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.
Allen at the Meadows in Edinburgh (photos by Run and Become)
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.
Gillian and Iain at Stirling
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.
Mark at Auchterarder Half Marathon (photos by Martin Hawkins and Chris Logan)
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.
Jim, Robin, Jeff and Kevin at the start of the Tiree Ultra
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.
Claire, Jemma, Davie and Teresa after completing the Great North Run
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
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