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THE CLUB & THE NATIONAL XC CHAMPIONSHIP

Updated: 2010-02-17 The Scottish Cross Country Championships are one of the country’s oldest athletic events, first held at the now defunct Lanark Racecourse in 1886. Since then and the present location at Callander Park,Falkirk the event has been staged at a variety of venues including, football grounds, rugby parks, school...

4TH PLACE AND PB FOR LANA AT INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Updated: 2010-02-15 Lothian Running Club’s Lana Turnbull recorded an 800 metres PB running at the Scottish Indoor Under-20 Championships at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow on Saturday [13th Feb]. Lana produced arguably her best ever track performance in finishing in 4th place behind a trio of Irish athletes in the final...

TERENCE FIRST CLUB MAN HOME AT CARNETHY

Updated: 2010-02-13 In total just under 500 runners formed the line up for the annual Carnethy 5 Hill Race, and the first club runner home was Terence Brannan[M50]in 125th place in 1:06:59, he was followed by John Malcolm who set a PB for the race in 192nd with a time...

PB FOR IAN—DEBUT RUNS & CATEGORY WINS FOR SARAN & JILL AT PARKRUN

Updated: 2010-02-13 A handful of Lothian Runing Club members were among a record field of 220 runners for the 17th Edinburgh 5k Parkrun on Saturday [13th Feb]. The first club runner home in 43rd place was David Mabon[55-59], his time of 20 minutes 10 seconds was just outside his PB...

BORDERS XC & MASTERS XC CHAMPIONSHIP

Updated: 2010-02-07 BORDERS XC SERIES A trio of club runners made the journey to Galashiels to contest the fifth and penultimate event in the 2009/2010 Borders XC Series. Alistair Robertson has been a regular attendee at this series and turned in another good performance to finish 21st overall and 2nd...

SARAH 31ST IN HIGH QUALITY BUCS FIELD

Updated: 2010-02-06 238 students from all over Great Britain lined up for the Womens race at the BUCS Championship at Stirling Univesity on Saturday. In a high quality field Lothian Running Club’s Sarah Inglis representing Edinburgh University finished in 31st place. There was a Scottish winner of the race with...

PB’s FOR MUM & DAUGHTER, 2nd PLACE FOR ROSS AT PARKRUN

Updated: 2010-02-06 Mother and daughter Mags and Lana Turnbull both set new PB’s at the 16th running of the weekly Edinburgh Parkrun. Lana who was running at the event for the 8th time set new figures last week of 20 minutes 17 seconds but smashed that time by an astonishing...

PROM RACE 4TH FOR SUZANNE

Updated: 2010-02-06
The club’s Suzanne Matonti finished 32nd overall and 4th female in Friday’s [5th Feb] Run-for-It Metro Proms Race in Aberdeen.
Suzanne covered the 3k course along the Aberdeen Promenade in 12 minutes 33 seconds.
A total of 54 runers took part.
Shane Fenton

LONDON MARATHON & GREAT NORTH RUN UNDER INVESTIGATION

Updated: 2010-02-04 [WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY GO?] UNDER INVESTIGATION: The London Marathon, as well as the Great North Run, is under investigation over their relationships with charities. The London Marathon will celebrate its 30th running in April, in which time the organisers and the runners who have taken part...

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