Cover photo – Ross and Ian with visitor Sharon Carstairs from St Andrews University

Tuesday Night Training

Jog leader Ross led the group through a pyramid drill at East Links in Leven.

Parkruns

Scottish Half Marathon

Shauni Anderson, Kerrie Donald, Tracy Mayes, Mark McLean, Jim Dunstan and Barry West travelled to East Lothian for the Scottish Half Marathon. The race starts in Tranent from where the route heads west to Longniddry before turning east along the shore of the Forth estuary to the finish at Musselburgh racecourse. Mark was first LLV to finish.

Race results:

• Mark McLean – 260th 1:35:50
• Jim Dunstan – 604th 1:45:21
• Barry West – 1352nd 2:00:39
• Shauni Anderson – 1698 2:09:16
• Kerrie Donald – 2468 2:43:03
• Tracy Mayes – 2471 2:43:20

Tufty Trail Race

Race results:

• Annie Gibson – 56th and 3rd F55 50:13

Loch Ness Marathon

At the Loch Ness Marathon there were three LLV debutants over the distance. The race starts at Forth Augustus and follows the shore of Loch Ness all the way to the finish line in Inverness. Lorraine Davie, Gillian Easton and inspirational 76 year old super-veteran Peter Rieu-Clarke were all making their first ever attempt at a 26.2 mile event. All three successfully completed the race, with Gillian the first Leven runner to finish. Also taking part from the club were Iain Wallace and Tony Catlin.

Race results:

• Gillian Easton – 937th 4:00:29
• Iain Wallace – 938th 4:00:29
• Tony Catlin – 1104th 4:08:55
• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 2196th 5:04:21
• Lorraine Davie – 2490th 5:35:09

Upcoming Events

• Great Scottish Run Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 30 September
• East Neuk 10k – Sunday 30 September

Further ahead

• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 6 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race  – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October
• Linlithgow 10k – Sunday 7 October
• East District Cross Country Relays – Saturday 13 October
• Lochore 10k – Sunday 14 October
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 1 – Saturday 20 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race #2 – Sunday 21 October
• National Cross Country Relays – Saturday 27 October
• Path of Condie Half Marathon – Saturday 27 October
• Templeton 10 – Sunday 4 November
• Men’s 10k – Sunday 4 November
• National Short Course Cross Country Championships – Saturday 10 November
• Glen Clova Half Marathon – Saturday 10 November
• Silvery Tay Trail Race – Sunday 11 November
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 17 November
• Hartley Cup – Sunday 18 November
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 2 – Saturday 24 November
• Largo Law Hill Race – Tuesday 27 November
• Bob Stark Memorial 5k – Sunday 2 December
• East District Cross Country Championships – Saturday 8 December
• Indoor 3000m Championships – Friday 4 January 2019
• National Indoor Open Meeting – Saturday 12 January 2019
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 3 – Saturday 19 January 2019
• Masters Cross Country Championships – Saturday 2 February 2019
• Indoor Masters Championships – Sunday 17 February 2019
• Smokies 10 Mile (Ladies Only) – Sunday 3 March 2019

Cover photo – the runners are piped off at the start of the Tiree Ultramarathon

Kingsbarns Fun Run

Race results:

• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 45th and 2nd V70 38:17

Self Transcendence 5k

Allen Marr took part in the midweek Run and Become Self Transcendence 5k race in Edinburgh Meadows.

Race results:

• Allen Marr – 21st 20:39

Parkruns

Claire Doak set a new PB at Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy as a warmup for the Great North Run 24 hours later.

Stirling 10k

Gillian Easton and Iain Wallace made the journey to Stirling for the Scottish Championship 10k road race.

Race results:

• Iain Wallace – 212nd 39:59
• Gillian Easton – 411th 48:04

Auchterarder Half Marathon

Mark McLean was the sole LLV representative in Auchterarder for the half marathon event.

Race results:

• Mark McLean – 35th 1:37:52

Tiree Ultra Marathon

Robin Pate, Jim Dunstan, Jeff Taylor and Kevin Funnell travelled to Tiree in the Hebrides for a 35 mile ultramarathon event run around the coastline of the island. It was Jeff’s first attempt at an ultramarathon while Robin and Jim were back on Tiree for the third consecutive year. Robin in particular had an excellent run, improving on his time from 2017 by more than one hour.

Race results:

• Robin Pate – 18th 5:55:14 PB
• Kevin Funnell – 98th 7:34:30
• Jeff Taylor – 124th 7:55:39
• Jim Dunstan – 125th 7:55:40

Great North Run

Mother and daughter pairing of Teresa and Jemma Guild were joined by clubmates Claire Doak, Davie Hogg and Malcolm MacTavish in a huge field of more than 50,000 runners at the annual Great North Run half marathon in Gateshead. Teresa and Jemma were running to raise funds for the Brain Tumour Research charity in memory of their late husband and father.

There is more information about Teresa and Jemma’s fundraising efforts on the Brain Tumour Research website and in the East Fife Mail. Their fund raising page is here.

Race results:

• Davie Hogg – position 8579 2:00:33
• Jemma Guild – position 15647 2:14:02
• Teresa Guild – position 15700 2:14:08
• Malcolm MacTavish – position 16098 2:14:44
• Claire Doak – position 24347 2:28:25

Upcoming Events

• Self Transcendence 2m – Wednesday 12 September
• Pitlochry 10k – Sunday 16 September
• Around Cumbrae 10 Mile Road Race – Sunday 16 September

Further ahead

• Scottish Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 23 September
• Tufty Trail Race – Sunday 23 September
• Loch Ness Marathon – Sunday 23 September
• Great Scottish Run Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 30 September
• East Neuk 10k – Sunday 30 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 6 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race  – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October
• Linlithgow 10k – Sunday 7 October
• East District Cross Country Relays – Saturday 13 October
• Lochore 10k – Sunday 14 October
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 1 – Saturday 20 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race #2 – Sunday 21 October
• National Cross Country Relays – Saturday 27 October
• Templeton 10 – Sunday 4 November
• National Short Course Cross Country Championships – Saturday 10 November
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 17 November
• Hartley Cup – Sunday 18 November
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 2 – Saturday 24 November
• Largo Law Hill Race – Tuesday 27 November
• East District Cross Country Championships – Saturday 8 December
• Indoor 3000m Championships – Friday 4 January 2019
• National Indoor Open Meeting – Saturday 12 January 2019
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 3 – Saturday 19 January 2019
• Masters Cross Country Championships – Saturday 2 February 2019
• Indoor Masters Championships – Sunday 17 February 2019
• Smokies 10 Mile (Ladies Only) – Sunday 3 March 2019

Cover photo – Donna, Dawn, Chris and Lynsay at Balbirnie Park

Caley Cup Pursuit Race

The latest 10-week training block reached a thrilling climax on Tuesday evening with runners taking part in a fast and frantic time trial race at the Energy Park in Methil. No less than 20 club members improved on their best recorded times, with the outstanding performance coming from Luke Whittaker.

Less than six months ago Luke was a complete beginner to running when he joined the Leven Las Vegas Couch to 5k jogging course. His dedication and commitment to completing the course and then continuing with regular training was rewarded when he received the LLV Caley Cup for most improved runner in the training block.

Gateside Gallop

The annual Gateside Gallop race to raise funds for the village took place this year on a different course as the path up to the Bunnet Stane was closed for forestry work.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 2nd 26:21
• Allen Marr – 29th 33:24
• Annie Gibson – 67th 43:47

Parkruns

Chris Russell and Annie Gibson set new PBs at St Andrews while Robin Pate ran a personal best time at Livingston.

Highland Perthshire Marathon and Half Marathon

Peter Rieu-Clarke continued his build-up to his marathon debut at Loch Ness in two weeks time by competing in the Highland Perthshire half marathon at Aberfeldy.

Race results:

• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 234th and 3rd V70 2:11:54

Glenmore 24

Also competing in the Scottish Highlands was LLV jog leader Tricia Wallace who took part in the Glenmore 12 hour race near Aviemore.

Race results:

• Tricia Wallace – 43rd 30.868 miles

Trail Busters Series Race 3

The final race in the Trailbusters series was held at Balbirnie Park in Markinch on Sunday morning. Chris Russell was victorious at the event, making it three wins out of three for the Glenrothes athlete and confirming him as the overall series winner. Chris was joined in the race by LLV clubmates Donna Rodger, Annie Gibson, Dawn Watson and Lindsay Bell.

 

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 1st
• Donna Rodger
• Annie Gibson
• Dawn Watson
• Lynsay Bell

Pitreavie AAC David Candlish Memorial Mile

Allen Marr continued his return from long-term injury by competing in the Pitreavie AAC David Candlish Memorial Mile event on the track at Pitreavie Athletics Centre in Dunfermline. In a fast race Allen ran close to a personal best time to outstrip the opposition and cross the line in first place.

Race results:

• Allen Marr – 1st 5:38

Upcoming Events

• Stuart Duncan Memorial 5k – Tuesday 4 September
• Kingsbarns Fun Run – Wednesday 5 September
• Self Transcendence 5k – Wednesday 5 September
• Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Tiree Ultra Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Great North Run – Sunday 9 September
• Glenrothes Sprint Triathlon – Sunday 9 September
• Braemar Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September

Further ahead

• Self Transcendence 2m – Wednesday 12 September
• Pitlochry 5k & 10k – Sunday 16 September
• Around Cumbrae 10 Mile Road Race – Sunday 16 September
• Scottish Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 23 September
• Tufty Trail Race – Sunday 23 September
• Loch Ness Marathon – Sunday 23 September
• Great Scottish Run Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 30 September
• East Neuk 10k – Sunday 30 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 6 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race  – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October
• Linlithgow 10k – Sunday 7 October
• East District Cross Country Relays – Saturday 13 October
• Lochore 10k – Sunday 14 October
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 1 – Saturday 20 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race #2 – Sunday 21 October
• National Cross Country Relays – Saturday 27 October
• Templeton 10 – Sunday 4 November
• National Short Course Cross Country Championships – Saturday 10 November
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 17 November
• Hartley Cup – Sunday 18 November
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 2 – Saturday 24 November
• Largo Law Hill Race – Tuesday 27 November
• East District Cross Country Championships – Saturday 8 December
• Indoor 3000m Championships – Friday 4 January 2019
• National Indoor Open Meeting – Saturday 12 January 2019
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 3 – Saturday 19 January 2019
• Masters Cross Country Championships – Saturday 2 February 2019
• Indoor Masters Championships – Sunday 17 February 2019
• Smokies 10 Mile (Ladies Only) – Sunday 3 March 2019