Harmeny Pentland Runners

May/June Update

Well done again to Jonathon Carpenter who’s running so well these days – latest result is 3^rd in the Leiden marathon. Report will be in next newsletter I hope.  Also amazing tales from the Highland fling –  54 miles of the West Highland Way!  Lots of reports to read this newsletter so not much ‘admin’ stuff included. We’re a bit short on jogleaders at the moment due to various injuries etc so hopefully once everyone is mended we can try and start a new jogscotland group plus cover more of the slower groups for various runs and so on. There are some social events planned –  details will be emailed nearer the times.  Please let us know if there is anything you would like the club to organise for members, either running or social. 

Monthly Club Handicap - contact Ian May  for details.

Handicap races for 2010 are

Musselburgh 10k July

Best 5k Parkrun August orSeptember?

Scottish Gas 5K and 10K August

Club Wol Pursuit Handicap, August

Jedburgh 1/2 Marathon & 10k October

Cross Country November

Results from Chris Hoy half marathon are:

                                                    Race time       H'cap time             Time

                                                                                           below h'cap

Jonathon        CARPENTER      1:14:19                            

Peter                KADOBINSKYJ                        1:21:44     

Bill                   MURPHY             1:24:47           1:27:11    0:02:24

Daren              CAVAROLI        1:31:04           1:36:45   0:05:41

Donald            SANDEMAN     1:37:08                           

Jonathon         PAGE                   1:38:39           1:41:15    0:02:36

Frank              TOOLEY             1:41:21             1:45:45   0:04:24

Jamie              DOW                  1:48:30                           

Ian                  SMITH               1:50:20                           

Alan                  PRICE                 1:50:30           1:54:11    0:03:41

Gordon            MILLER              1:51:14             1:59:15   0:08:01

Peter               MCGAVIGAN    1:56:55            1:57:00   0:00:05

Ian                  MCBRIDE          2:02:50          2:03:45  0:00:55

Alan                 FLEMING          2:15:05           2:17:15   0:02:10

Margie            LEITCH              1:36:30           1:40:41   0:04:11

Chris               MORGAN          1:38:24           1:50:15   0:11:51

Lorna               BROADHURST 1:43:23            1:45:45   0:02:22

Amanda          PENNYCOTT    1:45:44            1:50:15   0:04:31

Kirsty              STODDART      1:48:10           1:53:04   0:04:54

Elaine              FRANKLIN        1:52:01           2:05:26  0:13:25

Shona              STEWART        1:55:06           1:57:00   0:01:54

Elaine              SCOTT               1:59:58           2:01:30   0:01:32

Morag             LEITCH              2:04:55          2:08:15   0:03:20

Angela             NICHOLSON   2:11:29            2:24:00  0:12:31

Caroline          MILLER              2:25:20          2:42:34  0:17:14

Katrina            FLEMING          2:25:21           2:39:45  0:14:24

FEMALE WINNER  Caroline MILLER                           

MALE WINNER Gordon MILLER                                   

Matching trophies for the mantelpiece??                                                                                  

Reports – lots of reading this month after the marathons etc so here goes!

Elaine Scott, Nicky Freedman and Janice Brown had club places for London, Harmeny usually gets 2 or 3 places each year and we allocate these to firstly,   club members who have not had a club place in past 3 years and who have been unsuccessful in the ballot or  (if no-one in this category  then any member wishing to run London).

Elaine reports from London this year-

I was so delighted to be offered a club place for this year's VLM! When I first found out, it seemed to be at some distant point in the future, but the time flew by, and it seemed like no time before I was in the pen at the Blue start waiting for the off!

 Everyone tells you that the London Marathon is like no other experience for any endurance athlete. Nobody can really prepare you for it though!

 Everyone got cold and wet   waiting to start, as we had all been promised hot weather. The layers soon dried out within the first mile or 2, as the sun came out and we all warmed up. My outer layers were quickly shed and discarded as the temperature rose. For me it was a pleasant warmth for most of the way round, though I know some people found it uncomfortable. Compared to Paris 3 years ago it was positively chilly!

The support and enthusiasm from the crowd is incredible! Every few metres it seemed I heard someone urging me on....me, personally. I felt like a celebrity. I could feel myself filling up with emotion as I reached out to touch all those little children's hands stretching out to 'high 5' the runners. The miles just flowed by on a tidal wave of goodwill.

As I got into my stride I was amused to pass the Angel of the North trying to take off, several rhinos, and the most humungous giraffe whose neck was about 3 storeys high! I overtook a butterfly with a beard, who turned out to be Richard Branson. Bands were playing all the way round, and my charity was out in force at various sites to cheer me on. I crossed the line on a absolute high, having run a PB, determined that some day I would do it again, but faster. The organisation for the whole event was utterly superb, from the Expo, to the finishers' photos. The only downside for me was the way a lot of runners discarded their water bottles actually in the middle of the road, which was rather hazardous, but I don't think the organisers could have helped that. I did not manage to meet up with fellow Harmenites on the day, which was a little sad, but we made up for it after returning to Edinburgh!

If anyone gets the chance to run VLM in the future, grab it with both hands and hold on tight.You won't regret it !

And Nicky on her 2 marathons in 4 weeks!!

Two Marathons, One Ash Cloud and turning 40.

It’s always the same when you are about to hit forty - you just have to prove you can still do it all. So my intention was to run the London marathon but when I got rejected, I signed up for the Edinburgh marathon instead. Then, Harmeny offered me one of their club places....  excellent that meant I had Edinburgh as a backup in case of colds, injuries etc. I was on target for doing a marathon before I turned 40 at the start of June.

I thoroughly enjoyed training for London, especially some of the snow running.  Couple of weeks beforehand we went on holiday to Spain due to arrive back the week before the London marathon (LM).  However, a volcano erupted and an ash cloud grounded all flights.  In the end we trekked across Europe with our 3 kids to London making it just in time for the LM.

The marathon itself was a strange experience after a fall at 3miles (someone behind me tripped me) which really shook me.  I seemed to struggle the whole way.  Nothing felt right and indeed the whole experience felt quite lonely and I yearned for hills and scenery.   Despite this, crossing the finishing line was still a sense of achievement and 4hrs 32min 45secs was ok wasn’t it?

It gnawed away at me... I was sure I could have done better.  My strategy had been 10min miles but I had gone slower than that and the whole thing was pretty exhausting.  I rested for a week, did some swimming and cycling.  Entered the North Berwick Triathlon and finished 7^th female.  My confidence grew.  Then I caught a cold and became so tired.  It was 2 weeks until the Edinburgh marathon – my husband was desperately persuading me to do it as ‘I had the place anyway’.  Ok I thought I’ll go for a run with the club and see if that motivates me.  When I turned up Kirsty, Lorna, Chris, Kieran etc were going for an easy 9miles.  It turned out to be 12.5miles and a real confidence boost.  I decide after that I would probably regret not doing the Edinburgh marathon more that doing it.

That week the sun came out and my energy seemed to flood back.  Everything clicked – the kids all slept well, I felt well rested and incredibly positive but totally determined to really enjoy this marathon!

Everything just fell into place on the day.  I was at the London Road start, which were all the runners aiming at sub 4hrs.  I started at the back but it was still a fast start.  Everyone was very friendly and chatty and I didn’t notice the first 6miles go by. My strategy was to run 9min 30sec miles, however, it was more like 9min miles sometimes faster.  I felt really good and strong.  So I just kept going.  The last 2 miles were tough I felt like I was running into a fire but I just tried to keep steady.   I finished in 4hrs 4mins and 35secs.  Nearly 30mins faster than London – wow!  I was SO excited – I just couldn’t believe it.  Not in any of my wildest expectations had I thought I could get so close to the 4hr mark.

People had warned me not to do 2 marathons back to back but on reflection it’s just brilliant to have completed 2 well known marathons before I turn 40. I am so proud of both times.  There is no question I enjoyed Edinburgh more – it’s just lovely being on home turf and seeing so many familiar faces.  I can honestly say I thoroughly enjoyed every minute.  

Gavin Orr also ran London but as a guide for a blind runner and here’s his report

Links to some stories (with photos) of me guiding Ken Reid, together with David Lott, his main guide, round London Marathon are at the end.

Firstly a big thank you to Harmeny for offering me a club place, to enable me to run as a guide, to my blind friend, Ken Reid at this year's London Marathon. As it was, I got a place as an official runner's guide, but knowing Harmeny were there to give me a place if needed was much appreciated.

So, Ken had trained well, was targeting a sub 4 hour marathon (having done 4:08 at Edinburgh in the heat in 2009). His other guide, David is a 3:0x marathon runner and was in good shape too. And I was broken! Diagnosed in February with damage to the cartilage in my pelvis, I hadn't run for over 2 months (bar Alloa Half Marathon, a practice run for me with Ken, to hone the guide running skills for the big day.) I was still in some pain but was determined to help, not hinder, Ken's London Marathon experience. A lot of Ibuprofen was packed, along with the more traditional running gear!

 We met up before the start, enjoyed the atmosphere and set off at a pace that had me wincing: around 8 minute miles. I kept suggesting, "Should we slow down a bit?" and popped my first Ibuprofen at about 4 or 5 miles in. However, everything changed at 8 miles. Ken got a strain in his calf, had to slow down and after a mile or so of trying gentle running, he made the decision that he would have to walk the rest. This might get some people down, but not Ken. He was determined to finish and still to do as well as he could.

 Oh, a wee Harmeny aside: bizarrely, among 32000 other runners, we bumped into Janis! What are the chances of that? Of course, we didn't literally bump into her... though with some idiot runners trying to run in between Ken, me and David, there were some hairy moments of nearly crashing into other runners!

The summary of the rest of the race was that there was lots of noise, a great atmosphere and after a few miles jogged and about 16 very fast walking miles (or a jog for me, because I couldn't keep up!) we finished in a very respectable 4:55. (Ironically of course, that pace suited me much better than the sub 4 would have!) Most importantly Ken was delighted to have finished and really enjoyed the experience. His quote was "Terrible race, wonderful experience!"

 Ken, David and I (mostly Ken actually) raised over £5,500 for RP Fighting Blindness, the charity supporting research into cures for Retinitis Pigmentosa and providing services for those like Ken who suffer from it. His justgiving page is still open for donations, should anyone so wish to do ;-) ... http://www.justgiving.com/kenreid59

A quick word on guiding to anyone who is considering it: I find it to be an enjoyable and hugely rewarding experience. I am very lucky in that Ken is an experienced runner and very competent all round who sees blindness as no barrier to achievement (for instance, he also does triathlons, with the bike section on a tandem). But, to be a guide, all you have to be able to do is run a bit (preferably at or ahead of the pace of the blind runner) and to give some verbal directions. If you are interested in taking it up, try your local running website or online community, or contact a blind organisation, such as RNIB, of course.

Thanks once again to Harmeny for the offer of a place and to everyone who sponsored us.

 P.S. We made it into the local press too...!

http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/400050-blind-runners-marathon-feat/
 
http://www.northberwickuk.com/newsdetail.php?id=71267&cid=541&f=NorthBerwick

And for the hi tech amongst you, we were interviewed for a running podcast from the Running and Life website...

http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/6/3/2/1/222571-212362/Media/Episode_6_final.mp3

Paul Houston Sandra McDougall & Donald Sandeman all ran the complete Highland Fling – as well as 2 ladies and 1 men’s relay teams so a great turnout from harmeny - And here’s Paul Houston’s blog  about his 10 hours on the west highland way!!(Sandra and Karen also wrote great blogs but I can’t  find them now so   apologies for not including in the newsletter as well )

I woke up at 5am on Saturday morning after a surprisingly good nights sleep. It was a little too good and it was hard to force myself out of bed. But I dragged myself up, made my normal pre-race porridge and set off for Milngavie.
I arrived just before 7am to see the Vets set off. Most people seemed to be very professional looking with all the proper kit, and I felt a bit under-prepared with my cobbled-together gear! I had an hour to get my drop bags in the correct cars and have some last minute grub.
8am came and we lined up under the underpass at the train station. A couple of words of encouragement from the organiser and we were off. We started along the high street before turning onto the WHW trail.

The first few miles were nice easy going. I had already ditched my plan of walking every hill early on. I just felt good. Apparently that's schoolboy error number one! In fact, the first 10 miles were a breeze. I've never felt as comfortable running. I was cruising along at around 8m/m over undulating, but not overly hilly trails and roads. I settled in with a pack of 4 other guys. Its amazing how quickly and how drastically the men's pack broke up at the start with the sensible people sitting back and the mentalists speeding off! I was somewhere in the middle.

The first time I felt a bit of pain in the legs came around 13 miles when we left the road and crossed a field to get to the first relay changeover point. We then ran into Garadhban Forest along a surprisingly difficult section of trail which really started zapping some energy. Once we were in the forest though, it was fantastic. The trees were sheltering us from the wind and it was perfectly still with just the sound of chirping birds and our footsteps. I remember this mile (14) as one of my favourites of the race. I could have run in those conditions all day! It didn't last long though and within a couple of miles, I was faced with my first sight of Conic Hill. My first thought was 'bugger'! I knew it was coming but seeing the trail wind up the hill was still a bit of a shock. There is no way to run up this hill unless you are super human, and by that time my legs were getting tired and my common sense finally kicked in, so I just walked all the way to the top. The views of Loch Lomond from the top were just amazing, and the trail down to the first aid station at Balmaha was very steep and slippery, and loads of fun!!

I didn't stop at Balmaha. I just picked the gels out of my bag and got moving. We were now running along the shore of loch lomond on a trail alongside the main road. my legs were really starting to hurt so I backed off a good bit. At a couple of parts, the trail opened up onto sandy or gravelly beaches and these parts were a killer. We also started covering the hilly, undulating terrain that we would be faced with for the rest of the race.

Between each of the four middle stations, Balmaha, Rowerdennan, Inversnaid and Bein Glas, there are only between 6 and 7 miles. On paper this seems like a short distance, but given the terrain, these distances seemed much longer. The 7 miles from Balmaha to Rowardennan were ok but pretty hilly. I was significantly more tired compared to 7 miles before, but I was 27 miles in! I'd always thought that I didn't know how I'd cope running a marathon and then knowing that I had another one to go before I could finish but when you're in the race, you don't think like that. I found myself just working from station to station. Instead of thinking 26 miles to go, I was thinking in 7 mile chunks which really helped.
At Rowardennan, I met Iain Morrice from my running club. He was running one of the relay legs and was waiting on the Harmeny Relay runner coming in. Iain lives for this type of race and terrain and he gave me lots of reassuring advice, just when I was starting to have my first thoughts of dropping out! I stopped a bit longer here to get some proper food and lots of water. I didn't carry too much water with me because it was only 7 miles to the next station so I wouldn't need it. Schoolboy error number 2!

The next 7 miles were the worst 7 miles, terrain-wise that I have ever run. I mean that. It was horrendous! One of the things I noticed throughout the race was that all the emotions I feel during a marathon are doubled over longer distances. The good times are better, the bad times are worse, The frustrations and mental barriers are harder to surmount. To put it in context, we were running along a single 'trail', hardly wide enough for one person, perched perilously about 15 foot above Loch Lomond. The trail wasn't a trail but was etched out of the rock so it was all wet slippery rocks with lots of climbs and jumping from rock to rock required. One slip and you could have easily ended up in the Loch. Add to that lots of tree roots and loads of hikers with whopping great backpacks and it was really tough going. Even running the sections that were just about possible to run, I was averaging around 15m/m.

At one point along this part, probably around half way when I had expected to be at the next aid station already, I got very frustrated and lost it a bit. I was furious for no justifiable reason. I was furious with the organisers for making us run this very dangerous route (obviously I'm not actually furious with the organisers, they were outstanding in every single respect on the day), I was furious with the guy in front of me for traversing the route with gazelle-like ease when I was a bumbling wreck, and I was furious with the guy behind me for sticking to my back and making me rush through the route because there was not point for me to stand aside and let him past. I know these were completely unjustified but I just didn't see any point in carrying on if the course was going to be like that. It was at this point that I had my only major fall. I slipped on a wet rock and my shin ploughed into another rock, gouging a hole in my lower leg. At this point, if there was a way to get off that trail and give up, I actually would have taken it!

After an hour and a half (for 7 miles) I finally got to Inversnaid and my spirits perked up. I had some more food and bumped into Sophster refueling too. After the grim previous 7 miles, it was great to see a familiar face. We chatted briefly and I was off again for 6 miles to Bein Glas.

It was really hurting now and this leg was very hilly, still along the shore of Loch Lomond but slightly better (although still pretty poor) underfoot conditions. It was here that I started having to walk large portions. With hindsight I should have started doing this earlier. Despite running all of the flat/downhill portions, it was stil around another 90 minutes before I got to Bein Glas. This portion was the mental killer. The negative thoughts started to outweight the positive. How the hell can I do another 16 miles when I'm hurting so much now? Whats the point if I have to walk most of it? I knew I'd be able to get a lift to the finish if I stopped at Bein Glas!

For a couple of miles, I was adamant that I was stopping at Bein Glas. 41 miles was a respectable distance to cover. With a mile to go though, we started descending all the way to Bein Glas and I got a bit of a second wind. It was the first mile in about 20 miles that the course was runnable for the whole way, and running, albeit slowly, for such a long time was actually less painful than walking at that point! The positive thoughts came back and I knew that I would go on to the finish then. Even if I walked, I worked out I was going to get a reasonable time and I'd never forgive myself if I pulled out with 12 miles to go. At Bein Glas, I had a 5-10 minute stop. There were lots of harmeny members there waiting to do their relay legs and they took good care of me! This was a strange stop. For some reason I couldn't think properly. They kept asking me questions and I couldn't think of what to say! It actually took me 5 attempts to work out that because I'd ran 41 miles, there were only 12 to go, even though I already knew that the final leg as 12 miles!! It was quite funny with hindsight!

Although I was committed to finishing now, I had decided just to walk for most of the final 12 miles. My quads were now killing me and my left hamstring was worryingly sore and getting worse. My Garmin had conked out just as I came into Bein Glas so the last 12 miles would be ran without any indication of pace or distance. I rather hobbled out of the station and on my way. From here on til the end, the trail was luxuriously even and runnable! No more slippery rocks. I walked for 4 miles, running the downhills, and I started feeling better so broke into a slow jog for 5 minutes and started running a bit again but still walked all the uphill parts.

There were two further obstacles though. The first was a sequence of stiles that had to be crossed. This must have been comical to watch. I could hardly lift my legs off the ground. There was one ladder style stile where you had to climb three rungs and then descend 3. This took about a minute for me to muster the energy to climb! I felt like I was climbing everest. Luckily I saved a minute climbing down as I fell to the ground from the top rung! 

The second obstacle was a herd of cows on the trail! The trail was only around 4 person wide but there was a herd of around 12 cows dotted along taking up the whole width! There was also a 30m long stretch of a squelchy mud/dung mixture that was absolutely impossible to avoid. Lovely!

From there, we climbed and then descended bogle glen which gave us an amazing 2 mile wooded-downhill trail to the main road. I really picked up some time here and picked off a lot of runners.

With 3 miles to go, it was relativley flat to the finish. I ran most of this at a fair pace (relatively speaking) but still walked a fair bit from time to time. Any kind of incline, however slight, was now too difficult. I didn't have a clue whether I was 2 miles out or whether I was almost done. I was a bit spaced out and could only focus on the next bit of trail that I could see. Eventually, after about 10 minutes of spectators shouting that I was almost there, I heard the sound of bagpipes! It was the first time that I realised I really was almost there and that I was going to make it. I started feeling like I was going to well up! Obviously, as I'm a guy, I got a grip quickly! I think it was because I'd been out for amost 10 hours, experiencing all emotions and running for many hours pretty much alone. It was such a relief to see the crowd of people at the finish. I even managed a wee pick up in pace for the last 50m!

After finishing, I immediately headed for my free stovies and beer and wolfed them down.

At the time, I said I'd never do it again. But with hindsight, for all the bad patches and negative thoughts and pain, the good patches far outweighed them. As far as ultras go, I'm pretty sure the fling is at the tougher end of the scale. I really want to see what I can do on a wholly runnable course, so I think I'll be back for another ultra at some point.

So, post-race report, I was mentally exhausted that night. The funniest moment was getting the bus back to milngavie put on by the organisers. It must have been some sight watching 15 or so runners trying in earnest to get down the stairs off the bus! I couldn't help but laugh.
Its crazy to think that yesterday I was actually slightly disappointed with my time! Going by the winning times in the past, I had hoped to do sub-9 hours but I had absolutely no basis of reference for picking this time. Its now dawning on me exactly what I achieved yesterday. I've just ran 53 miles, 18 miles more than I have ever ran in one go. I've ran sub-10 hours on a very very tough course. It could not have gone any better!

Paul now  off to run a marathon in a desert! Looking forward to next report..

Race results

Leiden Marathon 16 May

3 Jonathon Carpenter   2.28.06

Lochaber Marathon 18 April                         342 Ran

122        Colin Barber                               3.27.59   

183        Bill McKendrick                           3.41.07   

284        Karin McKendrick                        4.18.13   

Parkrun 5k Cramond 24 April                       178 Ran

35         Colin Barber                               20.13      

113        Rhoda Ross                               26.37       pb

139        Alan Fleming                              28.19      

168        Katrina Fleming                           33.36      

Highland Fling 53 Mile ultra 24 April          254 Ran

33         Paul Houston                              9.52.02   

105        Sandra Mcdougall                       11.06.33

187        Donald Sandeman                      12.24.02

Teams                                                                   35 Teams   

14        Harmeny Hunks                          9.15.00                         

24         Harmeny Harlots                         10.00.22

32         Harmeny virgins                          11.10.17

London Marathon 25 April                                                

4800     Caroline Dunn                             3.32.36                         

7405     Carol Blamire                              3.46.33                         

14809 Verity Missen                                4.15.16                         

16903 Janis Brown                                  4.22.51                         

19624 Nicola Freedman                           4.32.55                         

19955 Elaine Scott                                  4.34.03                         

25404 Gavin Orr                                      4.55.42                         

Balfron 10k 25 April                                         490 Ran      

297       David Syme                               54.58                            

Meadows 5k 28 April                                      82 Ran        

65        Alan Greirson                              23.06                            

Parkrun 5k Cramond 1 May                          132 Ran      

35        Donald Sandeman                      21.29                            

Ed/Nb 20 Mile 1May                                        220 Ran      

2          Jonathon Carpenter                    1.57.56                         

88        Kenny Tindall                              2.38.28                         

108       Colin Barber                               2.42.06                         

141       Willie McKendrick                       2.48.44                         

151       Chris Morgan                              2.51.47                         

152       Ian Smith                                    2.51.47                         

155       Lorna Broadhurst                        2.53.28                         

160       Kirsty Stoddart                           2.54.41                         

199       Karin McKendrick                        3.09.58                         

Bupa Edinburgh 10k 2 May                          Mass Event   

31        Jonathon Carpenter                    34.38                            

62        Peter Kadobinskyj                      37.48   

???      Sam McNab             (U17)            41 19 (Hand timed due to lost chip)

627      Matthew Donaldson (U17)            45 28                        

1177     Amanda Pennycott                     48.18                            

1465     Graham Tait                                48.28                            

1525     Gordon Miller                              49.42                            

1993     Fiona Donaldson                        51.33                            

2719     Jane Scaife                                54.15                            

2893     Brian Yates                                 54.56                            

3631     Wendy Gibson                            57.32                            

3760     Nikita Ferguson                          57.57                            

4265     Alan Fleming                              59.37                            

6207     Jan Mitchell                                1.12.02                         

6208     Janis Carnie                                1.12.02                         

6462     Ruth Shering                               1.15.54                         

Meadows 2 Mile 5 May                                    66 Ran        

61        Alan Greirson                              13.54                            

Ben Lomand Hill Race 8 May                       196 Ran      

157       Fionna Ross                               1.52.05                         

Penicuik 10k 8 May                                         184 Ran      

12        Bill Murphy                                 37.26                            

56        Gary Connelly                             43.07                            

91        Keiran Morgan                            46.26                            

115       Kirsty Stoddart                           49.29                            

153       David Syme                               55.39                            

Cateran Trail 23m Race 8 May                      38 Ran       

19        Bill McKendrick                           4.14.26                         

23        Sandra McDougall                      4.25.53                         

28        Karin McKendrick                        4.54.25                         

Ingis Womens 10k 9 May                               2200 Ran    

57        Margie Leitch                              42.52                            

113       Chris Morgan                              45.06                            

415       Amanda Pennycott                     49.23                            

447       Fiona Donaldson                        49.40                            

Parkrun 5k Cramond 15 May                        175 Ran      

139       Rhoda Ross                               27.46                            

Cateran Trail 55m Ultra 15 May                    41 Ran        

24         Sandra McDougall                      11.09.27

37         Karin McKendrick                        12.49.47

Loch Leven Half 15 May                                 480 Ran      

53        Tom Matko                                 1.29.13                         

350       Tom White                                  1.57.28                         

427       Norma Bone                               2.07.06                         

461       Pauline White                              2.15.41                         

473       Ian Smith                                    2.25.26                         

Cape Wrath Challenge Marathon 16 May 57 Ran        

39        Iain Morrice                                 4.09.09                         

Parkrun 5k Cramond 22 May                        178 Ran      

148       Alan Fleming                              27.53       pb                 

171       Katrina Fleming                           31.00       pb                 

Edinburgh Marathon 23 May                        Mass Event          

861       Darren Cavaroli                           3.31.15                         

966       Tom Matko                                 3.33.40                         

2180     Frank Tooley                              3.54.27                         

2336     Keiran Morgan                            3.56.12                         

2365     Kenny Tindall                              3.56.22                         

2674     Ian Smith                                    3.59.55                         

2709     Chris Morgan                              4.00.24                         

3021     Nicola Freedman                         4.04.36

            Kirsty Stoddart                           4.09.03                         

3896     Lorna Broadhurst                        4.15.28                         

4212     Tom White                                  4.19.00                         

6387     Alan Price                                   4.47.42                         

6666     Norma Bone                               4.52.22                         

Rigg Race 24 May                                           196 Ran      

5          Jonathon Carpenter                    32.46                            

18        Bill Murphy                                 35.28                            

22        Peter Kadobinskyj                      36.06                            

36        Richard McGregor                       38.48                            

54        Gary Connelly                             40.49                            

85        Tim May                                     43.30                            

100       Tristran Jareckyj                        45.00                            

112       Bob Douglas                              45.33                            

118       Aimie Shaw                                45.47                            

125       Fionna Ross                               46.14                            

136       Gordon Miller                              47.11                            

144       Mo May                                      48.19                            

151       Monique Olde-Olthof                   49.53                            

169       Janis Brown                                52.53                            

191       Ray Wyper                                 59.25                            

192       Sarah Bruce                                1.03.12                         

194       Caroline Miller                             1.03.36                         

195       Katrina Fleming                           1.03.36                         

Parkrun 5k Cramond 29 May                         261 Ran     

195       Angela Nicholson                        28.07       pb                 

Dunblane 7.5k Race 30 May                        302 Ran      

287       Lorraine Smith                            1.18.24                         

288       Ian Smith                                    1.18.25                         

Auld Toon 10k 2 June                                     400 Ran      

58        Gary Connelly                             42.23                            

Parkrun 5k Cramond 5 June                        180 Ran      

51        Margie Leitch                              20.42       pb                 

Strathallan 5 Mile 5 June                               82 Ran        

42        Keiran Morgan                            35.44                            

Corstorphine 5 Mile 9 June                            126 Ran      

90        Nicola Nash                                37.38                            

96        Nicola Freedman                         38.38                            

Black Rock 5 11 June                                     809 Ran      

254       Ian Smith                                    35.26                            

406       Lorna Broadhurst                        38.34                            

414       Kirsty Stoddart                           38.42                            

532       Derek Stewart                             41.13                            

550       Shona Stewart                            41.42                            

746       Elaine Sandeman                        48.30                            

Parkrun 5k Cramond 12 June                      155 Ran      

46        Colin Barber                               20.30                            

85        Fiona Donaldson                        23.56                            

Skye Half 12 June                                           308 Ran      

4          Jonathon Carpenter                   1.14.51                         

Dunfermline Half 13 June                             600 Ran      

284       Lorna Broadhurst                        1.47.31                         

317       Kirsty Stoddart                           1.49.55                         

377       Alan Price                                   1.54.12                         

Dechmont Law 10k Trail Race 13 June     135 Ran     

4          Bill Murphy                                 35.41                            

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

Thur 17 June Portobello 4 mile race the Indoor Bowling Centre where Westbank Street meets the Prom in Portobello.   Registration closes at 6.45pm, with the race starting at 7.15pm

29 June Jogscotland 5k challenges INverleith park

11 July             Crieff 10K

11 July   Scottish Masters T&F Championships, Pitreavie

18 July Kelso 10k

24 July Musselburgh 10K

1 August Scottish gas 10K and 5K

8 August Forth bridge Pitreavie 10K

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.