On Saturday, Ian Logan and Gerry McArdle ran the Harvest Moon Half, the 5th race in the Foxtrail Winter Running Series, near Dunbar. Ian took top podium spot, finishing 1st overall in 01:26:36 while Gerry was 31st in 01:42:25. Well done to both on what was a tough course in challenging conditions.
Also on Saturday, Rosemary Gallagher and David McNish ran the Edinburgh Winter Warmer 5k around Arthur’s Seat. Rosemary finished in 24mins 25 seconds and was first FV40 while David finished in 20mins 19secs and was the 2nd MV40. Paul Ward also ran the Vogrie Park 10k trail in 49mins 30secs finishing 13th overall. Great running.
Elsewhere, Frances Wood and Angus Gallie led a cross country taster session despite the inclement weather at Callander Park on Saturday morning. 10 runners including 3 junior members attended the session which involved a leisurely run round one lap of the Nationals Cross Country Course and sampled a taste for the mud!
On Sunday, Frances and Alex Wood completed their Level 1 Endurance Officials course at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. As regular volunteers both have gathered plenty relevant experience and hope to secure their licenses soon. Both plan to gather more experience at various events this year and progress toward achieving their Level 2 licenses.
Lastly, the Club had 15 runners at 6 different parkrun venues across Scotland and the United States. The biggest Club turnout was again at Falkirk with 10 LAC runners, Alex Wood finished 3rd MV65 in 28:51. Neil Halliday got a parkrun PB at Livingston finishing in 24:30. Scott Cumming ran Ruchill for the first time in 25:17. David Main-Reade ran Weedon Island Preserve in Tampa, Florida in 23:14; running on boardwalks through mangroves in the pouring rain, nevertheless, highly recommended.
