Lothian Running Club

FORTH VALLEY LEAGUE [Match 3] [Grangemouth – Aug 24th] There was some fine performances from LRC juniors in the third and final match of the 2019 Forth Valley League. Danny Fletcher had PB’s in both the 100m and 800m, dipping under 3 minutes for the first time in the latter....

CUMBERNAULD 10K Lothian Running Club’s Kyle Williamson was the leading Under-20 in Sunday’s Cumbernauld 10k based at Broadwood Stadium. The Lothian club were well represented in the race which had just over 1100 finishers. Kyle who finished 35th overall was the 3rd of the LRC runners to complete the course...

STIRLING 10K Josh Dack led home a large contingent of Lothian Running Club members in the Scottish 10km. Road Running Championship at Stirling. LRC results 60th Josh Dack 33.17 109 Kei Mack 35.15 115 Ryan Kirkland 35.32 139 Alan Knowles 36.02 154 Euan McInnes 36.38 165 Gavin McKay 37.05 179...

Linda Garratty had a good run in the Glenmore 24 hour Challenge Trail Race. The Glenmore 24 is Scotland’s 24 Hour Trail Race. Taking place in Glenmore Forest outside Aviemore, runners must see how many laps of the four mile trail they can complete in 24 hours. Linda managed to...

SARAH 12TH IN BIRMINGHAM ‘HEAT’ Sarah Inglis finished 12th in the Women’s 5000 metres at the British Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Sunday. Temperatures were 30c in the Alexander Stadium, same for everyone, but far from being ideal for a high profile endurance race. A handful of the competitors succumbed...

CLUB TRIO AMONG THE PRIZES IN SPEYSIDE WAY ULTRA Less than a week after having run four marathons in the same number of days Lothian Running Club’s Shona Young was once again pounding the roads in the Speyside Way 36.5 mile Ultra Marathon from Ballindalloch. Again Shona was among the...

Shona Young, Lothian Running Club’s amazing ultra runner was in Ireland at the end of last week and into the weekend where she took part in Quadrathon International Challenge. The gruelling race sees the competitors tackle four marathons on four successive days. A separate route each day – travelling over...

In the Open 800 metres handicap race at an extremely muddy Stirling Highland Games it looked as if Ron Loewen [70m] had timed his run to perfection, after reeling in the field he only had Rory Dowd Oban[100m] to pass, as they entered the home straight he moved onto his...