Cover photo – LLV at the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow
Tuesday Night Training
Jog leader Bex treated the group to a pyramid fartlek drill at the Energy Park at Methil Docks.
Great Scottish Run Half Marathon & 10k
Just over a year ago, on 8 August 2017, Lynsay Bell and Dawn Watson joined the Leven Las Vegas Running Club Couch to 5k program as complete beginners to jogging. Over the 10 week period of the program they successfully completed the objective of running a 5k distance without stopping and they have quite literally kept going ever since. The intrepid ladies took on challenging cross country races during the winter months, and moved on to road running events while progressing in distance beyond 5k to 10k and on up to 10 miles. Then last weekend at the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow, in the company of a group of their Leven clubmates and many thousands of other participants, the two ladies took part in their first ever half marathon race. They acquitted themselves extremely well and the inspirational pair will no doubt be extending their running plans to include even longer distance events in the future.
Among the other Leven club members running the half marathon, first to finish was Mark McLean followed only seconds later by Robin Pate. Ross Johnstone, Davie Hogg, Teresa Guild, Karen Richards, Claire Doak and Bex Oakenfull also took part with Ross, Karen and Claire all setting new personal best times.
In the companion 10k race Douglas Clews was first LLV to finish followed by Grant Stevenson and Lorraine Davie who both set new personal best times for the distance.
LLV at the Great Scottish Run half marathon and 10k
Race results (Half marathon):
- Mark McLean – 581 1:31:26
- Robin Pate – 595 1:31:44
- Ross Johnston – 3993 1:56:38 course PB
- Davie Hogg – 4280 1:58:08
- Teresa Guild – 4703 2:00:32
- Karen Richards – 6141 2:11:59 PB
- Claire Doak – 6595 2:15:59 PB
- Lynsay Bell – 6799 2:18:10 First half marathon
- Dawn Watson – 6801 2:18:13 First half marathon
- Bex Oakenfull – 7377 2:25:45
Race results (10k):
- Douglas Clews – 1490 51:15
- Grant Stevenson – 1939 53:16 PB
- Lorraine Davie – 3234 58:34 PB
East Neuk 10k
The husband and wife pairs of Lynda and Stewart English and their visitors from Canada Jan and Brian Soutar, along with Peter Rieu-Clarke took part in the East Neuk 10k hosted by the Anster Haddies. Stewart was the first Leven club member to complete the course which starts near Waid Academy in Anstruther and runs into Balcaskie Estate to the halfway point where the runners turn and retrace their steps to the finish line. Lynda was awarded a spot prize.
Brian, Jan, Lynda, Stewart and Peter in action at the East Neuk 10k (photos by Pete Bracegirdle)
Race results:
- Stewart English – 117th 52:12 PB
- Brian Soutar – 127th 54:02
- Peter Rieu-Clarke – 130th 54:49
- Lynda English – 174th 61:39
- Jan Soutar – 204th 72:51
Upcoming Events
- 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
Further ahead
- 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
- Lasswade Open Cross Country – 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
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