Tuesday evening saw the second of the Club’s newly established paced running sessions. With over 30 local runners in attendance, the sessions are proving a hit not only for those new to running but also those who are more experienced. The next paced run will be on Tuesday 26th November meeting at the Low Port Centre at 7.30pm.
On Sunday, Frances and Alex Wood along with Kenny Gray ran the Jimmy Irvine Bella 10k in Glasgow. The race which involves two loops of Bellahouston Park takes runners past the iconic House for an Art Lover. Kenny was first home in 43:17 followed by Frances in 48:18 and birthday boy Alex in 58:48.
Also on Sunday, Paul Dudchenko, David Mason and Trevor Galloway competed in the Tweed Valley Ultramarathon. The 41 mile course started in Glentress, and travelled across Minch Moor on the Southern Upland Way. After 8 hours on the trail, Paul, David and Trevor finished within minutes of one another in 8:18, 8:25 and 8:27, respectively. A fantastic effort by all 3 in bitterly cold conditions, especially Paul who suffered a dislocated thumb along the way.
At parkrun, the Club had 22 runners across 7 different runs.
Jill Horsburgh was joined by 10 fellow members to celebrate her 60th different parkrun venue and 200th parkrun on Saturday at Stirling University. Jill finished in 24:02 and was joined by Martin Maginnis in 20:12, Scott Hyslop in 21:38, Neil Anderson in 22:09, Ian Fyfe in 22:34, Frances Wood in 24:27, Mandy Cazes in 24:28, Graham Burrows in 25:53, Joyce Robertson in 26:02, Roddy Simpson in 26:47 and Alex Wood in 29:07. Elsewhere, Scott Cumming ran Edinburgh in 23:18. Mike Watts ran Carlisle in 21:23. Ian Boxall ran Aviemore in 20:14. At Falkirk, Louisa Cockburn finished in 25:37, Rhiann Ferguson in 27:17 and Yvonne McHugh in 30:57. At Livingston, Paul Emery finished in 20:22 (a new PB), Jennifer Newton in 23:32, Charlotte Moran 24:41 and Graham Chambers in 25:26. The intrepid parkrun explorer, David Main-Reade added his 11th parkrun country running Mullingar in Ireland, finishing in 21:19 (a new PB).
