Firstly, a couple of dates to take note of:
The mile race (part of club champs) is now scheduled in for 9th August at Craigswood track. Kick off at 18:00. 1,609 metres between you and glory.
The ‘East District’ half marathon (part of Scottish Athletics annual road race schedule) will take place on 18th September this year. It’s being run as an event within an event - as part of the Scottish Half Marathon. Sign up here: https://www.scottishhalfmarathon.com/half
At the Linlithgow Marches fun runs (yesterday, 11th Jun) the LAC junior team absolutely smashed it, coming joint first and just generally being amazing, despite the fierce weather (photo above).
In other news, taking a wander through the various feeds on Strava and Social Media…
Frances Wood seems to be ageing in reverse, running her fastest time in 5 years (22:39) at the Blast 5km at Cramond. Amazing.
Claire Howison ran the Skye half marathon in a highly creditable time of 1:49, but here’s the thing: the weather was insanely tough. In Claire’s words ‘absolutely the most brutal run of my life’. What doesn’t kill you…
Ann Allman scored a new PB at Falkirk parkrun yesterday (11th June) - going below 29mins for a course PB. Fantastic Ann!
Elsewhere, Roberta Whyte ran the Coniston 15k Lakeland Trails race. This included a wrong turn in the hills, adding to the total mileage, however Roberta still managed a solid 2:46.
By the next time we speak, Paul Dudchenko will have tackled the West Highland Way race (17th / 18th June). This is the big one: the grandaddy of all trail ultras. We wish you well Paul. You’re super strong, mentally and physically. You’ve got this.
