Cover photo – happy joggers at the Sunday morning Couch to 5k homework session 

Tuesday night training

Jog leader Ross took the main group to Letham Glen for some muddy hilly circuits while jog leader Allen took the Couch to 5k group to the Energy Park in Methil where they enjoyed a paarlauf in addition to their scheduled C25k programme.

Chacefield Wood Trail Race

The first event in the Chacefield Wood Trail Race Series took place on Thursday evening near Denny in Stirlingshire, where Chris Russell and Annie Gibson were representing Leven Las Vegas.

Chris won the race, setting a new course record in the process.

Chris and Annie will be returning in May and June for the next two races in the series.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 1st 22:26 (course record)
• Annie Gibson – 56th 36:43

Parkruns

For the second successive week Karen Richards posted a PB at St Andrews. In excellent running conditions she beat her previous best by 45 seconds.

At Kirkcaldy Claire Doak set her first PB in over a year, and Barry West also set a personal best in an impressive time of 22:23.

Run Balmoral 15 Mile Trail Race

The hugely popular Run Balmoral festival was celebrating its 21st year this weekend. Taking place over 2 days, the event attracted over 5000 runners competing in a series of races including the Stena Drilling 10K, ConocoPhillips 5K, FOS Group 2.5K, MPH 1.5K, Apollo Duathlon, trac 3 Mile Trail Race and trac 15 Mile Trail Race, and the Devil of Deeside race which is a combined time over the four adult races.

Representing Leven Las Vegas in the 15 mile event were Mark McLean, Robin Pate and John Kay, with Robin using the event as preparation for his attempt next week at the 50 mile Highland Fling race from Milngavie to Tyndrum.

Race results:

• Mark McLean – 88th 1:57:53
• Robin Pate – 118th 2:01:42
• John Kay – 151st 2:05:51

Chilly Willy Trail Race

The latest Chilly Willy trail race took place on Sunday at Pitcairn in Glenrothes. Chris Russell continued his impressive recent form by winning the event. Annie Gibson also ran well to finish first in her age category.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 1st 26:01
• Annie Gibson – 33rd and 1st F50 41:45

London Marathon

Joining the 40000 runners at this weekend’s London Marathon was LLV’s Matthew Holden. In testing high temperature conditions which saw many competitors struggle to complete the course, Matt finished in just over 4 hours, raising a substantial sum for the Stroke Association charity in the process.

Race result:

• Matthew Holden – position 10991 4:07:16

Upcoming Events

• Ravenscraig Park mile – Wednesday 25 April
• Kinross 10k – Thursday 26 April
• Highland Fling – Saturday 28 April
• Normans Law Hull Race – Saturday 28 April
• Stirling Scottish Marathon and 5k – Sunday 29 April

Further ahead:

• Scottish 5k Championships, Silverknowes – Friday 4 May
• Strathkinness to Blebocraigs (Fife AC Midweek Series) – Wednesday 9 May
• Beveridge Park 5k – Friday 11 May
• Loch Leven Half Marathon – Saturday 12 May
• Smokies 10 – Sunday 13 May
• Kinnoull Hill Race – Thursday 17 May
• Chacefield Trail Race – Thursday 24 May
• Black Rock 5 – Friday 25 May
• FTR Dirty Weekend – Friday 1 June to Sunday 3 June
• Alloa Half Marathon (rescheduled date) – Sunday 3 June
• Chariots of Fire Beach Race – Sunday 3 June
• Errol 10k (rescheduled date) – Sunday 10 June
• Glenrothes 10k – Sunday 17 June
• West Highland Way Race – Saturday 23 June
• Benarty Gala – Sunday 24 June
• Sandy Slither – Wednesday 27 June
• Balbirnie Duathlon – Thursday 28 June
• Chacefield Trail Race – Thursday 28 June
• Trail Busters Series Race 1 – Sunday 1 July
• Crieff 10k – Sunday 8 July
• Donkey Brae Run – Sunday 29 July
• Trail Busters Series Race 2 – Sunday 5 August
• Trail Busters Series Race 3 – Sunday 2 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October