Lothian Running Club Blog

Fiddlers Results – November 2014

Results from tonight’s Fiddlers are now up.  Congratulations to Pete West on the long course title, and Erin Steel with a lonely run on the short course.  As usual a big thanks and well done to all of our runners, and many thanks to our helpers: Mike, Ted, David, Mags, and...

Club trio tackle New York Marathon

Three of Lothian Running Club’s veteran female members were among a huge field of 50,266 finishers in Sunday’s 44th TCS New York City Marathon. Christine MacVarish, Shona Young and Pauline Hiughes who have all run marathons before were the clubs representatives in what is regarded as one of the World’s...

XC SHORT COURSE TEAM CHALLENGE

SCOTTISH XC [SHORT COURSE] TEAM CHALLENGE After two of the three legs of this seasons short course team challenge both LRC’s mens and womens teams are both in top half of the respective league standings, the men currently sit in 14th place of the 33 teams with 14pts with the women...

National XC Relay Championships

Lothian Running Club fielded five full teams and two incomplete teams at Saturday’s Scottish Cross Country Relay Championships at Cumbernauld. Three in the Senior Men’s race and one each in the Senior and Junior Women’s contests. Conditions were far from ideal with wind, rain and a muddy under-foot terrain. A total of...

FORTH ROAD BRIDGE 10K – Was CANCELLED

IMPORTANT – FORTH ROAD BRIDGE 10K – CANCELLED We have been keeping in close contact with the Forth Road Bridge Authorities on the weather conditions for the 10K race which is scheduled for tomorrow. We have just been advised by the authorities that the wind conditions are very strong just...

British Columbia XC title for Sarah

Sarah Inglis led home 40 rivals to win the Brirish Columbia Provincial Cross Country Championship at Abbotsford BC on Saturday. Running for the Trinity Western Spartans  the Lothian Running Club member covered the 6k course within Clearbrook Park in 20m 36.09 seconds, her time was 72.11 seconds quicker than she...

Alan & Shona pick up SUMS Awards

Lothian Running Club duo Alan Robertson and Shona Young  have just completed a successful season in the Scottish Ultra Marathon Series[SUMS], and on Saturday evening  they were in Glasgow to pick up their prizes at the annual SUMS Awards Ceremony. The  Series  comprises independently organised Scottish ultra marathons to form...

Mike all set for 50th Parkrun

Mike Liberman competing in his 50th park run LRC stalwart Mike is hoping to compete in his 50th park run this Saturday in Kent. Mike has completed most of his park runs down south but this time he also hopes to see his 3 year old grandchild Maisie complete one (with a...