June 24, 2009 Graeme piles on the points
He crossed the line in 1.19.58 to finish 13th overall.
The next two MAC men home were Graeme Lennox and Robert Owen, on the identical time of 1.36.49.
Jim Tracey proved he still has the Rome Marathon in his legs, finishing on 1.41.41.
Phyllis Hands bolstered her lead at the top of the women's championship table by coming first MAC woman on 1.41.55, giving her first place in the 50-54 age group.
There were PBs for Elaine Jamieson (1.44.20), Mae McIsaac (1.45.17), Lorna Gall (1.46.17), Jill Strachan (1.51.25).
The event was also used as the West District Half Marathon Championships, giving Jill third senior female spot.
Others taking part were Jane Wedlock (1.46.04), Pat Allen (1.55.40), Catherine Wotherspoon (2.04.10), Lesanne Cherry (2.04.10) and Diane Litterick (2.04.14).
Full results here.
The RRs' Championship and League tables have been updated.
June 20, 2009 Alan excels in Lairig Ghru challenge
Anything you can do ...
That phrase has taken on a new meaning in the Tait household, which seems to be in the grip of hill-running fever.
Alan went in for the 28-mile Lairig Ghru race from Braemar to Aviemore today - and came fourth.
He recorded a time of 3hours 42minutes over the course, which has a 2,100ft climb.
Alan wasn't the only MAC man to take part. Russell McCoull made the finish line in 4hours 30minutes.
The men's record is 3.04.25.
June 14, 2009 Hill of a day for Gayle
Well done to Gayle Tait, who was first woman in the Cairn Table hill race at Muirkirk on Saturday.
Gayle completed the 8k course, which has a 360m climb, in 44.52.
She was game enough to point out that only two women took part in the race, which saw 20 starters in all - "presumably only 20 daft enough", she reckoned.
June 9, 2009 Graeme runs off with Carluke points
Championship table-topper Graeme Kennedy was sixth overall with a time of 36.45.
Next was Benny Hands on 40.42 followed by Nick Hughes on 41.26.
Jo Clark was second woman overall on 42.32.
Carole Munro (44.25) and Phyllis Hands (45.07) were next and the trio comprised the winning female team.
There were PBs for Elaine Jamieson on 45.57 and Jill Strachan on 48.39.
Full results are here and the RRs' Championship tables have been updated.
June 5, 2009 Alex scores 10k double PB
Alex Barr has just secured two 10k PBs in the space of a week, cutting more than 30 seconds off his previous best of 44.03.
First, it was the Polaroid 10k at Clydebank at the end of May in which he chalked up 43.54.
He followed it up last night with 43.22 at the Polaroid race in Dumbarton.
June 4, 2009 Some word cloud fun
You've probably seen this kind of image elsewhere on the internet ... but never one which shows the frequency of words used on this website.
This "cloud" contains all the words used on our May Club News page. The bigger the word, the more frequently it appeared during the month.
Have a go yourself by clicking on the picture above and going to www.wordle.net.
June 1, 2009 St Andrew's 40+ category belongs to MAC runners
MAC runners took first, second and fifth places in the mens' 40-plus category in the St Andrew's Hospice 10k at Strathclyde Park.
On one of the hottest days of the year so far, Graeme Kennedy topped the category and came sixth overall out of 364 runners on a time of 37.46.
Brian McLindon was second in the category and 10th overall with 39.53. Benny Hands was fifth in the group and 13th in the race, finishing on 41 minutes.
Other results:
- Michael Wedlock - 44.01
- Robert Owen - 45.22
- Jim Tracey - 49.01
- Robert McCourt - 50.27
- Robert Aiton - 53.57
- Pat Allen 53.59
- Derek Abernethy - 58.44
- Wendy Kerr - 01.06.50
Full results here. The event scores championship and league points for male club runners only.