Results | Photos My 51st race in my 51st year. I’d not run the Scottish Veteran Harriers Christmas Handicap before. The last 2 times I’d thought about it, the race had been iced off. I didn’t know the route, but Peter Rudzinski helpfully told me that at the first junction you turn right, then at
Results I arrived at Pollok Park with only about 10 minutes to get ready, put the buggy together, pump the tyres to 50 psi, and get Benjamin settled. Steven Prentice was also there with his Baby Jogger and Henry. Steven offered some advice about staying well to the right to keep out of the way
Results | Photos A new route for the West District Cross Country, hosted by Kilmarnock Harriers. Almost certainly a record turnout from Westies at the West Districts. Women:23 – 24:32, Valerie Houston26 – 24:54, Ellen Homewood46 – 26:34, Catriona Fisher53 – 27:12, Sarah Adam77 – 29:50, Helen MacPherson96 – 33:40, Claire Larravide99 – 35:21, Sheila Fleming100 – 36:02, Sharon Taylor Men: 25 – 39:54, James Callender27 – 40:03, Niall McAlinden40 – 41:01, Chris Upson48 – 41:49, Gregor Stewart65 – 42:59, David Riach105 – 45:23,
Results My pre-race target had been 27 minutes something. But in the end nobody ran 27 minutes anything. After an impeccably observed minute’s silence to remember the awful events of last night at the Clutha Bar, the race was underway. A front pack split off straight away, with Gregor tagging onto the back of this
Results | Event website I’d heard much about the 3k on the Green from John Denovan’s blow by blow accounts. It sounded like the strategy was to start as fast as humanly possible, and then hang on. Much like any other race then, albeit condensed into 10 fun-filled minutes. The assembled throng gathered under McLennan’s Arch
Results Freezing cold rain greeted the 131 runners huddled by the ornate side entrance to Victoria Park. Michael Sweeney took off like a rocket at the start, leaving the rest of us floundering in his wake. I settled into 2nd place briefly, before Stephen Mulrine eased past as we reached the duck pond for the
Results | Activity on Garmin Connect It was 8 years since I’d last run the round Derwentwater 10-miler, and this time I thought I might get under the hour. Race registration at Keswick School is like home from home to me, given the hours I spent here with Cumbria Youth Orchestra back in the early eighties.
Results My first road race as a V50, and my first attempt at the Stirling 10k. A fast flat course that doubles as the Scottish Athletics 10k championships. Conditions were ideal with torrential rain and gusty winds. My race plan was to scrape under 37 minutes by exerting as little effort as possible in the
After running this race last year, I thought I’d give it another shot and perhaps run a bit faster. After the low-key phlegmatic race brief from Dave Mitchell, we were quickly underway and I decided to get up to speed as soon as possible, so found myself on David Phee’s shoulder for the first lap
Results | Garmin track Having done a new Parkrun in the morning at Tollcross, I thought I might as well do a new hill race in the afternoon, so drove over to Fife and got lost for a while trying to find the Crusoe Hotel in Lower Largo. It was a completely different scene to the