for endurance runners. 6.45 - 7.45.  Anyone who wants to try out a bit of track work to increase their speed (whether you’re a fast or slower runner) is welcome. (Note: it’s not sprinting – the juniors do that!)

Friday morning at 9.00pm Malleny Park (Currie Rugby club) Car Park

New Jogscotland Groups

New group in progress for beginners on Wednesday evenings 7pm at BHS and we are still keen to start another on Fridays at 9.30am at Currie Rugby Club Car park.

Please tell anyone who wants to start jogging to come along or contact Anne 449 6105 or Carol 01506 880208

Jog leader course

If anyone is interested in becoming a Jog leader there is a Jog Leader Course taking place in Edinburg hon Sat 4^th July 2009.

It’s £70.00 per person for an all day course and once qualified you are insured to take out community Jogging groups or work groups. See www.jogscotland.org.uk   for details.

Although we now have about 9 Jog leaders  it would still be good to have  more, especially with the numbers who run on Wednesday evenings.  It also allows us leaders to fit in our training  for the odd half or full marathon!  The club will reimburse the course fee if you help out taking groups.

Facebook  forum

Remember that we now have a  'Facebook Group' in the name of 'Harmeny Athletics, Pentland Runners'.

This is your forum to chat to other members about finding lifts to races, info from Frank and the Runners Council, nights out and sharing photos. 

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=46768682967

If you are already on Facebook and would like to be added to the group please join in or give Norma or Anne your details to 'invite' you.   

Next “Coffee & Cake” run: It’s about time for another one, so we’re going to trot gently down to the Gyle on Sunday 17^th May. For those who’ve never been on one, these are gentle paced runs where we burn off just enough energy to justify the aforesaid coffee & cake. This is a one-way run from BHS car park – usual time (10.00) to the destination about 9km ( mostly downhill) away. The last time we ran to the Gyle we had a sunny balcony to ourselves. Everyone welcome ….. but must run at a slow & steady pace.

As usual, we’ll need a few cars to be left there beforehand to bring us back afterwards. If able to leave a car there please contact Bob / Anne.

Next Bog & Burn is 31 May in Balerno Iain will email and update Facebook with more details soon

Remember Mon 25 May is  the Rigg race, and if you’re not running in it, we need a supply of helpers. Please contact Frank Tooley (453 4213, tooley.frank@googlemail.com ) if you can help.

Reports: Edinburgh to Bratislava via Heaven and Hell!

Heaven & Hell Half Marathon – Caroline Dunn reports

It was only after Iain had persuaded me to enter this race, I read in the Runner's World Mag. that it is probably the "toughest road race north of the border" and that starting at mile 8, 2 miles of "killer climbing" takes you from sea level to 250m. I managed not to panic enough to pull out and actually thoroughly enjoyed it.

Very well organised by the Perth Road Runners, the atmosphere was great and everybody very friendly. It was a tough race but the fantastic views at the top made the uphill slog worth it. Weather conditions were perfect until the (flat) last mile when the wind hit so hard I couldn't manage that sprint finish I'd planned!

Not the race to run if you are looking for a PB but the large quantities of sandwiches and home baking laid on afterwards more than make up for this!

I'll definitely be back next year.

And Iain’s  version of H&H-
The race started about five minutes walk from Scone Airport and a large group of runners made their way to the start along the busy A94 in beautiful (albeit cold) early April sunshine. That was perhaps the last little bit of heaven we saw for a while - because most of the rest was pure hell...
Anyway between about 4 miles and six the route went in the "upwards" direction. But nothing that I couldn't manage. Then at six it went very steeply into the downwards... alarmingly so.

While I'm getting better at descending I'm still not as good as I should be and at this point a couple of other guys started pulling away... "sod it, let them I thought". I hadn't done a half in a while and I really just wanted to run my own race.

At the eight mile point we passed a couple of marshalls standing ringing cowbells. They were wearing little devil's horns and were standing by a sign that said "welcome to hell"...
"Hell" it must be said looked very much like a scaled down version of a Tour De France Alpine pass, but for runners rather than cyclists. Two miles and over 800 feet of climbing up a small narrow road with hairpin bends. Some people later told me that the scenery was really something. I wouldn't know, all I saw was the road in front of me and the steady drip, drip, drip of sweat falling from the peak of my cap. I just gritted my teeth, cursed the gods, and plodded on. The worst of trying to look round was seeing further down the road that some runners were gaining on you, while those in front didn't seem to be getting any closer (in reality, they weren't and they were, in that order).

When we got to the summit there were another couple of marshals with hallows on and a sign that read "hallelujah". Praise the lord indeed.
There was one cruel twist in the race. As you came into the end you could see for about half a mile in front that there was a crowd of people (you assumed it was the finish). It wasn't. You then had to go through this wee crowd, turn a sharp right and then the end was about another hundred metres from there.
After the run itself Perth lay on what must be the best spread of cakes and sandwiches I've ever seen at the end of a race. I especially enjoyed the little cakes that were individually decorated with little devils and angels!. If you want to test your stamina then this is the race for YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Far harder and more scenic that the Edinburgh Half which is on the same day. Just ask Caroline.

 Elaine (Sandeman) reports from Bratislava –

This was our first race of the year and we lined up with all the young, fit eastern Europeans – really scary!!  This is the first race I have worn my Harmeny t-shirt and I was so pleased when some Moorfoot runners and other Scots living locally came up to chat. The weather was perfect - cloudy and cool – only got a few spots of rain at the end (well I did!).

The 372 entrants for the full marathon and 735 for the half marathon all set off together. The first 5k did a loop of the old town which involved a lot of cobbled streets and tram lines and then back through the main square where there were some friends cheering us on. It was then onto the new UFO bridge over the Danube and out along the highway through an eastern European housing estate – not pretty! At about 12k we headed along a cycle path - the last few kilometers were along the Danube before crossing another older bridge and back into the old town for the finish. Marathon runners did it all again!!

Was mainly flat with one or two little inclines and was well marshalled and signed. Generally an extremely well organised race with excellent goody bag and medal – we even got a huge sandwich and apple in the post race bag. We had a really good time there although it was expensive with the current exchange rate with the euro.

Winning time 1:06:03

Alan Kerr   1:27:51 ( 2^nd place in M50 category)

Shona Stewart   02:07:30

Shona Baird    02:09:22

Elaine Sandeman   02:30:55

Edinburgh half marathon 

Nicky Freedman’s report: 

This run was my first half marathon, which for me is quite an achievement as I have been trying for years to run one. But due to pregnancies, babies and injury it was seeming to be a distant dream.  So I started training in Jan, not really believing that I would get to the start line. In Feb I signed up for the race, and in March I created my justgiving website.  Halfway through March all the kids got flu, which they passed on to me  - I could barely breath, let alone do the last two long runs of my training programme.  So I just kept taking my manuka honey and hoping to get better soon.  A week and a half beforehand I decided to do a 9 mile run, followed the next day with one of Iain's torchlight runs (7.5miles).   That made my total of long runs up to 6!  Not feeling especially confident we decided as a family to book a ski holiday for the week run up to the half marathon....   I skiied very carefully that week.  We arrived home on the Friday night late.   Saturday, we went down to collect my number and Mark (my 6 year old) ran with me and hubby in the fun run.  His first run - he really enjoyed it and loved recieving his medal.  For me I was starting to feel very nervous about the next day.

So my strategy was to run at 9 min/mile pace for as long as possible, to try and keep slow at the start and not to walk on any account.  The start seemed a bit confused, but once off I seemed to relax into it.  Everyone seemed to overtake me but I just kept to my strategy.  I have to say it was a lovely day to be running!  It was brilliant to pass harmeny runners and receive an encouraging nod or wave.  For me, I really felt part of something.  Then, at 9 miles I clocked 82 mins and at 10 miles I clocked 93.5mins.  I was getting slower.  Never mind, I thought, I am after all going uphill - I will make it up going back down the hill.  It was 3 miles downhill to the finish but the wind was blowing.  At the 11 mile marker I had 20mins to do the last 2.1miles if I wanted to break the 2 hr mark.  I felt this shouldn't be too difficult but I just seemed to be getting slower and slower.  As they say in running, by now I was digging really deep.. Also, this was now the longest distance I had ever run.   For me I was in new territory.  Head down I just kept running, I saw the finish line and tried to sprint.  It was pretty feeble.  I passed the finish line at 1hr 59mins and 52secs.  As I stopped my legs nearly gave way beneath me - I was sooo tired.  But I was so pleased to have sneaked under the 2 hour mark.  It was just a brilliant experience - I wore my medal for the rest of the day. Forget the fact that I couldn't walk and lay on the couch with the rest of my family bringing me cups of tea and sandwiches.  My runner's high lasted for a week.

 I will definetly be back - see you all at the start next year.....

 Nicky Freedman

And  Bob Turners story of the Edinburgh half –

I was treating this race as a tune up for the Edinburgh Marathon and so went into race day with the only expectation of having a decent run.  I’d had a good run in Inverness a few weeks earlier in horrendous weather conditions so was looking for a time not too dissimilar.

Ian (Smith) kindly offered to pick me up in the morning and we made out way to Meadowbank.   Once inside it became apparent by the crowds that we were going to find it difficult to stay together, so we said our good lucks and I headed off to suss out what was happening.  I have to say it was mayhem.  There were random queues of people everywhere.  The corridor out to the track in the basement was rammed full of people and the registration, bag drop off and changing area were all in the same games hall.   It was also rammed full.  It was quite disappointing that the organisers didn’t have a system in place to allow people to flow through the building.

With about 30 minutes before the start, I stated to warm up and bumped into Paul T, Tom etc and had a wee jog warm up with them on the track.  I could see that the track was getting busier and busier so dropped off my clothes and headed out to the start line to continue warming up.  On hindsight this seems to have been the right idea from what I heard of the chaos within the stadium pre start!!
I wasn’t the only person with this idea, as there were about 15 runners out at the start line warming up.  Eventually (20 minutes late) the throng of runners were piped out to the start line and we joined in when the pipe band passed us.

Before we knew it the horn was sounded and we were off.  I found myself at the front of a small group, thinking uh-oh, I’ve gone off too fast, can I keep this pace going, this could be an embarrassing failure.  This was new territory for me and I’ll be honest, was uncomfortable with it.  With the Scottish Road Relay Championships the day before I wasn’t expecting many of the top road runners in Scotland to be there, but still, I wasn’t expecting to be leading!!!

After a mile I’d opened up a small gap on the group and by 3 miles I’d settled into a pace that felt comfortable.  The crowd support was brilliant, there was a lot of noise coming from some small groups of people dotting along the course.  However that all changed when we got to Prestonpans:  People were going about their normal Sunday morning chores, chatting to neighbours and walking their dogs.  I got a few confused looks!  “Why is that man chasing that car mummy?” I heard one local nipper ask his Mother!  You’d have thought ‘the pans’ would be used to road races by now.

Anyway, I went through 10 miles in a little under 54 minutes and it was at the turn that I realised why it was as quick!  That headwind in the last 3.1 miles was savage and I had to dig really deep to keep an even pace coming back to Musselburgh.

The pain of the last 3 miles was eased by my fellow runners clapping and cheering as we crossed each others paths.   Cheers from club members I know and those I don’t know and from complete strangers really gave me the lift I needed at this stage of the race.

However the last mile of the race was a farce!  As I joined Linkfield Road again I was confronted by a sea of runners the length and breadth of the road and the lead car and two police motorcycles suddenly pulled over to the side of the road.  The road hadn’t been separated for those runners coming out from Musselburgh and those returning.  So I had a man on a bicycle pedalling in front of me roaring at runners to move over to the right, while another official was placing cones in the middle of the road.  They’d forgotten to do it.  I was jumping up and down off curbs avoiding runners and spectators or coming to a standstill before head on collisions with fellow runners and slowing and speeding up.  It was like playing Dodgeball!!!  This was costing time and I was now looking over my shoulder for the lad in second as he was getting a clear run at this section of the course while I was waiting for the road to be separated.   Luckily he was too far behind to make up any ground and I eventually came off the road and joined the race course and ran into the finish to ecstatically win in 1:11:59.

I hadn’t expected to win.  I was leaving Scotland at 1:30 for a week snowboarding in Norway.  It was all a bit manic after this as I was rushed about here and there (looking for baggage- that’s another story and I have to thank Paul H for collecting my bag for me) doing an interview for the Scotsman (where I was badly misquoted, next time I will employ Max Clifford), but the highlight of the day was meeting Sir Chris Hoy.
We chatted about training, racing, Olympics, injuries, the press, world championships, the list goes on.  He came across very genuine, almost humble, down to earth and seemed interested in my own training and racing.

If the organisers could iron out some of the issues (have you read the damning report in MyRace?) then this could well be one of the best half marathons in the country, but it seems to be plagued by new issues year on year.  It’s surprising because the same company run the Dunfermline Half Marathon as well and it always seems to go without a hitch.  Will I do it again?.......I’ve a title to defend!!!    Boab

And a very succinct  few words from Kenny on the Lochaber marathon -  
Pros:- well organised, flat and quick, decent scenery, smallish field.
Cons:- scenery not brilliant, out and back.
 
Overall worth doing once.
 

Dunbar 10k – by Bob (Douglas).

Sunny Dunbar threatened not to be this year. There were grey clouds, and the breeze was on the Baltic side of chilly. My shot putt training has been going well and having cut back on running in my training regime I was not looking forward to another 50 minute slog. I’d prepared well the week before by doing next to nothing (ie tapering) .. no Gym session , and only a few token strides at the track on Thu. The weather meant a serious fashion decision for the race: my minimalist approach to apparel, which would include a debut for my new bright green running shorts, or some extra half layers to stave of hypothermia. Only one thing for it, a serious warm-up to see if I could work up a sweat. Those who’ve been down to the track will know that my warm-up is not some half-hearted token trundle round the field a couple of time. So while the faint hearted stayed in the club-house I was building up a decent sweat. Decision made – vest and new shorts. The warm-up had an unusual side effect, at 1k my watch said I was going too quickly   At 2k I usually run beside a wall in the shade to avoid over-heating in the sun. This year there was no sun, so nothing to shade from, and I wasn’t overheating “thank xxxx” I thought.

I decided to take a strategic approach to the wind; concentrate hard on relaxing  into the wind, and leg-it downwind. After a long downwind stretch at 5-6 k I thought “jings, that was quick”. At 6 k I thought “Thank goodness I don’t train for this sort of thing”.

Some folk are intimidated by runners wearing club vests, but with me it’s the opposite. There are three forms of running apparel I do not like being beaten by: folk weary floppy tracky bottoms, folk (usually girls) with fleeces tied round their waist, and blokes wearing football tops. At the 8 k point there was a bellowing noise from behind and I was overtaken by a bloke in an Airdrie top. Sxxx!!! For those unfamiliar with the petty & ill-informed rivalries in the nether reaches of Scottish football, there is a bit of history between the noble citizens of Scotland’s former capital (Dunfermline) and the soap-dodgers of darkest Lanarkshire (Airdrie). I couldn’t let this happen, so I stepped up the pace, and we matched each other stride-for-stride for nearly 1.5 k. I was totally puggled and had to give ground. I didn’t even have enough for my usual sprint finish.

47 mins? That was nearly 3 mins quicker than any 10k in the last three years, “Jings, how did that happen?”

Penicuik 10k – by Bob

Cold, wet, cold, windy, cold, hilly, cold. exposed route, cold.

And for anyone who knows Mark Doughty who emigrated to Australia a couple of years ago – a wee report on life and running in Melbourne…

The summer track season over here is coming to a close, and most of the athletes are starting to think about the coming cross country season. That includes my daughter Rachel who is training twice a week at 6.45am along the beach with the school cross country team. There are so many parents (mainly women) who drop their kids off from their 4x4s in their pyjamas. Quite a sight!

This summer I have been concentrating on 800s at the fortnightly track meetings. I have managed to get down to 2mins 8secs, a similar time to last season. I reckon that now that I am 40 I might struggle to go faster each year!

The conditions we run in here are quite different to the Saughton track. The Melbourne weather is quite freakish really. Last month we started doing a lap of the track in 35 degrees, with a Northerly wind. By the time we finished the lap, the wind had swung around from the south and the temperature was only 19 degrees. You will no doubt have heard of the terrible fires that killed over 200 people in towns just outside Melbourne. Its these rapid weather changes that changed the fire direction and speed.  All the very best to you all.   Mark Doughty

Results (remember to put your club as Harmeny on your entry forms so we can easily find all your results)

Dunbar 10K 4 April 09                             253 Runners

36       Alan Kerr                         40.56     

79       Bev Dodgson                    45.18     

88       Bob Douglas                    47.04     

97       Johnathon Page              48.02     

206    Gail Crosbie                     58.39     

226    Ann Laidlaw                     1.01.29  

Heaven And Hell Half  5 April 09        192 Runners

33       Iain Morice                     1.37.07  

43       Caroline Dunn                  1.39.30  

Edinburgh Half Marathon  5 April 09  2600 Runners

1         Robert Turner                1.11.57   

164     Paul Thompson                1.31.27  

400    Hugh Chalmers               1.38.57  

508    Bev Dodgson                    1.41.36  

550    Ian Smith                        1.42.33  

557    Bill McKendrick               1.42.43  

664    Ian May                           1.44.31  

687    Tristan Jareckyj          1.44.57  

691     Heather Barnes              1.45.01  

716     Carol Blamire                  1.45.28  

772    Beth Owens                     1.46.21  

798    Margie Leitch                 1.46.58  

829    Chris Morgan                  1.47.24  

838    Tom White                      1.47.29  

899    ????                                  1.48.22  

1042   Lorna Broadhurst          1.50.48  

1324   Colin Davidson                 1.55.13  

1361   Karin McKendrick          1.55.43  

1399   Nia Ball                            1.56.27  

1422   Shona Stewart               1.56.50  

1598   Nicola Freedman            1.59.49  

1670   Peter McGavigan            2.01.13  

1673   Karin Bone                       2.01.20  

1711    John Carpenter              1.52.54  

1733   Norma Bone                    2.02.46 

1752   Monica Evans                  2.03.14  

1760   Janis Brown                     2.03.38 

1764   Elaine Franklin                2.03.49 

1803   Gordon Miller                  2.04.48 

1866   Morag Tweddle               2.06.27 

1997   Brian Simpson                 2.09.39 

2034  Pauline White                 2.10.34  

2111    Shona Baird                    2.12.45  

2176   Jane Mole                        2.15.17  

2406  Elaine Sandeman            2.32.27 

Gala 10K  19 April 09                               127 Runners

96       Willie Cummings             48.31     

Lochaber Marathon 19 April 09             349 Runners

62       Kenny Tindall                  3.21.00  

213     Andreas Wilhelm           3.59.54 

330    Karin McKendrick          4.58.07 

London Marathon 26 April 09               

           Caroline Dunn                3.27.42 

           Frank Tooley                   3.48.57 

           Hugh Chalmers               3.51.02  

           Bev Dodgson                    3.53.46 

           Alex Gordon                    4.29.01  

           Janis Brown                     4.31.18  

Meadows 5K 29 April 09                         116 Runners

97       Alan Greirson                  23.39     

Kinross 10K 30 April 09                           228 Runners

105     Ian Smith                       45.21     

Ed/Nb 20 Mile 2 May 09                        188 Runners

2         Johnathon Carpenter   1.56.50  

3         Robert Turner                1.59.21  

5         Paul Houston                   2.00.22 

45       Kenny Tindall                  2.26.04 

92       Gavin Orr                         2.40.14  

115     William McKendrick      2.49.26 

131     Tom White                      2.52.27 

179     Karin McKendrick          3.16.09  

180     Norma Bone                    3.16.09  

182     Pauline White                 3.18.31  

Edinburgh 10K 3 May 09                        

135     Andrew Neilson              40.31     

1741   Chris Morgan                  50.30     

1849   Carol Blamire                  50.57     

3008  Gordon Miller                  54.53     

3068  Cliff Smith                      55.04     

4017   Karin May                        58.02     

4252  Rhoda Ross                      58.45     

4392  Wendy Gibson                 59.11      

4558  Sukhy Sahota                 59.40     

4813   Graham Tait                    1.00.24  

4913   Brian Yates                      1.00.42  

4927  Alan Fleming                   1.00.46  

5253  Ian Mcbride                    1.01.09  

5305  Lynn Mcbride                  1.02.01  

5786  Debbie Sharp                  1.03.54  

6178   Katrina Fleming              1.05.38  

6324  Heather Stewart           1.06.27  

6952  Caoline Miller                  1.10.23  

7130   Ruth Shering                   1.12.12   

7564  Doreen Mcintee              1.19.02  

7570 Sandra Lithgow             1.19.15

Club Handicap Races 2009

 If anyone requires a handicap please let me know – ideally a race time is best but if you don’t have one we can usually make a reasonable estimate. Current handicaps are on the web-site.      Club handicap races below.  Ian May.

June 14th                   Peebles (Beltane) 10k

August  2nd                 Scottish Gas 10k and 5k

August 23 (tbc)        Club Handicap down WOL

September 20th       Stirling 10k

October 25th            Jedburgh half Marathon

November                  Cross-country

Winners of club handicaps at Dunbar and Edinburgh half

Dunbar 10K                                 

                                               Race            Handicap  Time        Time        New 10k

                                               Time             Time         Over        Under      Handicap

36       Alan Kerr                    0:40:56      0:39:30    0:01:26                     0:40:15

79       Bev Dodgson               0:45:18       0:44:45    0:00:33                    0:45:00

88       Bob Douglas                0:47:04      0:49:45                      0:02:41   0:47:45

97       Johnathon Page        0:48:02      0:54:45                      0:06:43   0:49:45

206    Gail Crosbie                0:58:39      0:58:45                      0:00:06   0:58:45

226    Ann Laidlaw                1:01:29       1:03:30                      0:02:01   1:02:00

                                               Male winner - Jonathon Page                    

                                               Female winner - Ann Laidlaw                     

Edinburgh Half Marathon                     

                                               Race            Handicap  Time        Time        New 10k

                                               Time             Time         Over        Under      Handicap

1         Robert Turner            1:11:57        1:17:04                       0:05:07   0:32:30

164     Paul Thompson          1:31:27       1:33:56                      0:02:29   0:41:00

400    Hugh Chalmers          1:38:57       1:40:41                       0:01:44   0:44:15

508    Bev Dodgson               1:41:36       1:40:41     0:00:55                    0:45:00

550    Ian Smith                   1:42:33       1:41:15      0:01:18                     0:45:15

557    Bill McKendrick         1:42:43                                                          0:45:30

664    Ian May                       1:44:31       1:42:56     0:01:35                     0:46:00

687    Tristan Jareckyj      1:44:57       1:57:00                      0:12:03   0:48:00

691     Heather Barnes        1:45:01                                                           0:46:45

716     Carol Blamire              1:45:28       1:50:15                       0:04:47   0:47:30

772    Beth Owens                1:46:21                                                           0:47:15

798    Margie Leitch             1:46:58       1:41:15      0:05:43                    0:46:15

829    Cris Morgan                1:47:24       1:54:45                      0:07:21   0:48:30

838    Tom White                 1:47:29       1:37:19     0:10:10                     0:45:30

899    Alex Gordon               1:48:22       1:44:04     0:04:18                     0:47:15

1042   Lorna Broadhurst     1:50:48       1:58:41                       0:07:53   0:50:00

1196   John Carpenter          1:52:54                                                          0:50:15

1324   Colin Davidson            1:55:13                                                           0:51:15

1361   Karin McKendrick     1:55:43       1:52:30     0:03:13                     0:50:45

1399   Nia Ball                        1:56:27       1:52:30     0:03:57                    0:51:00

1422   Shona Stewart           1:56:50                                                          0:52:00

1598   Nicola Freedman        1:59:49        2:04:53                      0:05:04   0:53:45

1670   Peter McGavigan        2:01:13        1:53:04      0:08:09                    0:52:00

1673   Karin Bone                   2:01:20                                                          0:54:00

1733   Norma Bone                2:02:46      2:06:00                      0:03:14   0:55:00

1752   Monica Evans              2:03:14       2:04:53                      0:01:39   0:55:00

1760   Janis Brown                2:03:38      2:03:45                      0:00:07   0:55:00

1764   Elaine Franklin            2:03:49                                                          0:55:00

1803   Gordon Miller             2:04:48      2:09:56                      0:05:08   0:56:00

1866   Morag Tweddle          2:06:27      2:01:30     0:04:57                    0:55:00

1997   Brian Simpson             2:09:39                                                          0:57:45

2034  Pauline White             2:10:34       2:05:26    0:05:08                    0:56:45

2111    Shona Baird                2:12:45                                                          0:59:00

2176   Jane Mole                   2:15:17       2:24:00                      0:08:43   1:01:00

2406  Elaine Sandeman        2:32:27                                                          1:07:45

                                               Male winner - Tristan Jareckyj                 

                                               Female winner - Jane Mole                        

Race Dates – but check SAL website for complete listings

Sat 9 May      Penicuik 10k

Sat 16 May    Loch Leven Half

Sun 10 May    Dunfermline Half

Thur 22 May             Black rock ‘5’ Kinghorn 7.30pm

Sunday 24 May West Lothian Half Marathon www.westlothianmarathon.co.uk

Monday 25 May Rigg race.

Sat   30 May  Trossachs 10k           A wee gem. Highly recommended ( in aid of the Anthony Nolan Trust)

Sun 31 May    Edinburgh marathon            

Wed 10 June Corstorphine AAC 5 mile road race 7.30pm www.caac.org.uk

Saturday 13^th June 10.30am  Skye Half Marathon – sounds scenic but maybe hilly?

Sun 14 June   Dechmont Law 10k (Undulating course apparently!)

Sun 14June    Beltane 10k & junior 3 k races, Peebles

Sun 21 June Dundee Half Marathon ( orgainisers hope to run this but email dundee@eventfull.biz to register interest or get more details)

Tue 30 June JogScotland Challenges (5k) Edinburgh:  Inverleith Park

                        Split into 2 races (Fun runs) 6pm and 7.30pm pre enter

Sat 25 July   Musselburgh 6 mile road race

Sun 2 Aug      Scottish Gas / Granton 10k & 5k

Sat 8 Aug      Haddington Half

Sun 9 Aug      Helensburgh Half Marathon  - scenic route down Gareloch!

Sun 23 Aug    Club 10k-&-a-bit pursuit handicap race.

Sun 5 Sep      Great Scottish Run / Glasgow half & 10k

Sun 13 Sep     Linlithgow 10k

Sun 20 Sep    Stirling 10k

Sun 4 Oct      Loch Ness Marathon / 10k / 5k

Wednesday evenings at the Meadows 7pm – Self transendence   races see www.srichinmoyraces.org/uk/races/edinburgh

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