Thanks to all those who took part in and helped with the Turkey Trot on Boxing Day. The winners of the race were Ross Milne (17.22) and Jenny Bannerman (20.47) and the best predictors were Alan and Jackie Mair (both only 3 seconds out). Full results now available on Race Results page.
LOSSIEMOUTH 10 MILE TURKEY TROT
Well done to the two club runners that took part in this race - Kenny MacLeod (79.38) and Linda Taylor (95.14) both got PBs!
EDDIES HALF MARATHON
42 Malcolm BEHARRELL 1:33:03
HEBRIDEAN CHALLENGE
The Hebridean Challenge is a relay race using only human power to negotiate a course of up to 700 km in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland (running, cycling, kayaking and swimming are all involved). Jenny Bryce was part of a team ('Jenny's gang') that finished fifth. Read more about it at http://www.hebrideanchallenge.com/.
INVERNESS HALF MARATHON 2009
Entries are now being taken for next years Inverness Half Marathon.
80. Martin Flynn 1.33.27; 181. Maureen Mackie 1.40.56
RUN 4 IT NEEDS RUNNERS
My name is Duncan Riddoch and I run a business called Run 4 It. Our company is a Scotland ( Aberdeen ) based chain of specialist running shops, offering a wide range of products aimed primarily at runners.
In the second half of November this year (date TBC) we will open Run 4 It Inverness, in Inverness City Centre, providing what we hope (and have heard) will be a range of product and service currently limited in Inverness .
We have a very much service based philosophy with all staff trained by Podiatrists in gait analysis, in order to provide an unrivalled footwear matching service, as well as priding ourselves on providing high standards of service and advice. More than just a shop, we will also have a treatment facility onsite offering Physiotherapy and Sports Massage, we also host talks, clinics and open (club) nights throughout the year.
I hope to be able to bring you more information on the shop and extend an invitation to our official opening, but in the meantime was looking to see if you could help us in spreading the recruitment word?
All of our shops are staffed by runners, meaning recruitment through the traditional channels can be slightly more challenging. If you were able to forward this mail to your club members (or any relevant members), we would be interested in hearing from anyone who would be interested in combining their passion for running with their career on either a full or part time basis? A CV or e-mail outlining relevant experiences and expertise can be sent to my e-mail address below.
Yours in running, _________________________________ Duncan Riddoch, Managing Director Tel: 01224 594405 Fax: 01224 594404 E-Mail: duncan.riddoch@run-4-it.com
Run 4 It, 21 Holburn Street, Aberdeen , AB10 6BS
NORTHERN SCOT 10K SERIES 2008
The results from the three races are now available on the Forres Harriers website courtesy of a nice man from Keith and District.
70 WILD MILES
I know this happened a few months ago, but there's no harm in reminding you all of Jenny Bryce's great performance where she finished third overall (and first female) at Glencoe. Her times were 2 hours 10 for the bike (47 miles), 1 hour 57 for the canoe (10 miles) and 1 hour 42 for the run (13 miles)for a total time of 5 hours 49 minutes. Well done Jenny! Read all about it at http://www.70wildmiles.org/
GREAT NORTH RUN
Name Position Age Group Position Gender Position Age Group/ Gender Position Time Tyne Bridge 10k 15k 20k Kenneth MacLeod 6909 570 6039 496 1:50:20 15:00 51:41 1:17:42 1:44:59 Linda Taylor 23676 2137 6814 557 2:18:48 18:27 1:04:55 1:37:55 2:11:49
LOCH NESS MARATHON AND 10K
10K:
88. Martin Flynn 40.22; 182. Maureen Mackie 43.29; 949. Andrew Gulland 57.48
We will be changing to the new winter venue - the community centre - as of the 16th of October. This will be the meeting point for the Thursday night sessions only. Please park over the road in the library car park and walk over to the community centre reception where you will be directed to our allocated room (The Gaelic play group room, straight ahead from reception). There will be somewhere to leaves keys/jackets and toilets will be available.
33. Danny Bow 39.34; 43. Malcolm Beharrell 41.08; 61. Colin MacGregor 43.28; 64. Maureen Mackie 43.43; 94. Kenneth MacLeod 47.16; 96. Dennis Lefevre 47.21; 98. Lorna Fraser 47.23; 119. Jenny Henderson 49.44; 130. John Forward 51.57; 135. Carol Stewart 53.55; 142. John Ferrie 57.23; 143. Claire Rind 58.29; 147. Jenny Saunders 60.06; 152. Fiona Walker 63.04
BUCKIE 10K
40. Maureen Mackie 43.36; 110. John Ferrie 59.40
FOREST RUNS 2008
Here are the times for the Nairn runners who did this series during the summer (thanks to Kenny for compiling this:
Name Culbin Roseisle Quarrelwood Monaughty Geoff Main 00:29:57 00:27:54 00:25:02 00:25:06 Jamie Maclaren 00:34:11 00:28:43 Colin Macgregor 00:35:41 Malcolm Beharrell 00:36:16 00:30:51 Gordon Main 00:37:55 00:30:11 00:30:29 Kenny Macleod 00:39:24 00:30:54 00:34:31 Phyllis Lemoncello 00:43:55 00:33:46 Jim Connelly 00:44:48 00:35:27 Corrinne Ferguson 00:47:24 John Ferrie 00:50:35 00:36:25 00:41:12 Clare Rhind 00:52:30 00:40:41 00:43:23 Alistair Stewart 00:32:02 00:35:30 Carol Stewart 00:36:29 00:38:36 Linda Taylor 00:36:38 00:40:20 Christine Ould 00:40:08 00:43:19 Danny Bow 00:31:01 00:28:58 Lorna Fraser 00:32:50 Andrew Gulland 00:33:08 Gerry Clark 00:35:45 Jenny Saunders 00:36:39 Fiona Kelman 00:39:32 Catriona Mortimer 00:41:37 00:45:15 Fiona Walker 00:49:08
GOLSPIE 10K
Five Nairn runners made the trip up north to Golspie. Geoff was third in 36.11. Well done to Fiona W. who got another PB. More info to follow.
SPEY VALLEY 10
Sorry, missed these from a few weeks back......
19. Maureen Mackie 70.59; 28. Shirley Hay 76.14; 36. Alistair Stewart 80.09; 45. Phyllis Lemoncello 83.24; 61. Carol Stewart 88.25; 78. Jenny Saunders 98.47
GREAT SCOTTISH RUN
Well done to Kenny who ran this half marathon in Glasgow in 1.51.06 (and beat 4561 runners in the process)
MORAY MARATHONS RESULTS
Marathon:
34. Malcolm Beharrell 3.26.01; 46. Gordon Main 3.32.18
Half Marathon:
110. Shirley Hay 107.04; 124. Jenny Henderson 109.17; 248. James Connelly 136.57
10k:
22. Colin MacGregor 41.50; 29. Maureen Mackie 43.25
BLYTHSWOOD CARE 10k RUN
Geoff Main won this 10k at Geanies Estate, Tain in 38.20. Full results at www.blythswood.org.
MESSAGE ABOUT THE TAIN HILL RACE FROM THE ORGANISER
Would it be possible for you to add Tain Hill Trail Race (12 miles) on to your race listing page of Nairn RR website please. Its on Sat 25th October (unfortunate clash with Cairngorm Charmer but we've been using the last Sat in Oct since 2004). I know some of you come to Tain and Portmahomack 10km and the trail race is in the same sort of informal format. It goes ROUND the hill (as opposed to up the hill) so anyone who can do a half-marathon will manage it (admittedly it is a gruelling 2 mile uphill start) - it is really lovely scenery and we have good post race soup, sandwiches and cakes. We also have a post race evening meal/party/disco in a local hotel which does good rates in case any of you fancy making a weekend of it. Details will be on Tain Runners website shortly.
GLENMORANGIE TAIN HIGHLAND GATHERING HILL RACE
The Hill Race takes place every year on the night before the Highland Games.The course of 9.2km starts on the other side of the A9 from the games field, which is close to sea level, and rises to the Pulpit Rock at 850ft over forest tracks and rough muddy paths. There is supposed to be stunning views of the surrounding countryside from the top, but the runners were to busy concentrating on the under foot conditions to pay attention. Malcolm was Nairn's sole competitor, coming in at a time of 42min 30secs.
MULL HALF MARATHON
Four seasons in 1 hour, torrential rain, strong head winds and baking heat all in one race, typical Hebridean weather, wouldn't miss it for the world. Malcolm competed in the Mull Half Marathon for the second time on this undulating course running from Craignure to Salen. Suffering from lack of training due to a niggling injury he still managed to finish in a time of 1hr 34min.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT TRAINING
Note that Clava training is finished for the year so it is back to 7.30 p.m. at Westerlea
NETHYBRIDGE 10 MILE
Several Nairn road runners took part in the RSPB 10 mile road race held at Abernethy Highland games on Saturday 09 August. The course is a mixture of road and forest tracks and with the weather favouring the spectators rather than the runners it was hard going over the very undulating course. Lorna Fraser 82.34, Kenny Macleod 86.08, Alistair Stewart 89.27, Eddie Froude 91.06, Carol Stewart 96.04, Linda Taylor 99.48, Fiona Kelman 103.38 Jenny Saunders 103.38
VIEWPOINT CHALLENGE
15. Danny Bow 25.49; 17. Gordon Main 27.29; 26. Maureen Mackie 30.16; 28. Kenneth MacLeod 30.23; 36. John Ferrie 42.04
BEHARRELL'S TRAVELS
Craig Dunian Hill Race (1) With the last few patches of snow melting on Craig Dunian, the hill racing season got off to a flying start. Malcolm took part in his first race of the year, coming in at a time of 43min 35secs over this multi terrain 10k course with 900ft of climbingSubject:
Callanish Stones Marathon (2) This the hardest but most scenic marathon Malcolm has ever competed in, nothing could have prepared you for the strong head winds which the runners had to battle against for nearly 20 miles( the only way you could have trained for this was to push a wardrobe up the Clavas) . But the magnificent views you got of Harris as you crossed the Pentland Road made up for the effort. If it was not for the marshals during the race we would not have seen a sole until we came into Stornoway where we started to pass the last of the Half Marathon runners, coming through the grounds of Lews Castle. Even though Malcolm came in 12th it is the slowest time he has ever recorded for a marathon.
Isle of Skye Half Marathon (3) Malcolm was at The 25th Isle of Skye 14 mile Half Marathon which took place last Saturday. This extended half marathon starts in Camanachd Square in Portree and heads out of Portree on the main Uig road before turning onto a single track road. It continues on past the foot of Ben Grasco passing by Coulnacraggan into Carbost, then turned onto the Dunvegan road before turning into another single track road which headed past Ben Tote, this must be one of the most arduous undulating 8 miles in any half marathon especially due to the strong head winds the runners had to battle against. The route heads onto the main Uig to Portree road where the runners start a further gruelling continuous climb for the next three miles reaching the 11 mile mark which is just before Drumuie and leads them to the descent back into Portree. Malcolm came in 49th out of 251 finishers in this well organised race, these Hebridean events are thoroughly recommended for their atmosphere and the support you receive from the local people, which is especially unique to these races.
Ben Aigan Hill Race (4) This year 37 runners took part in the Ben Aigan Hill Race on Wednesday night with Malcolm being Nairn's sole representative. The course was over 7.2 km of rough terrain with 1100ft of climbing, Malcolm came in at a time of 41min 07secs.
LAIRIG GHRU RACE On Sunday 29th June Malcolm Beharrell lined up with 84 other runners, outside the police station at Braemar. From Braemar the first few miles are on Tarmac road up to Mar Lodge. From there a track leads to Derry Lodge then over fairly soft ground through Glen Luibeg and the Luibeg Burn . The ground rises steeply at the Carn a'Mhaim with the Devil's Point on the left, as soon as the full splendour of the Lairig Ghru comes into sight. It is rough going, requiring concentration and hard on the legs and with stiff head winds, slippery rocks due to the rain the applause and encouragement from climbers and hillwalkers, throughout the course, was a great help in keeping the runners motivated. As the track rises, it passes between Braeriach on the left and Ben Macdui on the right. The boulder fields before the Pools of Dee are very tricky, but soon after this Aviemore can be seen, and the ground descends over softer surfaces down to Rothiemurchus Forest. The final miles are on well used tracks out onto the road at Coylumbridge. Finally the town of Aviemore is approached by the old bridge over the Spey, under the railway line, and up the main road to the finish outside the police station. Malcolm thoroughly enjoys this "Ultra Distance 28 mile Race, with 2100ft of climbing ", it's the 5th time he has completed it even though his times were down from previous years, due to the conditions and this being his 5th race in a fortnight, it is an awesome source of pleasure! pain and satisfaction.
Tomnabat hill race: The climb from the Tomintoul Highland Games to the hill top is crisscrossed by several deep burns, drainage ditches and peat bogs all covered by a long thick covering of heather, which made the hazards near impossible to see, and running very difficult.
There was no path to follow, just the odd piece of "hazard tape" to mark the general direction you had to go in, which made an unusual sight at the start with the runners fanning out all over the hillside looking for the best way up, local knowledge would have been very advantageous.
When you reach the bottom of the hill after a precarious decent, you think you are about finished the race when a marshal sends you back up the hill again. With the race just being over 3.5 miles and with a 1100 ft of climbing it was a short but very tough hill race, but thoroughly enjoyed by the competitors.
Malcolm was Nairn's sole representative at the race completing the course in a time of 41min 48secs which was a couple of minutes slower than last year.
ELGIN 10 MILE (REPORT COURTESY OF MALCOLM)
At Elgin this year 39 runners lined up for the 10 Mile Road Race, with the heat and having to negotiate the Brumley Brae twice due to the course change last year, they found it hard going, but the extra water stations around the course helped the competitors. Nairn fielded 5 runners this year, with Linda Taylor coming in to win the 3rd Lady Vet title and a bottle of wine.
Malcolm Beharrell :- 72min 24secs; Billy Taylor :- 73min 42secs; Kenneth MacLeod :- 82min 19secs; Linda Taylor :- 98min 11secs; John Ferrie :- 107min 00secs
RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND
Forres Highland Games 10k (or The 3H Race (hot, hilly and horrible) as rechristened by Kenny ) - Kenny Macleod 51.03; Gordon Main 51:11; John Ferrie 66:46
And well done to John who followed this up by travelling to the Brora 10k the next day, running even faster than the day before AND coming home with a trophy and two bottles of wine.
BARRA HALF MARATHON
629. Catriona Mortimer 2.27.52 (719 runners)
FOLLOW THE HERRING 10k (PORTSOY)
21 Colin Macgregor 42.24; 22 Malcolm Beharrell 42.38; 85 James Connelly 52.11; 127 Fiona Walker 69.59 (129 runners)
DUNDEE HALF MARATHON
8. Geoff Main 1.22.35 (654 runners)
FRASERBURGH 10k
66 Eddie Froude 52.28; 83 John Ferrie 60.48 (91 runners)
DANGER UXB
As if the drama of getting lost during the previous evening's Roseisle run wasn't enough, some of our club members found themselves setting off flares attached to trip wires whilst running through Ardersier last Thursday. Despite our standing on the world stage, it doesn't appear the club was deliberately targeted although Billy has promised that he will no longer go out running dressed as Osama Bin Laden.
On a serious note though, two runners (William and Sean) were injured from the flare and trip wire and had to attend hospital and the incident could have been even worse. It was concerning that despite the presence of soldiers in the area there did not appear to be any warning that this device was there. Alistair has reported the matter to the police and investigations are continuing - any approaches from the media should be directed to him.
LAGGAN 10k
Kenny MacLeod 51.47; Phyllis Lemoncello 52.02 (and a prize winner for 2nd. Vet50); Alistair Stewart 52.41; Jim Connelly 54.36; Carol Stewart 58.04; John Ferrie 66.16 - full results at www.laggan.com
BEHARRELL'S TRAVELS
Adrian Hodges tells us what Malcolm's been up to lately (and modestly omits to mention that he finished third in the Half Marathon in 1.28.05):
"The Marathon runners on Stornoway had a stiff headwind all the way on Saturday (24/5/08)(the half runners got off lightly !!!) - Malcolm being the Nairn representative there, clocking 3:38:05 to finish in 12th place. The weather was clear and sunny, but while this kept the termperature down to a sensible level it made the running tough, especially with much of the first two thirds of the course being uphill. Runners grouped into bunches the first half of the race to work together into the wind, but during the second half of the race as these groups started to fragment a lot of people really struggled."
Well done to all those who took part in the 11th. Challenge (for those of you who don't know, this is a 13 mile run and 18 mile cycle from one end of Nairnshire to the other). Selected results:
52 Martin Flynn 2.44.55; 61 Jamie McLaren 2.47.37; 66 Danny Bow 2.48.17; 86 Jenny Bryce 2.51.24; 130 David Webster 3.3.1; 139 Marsaili McLaren 3.4.3; 160 Gordon Main 3.6.40; 161 Donald Ross 3.6.48; 215 Shirley Hay 3.14.32; 269 Alistair Stewart 3.24.54; 286 Phillip Andrews 3.28.23; 312 Lorna Fraser 3.34.10; 338 Helen Guy 3.39.8; 347 Carol Stewart 3.41.47; 358 Phyllis Lemoncello 3.44.3; 363 Linda Taylor 3.44.53; 394 Marianne McInnes 3.53.0; 430 Louise Scott 4.0.26; 452 John Forward 4.7.42; 462 James Connelly 4.12.37; 497 Fiona Kelman 4.27.10; 498 Jenny Saunders 4.27.13; 499 Andrew Gulland 4.27.14; 512 Sandra McCruden 4.37.51; 531 Lorna Christie 4.47.27
FORRES 10k
Despite a forecast of heavy rain, warm and windy weather greeted the runners for the last of the Northern Scot series. Times were slower for many (but not all) as a result. The full results are on the 'Race Results' page for those who have had trouble accessing them elsewhere. More info later.
BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH RUN
Well done to Kenny who ran this 10k in 47.44, taking nearly three minutes off his time from last year. Just goes to show how good our coach is.
BALMORAL 10k
445. Kenny Macleod 49mins 41secs, 909. Jim Connelly 55mins 28secs, 1236. Jenny Saunders 60mins, 1240. Gerry Clark 60mins 04secs, 1342. Fiona Kelman 61mins 46secs, 1344. Andrew Gulland, 61mins 46secs, 1507. John Ferrie 64mins 35secs, Isla Chambers 74mins 16secs and Fiona Walker 79mins 52secs
LOCHABER MARATHON
89. Malcolm Beharrell 3.23.16; 92. Gordon Main 3.24.13; 114. David Webster 3.28.08 - full results available on results page.
MORAY COLLEGE 10k
16. Peter Widlof 38.50; 23. Jamie McLaren 41.00; 24. Malcolm Beharrell 41.11; 26. Gordon Main 41.18; 60. Lorna Fraser 48.41; 77. Eddie Froude 52.26; 81. Jim Connelly 53.13; 86. Phyllis Lemoncello 55.11. Full results available on Forres Harriers website. Further photos also available in the album.
A.G.M.
Thanks to all club members who attended this year's AGM (and supplied the food and drink). A cheque was handed over to MFR Charity Trust in recognition of their support for our 10k. Fiona, Andrew, Louise and Dave were awarded prizes for their respective contributions to the club over the last year. Kenny was voted onto the committee and replaced Geoff and Brian who stepped down. Meanwhile, Jenny was the best predictor at the pre-AGM Turkey Trot.
LONDON MARATHON
Congratulations to Helen for completing this year's race. Hopefully all the winter training was worth it. Here are her split times:
Name GUY, HELEN M (GBR) Runner No.: 25464
TIMES 5 km 0:33:40 10 km 1:05:30 15 km 1:38:00 20 km 2:10:38 half 2:17:41 25 km 2:44:04 30 km 3:19:07 35 km 3:57:20 40 km 4:38:03 finish 4:54:42 TOTAL Position (overall) 25366 Position (gender) 6440 Position (age group) 657 Finish time 4:54:42
GARIOCH SPECSAVERS 10k
Meanwhile, 521 runners (including four from Nairn) ran this slightly shorter distance at Inverurie. Results as follows (full results available at Born2Run):
7. Geoff Main 36.14; 407. Jenny Saunders 58.36; 408. Linda Taylor 58.22; 455. Fiona Kelman 1.01.52
All four were beaten by the first lady (Nicola Gauld) but on the basis that she beat everyone that's nothing to be embarrassed about.
ELGIN 10k
20 club runners (Alistair is adamant he did it even though his name is not on the results) ran the second in the Northern Scot series on a warm but windy (on the way back) day. Full results (apart from Alistair) can be found here
LIGHTHOUSE 10k
Five Nairn runners braved the cold, wind and snow to run this 10k at Portmahomack. Geoff was second (nine seconds behind the winner Gordon Lennox) in 36.05, followed by Kenny (46.38), Alistair (49.16), Carol (54.40) and John Ferrie (59.59). Full results available.
INVERNESS HALF MARATHON
111. Billy Taylor 1.29.22; 158. Jamie McLaren 1.32.45; 175. David Webster 1.33.41; 347. Marsaili McLaren 1.41.59; 372. Kenneth MacLeod 1.43.07; 441. Shirley Hay 1.46.09; 874. Linda Taylor 2.06.17; 875. Jim Connelly 2.06.17; 876. Louise Scott 2.06.18; 976. Catriona Mortimer 2.17.03
NAIRN 10K 2008 SPONSORED BY MCINNES CONSTRUCTION
Thanks to all those who participated in and helped organise this year's 10k. Ben Livesey and Suzanne Swann won the main race and Craig Campbell and Kirstie Rogan were the winners in the fun run. Provisional results and photos are now available.
2008 CAIRNGORM CHARMER
is on 25th October 2008 and full updated details are on the event website www.thecharmer.org along with details of last year's inaugural event
KINLOSS TO LOSSIEMOUTH HALF MARATHON
Some very good performances at the first road race of the year - full results on the Results Page
14. Peter Widlof 80.07; 49. William Taylor 88.15; 86. David Webster 94.41; 119. Kenneth MacLeod 102.14; 175. Jim Connolly 119.47; 192. Catriona Mortimer 132.36; 199. John Ferrie 152.41
HOUSTON HALF MARATHON Phyllis was back in Houston again this year and ran the Half in 1:52:20, finishing first in her category (beating ninety others in her group)
TURKEY TROT
Thank you to everyone who turned up on Boxing Day to take part in or assist with the 22nd. Turkey Trot. Our own Carol Stewart (above) was the winner as she exactly predicted her finishing time (Dave Flannigan was the best of the men, being 4 seconds out). Ross Milne (18.08) and Michelle Green (21.59) were the first home. Results now on the 'Race Results' page (thanks to Danny for all his help).
LOSSIEMOUTH TURKEY TROT
Well done to those who braved the cold weather to take part in this 10 mile race - NRR finishers were:
Dave (66th., 69.58); Jim (145th., 85.54); Catriona (164th., 94.59); Linda (167th., 101.54) and John Ferrie (168th., 101.55)
NAIRN CROSS COUNTRY - 8 DECEMBER
Thanks to all club members, friends and family who helped with the cross country at the weekend. Well done also to those who ran - Marsaili (who had a Top 10 finish), Carol, Jenny, Fiona, Catriona, Peter, Malcolm, Gordon and John. A link to the results is in the 'Race Results' page.
NORTH DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS
Peter was our sole representative at the championships in Elgin and was an impressive 23rd. in the men's race
FRASERBURGH HALF MARATHON
Well done to Billy, William, Jim, Catriona and John who all ran this at the weekend - a link to the results is now on the Race Results page.
GOLSPIE 10k
Another good turnout from the club for another well organised run up in Golspie. It was good to see some of the newer runners doing well. Results are in the hands of Kenny for insertion in the Nairnshire. Congratulations to Jim Connelly, the first Nairn runner and to Fiona and Louise on their PB's
TURKEY TROT