MRRs young and old descended upon Inverness for this year’s North District Track and Field Champs with PBs, Medals and strong performances throughout the 2 days. The action kicked off on the Friday evening with notable Golds for Tamsin Fowlie and Andrew Stoker in the 200m (both Championship Best Performances) and Blair Milne and Grace […]
North District Track & Field Championships – 12&13 May Read More »
I ran the Glen Lyon 30 mile last year and had to come back because its such a stunning location. http://runya bam.com/glen-lyon/ This year it was actually advertised as 31miles so there’s no freebie mile this year. The big change for the weekend was the addition of a 17 mile trail race on Sunday, with a
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Forres Harriers played host to the final race in the Northern Scot series – the ever popular Benromach 10k. There was an outstanding turnout of yella vests with no fewer than 30 MRRs on the start line. Despite the breeze there were many superb performances with PBs and prizes very much the order of the
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There were 3 MRRs on the start line for the Scottish 5k Champs, once again held along the promenade at Silverknowes, Edinburgh. The race is completely flat, follows a figure of 8 loop and is regarded as a fast course hence the 482 runners this year. The very blustery conditions made the first and last km extremely challenging but there were
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Sunday saw the 2nd 7 Stills 10k at Dufftown as part of the Spirit of Speyside whisky festival. Numbers were well down from 94 last year to just 50. But it was my first race as a MRR. Nice mix of road and farm track with some muddy bits. The route takes you past 7
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Saturday saw 6 Team Yella runners on the start line at Milngavie for the 53 mile Ultra Marathon that is The Highland Fling. Steven Morrison and Fiona Brant as previous participants and Alan Swadel, Robert Bruce, Sally Bruce and Karen Norvell all running the full distance for the first time. The Fling is a fantastically
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