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Dufftown 5 Hill/5 Mile Run

Blair Little finished behind Paul Rogan and Simon Pride to claim 3rd place in the above event.  Norma Beaton lifted the trophy for 1st lady and Brian Milne finished 7th. 

Full results on results page.

Well done all.

Mither Tap Hill Race

MRR Simon Dobbs finished 5th (1st V40) in 34.48 in the above race at the weekend, which was won by Graham Bee (Fife) in 33.13.

Well done Simon.

Forres Highland Games 10K

  A small contingent of MRRs took part in the above event which was won by Ben Livesey in 32.07.  Colin Green was 1st MRR in 5th (37.15), John Little 17th (39.45), Brian Milne 30th (44.02), Norma Beaton 35th (44.43), Allan Smith 43rd (45.53), Sarah Houston 53rd (47.10) and Amanda Strang 70th (52.42).

Well done all.

Full results on results page.

Monaughty Forest Run

A good turnout of athletes for the final run in the Forest Run Series and not a midge in sight - the big black flies had eaten them all!!  An enjoyable race, however, won by Scott Fraser from Lothian and followed in 2nd place by MRR Daniel Leedham in 25.03.  Elspeth Jenkins was 2nd Lady on the night and 1st for the series.

Kenny Wilson finished 1st in the U21 category, making it a clean sweep for the series and a deserved winner of the U21 trophy donated by Andrew Little.

In the secondary school race, MRR Lewis Sim was 1st to cross the line in 12.13. 

Callum Alexander was also rewarded for his consistent good running in each race, winning the U16 trophy for the series.

In the U11s race Andrew Stoker (5th) and Grace Whelan (6th) finished in 3.38 and 3.48 respectively.

Well done everyone.

Full results on results page.

Congratulations and thanks to the organisers of this very friendly and popular series of forest runs.  Your efforts are appreciated by all who take part.

Farewell to Melissa

The committee are making arrangements to have a club social gathering at the Miltonduff Hall on Sunday 18th July from 2-4.00pm, to bid farewell to our club secretary who leaves the area in August.  All members and their families are invited and donations of food and drink would be appreciated. 

Any further information may be gleaned from any committee member.

Follow the Herring XIV 10K

The sunshine on Sunday was good for spectators, but not for the runners as they made the long climb to the Durn Hill with no shade in sight.  It was very warm, which reflected on most (but not all!) times for the race.  Frankie Barton (Keith & District) was 1st in 34.48.  MRRs John MacGregor (45.19), Linda Smith (50.07) and Barbara Bowie (51.55, 1st LSV) saw Mr Barton at the finish!

Results on results page.

Ythan Challenge

Norma Beaton took part in the above event, finishing 10th lady (106th place) from 356 entrants.  What an achievement.

Congratulations Norma.

Photos courtesy of Andrew Little.

Garmouth Fair Five

This wee run was enjoyed by 4 Moray Roadrunners at the Maggie Fair.  Blair Little finished in 1st place, Keith McArthur in 2nd, Sarah Houston was 1st lady and Pam Walker was 2nd lady.

Well done lads and lasses.

Quarrelwood Forest Run

The toughest of the Forest Runs, I think, and a great cross-country course run in perfect conditions.  Simon Dobbs (3rd) was first MRR home in 23.55 and Kenny Wilson (9th) first U21.  Elspeth Jenkins continues her good form finishing 2nd lady (36th place) in 30.00.

In the primary school race, Hamish Sim (6th, 6.32) and Grace Whelan (8th, 6.34) were first MRR boy and girl.

Lewis Sim finished in 2nd place in the secondary school race in a time of 9.49.

Well done everyone.

Results on results page.

Glen Moray 10K - update

Further to the last report, Linda Smith crossed the line in 49.49 and Pam Walker in 50.19.  Other members of the club competing in the above event were Donald Shand, (1st MU18), finishing in 10th place in 40.26, closely followed by Blair Little (MU18) in 13th place in 41.37.  Norma Beaton was 1st MRR lady home in 28th place (5th lady) in 45.35.  Doreen Christie completed her race in 60.46 and Jenni Coelho in 62.02.

Well done everyone.

Results on results page.

Glen Moray 10 Miler - update

Moray Roadrunner, Ross Milne, ran a PB (54.37) in the above event to finish in 2nd place.  Gareth Jenkins (5th) ran 57.50 and Simon Dobbs (6th) ran 57.53.  Also competing were Daniel Leedham (9th) 59.57, Raymond Hardie (18th) 63.21, Colin Green (22nd) 65.28, Elspeth Jenkins (27th & 1st lady) 66.25 PB, John MacGregor (49th) 74.44, Sarah Houston (51st & 1st FSV) 74.59, Allan Smith and Brian Milne (58th) 76.30.

Well done all.

Results on results page.

Marathon Moonwalk

Never usually practicing what she preaches, Coach Carol set about her own personal achievements at the weekend.  Carol took part in the Moonwalk with her youngest daughter Emma, to walk the 26.2 mile through the night, round the streets of Edinburgh in her bra (and her t-shirt).

Just to let you know, she feels the pain of stiffness that you all feel after your long hard runs!  But what an achievement!  Looking just to finish, rather than how fast, was the aim, but they were rewarded after all their hard training with a time of 6hrs 57mins. 

Never say to her again "rep after rep - you do it, see how it feels" ........... that won't work, now she's a fully fledged athlete. 

Well done Carol and Emma.

Glen Moray 10K,10 Miler & Fun Run

Excellent results for Moray Roadrunners today in the above races.

The prize winners are as follows:

In the 10K, Linda Smith won 2nd Vet prize and Pam Walker 1st Supervet.

In the 10 Miler, Ross Milne (2nd) 2nd senior, Gareth Jenkins (5th) 2nd Vet, Simon Dobbs (6th) 3rd senior.  Elspeth Jenkins was 1st lady in 66.34 and Sarah Houston was 1st Supervet.  The team prize of 2 men and 2 ladies also went to MRR courtesy of Ross, Gareth, Elspeth and Sarah.

The 10 Mile race was also the North District Championships and prizes were awarded to Gareth (3rd senior and 2nd Vet), Simon (3rd Vet), Elspeth (1st Senior and 1st Vet) and Sarah (1st Supervet).

Dionne Milne was 1st in the Fun Run.

Well done everyone.

Full results to follow.

Monaughty Forest Run Challenge

I have it on good authority that Scott Fraser, who is Scotland's top ranked orienteer, happens to be up here on business at the same time as the above race, and will be running.  With a 5 mile time this year of 24.40, this will be a chance for our top local runners to test themselves against the talents of athletes from the Central Belt (he might be bringing another similar standard runner with him).  Scott will also be presenting the under 21 trophies that night.

Scott is here to meet reps from Moray Council and Visit Scotland in preparation for the 6-day festival of orienteering which will be in Moray in August 2013.  This event will attract over 4,000 runners who will compete in 6 events during the week.  So we have 3 years to practice our navigation!

Orienteers are throwing down the gauntlet!

Ben Aigan Hill Race

Paul Rogan (Forres Harriers) won the above race on Wednesday in 31.01, dipping first on the line before Dan Whitehead (Cosmic).  

MRR's Simon Dobbs finished 3rd (31.24), Colin Green 9th (33.45) and Ewan Paterson 10th (34.22).  

Well done lads. 

Full results on results page.

Mosstowie Midsummer Madness

We managed to avoid the rain whilst running this wee 5 miler, but only just.  26 runners took part and Paul Rogan (Forres Harriers) crossed the line first in 27.30.  Donald Shand was first MRR in 4th place in 29.42.  Other club members taking part were Keith McArthur, Toby Dobbs, Barbara Bowie, Doreen Christie and Frances Wardhaugh.

Full results on results page 

Pinto 3K #1

84 runners raced round Cooper Park on a very warm evening in the first race in this series of three.  Prizes were awarded as follows:

1st male: (joint) Frankie Barton and Gareth Jenkins
2nd male: Bob Paterson
1st female: Susan McRitchie
2nd female: Norma Beaton

1st junior male: Blair Little
2nd junior male: Lewis Sim
1st junior female: Bethany Wilson
2nd junior female: Dionne Milne

Well done everyone.

Full results on results page.

Photos on Pictures page courtesy of John Christie.

Club Secretary 

Attention!  The MRR Committee are urgently seeking a new secretary to replace the current person in post, who is moving away from the area this summer.  This is an enjoyable and easy post to fill, that requires no more than a couple of hours each month and an interest in the running community.  If you would like to know more, email the current secretary at morayroadrunners@live.co.uk

Coastal Run around Britain

MRR will be picking up the baton for this fun relay event at Roseisle, which aims, with the support of local running and jogging clubs nationwide, to carry a baton around the entire length of Britain's coastline.

MRR's part in the relay takes place on Thursday 1st July between 2pm and 6pm.  

If you would like to join in and run part of the stretch between Roseisle and Lossiemouth, please contact a committee member.  

NB:  this is NOT a racing event and runners of all abilities are encouraged to take part.

Moray Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K

The committee for the above races are looking for volunteers to help set up the courses for their races in September.  If you could lend a hand, please contact Keith McArthur at MRR.

Skye to Fraserburgh

MRR members John MacGregor, Sarah Houston and Pam Walker ventured further afield last weekend to compete in their chosen races.  John finished the Skye Half Marathon in a time of 1.42.30, whilst Sarah (1st FSV) and Pam completed the Fraserburgh 10K in 45.37 and 48.50 respectively.

Well done.

Full results on results page

Roseisle Forest Run

Another great turnout for the second run in this popular series.  We started on the sand on the beach and continued on sandy tracks which led to sandy hills - lots of sand there then!  But it's a great wee run, the weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed it.

First home for MRR was Colin Green in 6th place in 23.35, closely followed by Kenny Wilson (1st U21) in 8th place in 23.58.  First MRR lady was Elspeth Jenkins in 25th place (2nd lady overall) in 26.55.

First MRR boy and girl in the primary school race were, once again, Oscar Heald and Grace Whelan, finishing in 4th place (4.45) and 8th place (5.06) respectively.

In the secondary school run, Lewis Sim crossed the line in 1st place in 8.37 and Dionne Milne was first MRR girl finishing in 11th place in 9.57.

Well done everyone who took part.

Full results on results page.

Kinloss to Lossie Half Marathon (contd)

Superb results for Moray Roadrunners in today's race. 

Elspeth Jenkins was 1st Lady to finish, in a time of 1.30.42.  Michelle Green (5th) in 1.35.35 and Sarah Houston (1st LSV) in 1.40.50 ensured the Team trophy went to MRR.

MRR men also won the Team prize courtesy of Daniel Leedham (3rd) in 80.24, George Sim (5th and 1st Vet) 82.00 and Colin Green (6th) in 82.04.

Conditions were very good for racing, despite the wind, and produced excellent times for all MRR members.   Others competing for the club were Brian Milne 24th (1.35.25PB), Iain MacKenzie and Allan Smith 57th (1.46.17), Amanda Strang 72nd (1.53.44PB) and Jenni Coelho 98th (2.10.02PB).

Well done everyone.

Full results on results page.

Photos, courtesy of Carol Lawrie, on pictures page, courtesy of John Christie.

Baker Hughes 10K

Having scrolled through the results for 3044 runners who took part in the above race, I picked out three Moray Roadrunners who did extremely well.  John Little finished in 46th place (38.14), Kevin Morice in 221st place (42.52) and Norma Beaton in 285th place (43.54).

Well done.

Full results on results page.

Culbin Forest Run

There was an excellent turnout of runners, both young and old, at the first of the Forest Runs series at Culbin last night.  This well organised event, combined with a lovely course, made for a very enjoyable evening run.  Simon Dobbs was first MRR male over the line in 6th place in 28.30.  Elspeth Jenkins was first MRR female in 34th place in 32.49 (3rd overall).  

In the primary school run, Oscar Heald and Grace Whelan were first boy and girl for MRR over the line in 2nd (6.52) and 12th (7.31) place respectively.  

In the secondary school run, first MRR boy and girl were Callum Alexander and Dionne Milne, finishing in 12th (11.27) and 14th (11.29) place respectively.  

Well done everyone.

Full results on results page

First Aid Courses

The Walk, Jog, Run Moray partnership have been successful in obtaining grant aid to organise First Aid training to members of local sports groups.  Two courses have been organised to take place, with the first scheduled at Keith Sports and Community Centre on Saturday 5th June from 9.30am - 4.30pm.  The second course is set to take place on Saturday 3rd July from 9.30am - 4.30pm at the NEX room at Elgin High School.  The courses are 6 hour HSE approved and are certified training courses that are tailored to sports leaders/coaches.  These courses meet the criteria set by National Governing Bodies for Sport and focuses on key lifesaving skills and responses to the most common sporting accidents and injuries.

Moray Roadrunners will pay the course fee of £10 for any club member who would be willing to become a First Aider for the club.

For further information, please email the club secretary at morayroadrunners@live.co.uk

Northern Scot 10K Series Winners

 Paul Rogan (Forres Harriers) and Melissa Whyte (Inverness Harriers) were overall winners of the series.  Moray Roadrunners were also well represented amongst the trophies with 5 recipients.

Colin Green had a great series, finishing 3rd overall.  George Sim and Gordon Cowie were also successful, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively in the M50 category.  Elspeth Jenkins and Sarah Houston also ran a great series winning the F40 and F50 trophies respectively.

Congratulations.

Full results on results page

Benromach 10K

Forres Harriers once again hosted the third and final race of the Northern Scot 10K Series.  There was a very good turnout of 263 runners, including 23 Moray Roadrunner members, who all probably enjoyed the first half of the race rather more than the second half running into the wind.  

First MRR over the line was Gareth Jenkins in 4th place (1st M40) in 35.17.   George Sim was next in 15th place (1st M60) in 37.07, closely followed by Colin Green (17th) 37.35, Daniel Leedham (18th) 37.40, Ewan Paterson (21st) 37.47, John Little (27th) 39.12 and Keith McArthur (32nd) 39.45.  Elspeth Jenkins was 1st MRR lady to finish and also 2nd F40 in 41.09.  

Also completing the course were Brian Milne 42.51, Gordon Cowie 43.00, Norma Beaton 44.53, Allan Smith 46.54, Sarah Houston (1st F50) 47.44, Iain MacKenzie 48.37, Anna McClure 49.26, Linda Smith 49.56, Pam Walker 50.54 (3rd F50), Amanda Strang 52.39, Dawn Omand 54.52, Rachel McClure 55.59, Frances Wardhaugh 58.49, Jenni Coelho 59.29, Rosie Campbell 61.33 and Menita Dickinson 62.44.

Well done everyone and congratulations to all who won a prize or had a PB.

Full Results on results page

UK Coastal Event - Inverness to Aberdeen

Regarding 'Coasting Around Britain', the baton set off from Blackpool more than a week ago and is now sporting a kilt as it makes its way today (Tuesday) into Dumfries!  It's on schedule and you can track its course on the website www.coastersgb.co.uk

If it remains on schedule it will come into Wick at the end of June and be picked up by Inverness Harriers, who will take it round the Black Isle.  Thereafter, our programme is as follows:

Wed 30 June - 4.30pm Firth Bridge (IH);  6.30pm Fort George (IH to NRR);  8.30pm Culbin Cloddymoss (NRR to FH) - FH may do part of their leg in the late evening.

Thurs 1 July - 9am Cloddymoss (FH and JSFor);  2pm Roseisle (FH to MRR);  6pm Lossiemouth (MRR to EAAC and JSE);  8pm Garmouth Hotel (EAAC to SR)

Fri 2 July - 9am Garmouth (SR and JSFoch);  12.45pm Buckie (SR to JSB);  3pm Cullen (JSB to K&D);  7.15pm Banff (K&D to TAG);  9.30pm New Aberdour (TAG to FRC)

Sat 3rd July - 9am New Aberdour (FRC and JSFr);  12.30pm St Fergus (FRC to JSP);  5pm Collieston (JSP to AM);  7.30pm Beach Boulevard (AM to next section contact)

It seems that we are completely organised with plenty participants and routes drafted, except for the Banff to New Aberdour section.  Frankie/Steven/Stephen, if there's anything we can do to make sure that the baton can keep going through this stretch, please let me know.  We don't want to be the leg responsible for the baton stopping!

Malcolm, please note that your Garmouth contact will be George Young, and not Rachel (who'll be away at the time).

In the meantime, the publicity for the event is increasing now that the baton is underway and we will be feeding the newspapers with info nearer the time of our participation.  You may wish, however, to make sure that your local photographer comes along on the day, and that you get various snaps taken for the Coasters website etc.

If you require any more info please get in touch.

Kind regards, Nick Brown

Run Balmoral

Adult and Junior members of the Club took part in the above races.

In the 10K, 1st MRR home was John Little in 40.38 (40th) followed by Keith McArthur in 40.57 (45th),  Brian Milne 45.27 (178th), Norma Beaton 46.39 (221st) and Allan Smith 47.43 (257th).  Excellent times and places in a field of 1889 runners.

In the 2.5K Secondary Boys race, Blair Little finished in 4th place in 7.58, Lewis Sim (18th) in 8.44 and Jack Christie (75th) in 10.44.

In the 2.5K Secondary Girls race, Dionne Milne finished 15th in 10.17, Caitlin Little (62nd) in 11.49 and Molly Donegan (70th) in 12.09.

In the 1.5K Primary Boys race, Andrew Stoker finished 13th in 6.12 and Callum McArthur ran 8.39.

Well done everyone, I hope I haven't missed anyone out.

Full results on results page

April Marathons

The Club has done well this month, having representatives at three marathons - Paris, Lochaber and London.

Anna McClure really enjoyed her first ever marathon.  She went to Paris and completed her run in a time of 4.30.26.  And she is looking forward to her next marathon already!

Veterans Sarah Houston and Garry Henderson went to Fort William to compete in the Lochaber marathon, finishing in 3.33.14 and 3.51.46 respectively.  

4 members completed the London marathon at the weekend - Simon Dobbs finished in the superb time of 2.43, Gareth Jenkins also finished extremely well in 2.56, John MacGregor ran a very respectable 3.52 (to celebrate his 60th birthday!) and David Green ran a commendable 5.01, after a week of ill-health.

Well done all.  

T-Shirts for Sale

Last remaining technical t-shirts for sale.  Size Medium only.  Available in exchange for a small cash donation.  First come, first served basis!  Excellent value!

Speyvalley 10

The Club will once again be hosting the Speyvalley 10 in September and are looking for volunteers to organise this very simple, but fun, event with the complete backing of the MRR committee.  If you have a little time to spare and would like to learn more about organising a race, please contact any member of the committee for further details.

UK Coastal Event

A call has gone out for walkers, joggers, and runners to take part in the 'Coasting Around Britain' event this summer. All groups from the Walk-Jog-Run in Moray Partnership have already agreed to be involved.

Further details

Cioch Mhor Hillrace

Colin Green and Daniel Leedham went to Dingwall on Saturday to compete in the above hillrace.  A record 45 runners took part, an encouraging sign that more runners are taking the challenge of hill running - perhaps more MRRs should try out these small, well organised and excellent value for money races!

The 8 mile course was an 'out and back' course.  A strong wind made the 'out' part tough, but with the wind behind, the 'back' part was a bit easier.  The winner was Alex Keith from HBT, who stormed into an early lead and finished 6 mins ahead of the 2nd place runner, with a very impressive time of 69 mins.  Colin and Daniel, both running the course for the first time, finished 79 mins (9th) and 80 mins (11th) respectively.  Despite the strong wind, and having to wade through a small river twice, both found it a very enjoyable race.

Well done to you both.

Report courtesy of Colin

Full results now on results page for the Glenlivet 10K.  Well done to Colin Green, first MRR over the line in 9th place in 38.25, Blair Little in 23rd place in 41.16 (great time - first senior race perhaps!) and John Little in 35th place in 43.00.  Norma Beaton was first MRR lady in 73rd place in 46.41.  Other club members competing were Iain MacKenzie 51.59, Amanda Strang 56.22, Lesley-Ann Morrison 64.00 and Jenni Coelho 64.20.  

The Glenlivet 10K

The Glenlivet 10k was held this Sunday for the first time, encouraging around 400 runners to enter the race.  Congratulations must go to Paul Corrigan and his team for a very well organised race. 

The weather was the hottest and brightest so far this year, which was great for spectators but not so good for racing the undulating course.  Despite the heat and the hills I think everyone enjoyed the race, and although it’s not a course for getting a PB, I hope it features on the race calendar for years to come. 

 Report by Colin Green

I do not have a full list of results as yet, but I believe the following club members took part:  Colin Green, Amanda Strang, Norma Beaton, John Little, Iain Mackenzie, Lesley-Anne Morrison and Jenni Coelho.

Category Winners

The Knockfarrel Hillrace

On Saturday, 58 runners took part in this short but tough race.  Paul Rogan (Forres Harriers) continued his excellent early season form, mastering the testing climbs and very muddy sections, to come first.

Running for MRR was Daniel Leedham, who did well with the uphill sections but found the downhill sections tricky, and finished a very good 10th.  Also running for MRR was Colin Green, who just found the whole course tough, but (in a sadistical way) very enjoyable, and finished 13th.

Well done to Highland Hillrunners for organising a great wee race.

Report courtesy of Colin.

Well done lads.

MRR 10K & 3K Fun Run

First impressions today, before the start of the races, was it was too cold and too windy!  But actually, the conditions turned out to be very good for racing - nice and cool, and the wind not too bothersome at all.  The tussle between Frankie Barton (Keith & District) and Paul Rogan (Forres Harriers) continued today, this time for 1st place, and finished with Frankie 2 secs ahead of Paul, in 34.36.  First lady was Melissa Whyte (Inverness Harriers) in 8th place overall, in a time of 35.51.

There was a good turnout of Moray Roadrunners, despite many others having to help at the race and behind the scenes.  Simon Dobbs was 1st MRR over the line in 5th place (4th V40) in 35.15.  Donald Shand was next in 11th place (1st SM) in 36.22, followed by George Sim in 14th place (2nd MSV) in 36.50.  Colin Green finished 16th in 36.59 and John Little equalled his PB (37.37), finishing in 19th place.  Elspeth Jenkins was 2nd lady overall, crossing the line in 33rd place, in 41.25.  Brian Milne was next MRR home with a PB (42.50) followed by Gordon Cowie (43.03) and  Norma Beaton (43.44).  Sarah Houston was 1st FSV in 46.00.  Iain MacKenzie ran a PB (48.02), followed by Linda Smith (49.09), Barbara Bowie, 3rd FSV, (52.21), Amanda Strang (54.01), Rachel McClure (55.09), Menita Dickenson (57.56), Rosie Campbell (60.14) and Jenni Coelho (61.04).  

There was also a healthy turnout of Moray Roadrunners in the 3K.  Blair Little led the field and crossed the line in 1st place in 10.46.  Lewis Sim (11.52) and Toby Dobbs (11.59) were 3rd and 4th respectively, followed by Michael Laing (13.12), Callum Alexander (13.15), Cameron Main (13.21), Dionne Milne, 3rd girl, 14th place overall (13.39), Ben Ritchie (13.44), Hamish Sim (13.52), Andrew Little (14.09), Lara Dalgarno (14.29), Kirsty Shand (14.46), Kenneth McIvor (15.55), Nicola Dalgarno (16.21), Rebecca Nally (16.22), Bethany Paterson (16.50) and Cameron Cruickshank (18.02).

Congratulations to all the prize winners and well done to everyone.

The committee must be thanked for all their hard work in the organisation of today's races and also thanks to all the time keepers and assistants on the finish line, all who helped set up the course, marshalled, catered for the competitors by providing and serving sandwiches and teas, and last, but by no means least, Mary Bain and her team who compiled the results.  

Full results on the results page.

Photographs on pictures page courtesy of John Christie

Above photos courtesy of Andrew Little

Newtonmore 10 Mile Road Race

Of the 93 runners who took part in the above race, 3 were members of Moray Roadrunners.  Simon Garland (8th) was 3rd V40 and 1st local male in a time of 63.35. Tom Main (28th) and John MacGregor (40th) finished in 70.27 and 73.29 respectively.

Well done.

Full results on results page

 Indoor Athletics

Moray Roadrunners junior athletes took part in the Aberdeen Indoor Athletics Meeting on 21st March in the new Aberdeen Sports Village.  The results are as follows:

Dionne Milne (U13) - 1st in the shot putt with a throw of 7.82m, which puts her top of the Scottish indoor rankings and is a new Club record.

Lara Dalgarno (U13) - threw 6.40m in the shot putt, and also competed in the 60m sprint.

Lauren Bell (U11) - 9.3secs in the 60m, a new Club record, and qualified for the Scottish rankings.

Nicola Dalgarno (U11) - 3.56m in the shot putt, a new Club record.

Emma Bowie (U15) - 1st in the shot putt with a throw of 7.85m, an improvement of 1.79m since her December win, creating a new Club record and qualifying for the Scottish rankings.

Ben Mitchell (U15) - 1st in 60m Hurdles, 11.9 secs, and 1st in 60m, 8.9 secs. Both new Club records.

A very successful day for the Club Juniors.

Well done.

Report courtesy of Doreen Christie.

Craig Dunain Hill Race

A field of 40 runners took part in yet another well organised race.  Running for MRR was on-form Simon Dobbs (just returning from taking 2nd place in the Wymondham 20 miler in 1 hr. 58 min) who finished 5th overall and took 2nd vet.  Also running for MRR was Colin Green, who finished in 9th place.

Well done to both of you.

Report courtesy of Colin

Inverness Half Marathon & 5K Fun Run

1126 runners completed the Inverness half marathon today, including 10 Moray Roadrunners who acquitted themselves very well indeed.

Gareth Jenkins was 2nd M40 finishing in 14th place, in 1.17.34, followed by Graham Harcus (58th) 1.24.49, Gordon Cowie (147th and 3rd M55) 1.32.29, Brian Milne (238th) 1.37.15, Sarah Houston (275th and 2nd F50) 1.39.29, John MacGregor (372nd) 1.43.22, Norma Beaton (417th) 1.45.11, Fionna Ross (446th) 1.46.59, Iain MacKenzie (512th) 1.49.20, Pam Walker (681st) 1.55.06.  

In the 5K, Blair Little crossed the line in 4th place.

I hope I haven't missed anyone.

Congratulations if you ran a PB and well done everyone.

Full results on results page

This is the 2nd race in the Club Championships calendar.  The results will be added to the table a.s.a.p..

Garioch -  British Uni 400m Champion!

Ian Garioch won his first British title on Sunday at Sheffield indoor track.  Ian was competing in his favoured event, the 400m.  He ran an indoor PB in the semi but sliced that even further by taking the favourite, Patrick North, on the line.  Ian was delighted by his win and a new indoor best of 48.47.  He was so determined to get to the line first that he tumbled over the finish and got a few nasty burns from the track!  Don't think he will be worrying about that though!  

Well done Ian.

Report courtesy of Carol Lawrie

Moray Marathon Committee

The above committee are looking for volunteers to form a group that can take responsibility for setting up the courses for this year's 10K, half marathon and marathon routes.  Anyone who would like to get involved and has a little time to spare, please get in touch with the Committee via their website or contact a member of MRR Committee, who will pass on their details.

Nairn 10K & 5K Fun Run

The first 10K of the year in the north-east and the first of the Northern Scot series was run in perfect conditions.  Nairn attracted a big entry of 380 runners and at least 27 Moray Roadrunners were lined up for this race, which started at a very fast pace.  

Gemma Cormack ran an outstanding race to finish 2nd lady (29th overall) in 37.53.  Other ladies competing for the club were Elspeth Jenkins 42.27, Norma Beaton 44.28, Sarah Houston 45.26, Dawn Hardy 46.30, Anna McLure 49.24, Linda Smith 49.47, Barbara Bowie 51.58, Amanda Strang 53.05, Rachel McLure 56.18, Frances Wardhaugh 58.42, Menitta Dickenson 59.01, Rosie Campbell 59.05, Doreen Christie 59.17, and Jenni Coelho 63.18.  

First male MRR over the line was Gareth Jenkins (6th) 34.52, followed by Daniel Leedham 36.31, George Sim 36.38, Donald Shand 37.12, John Little 37.45, Simon Garland 38.12, Colin Green 38.58, Gordon Cowie 42.18, Paul Chappell 43.06, Brian Milne 43.36, John McGregor 45.14, and Iain MacKenzie 49.29.  

Congratulations to everyone who ran a PB - Gareth, Rosie and Menitta are ones that I know of.    

Blair Little ran a great 5K and was 1st over the line in 19.32, from a field of 84.

Well done everybody.

Photos courtesy of Alan Bowie now on pictures page - thanks to John.

Full results on results page.

The Celtic Cup

MRRs Ian Garioch was competing for Scotland in Cardiff in the Celtic Cup.

Ian won the 400m in a time of 49.21 and unfortunately the 4x400m relay squad were disqualified.
 However Scotland won overall to take home the cup. 

Well done Ian. 

Results can be found here.

http://www.welshathletics.org/results/2009-2010-international-results/

Bank of Scotland Squad 2010

Moray Roadrunners have 2 athletes and 1 coach included in the 2010 Squad.

U20 Gemma Cormack is in the Endurance group.  Gemma made the 2010 IAAF World Junior Standard in 2009 in the 1500m, 4.27.22, just inside the standard of 4.28.00.

U23 Ian Garioch has made the sprints Relay Pool of 5 athletes for the 4x400m.

Carol Lawrie is included in the Coaches as is Ian Garioch's Coach, Eddie McKenna from Aberdeen.

It is a great achievement to be included in the Squad.  We wish them good luck.

Scottish Senior Indoor Championships

Ian Garioch attended the above championships held in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow and won silver in the men's 400m in a new indoor PB of 48.84.  He is on the right track for a good summer.  

Well done.

Town Hall Visits

Scottish Athletics are holding 'Town Hall Visits' during the month of January.  Chair, Frank Dick, and Head Coach, Laurier Primeau, and the relevant Regional Athletics Manager, will be attending some or all of the meetings.  Member coaches, athletes, administrators and public sector partner organisations are welcome to attend.

These meetings will give members the chance to input, to two of the most recently appointed and most senior personnel within Scottish Athletics, on their views on the opportunity presented to the sport in the countdown to London 2012 and 2014 and raise some of the main issues impacting on athletics at club and regional level.

Scottish Athletics Chair, Frank Dick, said: "Town Halls will be an annual forum for expressing opinion, generating ideas, enriching understanding, voicing concerns and addressing issues.  They are yours to use as you feel best fits what you consider to be the pursuit of excellence for athletics in Scotland, be that school, club, regional, national or international level.  I look forward to seeing you there".

Please indicate by emailing mary.anderson@scottishathletics.org.uk if you intend to attend, at least 48 hours before the event.

We have not been given much notice, but here are the dates, venues and times.

22 January       Inverness (Leisure Centre) at 6pm

23 January       Aberdeen (Aberdeen Sports Village) at 10am

23 January       Dundee (Discovery Point) at 3pm

24 January       Glasgow (Kelvin Hall) at 10am

24 January       Edinburgh (Caledonia House) at 4pm

New Coach

Congratulations to Brian Milne, who has qualified as a Level 1 Coach.  Theory and practical training - doing essays, assignments, organising training programmes - just like being back in school!  Well done.

London Marathon

Virgin (through Virgin Money) are the sponsors of the 2010 London Marathon and have decided to offer limited places in the race to runners willing to raise money for the charity called Fertility Scotland.  If you would like to take part please email the Club Secretary with your contact details and email address before 12th January.  Please note you must be able to raise £500.

North Indoor District Championships

At the first North Indoor District Championships, held in December at the new Indoor facilities at Aberdeen, the following Moray Roadrunners won medals.

Ian Garioch - Gold for 60m, Gold for Long Jump

Dionne Milne - Gold for 60m Hurdles, Gold for Shot, Silver for 60m

Emma Bowie - Gold for Shot

Lauren Bell - Bronze for 60m, Bronze for Long Jump.

Lauren is U11 but had to compete with and as an U13.

Congratulations to everyone, and an Indoor section will be added to the Club Records page.

Report courtesy of  Margery Swinton

Hangover Run

What a great start to the MRR calendar with more runners turning up than expected, given the poor road conditions.  Moray Roadrunners, young and old, were joined by members of Forres Harriers and most ran a 6.8 mile route through the snow on a beautiful calm morning.  Some went for a gentle walk!  Then all enjoyed the refreshments, thanks to the many donations.  The proceedings concluded with the presentation of the Gents and Ladies Club Championship. These were awarded  to Colin Green and Sarah Houston, who gathered 440 and 478 points respectively from their 6 best races over 2009, chosen from the MRR club championship qualifying races.  Congratulations to you both.

Thanks for the photographs Carol.  Now on pictures page, courtesy of John.

Nairn Turkey Trot

A few MRRs braved the cold to join another 85 runners in the above annual event, held on Boxing Day.  This 5K (approx.) is a Fun Run with a difference - each competitor must predict their finish time and run without a watch.  The race started and finished at Nairn Harbour, running along the East Beach because of the icy conditions.  Well done to Norma Beaton, Brian Milne and Dionne Milne.

Results

Photo courtesy of Andrew Little

Hangover Run

The first outing of the New Year for the club, which this year will include a run for the juniors, will start as per usual at the Miltonduff Hall - 10.00 am for a 10.30 am start - followed by refreshments (all donations gratefully received) and the presentation of our Club Champions' awards.

All club members and friends are welcome.

Turkey Trot

Apart from a cold and frosty morning, it was perfect weather conditions for this popular, well organised, annual event.  There were 200 competitors of which 10 were Moray Roadrunners.  Colin Green and Daniel Leedham both finished under the hour, both for the first time - Colin 11th in 59.20, Daniel 13th in 59.45.   Paul Chappell was next MRR home in 70.27 (40th) followed by  Norma Beaton (our only female entrant) in 72.19 (53rd).  Also competing for the club were Brian Milne 74.08 (64th), Allan Smith 74.15 (66th), John MacGregor 75.47 (79th), Rennie Simmonds 77.03 (86th), Iain MacKenzie 83.37 (134th) and Gordon Robertson 84.39 (138th).  Congratulations to those who ran a PB and well done everyone.

Full results on results page 

Photographs on pictures page courtesy of John Christie

Xmas Pie Relays

MRRs annual end of year relays took place in the grounds of Elgin Academy today.  This event gives the juniors and seniors a chance to get together and have a bit of fun!

Numbers were very low this year due to an indoor competition taking place in Aberdeen's new track, but those who did attend still managed to have an enjoyable morning.

With only enough for 3 teams of 5,  the first 3 runners in each team ran the perimeter of Elgin Academy's very frosted football pitches.  Lara Dalgarno, Beth Patterson and Nicola Dalgarno set off to the cheers of their team mates.

These three young girls have only been running for a short time and did well for their teams.  Lara came home first, handing over to Gavin McDonald who was followed by Hamish Sim and Callum Alexander.  They ran well, closing the top place run of Gavin.

George Sim (on his first short lap) tried to follow the correct course, but was confused when Frances Wardhaugh started her loop even before her handover was near the finish line and then decided to change the route! (on more than one occasion!)  Santa tried to follow the course (Jack Christie) and managed to keep them within sight.

Toby Dobbs, Keith McArthur and Beth Wilson were the next off on the first of the long laps, incorporating Morriston Playing fields.  Toby and Keith were doing very well and then Beth just managed to glide herself into first position!  Beth has been listening to her mother, Oonagh, too much who, along with Julie Goodfellow, tried to sabotage the leaders by telling a young innocent Toby that he had to go back to the start!  This didn't deter him and the last of the runners set off!

Now the true colours started to show in Moray Goodfellow and Jamsie Wilson!!!!!  Being chased down by George Sim, who had no chance against these young guns, they seemed to lose sight of the course and just made it up as they went along!  They fought out the finish and thought that they had done enough until they realised that the finish had moved...oops!

Thanks for the wee dance at the top of the hill Moray!  Kenny - you would have been proud of Jamsie, he certainly knows how to cut corners!

Well done all!  Thanks to all helpers and to John Christie for his photographic skills, all of which are already on the pictures page.

Have a Merry Christmas and be ready for your tough training in the New Year!

Club Champions 2009

U11 Boys            Greg Anderson

U13 Girls            Emma Bowie

U13 Boys            Lewis Sim and Ben Mitchell

U15 Girls            Beth Wilson

U15 Boys            Blair Little

U17 Boys            Callum Shand

Endeavour Award        Molly Donegan

Congratulations!  

Report courtesy of Carol Lawrie           

Tain Hill Trail Race

The starting line-up of 63 competitors for the above 12 miler included 4 veteran Moray Roadrunners.  Boggy ground and churned up forest tracks did not deter Gordon Cowie, Tom Main, John MacGregor and Gilbert Bain from enjoying their run as they finished in 31st, 35th, 46th and 47th place respectively.

Well done.  Full results on results page.

Mince Pie Relays

This annual event is to take place on Saturday 12th December, meeting at Bishopmill Primary School at 10.00 am, where competitors young and old, good runners and not-so-good, are divided into teams and give themselves silly names!  They are then sent on their merry way, in relays, around the school and Morriston playing fields, each with one purpose in mind - to be the first team home ( some have been known to cut corners!)  Fancy dress is optional.  There are even prizes to be won.  All good Christmas fun followed by refreshments in the old school hall, donations for which would be most welcome.  Junior prize giving concludes the proceedings.  All club members, families and friends are invited.

Garioch in Winning Form

Ian Garioch, who is studying Geology at Aberdeen University, was competing in the Universities Fresher Match at Kelvin Hall.  He won the 60m in a new indoor PB of 7.22 and the 200m, also a PB, in 22.71.  Aberdeen University also won the 4x200m.

A very busy day for Ian with 3 rounds in each discipline.

Congratulations and good luck for the coming season.

Report courtesy of Carol Lawrie.

Full results on results page

Annual General Meeting 2009

Despite the disappointing turnout for the A.G.M. last night, the election of office bearers and committee members went ahead, with most positions being filled.  

Continuing with their good work of the preceding year are Keith McArthur (Chairperson), Melissa McGregor (Secretary), Paul Taylor (Treasurer), Colin Green (Men's Captain) and committee members Simon Dobbs and Doreen Christie.  Welcomed as new committee members were Ken Anderson and Brian Milne.

The position of Ladies' Captain was not filled and if anyone is interested please get in touch with any member of the committee.  Colin would be happy to provide details of what is required as a club captain and the small amount of work that it entails.

Club fees for senior members are to increase by £5 to £25.  These will become due 1st November.

Thankyou and good luck to the new committee in the coming year.

Aviemore Half Marathon

This very scenic cross country event attracted 993 runners on Sunday.  MRR Sarah Houston crossed the line in 134th place in a chip time of 1.37.53 and gained her 2nd SuperVet place.  Also competing for the club was Pam Walker 1.57.06 and Joan Cameron 2.47.06.  I hope I haven't missed anyone out.

Well done ladies.

Full results on results page

Cairngorm Charmer

'The Elgin Charmers' team of Lydia Davis and Michelle Green took first female place in the above event. This is a 2 lap relay race starting from Cairngorm mountain with a 4 mile run, followed by a 4 mile mountain bike round Loch Morlich, followed by a final uphill 4 mile run back to the start.  Hard work, with only 5 seconds time difference in their individual laps, which paid dividends as they also set a new female course record time of 2.51.33.  Well done ladies.

Full results on results page

Cross Country

There is now a separate Cross Country page, accessed via the link on the menu, where all Cross Country reports and results will now be posted.

Loch Ness Races

Further to yesterday's report, the finishing times for club members in the Loch Ness 10K are Rennie Simmonds 42.38, Norma Beaton 43.35, Sarah Houston 43.41, Pamela Walker 49.26, Iain MacKenzie 51.12, Brian Milne 53.00, Doreen Christie 1.02.05, Colin MacDonald 1.06.12 and Joan Cameron 1.08.43.

Jack Christie, Dionne Milne and Lewis Sim also took part in the 5K run.

Well done everyone.  I hope I didn't miss anyone out.

Results are on the results page.

Loch Ness Races

I have a few results from today's events.  

In the marathon, Garry Henderson finished in 3.40.10, Carol Dean in 4.31.15 and Jenny Coelho in 5.14.31.

Over 3000 runners took part in the 10K and John Little crossed the line in 38th place in a time of 38.07.

Blair Little won the 5K fun run and his younger brother Andrew also took part.

Excellent results so far.  Well done.  Will post more results as I get them.

Dyke 10K

Both male and female course records were broken on Sunday on this fast course and a total of 15 Moray Roadrunners acquitted themselves very well.  First MRR home, in 9th place, was Steve Reeve in  36.18, closely followed by Ewan Paterson 36.41, Colin Green 38.10, Donald Shand 39.33, John Little 39.50, Simon Garland 40.15, Andrew Little 42.03, Norma Beaton 43.58, Sarah Houston 44.44, Allan Smith 45.11, Caroline Pears 50.33, Gordon Robertson 50.41, Pamela Walker 52.33, Jenni Coelho 62.37 and Doreen Christie 63.10.  Congratulations if you picked up a prize or had a PB.  Well done to everyone.

Full results on results page

The Great North Run

Allan Smith travelled south to take part in the above race and completed it in a time of 1.46.49. 

Well done.

Moray 10K

Well done to John Little who was missed from the report on the above race.  He ran an excellent race in a time of 37.46, crossing the line in 10th place overall but also 2nd MRR and 2nd MJ.  What an achievement for John only 2 weeks after his 16th birthday.  Well done.

Moray 3K Series

Unfortunately some juniors were missed from the published junior results in the final race of the series.  Apologies to those who were missed and well done for taking part - the results have now been amended. 

Juniors Training Nights

Please note the change of venue for Tuesday winter training (October to April) displayed on the home page.

Club Records Page

I have changed the format of the club records and they have also been brought up to date thanks to the efforts of Margery Swinton.  Should any discrepancies be noticed, please get in touch with me and I would also welcome any constructive criticisms on the new layout.

North District and National Cross Country Relay Champs

The North District Cross Country Relay Championships are to be held at Dornoch on Saturday 10th October.  Teams of 3 for women and teams of 4 for men are required.  Entries need to be in by this Saturday 26th September.  Anyone interested please contact Colin Green a.s.a.p.

The National Cross Country Relay Championships are to be held at Cumbernauld, Saturday 24th October.  The closing date for entries is 10th October.  Again, contact Colin if interested.

Buckie 10K

It was a close run contest to be first MRR home in the Buckie 10K.  Only 5 seconds separated Norma Beaton, Andrew Little and Sarah Houston who finished in 39th, 40th and 41st place respectively, their times being 43.30, 43.31 and 43.35.  Sarah Houston was first LSV.  Also taking part from the club were Brian Milne 46.39, Iain McKenzie 50.11, Gordon Robertson 50.59 and Pamela Walker 50.59. 

Full results on results page.

Moray 3K Series

The 3rd and final race of the above series took place yesterday evening in Cooper Park with 47 adults and 20 juniors lining up at the start.  First MRR home in 2nd place was Donald Shand in 10.04 and in 12th place was 1st lady, Norma Beaton in 12.26.  In the junior race, first across the line was MRR John Little in 10.42 and in 9th place was 1st girl, Dionne Milne in 13.00.

Overall winners of the series:

 Men - Nick Brown;  Ladies - Norma Beaton;  Junior Boy - John Little;  Junior Girl - Dionne Milne

Well done to everyone who took part in this friendly and well organised event.

Results courtesy of Sarah McGregor on results page.

Photos courtesy of John Christie on pictures page.

Petrofac Athletics League

The final track meet of the season took place on Saturday 19th at Inverness.  Despite the gusting wind on the home straight, there were some very good results.

U13G, Emma Bowie, won the discus with 25.75m to gain championship best, PB and MRR club record (which has stood for 18 yrs.)  Dionne Milne was 2nd with 24.54m, also a PB.  These 2 are now ranked 1 & 2 in Scotland, 8th & 12th in the UK. 

Dionne also won the 70m Hurdles, her 1st attempt at this event.

U13B, Ben Mitchell, was 2nd in the 75m Hurdles in a time of 13.82, a new PB, MRR club record and now ranks 2 in Scotland.

U17M, Callum Shand, had a PB in the shotputt of 11.81m.  This ranks him 11th in Scotland.  The wind affected his discus but he is ranked 10th for this event.

Others taking part were Siobhan Robertson, Molly Donegan, Kirsty Shand and Findlay Donegan.  Unfortunately their races were badly affected by the gusting wind.

Report courtesy of Marjory Swinton

Congratulations to everyone who took part and thankyou to all the coaches for their hard work.

Buckie 10K Races Fun Run

There were 88 competitors in the above fun run with 14 year old MRR Blair Little taking 2nd place in a time of 7.58 and 11 year old MRR Dionne Milne first girl in 16th place in a time of 9.32.

Well done.

Results

Speyside Runner North District Cross Country League

The Cross Country Season gets underway on 3rd October with a nice and easy start at Lochaber.  Maps should be available from all coaches.  All Cross Country League dates are now on the Events page.

Information

Moray Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K

An excellent turnout of 30 Moray Roadrunners competed in the above events on Sunday 13th Sept. which attracted 252 competitors in the 10K, 282 competitors in the Half Marathon and 155 competitors in the Marathon.

 Ross Milne was first overall to cross the line in the 10K in a time of 32.13.  Lydia Davis was 18th and first LV in 40.23 and Michelle Green was 24th and 2nd LV in 41.38.  Sarah Houston, in 38th place, was 2nd LSV in 43.41.  A special mention to 84 year old MRR, James McArthur, who finished in a time of 79.31.  He is an inspiration!

Simon Dobbs was first MRR home in second place in the Half Marathon in a time of 1.16.26.  Elspeth Jenkins was first LV in 39th place in 1.34.47.  Well done to Iain Mackenzie completing his first half marathon in 1.53.11.

Gareth Jenkins finished his marathon in 12th place in a time of 2.59.03, and William Murray was in 76th place in 3.46.31.  Commiserations to Gordon Cowie who had to drop out at 17 miles because of injury.

Congratulations to everyone who took part.

Photos on pictures page courtesy of John Christie.

10K Results

Half Marathon Results

Marathon Results

New Club Record

Ian Garioch has broken the Senior Men's Long Jump record at the Petrofac League Final in Aberdeen on Sunday 6th September.  He jumped 6.05m.  A great achievement especially as it is a few years since he competed in long jump. 

Well done Ian.

The Great Scottish Run Glasgow Half Marathon

Two members of Moray Roadrunners travelled to Glasgow to take part in the above event. 

Garry Henderson finished in a time of 1.34.56 and Carol Dean finished in 1.56.32.

Well done to you both.

The Heartbeat Challenge

 Moray Roadrunner Caroline Pears took part in the above event on Saturday 5th Sept., which involved a 12 mile hill run followed by a 10 mile road cycle.  Despite it being a bit chilly at the top of the hill and having two miles of boggy ground to cross, Caroline really enjoyed this very friendly and well organised event, finishing in a time of 3.00.17.  The excellent venison burgers at the end made it all worthwhile.

Well done.

Full results

Moray Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K

Volunteers to marshall would be appreciated by the organisers of the above events which take place on Sunday, September 13th.  If you can help please contact club chairperson Keith McArthur or telephone Dave Stewart on 549886.

 

Peterhead 10K

149 runners took part in the above race, which was hilly/undulating in the first half and downhill in the second.  First Moray Road Runner home was Richard Johnston, in 25th place in a time of 41.16, followed in 26th place by 2nd lady, Michelle Green, in 41.29.  Sarah Houston was 41st overall and 7th lady in 44.29.

Well done to all.

 

New Club Record

 Ian Garioch broke the 400m record at the Falkirk Cup in Grangemouth last night.  He was taking part in the 400m Invitational Race and just got pipped on the line.  He finished 2nd in a time of 48.29.

Highlights of this event (not sure if Ian's will be on) is on BBC2 on Sunday evening 5.30pm.

Well done Ian.

Report courtesy of Carol Lawrie.

 

Races at Lossie High School 

Please follow the above link to read an article about the Scottish Sprint Orienteering Championships from Mike Rodgers of Moravian Orienteering Club.

 

Speyside 10 Mile

The above event was won today by Lloyd Gallantree of Forres Harriers in a time of 58 mins 06 secs.  Steve Reeve was first Moray Roadrunner home in 3rd place and 1st Vet in a time of 58.48.

 Jacqui Higginbottom of Carnethy, was first Lady in 5th place in 65.43 and Michelle Green of Moray Roadrunners, was 2nd Lady, in 69.30. 

Full results are on the Results page.

Open Graded Evening - Linwood

Ian Garioch has yet again set a Club Record, this time in the 200m at the above event on Wednesday evening, with a time of 22.18 secs.  He assures his coach, Carol Lawrie, he will go under 22 secs. - so watch this space!  Well done Ian.

 Next Wednesday evening Ian will compete in the Golden League Falkirk Cup, in the 400m Development race.  This event will be televised on Wednesday, but it is unsure if Ian's race will be. 

 We wish him good luck.

Moray 3K Series

50 Adults and 24 Juniors took part in the second race of the above series. 

In the adult race Frankie Barton of Keith Athletics was first in 9 min 30 secs. and first MRR was 3rd placed Donald Shand in 9.59.  First lady was MRR Sarah Houston in 12.21.

In the junior race MRR John Little was first in 10.44 and first girl was MRR Dionne Milne in 13.09.

Well done to all.

Full Results courtesy of Sarah McGregor on results page.

Photos courtesy of John Christie are on pictures page.

Spey Valley 10

Moray Road Runners are organising the above event on Sunday 23rd August and are looking for volunteers to help on the day.  Please contact Keith or any committee member if you are available.

 Nairn Half Marathon

Three members were at Nairn on Saturday for the above race, to compete against another 200 runners.

 Colin Green finished in 14th place in 1.26.43 

Sarah Houston was 1st FSV in 1.38.54

and Jenny Coelho finished in 2.25.18.  Well done to all three. 

Full results are on the Results Page. 

Photos courtesy of Carol Lawrie.

Dyce Half Marathon

Steve Reeve finished in 4th place in the above race in 1.20.58 and Simon Garland was 20th in 1.31.02.

Well done.

Full results are on the Results Page

U20/U23 Scottish Champs - Grangemouth

Three of our very successful athletes were competing at the above champs.

U20 Gemma Cormack moved down a distance for this champs as she has been concentrating on 1500s this year.  She also won the Celtic Games 1500m in Wales last weekend for the Scottish team.  Gemma was competing in the 800m and had a tough last 200m to take the Silver medal in a new club record of 2.11.98.

U23s Ian Garioch was getting back to fitness and was just pipped on the line.  He, also, won the Silver medal, in a time of 48.85.  Ian also competed in the 200m, finishing 5th in 22.30, equalling the senior men's record.

Gary Sweeney, who seems to have been in the winning circle for years, had 2 Silvers; Shot 11.18 and Discus 33.89.  Gary has also been putting some of his throwing experience back into the club in helping young Callum Shand with his vast improvements in throwing this year.

Report courtesy of Carol Lawrie

Well done to all three.

Viewpoint Challenge

 A number of Moray Road Runners competed in this event.  First MRR was Colin Green in 4th place and Norma Beaton was 1st lady home in 20th place and under 16s John and Blair Little, who finished 12th and 14th place respectively, are worthy of a mention. Simon Garland, Andrew Little and Brian Milne also took part.  Full results are now on the results page.  

A Moray Roadrunner Abroad

The 3rd Ultra Marathon of Gran Sasso was 49.6 km/31 miles on tarmac and gravel road in the mountainous area of Central Italy, the region known as Abruzzo.  There was 750 metres of ascent including 200 metres in the final 4K.  It was shortened slightly because the earthquake in April caused a landslide to block the usual route.  The race started from and finished at a small hill village called Castel del Monte.  There were 94 runners, all except one from Italian running clubs.  It was an early start so most of the run wasn't too hot.  However by the final 10K the heat had built up to 25+ degrees.  The winner completed the race in 3 hours 20 mins. and  Gordon Cowie  managed to finish in 4 hours 3 mins.,  making him 14th overall and 2nd in the over 55 category.  The race was very well run and the organisers were very welcoming and would be delighted to have more Scottish runners in the future!!  Anyone interested please contact Gordon.

Well done Gordon.

After the race Gordon was interviewed and, although an interpreter was to hand, he managed to conduct the interview in Italian! 

Moray 3K Series

45 Adults and 20 Juniors took part in the 1st race of the Moray 3K Series held in Cooper Park last Wednesday evening.  Results are available now on the results page.  Well done to all who took part.

New Webmaster

I am the new webmaster of MRR website and would appreciate your patience over the next few weeks as I settle in to the task (with assistance from my husband).  I hope to continue with the same high standard of news and information as brought to you all by Amanda. Thank you, Amanda, and good luck to you and Colin for the future.  You have done a great job over the last year and I appreciate the time and effort afforded me to make the changeover as painless as possible.  But please don't change your phone number yet!  

My contact details have been added to the contacts page and I hope everyone will keep me up to speed with relevant news, events and results - either by phone or email.

Barbara Bowie 

Spey Valley 10 Mile Trail Race

The entry form is now available for the above race on the Sunday 23rd August 2009 organised by Moray Roadrunners.

Entry Form

2009/10 Cross Country fixtures

03/10/09 - Lochaber

31/10/09 - Caithness

05/12/2009 - Keith

16/01/2010 - Forres

30/01/2010 - Nairn

13/02/2010 - Elgin

For details on events please check Cross Country League website

British Milers Club 1500m

Gemma Cormack who only celebrated her 17th birthday on Thursday,
travelled to Stretford at the weekend to take part in the British
Milers Club 1500m.
 
A personal best has eluded Gemma for 2 seasons but she was on form on
Saturday finishing 2nd in a lifetime best of 4.27.22 (a new club record too), this was just
under 5secs off her previous set in 2007.
 

Website

Please note that as of 30th June 2009  the website will no longer be updated until a new webmaster is found.  I'm using these last few days to make the website as user friendly as possible to anyone visiting it after the 30th.  I can't promise to be able to put any new information about results or events on in this time so please don't send any requests to me from this time forward. 

The website will still appear as it is at the moment with the normal archive of photos, news, results and links, so please keep visiting and soon an announcement of a new webmaster will be available.

It has been an enjoyable time managing the website over the last year and I hope to still play a big part in Moray Road Runners when I'm back into my training again in the winter.  I'd like to thank everyone for their help in the past and for all the positive comments I've had from people about the work I've put into the website.

Amanda Strang

Quarrelwood Forest Run - Wed 24th June

Registration and all races will start one hour later than normal due to the Red Arrows display in Forres from 6.30 to 7 p.m.
 

INTERVAL TRAINING – ORIENTEERING STYLE!

Please find below an open invitation to a new type of training session organised by Moravian Orienteers on the 9th of July.

To Moray Road Runners Members,

My name’s Mike Rodgers – some of you might recognise me as the organiser of the Culbin Forest Run.  I started off life as a road runner when I was a bit faster than I am now but I’m now a member of Moravian Orienteering Club. Having been involved in most forms of running, I’m on a bit of a personal crusade to try to make orienteering more accessible to everyone as I understand why many runners have no interest in running around tough, complex areas where you might spend most of your time lost and totally fed up unless you’re reasonably good with maps.

Our club has recently discovered urban orienteering - a new form of orienteering that seems to be making a big impression down south.  There have been a few very popular events in some of the big English cities – even Central London!  By bringing orienteering on to the streets it’s making it accessible to everyone and it’s something that might add a bit of interest to your training evenings. I’d therefore like to invite anyone interested to come to an interval training session we’re organising with Forres Harriers on Thursday 9th July based on this idea of urban orienteering.

Paul Rogan invited me to run a session in early June for Forres Harriers and we set up a course around Forres where you had to visit 20 checkpoints at various places around the town as quickly as possible.  The idea was that you ran as fast as you could once you’d decided where you were going, and then your recovery phase came while you checked the map for where to go next.  There are always a few different routes you can take between the checkpoints, and by using electronic timing chips we provided a printout at the end showing your time for each leg.  Those who didn’t fancy the navigation side of things too much just teamed up with someone who did.  Some went off as individuals and others went in groups of up to 4, but with a map each.

The reaction we had from the Harriers took us completely, and very pleasantly, by surprise.  Everyone really enjoyed the session, which took runners between 40 and 60 minutes to cover about 8 Km. By popular demand, we’ve been asked to do the session again and we’d love to have some Moray Road Runners along to see what you make of it.  So just come along to Grant Park at 6.30 pm on Thursday 9th July (by the toilet block).  It’s the Monaughty Forest Run the evening before, so if you want to find out more, just look out for the tall skinny bloke with the light blue Moravian running top about half way down the field.  I should also be at Quarrelwood on 24th June.

We as a club would like to become much more a part of the local rung scene, and we hope you’ll be able to join us. If there’s enough interest, we might even create an orienteering map of Elgin one day.

Best regards,

Mike Rodgers

Moravian Orienteering Club Publicity Officer

13th June 2009

Club News & Records

Margery Swinton won 4 golds at the Scottish Masters champs at Pitreavie on Sunday 14th June for hammer, discus, shot and javelin.

Ian Garioch broke the Senior men's 100m record on Sunday 7th June at
Petrofac in Inverness in a time of 10:99.

Very well done to everyone for their efforts.

Double Gold for Gemma
 
16 year old Gemma Cormack won double Gold at the weekend at the
Scottish Schools Championships in Grangemouth.
 
First Gold came in the 1500m on the Friday in a time of 4.36, outside
Gemma's best but she front ran, as she did on the Saturday at the 800m
where the second Gold was won in 2.13.05.
 
Gemma will compete this weekend at the Senior Scottish Champs in
Pitreavie in the 1500m along with Ian Garioch who is competing in the
200m.
 
We wish them the best of luck
 

Bell's Rotary Marafun 7th June

Well done to all to took part on Sunday and raised money for charity whether it was running for the club or running for another organisation.  The MRR male team & mixed team both put in a fine performances and hopefully a enjoyed their run and their day out.

Pictured below from top left, Colin Green, Garry Henderson, Keith McArthur, George Sim & Simon Garland.  Mixed team were Carol Dean, Rosie Patterson, Iain Mackenzie, Lydia Davis and Melissa Mcgregor.

Moray 5k, Sun 14th June

New Coaches

Congratulations to Diane MacIver and Ken Anderson who recently qualified as a level one coaches.  To qualify it was necessary to write essays, take assessments and make up training programmes.  Their efforts have paid off, very well done to both of them.

Moray College 10k 31/5/09

12 Roadrunners turned up for this event on Sunday and endured the scorching heat, but still managed to put in some impressive results.  Colin Green was 3rd overall and Sarah Houston 5th lady home and first 50+ lady.  Club results below: -

Full Results

Culbin Forest Run Junior's Results

Results are now available for last Wednesday's junior 1 mile fun run.  Well done to Gavin Macdonald 2nd & Oscar Heald 4th.

Full Results

Webmaster Vacancy

The club is still looking for a webmaster!  Due to maternity the current webmaster will only be able to continue in the post for a short time.  This is a voluntary position and requires a time commitment of one to two evenings a week depending on how busy the race calendar is.  The job could easily be shared between two people and does not require any financial outlay.  All training would be given and it is not necessary for the webmaster to sit on the club committee.  If you have a passion for running and a bit of spare time the role is a great challenge and can be very rewarding.  If a suitable candidate is not found shortly then unfortunately the website will no longer be updated.  Please contact strangamanda@hotmail.com  for full details if you are interested.

Updates to Links Page

Walk Run Jog Moray is a newly launched site specifically for running, walking and jogging in Moray and can quickly route an interested party to finding all the information they need if they wish to take part in one of these activities locally.

www.walkjogrunmoray.org.uk/

Fionna Ross has kindly taken the time to set up a club group page on Facebook.  Facebook differs from the official website because it is a networking facility and members can post comments on the wall.  The group page is open to anyone who wishes to join, if you are having trouble joining please get in touch with Amanda Strang or Fionna Ross and we will arrange an invitation to join to be emailed to you.

http://www.facebook.com/