Cover photo – Julie completes her C25k graduation parkrun
Tuesday Night Training
New jog leader Bex took charge for the first time and led the group through a pyramid drill at Balfour Street in Leven.
Parkruns
Another impressive set of performances at this weekend’s parkruns.
Julie Campbell did her Couch to 5k graduation parkrun at St Andrews and received her medal and certificate from Ian Shield afterwards.
Julie and Ian at Craigtoun Park
Also at St Andrews Lynsay Bell, Dawn Watson and Neil Beard recorded new personal best times (Neil may have had some help from his dog Oscar!), and Allen Marr continued his recovery from injury by achieving a top 10 finish in 19:44, his 3rd best time for the Craigtoun Park course.
At Kirkcaldy Teresa Guild and Kirsty Barclay set new PBs and Nicole Kelly ran the course for the first time.
Willie Goodfellow made his first appearance at Elgin parkrun.
National Short Course Cross Country Championships, Kirkcaldy
The 2017 national championships were held at Dunnikier Park in Kirkcaldy. The senior women’s event was won by Laura Muir in an impressive performance. Laura asked if there was any space in an LLV team for the Hartley Cup and she was disappointed with the news that we have a full set of teams.
International athlete Laura Muir at Dunnikier Park in Kirkcaldy
Glen Clova Half Marathon
The Glen Clova half marathon is one of the most scenic events on the running calendar. The route starts at the Glen Clova hotel from where it heads eastward on a quiet road for the first half of the route before crossing the River South Esk and returning on the main road back to Clova for the finish. Running for Leven Las Vegas were Karen Capewell, Mark McLean and Matt Holden.
Karen, Mark and Matt at Glen Clova
Race results:
- Mark – 42nd and 11th V40 1:33:06
- Matt – 110th 1:42:57
- Karen – 257th 2:14:09 PB
Edinburgh Morun 5k
The Edinburgh Morun 10k and 5k events are part of series of events all over Britain during the month of November in aid of the Movember Foundation which raises funds to address some of the biggest health issues faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health and suicide prevention.
The route starts near Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh and takes a circuit around Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags. Taking part were Leven Las Vegas veterans Lynda and Stewart English who both finished first in their age categories.
Race results:
- Stewart – 18th and 1st MV60 25:40
- Lynda – 62nd and 1st FV60 30:13
Upcoming Events
Blacker Than Black Rock Nightmare – Friday 17 November
Everyone’s favourite Nightmare the “Blacker than Black Rock” starts from the bottom of Pettycur Road in Kinghorn and proceeds across the sand for a mile and a half then around the Black Rock before returning to the starting point. There will be water behind the rock and you WILL get wet so bring a change of shoes. Also required – a headtorch to light the way and a stopwatch for recording your time. Race starts at 7:30.
Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 18 November
Hartley Cup – Sunday 19 November
Leven Las Vegas have a great record in this competition having won the men’s team event twice and placed second once in the last four years. This year LLV and Falkland Trail Runners are joint organisers. The venue is Shell Bay Caravan Park. The competition arrangements and the LLV relay teams are on the club Facebook page.
Further ahead
- East District Cross Country League – Saturday 25 November
- Kinghorn RNLI Santa Run – Saturday 25 November
- LLV Christmas Night Out – Saturday 25 November – all welcome – see organiser Davie Hogg if you want to attend
- Blairadam Badass Trail Race – Sunday 26 November
- Santa’s Sleighs of Fire 5k – Sunday 3 December
Advance notice of popular 2018 events
- Devils Burdens – Saturday 27 January
- Devilla Forest 15k and 5k – Sunday 18 February (Entries open Sunday 17 December)
- Smokies 10 mile (Ladies Only) – Sunday 6 March (Entries open now)
- Alloa Half Marathon – Sunday 18 March (Entries open now)
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