Cover photo – Leven Las Vegas at the Hartley Cup (photo by Wullie Law)
Tuesday Night Training
Jog leader Allen led the group through a Hartley Cup preparation session, including a set of dynamic warmup drills and a variable speed session at the Energy Park in Methil.
Blacker Than Black Rock Nightmare
The race around the Black Rock has the best Strava map
Everyone’s favourite Nightmare race was back last Friday for the second time in 2017. Apparently the event in February during the last Nightmare series wasn’t wet enough behind the Black Rock to satisfy the participants so this one was specially scheduled to allow the runners to splash through knee-deep freezing cold water in complete darkness half a mile out into the Firth of Forth. The outward half of the race was directly into a powerful wind which then provided assistance on the way back to shore. Proceeds from the race were donated to the Kinghorn RNLI who braved the freezing conditions behind the rock to make sure that all the runners passed around safely.
Race results:
- Chris Russell – 2nd and 1st MV40 18:55
- Bryan McLaren – 3rd and 2nd MS 19:17
- Allen Marr – 28th and 2nd MV60 22:45
- Kenny Ritchie 30th 22:55
- Gordon Christie – 31st 23:10
- Robin Pate – 33rd 23:35
- Willie Goodfellow – 36th 24:05
- Terry Cullen – 43rd 24:32
- Tam Cullen – 46th 26:10
- Davie Hogg – 54th 27:23
- Grant Stevenson – 63rd 28:15
- Bex Oakenfull – 65th 28:23
- Karen Richards – 68th 29:22
- Claire Doak – 73rd 31:45
Parkruns
More PBs this week! At St Andrews there were new personal bests for Susan Kerr, Kirsty Barclay and Matt Holden while at Kirkcaldy Neil Beard continued his PB streak.
Hartley Cup
The Hartley Cup competition was started in 1985 by a Kinross runner named Eddie Hartley who was trying to create a fun short-distance event for local runners. It is a team event contested by a number of running clubs in Fife, Perth, Dundee and Angus, with each club entering a number of teams in various categories. The event is run as a relay with each team member running twice over a one mile distance. There are prizes for the fastest male team, fastest female team, fastest mixed team, fastest male, fastest female and fastest junior team at U13 and U15.
Leven Las Vegas first became involved in the competition in 2013 and have done very well with two successive male team victories in 2014 and 2015, and narrowly missing out on retaining the male team prize as runners-up in 2016.
For the 2017 competition, Leven Las Vegas and Falkland Trail Runners were joint hosts and organisers. The venue was Elie Holiday Park at Shell Bay on the shores of the Firth of Forth in the East Neuk of Fife. There was a pirate theme for the event based on the presence of the distinctive pirate ship at the entrance to the holiday park.
The pirate ship
On a cold, crisp and still day under clear blue skies, over 250 runners from 12 clubs took part, assisted by a small army of marshals and caterers from the two host clubs.
Some of the pirates (photos by Wullie Law)
Overall Results
Men
| 1st | Perth Road Runners | A | 56m25 |
| 2nd | Leven Las Vegas | Viva Las Vegas | 58m09 |
| 3rd | Kinross Road Runners | A | 59m13 |
| 4th | Dundee Road Runners | 1 | 60m39 |
| 5th | Falkland Trail Runners | Nutty Nutters | 61m24 |
| 6th | Forfar Road Runners | 1 | 64m10 |
| 7th | Kinross Road Runners | B | 65m18 |
| 8th | Forfar road Runners | 2 | 68m29 |
| 9th | Falkland Trail Runners | Falkland Trail Bummers | 72m07 |
| 10th | Beacon Runners | Bad Boyz | 73m59 |
| 11th | Falkland Trail Runners | Crusty Nuts | 76m51 |
Ladies
| 1st | Dundee Road Runners | Female Team | 68m03 |
| 2nd | Kinross Road Runners | Ladies | 71m04 |
| 3rd | Strathearn Harriers | Ladies | 78m44 |
| 4th | Forfar Road Runners | Ladies | 79m17 |
| 5th | Arbroath Footers | Young Chicks | 79m52 |
| 6th | Anster Allsorts | The Pony Club | 80m24 |
| 7th | Beacon Runners | Beacon Belles | 82m59 |
| 8th | Leven Las Vegas | The Teddy Bears | 84m38 |
| 9th | Arbroath Footers | Go Go Girls | 84m55 |
| 10th | Arbroath Footers | Hopeful | 93m21 |
Mixed
| 1st | Dundee Road Runners | Mixed 1 | 57m42 |
| 2nd | Anster Haddies | Bikini Bottoms | 62m08 |
| 3rd | Strathearn Harriers | Mixed 1 | 63m21 |
| 4th | Perth Road Runners | Mixed A | 63m39 |
| 5th | Dundee Road Runners | Mixed 2 | 64m35 |
| 6th | Leven Las Vegas | Devils In Disguise | 64m58 |
| 7th | Falkland Trail Runners | Brian’s Babes | 66m15 |
| 8th | Beacon Runners | Beacon Bru Beasts | 67m02 |
| 9th | Arbroath Footers | Mo Run | 68m26 |
| 10th | Anster Haddies | Haddie Neds | 72m13 |
| 11th | Perth Road Runners | Mixed B | 72m30 |
| 12th | Leven Las Vegas | Jailhouse Rockers | 73m01 |
| 13th | Forfar Road Runners | Mixed | 73m58 |
| 14th | Falkland Trail Runners | Team Sair Legge | 74m40 |
| 15th | Dundee Road Runners | Mixed 4 | 75m22 |
| 16th | Dundee Road Runners | Mixed 3 | 76m09 |
| 17th | Falkland Trail Runners | Mixed Nuts | 77m59 |
| 18th | Leven Las Vegas | Heartbreak Hoteliers | 79m18 |
| 19th | Anster Allsorts | Berties Sports Mixtures | 79m18 |
| 20th | Dundee Road Runners | Mixed 5 | 79m55 |
| 21st | Anster Haddies | Captain Sharron’s Speedies | 80m04 |
| 22nd | Wee County Harriers | WHC1 51 | 80m36 |
| 23rd | Wee County Harriers | WHC 3 | 81m39 |
| 24th | Wee County Harriers | WHC 2 | 81m39 |
| 25th | Kinross Road Runners | Mixed A | 82m33 |
| 26th | Wee County Harriers | WHC 4 | 85m00 |
| 27th | Leven Las Vegas | Blue Suede Shoes | 86m59 |
| 28th | Kinross Road Runners | S Club 5 | 89m44 |
| 29th | Perth Road Runners | PRR Dream Team | 96m52 |
U13
| 1st | Wee County Harriers | 40m13 | |
| 2nd | Kinross Road Runners | 43m07 |
U15
| 1st | Perth Road Runners | 68m21 |
Leven Las Vegas Team Results
Viva Las Vegas – 2nd place men’s team 58:09
- Andy – 5:53 and 6:02
- Iain – 6:13 and 6:05
- Bryan – 5:23 (3rd fastest lap of the day) and 5:30
- Alan – 5:49 and 6:00
- Chris – 5:40 and 5:34 (7th fastest lap of the day)
Viva Las Vegas – Andy, Bryan, Alan, Chris and Iain (photos by Wullie Law)
Devils in Disguise – 6th place mixed team 64:58
- James – 5:50 and 6:07
- Elaine – 7:06 and 7:02
- John – 6:23 and 6:20
- Gillian – 6:46 and 7:04
- Mark – 6:09 and 6:09
Devils In Disguise – Mark, Elaine, James, John and Gillian (photos by Wullie Law)
Jailhouse Rockers – 12th place mixed team 73:01
- Terry – 7:00 and 7:06
- Jemma – 7:25 and 7:50
- Douglas – 6:57 and 7:08
- Bex – 8:23 and 8:32
- Allen – 6:17 and 6:23
Jailhouse Rockers – Terry, Bex, Allen, Douglas and Jemma (photos by Wullie Law)
Heartbreak Hoteliers 18th place mixed team 79:18
- Gordon – 7:02 and 7:06
- Davie – 7:24 and 7:52
- Jim – 6:59 and 7:12
- Louise – 8:37 and 8:40
- Tracey – 9:12 and 9:14
Heartbreak Hoteliers – Tracey, Louise, Davie, Jim and Gordon (photos by Wullie Law)
Blue Suede Trainers 27th place mixed team 86:59
- Grant – 7:31 and 7:36
- Neil – 8:45 and 8:30
- Donna – 7:51 and 7:56
- Anna – 9:25 and 9:33
- Karen – 9:59 and 10:07
Blue Suede Trainers – Donna, Grant, Karen, Neil and Anna (photos by Wullie Law)
Teddy Bears 8th place ladies’ team 84:38
- Teresa – 8:10 and 8:13
- Susan – 8:12 and 8:20
- Sandra – 8:18 and 8:28
- Claire – 8:25 and 8:30
- Karen – 8:52 and 9:00
Teddy Bears – Susan, Claire, Sandra, Teresa and Karen (photos by Wullie Law)
Upcoming Events
East District Cross Country League – Saturday 25 November
Kinghorn RNLI Santa Run – Saturday 25 November 10:45am
Head along and contribute to this fund-raising event for Kinghorn RNLI, the brave and hardy folk who made sure everyone got around the Black Rock safely in the dark last week.
LLV Christmas Night Out – Saturday 25 November
Not to be missed!! Dress to impress!! Venue is Leven Thistle Golf Clubhouse (upstairs) for THE event of 2017. It’s not too late to get a ticket – see organiser Davie Hogg if you want to attend.
Blairadam Badass Trail Race – Sunday 26 November
Further ahead:
- Santa’s Sleighs of Fire 5k – Sunday 3 December
- Perth Santa Run – Saturday 9 December
- Jog Cowdenbeath 5k fun run for MND Scotland – Sunday 10 December (see below for details)
- Pitreavie Jingle Bell 5k – Sunday 17 December
- St Andrews Christmas Day Parkrun 10am
- Kirkcaldy New Years Day Parkrun 10:30am
- Portobello Promathon 4 mile – Monday 1 January 10:30am
- Scottish Athletics National 3000m Indoor Masters – Sunday 7 January
- Scottish Athletics 1500m Indoor Open – Saturday 13 January
- Devils Burdens – Saturday 27 January
- Scottish National Masters Cross Country – Saturday 3 February
- Scottish Athletics National 1500m Indoor Masters – Sunday 4 February
- Devilla Forest 15k and 5k – Sunday 18 February (Entries open Sunday 17 December)
- Smokies 10 mile (Ladies Only) – Sunday 6 March
- Alloa Half Marathon – Sunday 18 March (Entries open now)
Message from Irene at Jog Cowdenbeath
Hi all,
Last year our group organised a 5k Fun run at Townhill Loch raising money for MND Scotland and having a bit of fun in the process. We would like to repeat the event again this year.
Where: Townhill Water Ski Centre, Townhill Road, Dunfermline
When: 11am 10th December 2017
How much: Minimum donation of £3 to charity
This is NOT a race but a fun run, although if you run fast for fun, we won’t stop you.
It is open to members of Jog Scotland and we would like to invite your members to join us.
We encourage the wearing of Santa hats or Christmas jerseys, t-shirts or other festive wear.
We will provide a medal to finishers but that’s all- no water, banana or goody bag. There is a cafe at the finish area and they do have excellent bacon rolls (just saying!)
I hope your members will be interested in joining us and an indication of numbers would help us with the organisation, so please share this info and let me know if any of your members want to join us.
Best wishes
Irene
The Retired Runner 