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RUNBRITAIN RANKINKS SYSTEM LAUNCHED

Updated: 2010-09-08 RUNBRITAIN LAUNCHES REVOLUTIONARY ONLINE SCORING FOR ROAD RUNNERS runbritain has announced the launch of its revolutionary new handicap scoring system designed to give road runners of all abilities the ability to benchmark their progress and compare their results across a range of distances and terrains. The scoring system,...

SILVER MEDALS FOR BETHANY & NICOLA

Updated: 2010-09-06 Lothian Running Club’s junior athletes Bethany Nelson and Nicola Kellock both picked up silver medals at Saturday’s JSB Forth Valley League Presidents Select Meeting at Grangemouth Stadium. Bethany’s medal came in the 1500 metres where she recorded a time of 5 minutes 54 seconds which was just outside...

Glasgow Half

Updated: 2010-09-06 Well done Colin Partridge who finished 125th (that’s within the top 2%) at Glasgow half with a time of 1:24:09. Scott Nelson also put in a good time of 1:30:25, though knowing Scott and the standards he sets himself he’ll probably be disappointed not to break 90 minutes....

STRATHCLYDE PARKRUN WIN FOR BRIAN

Updated: 2010-09-06
Saturday’s[4th Sept] Strathclyde Parkrun was won by Lothian Running Club’s Brian Turner.
Running in the race for the 12th time this was Brian’s third win, covering the 5k course within Strathclyde Country Park in 16 minutes 45 seconds.
91 runners took part.
Shane Fenton

HILL RACE WIN FOR ROBERT RUNNER-UP FOR JILL AT BLAIRGOWRIE.

Updated: 2010-09-05 Sunday’s Blairgowrie Highland Games proved to be a happy hunting ground for the Lothian Running Club members who were in action with all who competed coming away with a prize. The opening event on the programme was the 4.8km/400 metres Hill Race. The Men’s race saw Robert Inglis...

Tosh sole runner at the Ben race

Updated: 2010-09-04 News just out – Tosh Brannan completed the Ben race today in 2 hours and 16 minutes. Tosh is a regular at the Ben race (he must be either a masochist or a slow learner) and his time this year, while a few minutes slower than some of...

LEGGETT LEGS IT TO CATEGORY WIN

Updated: 2010-09-04 Ian Leggett was the clubs only runner at this week’s [Sept 4th] Edinburgh Parkrun. Ian, who was running the race for the 10th time covered the 5k course along the waterfront in 22 minutes 15 seconds. This placed him 57th overall and first in the MV 70-74 category....

Ochils 2000s

Updated: 2010-09-01 Seriously – do you have to do your own publicity these days? Where’s Shane when you need him? Two club runners (and one ex-club runner) ran the Ochils last Saturday. Dave Godfree and Andy Kitchin finished in 3 hours 4 minutes and 3 hours twenty minutes respectively on...

BACK IN THE WINNING VEIN AT OBAN AND BIRNAM

Updated: 2010-08-31 Lothian Running Club athletes got back to winning ways on the Highland Games circuit with wins at both Birnam and Oban. The plaudits at the Perthshire meeting went to 11 year old Iain Horsburgh who was victorious in the Youth’s 1600 metres Handicap, making good use of his...

MALCOLM IN THE MOUNTAINS

Updated: 2010-08-30 Due to horrendous weather over the weekend, The North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), the Courmayeur Champex Chamonix (CCC) and the Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie (TDS) mountain ultramarathons were cancelled at last minute. The organizers decided to adapt the original UTMB course, creating...

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