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 With just under two weeks to go until race day we are delighted to announce that the race is now completely full.  All 500 entries have sold out with the last one going earlier today. 

Race numbers will be posted this coming week.  On the day entry is not available.

We now have only a small number of entries available for the race on Saturday 12th November in Bellahouston Park.  It is looking highly likely that the online entries will sell out in the next few days taking us to 500 competitors.  When this happens ON THE DAY ENTRY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.  To avoid disappointment, please take advantage of the online entry.

Race details and entry details are here.

The race takes places in Bellahouston Park on Saturday 12th November starting at 11am.  We have 115 places remaining (at 21st October) of the 500 available.  There is just under three weeks until online entry closes on Wednesday 9th November.

Race Numbers

Due to the number of runners entered for the event we have decided to mail the numbers in advance of race date.  Numbers will be sent to the home address given when you entered the race.  If you have changed address since you entered please contact us at races@bellahoustonroadrunners.co.uk asap and the address will be amended prior to posting.  We will update the event webpage here and this News section to let you know when the numbers have been posted.  Please remember to bring your number on the day.

Course Details

After taking on board feedback from last years event, we have made a change to the course for this year.  Course maps are now on the event webpage here.

Series T Shirts

Series t shirts should be collected at the Palace of Arts after the race.  T shirts are available to those who pre entered both the Bella 5K and the Jimmy Irvine Bella 10K through Entry Central.

Post Race Refreshments

Remember to head back to the Palace of Arts for post race refreshments.  We will have the usual sweet and savoury selection as well as teas, coffees and soft drinks.

Spot Prizes

We have a number of spot prizes available.  Come back to the Palace of Arts after the race, drop your number in the entry box and wait for the draw.

Thanks to those who have already entered, we look forward to welcoming you on the day from everyone at Bellahouston Road Runners.

Please send any queries to races@bellahoustonroadrunners.co.uk.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the race today.  We hope you enjoyed it.  Well done to all the runners and many thanks to the supporters. 

Full results are available here (click on link).

Any queries should be sent to races@bellahoustonroadrunners.co.uk

Pre entries are coming in quick and fast for this Sunday’s Achilles Heel Bella 5K which is great.  Still room for plenty more but online entry for the 5K closes at midnight tomorrow!!!  If you haven’t entered already then there is still time to take advantage of the series discount and get a series t shirt.  If you have entered then we’ll see you on Sunday.

All the details are on the Events page.

Just over a week to go until pre entry closes for the 5K and 10K race series.  After this the discounted entry is no longer available, and the series t shirt is no longer on offer.  Online entry for the Bella 5K closes on Wednesday 17th August, after this date it is on the day entry only for an additional £2.

All the details are on the Events page.

Entry is now available for this years race series.  The Bella 5K takes place on Sunday August 21st, the Jimmy Irvine Bella 10K takes place on Saturday 12th November 2011.  Both races will be in Bellahouston Park.  Online entry is available for both races through EntryCentral.com with discounts available for pre entry of both races.  Both races are kindly sponsored by Achilles Heel.

For more details, please see the Events page.

Well done to the men’s and ladies teams for taking home medals at today’s Renfrewshire AAA Road Race Championships over 5 miles being held at Battery Park, Greenock. The men’s team retained the title of county champions.  The ladies team finished in second place this year.  Pete Devenport took home bronze medal in the men’s race and Claire Wharton took silver in the Ladies race.  There were other superb individual performances with some excellent PBs.  Well done all.

At the club’s annual awards evening, which also marked the club’s 10th anniversary, the following members received  awards for their efforts this year:

• Veteran Female – Claire Wharton
• Senior Ladies 3rd Position – Jane Wild
• Senior Ladies 2nd Position – Linda Kennedy
• Senior Ladies 1st Position – Jane Simpson
• Super Vet (male over 50) – Alistair MacLachlan
• Vet Male (male over 40) – Gerry Scullion
• Senior Men 3rd Position – Scott Kennedy
• Senior Men 2nd Position -  Russell Whittington
• Senior Men 1st Position – Kenny Richmond
• Club Member of the Year – Richard Leyton

In addition, Tenth anniversary Tributes to the Terrific Twelve, for services to the club:

• Bryan Burnett
• Jackie McGuire
• Andy Birnie
• Emma Birnie
• Dougie McGregor
• Scott Kennedy
• Linda Kennedy
• Robert McEwan
• Oscar Wild
• Jonathan Slow
• Nicky Johnstone
• Brendan Moriarty

Well done one and all, and here’s to a successful 2011 and ten more fantastic years!

Grant MacDonald sent through this superb report after accompanying Andrew Murray on Sunday.

For those of you that don’t know Andrew Murray is a rather optimistic chap who has set himself the goal of running from Scotland to the Sahara desert. This is a total of over 2600 miles which he is planning to do running on 85 consecutive days. In doing this he hopes to raise £100000 for the Yamaa trust, a charity aiming to eliminate poverty in the Gobi region of Mongolia.

As part of his run he invited people to take part in an ultra-marathon race from Kinlochleven to Tyndrum. In a moment of madness myself and Elsie decided this might be a fun thing to do.

We arrived in Kinlochleven in the dark the night before the race to find Andrew Murray drinking beer, showing off his swollen Achilles and dishing out kilts for the race in an attempt to break the world record for the number of people racing in kilts (rather unlikely that there is one to be broken, but anyway…) Andrew shared some of his running tips, like eating 480grams of scotch eggs for breakfast in preparation for his fifth day of ultra marathon running. After a hearty lasagne and a pint, we retired to our luxurious (not) accommodation at the Blackwater hostel. Due to a minor administrative error on my part, we had failed to get our entry in on time, but Elsie charmed Andrew into giving us entry into the race.

On the start line there was much discussion about the unconventional kit list for the race, which included safety pins and a mirror, but had no mention of items such as gloves or maps. There were also an impressive number of runners sporting kilts and other fancy dress items. We set off at 8:30 on a clear and cold morning, surrounded by snow covered mountains and headed south along the west highland way route. After a fair deal of climbing, most reached the devils staircase where there was plenty of ice and snow underfoot to make running interesting and a little bit scary. Others in the race (Grant included, Elsie excluded) failed to follow the well-marked path and ended up adding 3 miles of off-track, in-bog, over-mountain lost-shoe running…hmmmm, not what you need when doing an ultra, but what you get for assuming Andrew Murray knows the way and following him! Eventually us lost ones got back on course slightly muddier and tired than those competitors with the unfair advantage of being able to follow a path.

Other race highlights included a spectacularly leaking platypus, meeting deer at the Kings House pub, multiple toilet stops, incredible views, running alongside men and women in skirts, and very wet feet. After a very long 28 miles (more like 31 in my case due to the scenic detour) we reached the finish line tired but happy, Elsie and her sister even managed to raise a cheer with a sprint down the hill to cross the finish line. We retired to the pub in Tyndrum to stuff our faces and to delay the inevitable drive back to Glasgow. However hard the drive seemed after that run we were happy in the knowledge that unlike Andrew we didn’t have another 2000+ miles of running still to do.

You can follow Andrew’s progress at http://www.scotland2sahara.com/ - He is hoping to raise £100000 for the Yamaa trust http://www.yamaatrust.com - So if you are feeling generous please donate him a few of your hard earned pennies (or pounds).