Cover photo – Bryan, Gillian, Iain and Alan at Balmullo

Tuesday Night Training

Jog leader Allen took the group to King George V Park in Leven for a series of interval drills.

Carnegie Harriers Memorial Race at Knockhill

It was a very busy week of racing for members of Leven Las Vegas Running Club, starting with a visit to Knockhill motor racing circuit near Dunfermline for the Carnegie Harriers Memorial race, a tough 4 mile event encompassing 3 fast laps of the undulating motor racing track. LLV prize winners were Chris Russell who finished as first V40 in 4^th place overall, and Peter Rieu-Clarke who was first in the V70 category. The club was also represented by Bryan McLaren, Iain Wallace, Gillian Easton, Douglas Clews, Claire Doak, Annie Gibson, Kenny Ritchie and Lorraine Davie.

All photos by Steve Adam of Carnegie Harriers

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 4th and 1st V40 20:46
• Bryan McLaren – 32nd 23:56
• Iain Wallace – 36th 24:03
• Gillian Easton – 111th 28:58
• Douglas Clews – 121st 29:32
• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 160th and 1st V70 32:49
• Claire Doak – 167th 33:18
• Annie Gibson – 171st 33:32
• Kenny Ritchie – 174th 33:49
• Lorraine Davie – 191st 35:47

Balmullo Trail Race

Bryan McLaren, Iain Wallace and Gillian Easton were in action again 48 hours after Knockhill at the Balmullo Trail Race organised by Fife AC, where they were joined by clubmate Alan Davie. This is a challenging cross-country event which starts at Balmullo village and heads steadily uphill to the summit of nearby Lucklaw Hill before turning back downhill to the starting point. Alan Davie was first LLV to complete the course in a fine 22^nd place among a large field of runners.

Race results:

• Alan Davie – 22nd 33:31
• Iain Wallace – 34th 34:50
• Bryan McLaren – 64th 37:29
• Gillian Easton – 121st 43:04

Overall results for the Fife AC Midweek Series 2018:

• TBA

Parkruns

At the weekend parkruns Claire Doak continued her recent string of personal best times with a 27:55 at Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy.

Sandra Cooper was a parkrun tourist at Castlebar in Ireland and Nick Silcocks ran at Folkestone.

Bute Highland Games 10k

Chris Russell and Annie Gibson travelled to the isle of Bute to compete in the Bute Highland Games 10k race. Another fine performance by Russell was capped by a top ten finishing position and third place in the veteran age category.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 9th and 3rd V40 35:07
• Annie Gibson – 136th 61:06

Touch of Tartan Half Marathon

Alan Davie was also in weekend action at the Touch of Tartan half marathon which starts at Perth Airport near Scone and makes its way along a scenic route into the city of Perth for a circuit of North Inch park before finishing on the banks of the River Tay. Alan achieved an excellent result, finishing as second V40 in 8^th position overall.

Race results:

• Alan Davie – 8th and 2nd V40 1:29:35

New Gilston 5k & 1k

The New Gilston 5k is a friendly local event which has been very popular among LLV members over the years. Despite the rainy conditions there was another large turnout and some fine performances from the club, with Matt Burt finishing in third place overall and Allen Marr taking the prize for first over-60 male.

Race results (5k):

• Matt Burt – 3rd 20:34
• Allen Marr – 9th and 1st V60 21:59
• Jim Dunstan – 21st 25:12
• Jeff Taylor – 22nd 25:34
• Teresa Guild – 36th 28:43
• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 38th 29:03
• Claire Doak – 40th 29:27
• Ashley Jamieson – 43rd 32:25
• Danielle Watson – 44th 32:32
• Cali Ritchie – 47th 34:07
• Caitlin Burt – 50th 34:24
• Jenni Johnstone – 53rd 34:50
• Karen Burt – 54th 36:55
• Yvonne Armour – 58th 40:14
• Lorna Hughes – 60th 42:34

Upcoming Events

• Ceres 8 – Tuesday 14 August

Further ahead

• Chilly Willy Trail Race – Tuesday 21 August
• Ravenscraig Park 2 x 1 mile relay race – Wednesday 22 August
• Perth 10k – Sunday 26 August
• Gateside Gallop – Wednesday 29 August
• Fife AC Trail Race Festival – Sunday 2 September
• Trail Busters Series Race 3 – Sunday 2 September
• Stuart Duncan 5k – Tuesday 4 September
• Kingsbarns Fun Run – Wednesday 5 September
• Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Pitlochry 10k – Sunday 16 September
• Tufty Trail Race – Sunday 23 September
• East Neuk 10k – Sunday 30 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October
• Linlithgow 10k – Sunday 7 October
• Lochore 10k – Sunday 14 October