Category: Race Reports

  INTER-DISTRICT XC CHAMPIONSHIP Lothian Running Club had three runners representing the East District at the Scottish Inter-District Cross Country Championships at Holyrood Park on Saturday.  Max McNeil in the Senior Men’s race and Chloe Cox and Sarah Inglis in the Senior Women’s event. The District races were incorporated into...

EDINBURGH PARKRUN  The club had a handful of runners amongst a big field of 357 runners for the Edinburgh Parkrun on Saturday morning. Many probably heading to the big cross country event at Holyrood Park later in the day. Colin Partridge led the club contingent home finishing in 3rd place. The...

The club had four runners in the Great Edinburgh 5k Winter Run on Saturday.
42 Alan Moffat [19.51]
78 Richard Docherty [20.48]
94 Stephen Malcolm [21.01]
326 Ian Hall [24.21]
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GREENMANTLE DASH A couple of club members have been in action in the first week of the New Year in the hills and indoors. Robin Morris contested the Greenmantle Dash Hill Race from Broughton Brewery nr Biggar on January 2. Robin covered the 3.3km course with a climb of 200...

Lothian Running Club had three runners amongst the huge field of 315  who chose to blow away the New Year celebration cob-webs by contesting the Portobello Promethon 4 mile Race and Fun Run on New Years Day along the waterfront at Seafield. Just as 12 month’s previous, Gerry McCafferty was the first club...

Lothian Running Club’s Jill and Iain Horsburgh were in Parkrun action south of the border on Saturday. The mother and son duo took part in the Woodbank Parkrun in Stockport. And the change of scenery inspired Iain to record a new PB as well as claiming a category win, his time...

BOXING DAY 7K & 14K HANDICAPS Andrew Heston and Nigel Glover were the respective winners of the Lothian Running Club’s 7k and 14k Boxing Day Handicap races at Beecraigs which enjoyed a record turn out of runners. In the longer race, Glover, running for Team Noble completed the course in...

Over 200 runners ventured out in ideal conditions on Xmas morning to take part in the Edinburgh Parkrun along the Cramond/Silverknowes waterfront. Among them were a handful of club members. Jill Horsburgh led the Lothian contingent home in 78th place overall and 17th female, Jill was closely followed over the...