October 17, 2009
Saturday 17th October – Edinburgh Parkrun 5K, Cramond
Successful opening event at the Edinburgh Parkrun
Five Carnegie members were amongst a field of 204 runners at the first Edinburgh Parkrun 5K which was held on Saturday morning from Cramond in Edinburgh. The weather conditions were perfect which made for fast times on the flat, out and back course. Campbell Hutt was the leading Harrier clocking a personal best of 17.18 and placing 7th overall. Iain Taylor in 8th position timed at 17.23 (2nd M40) and Robert Milton broke the 20 minute barrier finishing 37th in 19.43. Kieran Morgan continued his rapid improvement setting a personal best of 20.26 (45th) and Jim Gray reached the 5k finish in 23.48 placing 90th. The complete set of race results and race statistics can be found on the Edinburgh Parkrun website HERE. The next event takes place at 9.30am on Saturday 24th October. It is free to enter but you must register before 6pm on the Friday before your first Parkrun and this can be done by clicking HERE.
Five Carnegie members were amongst a field of 204 runners at the first Edinburgh Parkrun 5K which was held on Saturday morning from Cramond in Edinburgh. The weather conditions were perfect which made for fast times on the flat, out and back course. Campbell Hutt was the leading Harrier clocking a personal best of 17.18 and placing 7th overall. Iain Taylor in 8th position timed at 17.23 (2nd M40) and Robert Milton broke the 20 minute barrier finishing 37th in 19.43. Kieran Morgan continued his rapid improvement setting a personal best of 20.26 (45th) and Jim Gray reached the 5k finish in 23.48 placing 90th. The complete set of race results and race statistics can be found on the Edinburgh Parkrun website HERE. The next event takes place at 9.30am on Saturday 24th October. It is free to enter but you must register before 6pm on the Friday before your first Parkrun and this can be done by clicking HERE.
Saturday 17th October – Glasgow Parkrun 5K
Andrew Wright wins the Glasgow Parkrun 5k
Carnegie’s Andrew Wright was in top form on Saturday morning winning the Glasgow Parkrun 5K in a very fast 15.49. This is Andrew’s second consecutive win in the event having clocked 16.12 last weekend. Well done also to Jane Simpson (Bellahouston Road Runners) who regularly trains with the Harriers who won the ladies race in 19.30.
Carnegie’s Andrew Wright was in top form on Saturday morning winning the Glasgow Parkrun 5K in a very fast 15.49. This is Andrew’s second consecutive win in the event having clocked 16.12 last weekend. Well done also to Jane Simpson (Bellahouston Road Runners) who regularly trains with the Harriers who won the ladies race in 19.30.
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September 29, 2009
THE ADVENTURE SHOW – WEST HIGHLAND WAY
There was superb coverage of this year’s West Highland Race on BBC2′s The Adventure Show on Sunday evening. The program followed the race from Milngavie to Fort William and there were ‘on the run’ interviews with Scott Bradley and Richie Cunningham along with a pre-race interview with Fiona Rennie and Pauline Walker. Lynne Kuz, Gail Murdoch, Stevie Ogg and Iain Thomson were all featured during their run and the program was excellent viewing. If you were unable to watch it last night then it is available to view on BBC I-Player for the next six days at the link below;
The Adventure Show will be shown at 7pm this Sunday evening on BBC2. The programme features the West Highland Way Race which took place back in June.
There is likely to be good coverage of Carnegie runners as seven Harriers completed the 95 mile race from Milngavie to Fort William including Scott Bradley who was the race winner, Richie Cunningham who finished 3rd and Lynne Kuz who was the leading female supervet.
Further details can be found at;
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September 28, 2009
Judy Turner wins the ladies race at the East Neuk 10K
Anster Haddies hosted the 16th East Neuk 10K Race on Sunday morning over a windswept out and back course in Anstruther. The event attracted a large field of 255 runners with an excellent turnout of 26 Carnegie Harriers taking part.
The strong headwind that the athletes faced over the opening 5k didn’t seem to affect Judy Turner who enjoyed a very strong run winning the ladies race in 39.45. Isobel Burnett was the next Carnegie lady to finish clocking a time of 42.12 (2nd F45) followed by Morna Fleming who ran her fastest ever East Neuk 10K timing at 46.48. Well done to Judy, Isobel and Morna who also won the ladies team award.
In the men’s race, Tommy Lawrence was the leading Harrier placing 4th overall in a fast 34.46 while Ian Stewart clocked 35.32 in 6th position (2nd M50). Roger Clark had a strong run finishing 8th in a time of 36.14 and Carnegie’s men won the team award. Campbell Hutt had a solid run covering the 6.2 mile course in 36.36 (9th overall), Iain Taylor placed 2nd M40 in 37.20 (14th overall) and Nick Weir won the 3rd M40 award in 38.28 (19th overall).
Several Harriers were using the 10K as part of their final preparations for the Loch Ness Marathon including Lesley Halstead who was rewarded with a personal best of 49.20 and John Fulham who crossed the finishing line at Waid Academy in 41.48.
Many thanks to Anster Haddies for organising a superb event and providing an excellent post race buffet for all the hungry runners.
The complete set of results from the Anster Haddies East Neuk 10K can be found HERE.
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September 24, 2009
My Berlin Marathon Experience
I’ve just got back from Berlin Marathon and totally buzzing with excitement. It was my third marathon but by far the best marathon experience ever!
Finished Berlin Marathon
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September 14, 2009
Sunday 13th September - Marathon du Medoc, Bordeaux Region, France Report by Fabienne Thompson
Fabienne Thompson arrived home late last night from the Marathon du Médoc, a true and very popular French classic (the organisers had to turn down 30,000 entries!) which takes place in the famous wine growing area of the Bordeaux region. In lightweight fancy dress and after consuming local specialities along the course (ham, oyster, wine and ice cream for the sprint finish)
Fabienne finished in 3:29:20 (141st overall, 15th lady). The undulating course takes you off road quite a lot as you run accross vineyards and visit 52 private Châteaux, about half of which offer wine tasting as you run past. This is a truly spectacular event, with a non stop Friday to Sunday party atmosphere, and extremely well organised. It attracts runners and journalists from all over the world.
Most runners run in fancy dress, some taking it to an extreme. In front of around 8,700 runners, the winner ran in 2:25:31 and the first lady, who won it for the 9th consecutive time, finished in 2:49:50. Both are from France.
Further information on this event can be found at; http://www.marathondumedoc.com/pages/en/accueil.php
