Cover photo – the Couch to 5k group prepare for next Saturday’s parkrun
jogScotland Awards
The annual jogScotland awards will be handed out at a glitzy event in Glasgow on Saturday 4 November. Our running group was nominated for the Group of the Year award but sadly we weren’t shortlisted on this occasion. However the fantastic news is that Ian has been shortlisted for Leader of the Year in recognition of his many achievements as founder of Leven Las Vegas Running Club, most recently in particular his high profile campaign to reverse the decision of the Scottish Government to remove all funding from jogScotland despite the huge national popularity of the initiative and the enormous benefits to physical and mental health derived from encouraging people to adopt more active lifestyles.
Ian is on the shortlist for jogScotland Leader of the Year
Training
It was another massive turnout at club training in midweek with jog leader Ross taking charge of around 60 runners.
A packed training session
On Sunday morning Ian took a group on a mystery tour of Drumeldrie and Newburn.
- “Where exactly are we Ian?”
Kielder Half Marathon
Congratulations to Willie Goodfellow who took part in his very first half marathon event in Kielder forest, finishing in a very respectable 146th position with a fantastic time of 1:49:17 in a field of almost 900 participants.
Chester Marathon
Long standing LLV member Akira O’Connor saw his months of preparation pounding out 60 to 70 miles per week all come to fruition when he broke the 3 hour barrier at Chester city marathon. Akira was running for Fife AC and completed the race in a time of 2:58:08, finishing in 126th position in a field of over 900 runners.
Akira (circled) running through the streets of Chester
Now maybe someone else will get to be top of the mileage leaderboard on Strava!
Dunbar 10 Mile Race
Josephine Lenachan ran this event, finishing 82nd in 2:20:39.
Upcoming Events
Couch to 5k Graduation at St Andrews Parkrun – Saturday 14 October
On Saturday morning our Couch to 5k members will be attempting their first 5k run at Craigtoun Park. All LLV are welcome to come along to support the C25k graduates and join in the celebrations afterwards.
East District Cross-Country Relays, Glamis – Saturday 14 October
Allen Marr is competing as part of the PH Racing Club masters team in this 4 leg relay event on Saturday afternoon.
Lochore Meadows 10k – Sunday 15 October
Bob Wylie is running in this event.
Loch Rannoch Marathon – Sunday 15 October
Alan Davie is taking part in this race.
Further ahead:
- LLV Pursuit Race – Tuesday 17 October
- East District Cross Country League, Stirling – Saturday 21 October
- Dramathon Marathon and Half Marathon – Saturday 21 October
- Anster Haddies Marsbar race 1 – Wednesday 25 October
- The Nightmare Series race 1 – Friday 27 October
- National Cross Country Relays, Cumbernauld – Saturday 28 October
- Path of Condie Half Marathon – Saturday 28 October
- Muckle Toon Pumpkin Run 10k Trail Run, Langholm – Saturday 28 October
- Pentland Hills Flash Mob Run – Friday 3 November
- Glen Ogle 33 Ultra – Saturday 4 November
- Bob Stark Memorial Race – Sunday 5 November
- Lasswade Open Cross Country – Sunday 5 November
- Templeton 10 – Sunday 5 November
- Men’s 10k, Edinburgh – Sunday 5 November
- Kelpies 5k – 10/11/12 November
- Short Course Cross Country Championships, Kirkcaldy – Saturday 11 November
- Glen Clova Half Marathon – Saturday 11 November
- Silvery Tay Trail Race, Wormit – Sunday 12 November
- Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 18 November
- Hartley Cup – Sunday 19 November
If any events or participants have been missed out, please let the editor know.
Whoever is at any events, please remember to take lots of photographs and post them on the club Facebook page.
Runner of the Week
Last week Jemma recorded a significant running landmark when she completed her very first half marathon at the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow. Not only that but in conjunction with taking part in the event she also raised a large sum of money for donation to Brain Tumour Research, adding to the thousands of pounds that she and her family have already raised for the charity.
And it’s Jemma’s birthday this week – happy birthday Jemma!
The Retired Runner 