This year, we introduced some new style ‘trophies’ for our major award winners, crafted locally by two of our very own members! Six such trophies were produced for Honorary Life Member, Member of the Year, Male & Female Club Champions and Male & Female Most Improved. The body of these was designed and crafted from stained, leaded glass based on the abstract ‘B’ of our club logo. The base was cut and shaped from hardwood, with an engraved plaque attached to the front. We think these look great and hope that the recipients love them too. So, it goes to show that there’s more to running clubs than running!!
Yearly archives: 2026
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It was great timing in Saturday 10th January 2026 for our latest annual visit to the Emirates Arena in the east end of Glasgow. Outside, it was cold and icy, but inside it was scorching hot on the fabulous indoor track for our mile races! And we saw our head coach Gerry Scullion receive his Honorary Lifetime Membership to the club! This was a ‘short’ Club Championship event ticked off for the 43 Bellas who participated. And, as always, there were some fantastic performances were put in, with lots of PBs recorded. On the day our top 3s were (m) Paul McNairn 4:52, David Jarrett 4:53, Bryan Mulgrew 4:55 (f) Cara Thom 5:38, Cathy Wood 5:47, Emma Peters 5:56. We also managed some bonus races, with our winners being 800m – David Jarrett 2:14 & Cara Thom 2:27, 400m – Paul McNairn 0:59 & Ruth McKelvie 1:17, 200m – Michael Walsh 0:28 & Ruth McKelvie 0:35. Another brilliant, fun morning out! Many thanks to our volunteer members who ran this so smoothly for us.
Huge congratulations to our new, and only our seventh, Honorary Life Member – Gerard Scullion! For many years, Gerry has been our highly respected head coach and an inspiring mentor to countless members. He has also previously served as club captain and on the club committee. Gerry has given an extraordinary amount of time, expertise, and dedication to the club, not to mention his own outstanding achievements as a runner across many age groups. This richly deserved honour is a true reflection of the lasting impact he has made on our club. Well done, Gerry!
Fourteen Bellas headed to Tillicoultry on Sunday 28th December to race the PH Racing Clubs annual Tilli 10k. A great route from Tillicoultry to Dollar and back on the Devon Way, in the shadow of the amazing Ochil Hills. This race always sells out its 800 places very quickly, and is a great finisher to the year, and a great way to shake off that festive overindulgence. Its also one of our ‘medium’distance Club Championship events! It was a great day for it, slightly chilly, but dry and calm. Our star of the day was Stuart Laurence who ran a fantastic 37:05, with the amazing Cathy Wood rounding off a brilliant year with a PB of 41:20! No sooner had 2025 ended, when 2026 arrived with the first 10k of the year at the Beith Harriers annual New Year 10k on Friday 2nd January! Another great event, with a smaller field of 300, on a tough but scenic route around Beith. Kenny Osborne ran a great race to finish in 6th place, 1st MV40 in 34:15, with Cathy Wood 42:48 and Tom Thorne 45:37. So, another year of racing stretches out in 2026, and we can’t wait!