Category: Race Reports

PB’s aplenty at ‘Round the Houses’

There were PB’s for a handful of Lothian Running Club members in Sunday’s Jim Dingwall Round the Houses 10k race at Grangemouth. The club had 13 runners among the big field of nearly 800 starters. Malcolm Lang, John Malcolm, David Berrill, Alan Moffat and Shona Greig all recorded personal bests.Malcolm...

G2E Ultra-Marathon

Lothian RC veteran athletePeter Harkness contested the gruelling Glasgow to Edinburgh Ultra Marathon on Saturday. The Glasgow – Edinburgh Ultramarathon follows the course of the Forth & Clyde and Union canals and takes in the Antonine Wall and the Falkirk Wheel before leading competitors into the heart of Edinburgh. Peter...

Good club turn-out at National relays

In the region of 500 runners from clubs from all over Scotland were in Livingston on Sunday for the annual Scottish Athletics [6&4 stage] Road Relay Championships at Almondvale. With a total of 33 runners, the local Lothian Running Club had their biggest representation in the race since their debut...

Robbie 1st Under-20 at Chapelgill

Robbie Kennedy was 25th overall and 1st in the Under-20 category at Saturday’s Chapelgill Hill Race atGlenholm , South of Broughton, Peebleshire. Robbie covered the 2.6 mile course with a climb of 410 metres in 31 minutes 48 seconds. Steart Kennedy also contested the race finishing in 41st place in...

Club duo contest gruelling D33 Ultra Race

Lothian Running Club veteran duo Colin Meek and Scott Balfour contested one of Scotland’s most gruelling races at the weekend. They were two of 305 runners who bravely completed the D33 Deeside Way Ultra Race. The event which is described as 33 miles ‘of no frills racing’ takes the runners...

5K PB for Sarah in Vancouver

Sarah Inglis transferred her indoor form to outdoors at the weekend to record another PB. The Lothian Running Club member was contesting the BMO St Patricks Day 5k in Stanley Park, Vancouver, a race which attracts over 1700 runners. Sarah conjured up another fine run to place 3rd overall in...

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