Results from tonight’s President’s Cup are shown in the table below. Congratulations to tonights winners Barry Freel – 21:33 and Alison Brown – 24:28. Fastest time of the night for the men was 17:00 by Iain Burns, and for the women Ann Robin ran 19:17. Special mention to Lynn Reid who finished bang on her predicted time of 24:40. Thanks to everyone who helped out. It was very much appreciated.
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The rain cleared up (mostly!) for the Dumbarton 10k last Thursday, for which the 38 Bellas participating were very grateful. There were at least 8 PB’s (let us know if you’re missing a PB trophy) – very well done. Congratulations to Bruce Carmichael who was 10th overall and Gerry Scullion was 2nd V50. Well done to everyone who took part. Full results are available here: Runbritain – Dumbarton 10K 2016 results
Congratulations to Bruce Carse who finished 10th overall in the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday in a time of 2:35:22. Other Bellas in action in the capital were first time marathoners Dave Ferguson (3:24:02) and Graeme Pert (3:44:29). Meanwhile in Liverpool Pauline Bradley ran the Marathon in 4:00:58. Let us know if we’ve missed anyone! Well done to you all.
For those coming to the Club tomorrow (Wed 1st June) for the President’s Cup 5k handicap race, don’t forget your club vest for the annual club photo. We’ll allocate numbers at Nethercraigs, before heading up to Bellahouston Park. The presentation will take place back at Nethercraigs after the race, and food will be provided.
Well done to all 42 Bellas who took part in the Polaroid Clydebank 10k last Thursday. Special mention to Gerry Scullion who was 1st MV50 again this time, after his Helensburgh triumph the week before. At the rate he’s winning sunglasses we wouldn’t be surprised if he tries to open up a Specsavers franchise at the back of the training room at Nethercraigs. Better running conditions saw 14 members running a PB, some of 2 minutes or more, which is a fabulous achievement! Congratulations to you all (Let us know if you’re missing a PB trophy icon). Thanks to the Bella support crew who were out in force once again. The shouts and photos are always welcome. Full results are here Runbritain results Clydebank 10k 2016
Check out details for this year’s President’s cup on the forum: Presidents Cup details Have we got a time for you listed? Photo: 2015 winners Lynne Goldie and Norman Boyle
The Loch Leven Half Marathon took place in Fife on Saturday and three Bellas headed east to take part. First Bella home was Alan Moss in 1:28:26, Michael Lancaster ran in 1:29:23 and Ann Robin won the 3rd Senior Ladies prize completing the course in 1:31:01. Congratulations and well done all. Full results Loch Leven HM 2016 On Sunday at the Monklands Half marathon Andrew Walls was 1st Bella home in 1:32:49, Anthony O’Neill 1:37:53, Bryan Evans 1:45:55 and Murdoch Rodgers 1:46:25. Well done all. Full results here Running with a buggy didn’t slow Graeme Paterson down much at Pollok parkrun on Saturday. Young Joseph slept through it all and didn’t seem at all impressed by his dad coming in 2nd overall, ahead of 471 other runners, in 18:20. “I reckon I can do that course in under 18 minutes” said Graeme. We’re looking forward to seeing that! Checkout our Bella parkrun results page for links to consolidated parkrun results for Bellas over the last few weeks.
Great turnout of Bellas for the first of the Polaroid 10K races in Helensburgh last Thursday. Congratulations to Gerry Scullion who won the 1st MV50 prize on a particularly warm evening. PBs were hard to come by so very well done if you managed to achieve one. Well done to everyone who took part. Let us know if you’re missing a PB trophy. Full results are available here: Runbritain – Helensburgh 10K 2016 results
Full results of the 2nd round of the Bella Hill Racing Championships can be found here. https://www.stir.ac.uk/dumyat/ 2016 Dumyat Results Well done to all the Bellas taking part: Updated Championship Standings are shown here: Hill Racing Championship Current Standings Photo ©Copyright John Chroston and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
Well done to all the Bellas who ran in the Self Transcendence 5k in Edinburgh. Some great PBs in there. Full results: Runbritain results – Self Transcendence 5k – 2016
Our new Hill Running Championship gets underway this Wednesday with the Whangie Whizz – click here for details . Club members can find details on the forum: https://bellahoustonroadrunners.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php… Take a look at Al Ewen’s excellent video on hill running to get in the mood…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1J3sj-7clw
Graeme Paterson won MV40 Bronze at Crownpoint on Friday night with a time of 35:06 in the 10,000m. Congratulations! Earlier on Friday, at the 3k on the Green at lunchtime, Iain Burns PB’d with a time of 9:43 (equalling his 3k track time from January) and Stuart McMillan also PB’d in 10:11. On Saturday, Michael Lancaster was 1st MV40 in the Tiree Half Marathon (1:33:19). Congratulations! Early on Saturday morning, four Bellas took on the Hoka Highland Fling Ultramarathon. 53 miles from Milngavie to Tyndrum on the West Highland Way. A brilliant achievement just to finish – but look how fast they did it: Very many congratulations to you – enjoy your well earned rest! You can read Grant’s race report here: http://www.grantmacd.co.uk/highland-fling-2016/
Congratulations to Russell, Greig and Robbie who won Bronze Medals at the Scottish Marathon Championships at the the London Marathon on Sunday. A fantastic result. http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/rio-on-radar-for-scots-in-london/#scottishmarathon
It was with some trepidation that I headed to The Great Tartan Skidaddle yesterday morning at 6am. Having never run an ultra, in my wisdom I thought it would be a good precursor to the Devil o The Highlands. All contestants met in Callander and were bussed out to Inversnaid for the start of the race. The duathletes left ten minutes before us then we were off. The first stage of the race is an undulating trail with stunning views of Loch Arklet to the first checkpoint at Stronachlachar. We were blessed when the sun decided to make an appearance and stay with us to the finish of the race. Feeling happy I hit the first checkpoint and it was onwards and upwards on road alongside Loch Katrine with a lovely detour up Primrose Hill. The views at the top of the surrounding hills and the snowy top of Ben Lomond were stunning. From here I set off to the next checkpoint at Trossachs Pier to the last stage of the race. From here onwards the race takes you off road through forestry tracks and open hillside with stunning views of Loch Achray and Venachar til you finally reach Callander. The last stage of the race was tough. My calf was giving me gip and I was having to dig deep. Thankfully a friendly face had appeared unexpectedly at the last stage of the race and pulled me through it. Arriving in Callander I was both happy and relieved to finish the race. Much to my total amazement and happiness I was informed that I was the 3rd female in. This is a tough race, it’s hilly and undulating for most of the way but the support of other runners and marshalls really helped me along the way. It’s well organised and the route is well marked. I would recommend this to fellow runners who love the hills and getting out in some of the best scenery our country has to offer. Finally congratulations to Grant MacDonald on his gold medal as overall winner, what an achievement. Congratulations to Elsie Downham who won a gold medal in the duathlon (1st female and 4th overall). Elaine Congratulations too to Elaine on winning a silver medal (2nd female vet and 11th overall) at her first ultra.[ed] Results and photos over at: Skidaddle.org Photos by Skidaddle.org
Epic turnout and results at the Balloch to Clydebank Half Marathon today, 37 Bella finishers and great results across the board. Bruce Carse 1st Bella male, Louise Ross 1st Bella lady, Gerry Scullion 1st MV50. Louise, Ann and Debs won the ladies team prize (Louise and Ann having far too much fun judging from the photo). Well done everyone! If there are any missing PB’s below let us know. Full results here: Balloch to Clydebank Runbritain results