John Muir Way Opening Ceremony

On 21^st April 2014 the new John Muir Way is launched which provides a coast to coast walking, running and cycle route across the central belt of Scotland.  As part of the Homecoming celebrations we are launching the John Muir Way with a Festival in Dunbar on 21^st April and a ‘Flag for John Muir’ opening ceremony from Dunbar to North Berwick.

 

Festival producers, UZ Arts are looking for keen cyclists, walkers and runners to take part in the John Muir Way Opening Ceremony on 21^st April 2014.  We want you to carry our emblematic John Muir flags from the launch by the First Minister in Dunbar and take them to either 1mile stop, 5mile stop or whole leg to North Berwick (15miles).

 

The  beautiful flags have been designed by local school children, and will be provided along with comfortable backpack/bicycle carriers. 

FOR FULL DETAILS SEE: www.johnmuirfestival.com

 

Your participation will help make this event a unique and spectacular day to remember.

To take part in this free special event we need you to register via http://www.johnmuirfestival.com/#tickets

*numbers are limited so pls register early to avoid disappointment

 

UZ Arts are particularly keen to hear directly from qualified ride leaders, walking leaders or running leaders who will offer support on the day – no later than 11^th April.

Pls contact Helen@uzarts.com 0141 5594981

 

Fun Run info

Family Fun Run

If you fancy something a little shorter than a 10km, and something that the kids could run with you then why not enter the Family Fun Run. It's 3km and in the sheltered paths of Lochend Woods. We had a good turn out for this last year and lots of positive feedback. Spread the word and just turn up and enter on the day.

Dunbar SciFest 2014: Volunteers wanted

Would you like to play a part in one of Scotland’s leading science festivals?

If so, Dunbar’s award-winning SciFest would love to hear from you.

This year’s event takes place at the primary school and Bleachingfield on Saturday 22nd March and Sunday 23^rd March from 10am - 5pm both days.

We are looking for volunteers to help out with everything from directing people around the venue, to helping out with ticketing. No scientific background is needed at all.

Whether you are able to help out for an hour or for the whole weekend, your support will help to make sure the festival is a success.

If you would like to volunteer, please email terryshevlinclerk@gmail.com

Congratulations Maria Lyle

A world record!

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/26317242

Kelso Crawlers 10K

The annual Kelso Crawlers 10k will once again take place in the scenic grounds of Floors Castle, Kelso in July 2014.

 

All entry details can be found on EntryCentral. 

You can also download an Entry Form from kelsocrawlers.org.uk

Exciting new race - The Tay Ten, Sunday April 6 2014

Perth Road Runners are pleased to announce an exciting new race - the Tay Ten! This is a ten-mile race on riverside paths and 'B' roads, and is very flat - so there could be high potential for a shiny new PB!

Entries are now open through Entry Central
http://www.entrycentral.com/tayten

 

KB5 Road Race - Saturday 8th March

Edinburgh University Hare & Hounds are holding their annual 5-mile road race, "KB5" on Saturday 8th March 2014. A third of profits will be donated to the fantastic charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (www.c-r-y.org.uk).

Advance entry is available for just £5 for Scottish Athletics members, at http://www.entrycentral.com/EUHHKB5. Entry is also available on the day for an etxra £1. For further details of the course and registration, please click the following link: http://haries.eusu.ed.ac.uk/?q=node/29. A range of individual and team prizes will be available and there will be a bake sale after the race.

2014 CHAMPIONSHIP RACES

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions for this years club championships. We had a huge number of suggestions so couldn't select every race, but have picked a good mix of races detailed below. Don't be disappointed if some of your favourites are not included - you can feed these in at the end of the year for possible inclusion next year.

We are making some changes to the scoring for 2014 which we've outlined below. We want to make sure that we are rewarding those that are representing the club at a wide number of races across the year and raising the profile of our club, which is one of the aims of having the championship. The system we are trialling is used by Portobello Running Club.

The new scoring will mean that the first individual will receive 10 points, the second 9 and so on. If there are more than 10 in any one race the first would receive the number of points equivalent to the number of runners in the race - ie if there are 12 men in the race, the first man would get 12 points. We are going to then take individuals' 8 best race scores to assess as the final score - this means that you don't need to run every race across the year to be in with a chance of winning and has meant that we've been able to add in a few different races this year to try to suit the different race preferences you have. If there is a draw across those best 8 races we will look at points for 9th/10th races etc....

Any marathons will continue to count but you must let me know in advance what marathon you are undertaking, and ensure you update me with your results. It really helps out with the administration of the club championships to get these updates from you as it makes collation of the results/points less troublesome.

2014 races:

The Portabello Promathon - 01 January

Falkland Trail Run - 9 February

National XC Championships - 22 February

Kings Buildings 5 - 08 March

Gartmorn 6 - 09 March

St Andrews Running Festival 5k/10k/half -13 April

Galashiels 10k - 11 May

Balerno Rigg Race - May

7 Hills of Edinburgh - 22 June

Musselburgh 10k - July

North Berwick Law Race - 06 August

Oldhamstock Flower Show - August

Linlithgow 10k - September

The Scottish Half Marathon - September

The 2 Breweries Race - October

Southside Six - November

Black Bun Run - December

First 2 Borders XC (not including Dunbar)

Any marathon

Best 2 parkruns across 2014

Any ultra's will again count - 3 points per ultra

Marshalling will be scored with 2 points available for each of Dunbar 10k/Doon Hill Race/Dunbar XC

5K handicap winners will also be able to score 3 points for each win they have across the year

Any issues in relation to race results/scoring should be sent to [...] the committee who meet every 4 weeks. They will discuss the query at their next scheduled meeting and will respond back at that point in time.

Loch Leven Half Marathon

The 2014 Loch Leven Half Marathon, May 10th is now open on Entry Central http://www.entrycentral.com

 

More details can be found about the race and it's history from the Kinross Road Runners website at http://www.kinrossroadrunners.co.uk/ 

 

A nice, scenic half.