Jamie’s American Action, Masters Event, and plenty of other action from club members.

Jamie Burns continued his American adventure with a trip to Oklahoma to compete at the NCAA Cross Country – Midwest Regional Championships. Jamie sent a picture of the course which looked more like a road race than a cross country event. Pictures can be deceiving as it was very hilly. Finishing 60th in this top rated event shows Jamie is settling well to life Stateside. We look forward to a more detailed account when he returns home for Christmas. He has a trip to Hawaii for Thanksgiving with his team and then his final race is in Boston before his return.

Tollcross Park was the venue for the British and Irish International Cross Country event on Saturday. The club was delighted to donate the use of our two club tents to the event organiser, John Bell. The Welsh and Irish teams both were very grateful for the use of them as team headquarters. Thank you to John Mackay, Elaine Mackay and Gary Woods who organised this on behalf of the club. Gary also officiated at the event gaining more experience as an endurance official. Denis Williams was part of the Scottish team in the M60 age group which finished 4^th in the team competition. Congratulations to Denis on his International selection. The club would also like to thank the Scottish Masters Club and John Bell for inviting John and Elaine to the Gala Dinner in the Crowne Plaza after the event.

Club President, Elaine Mackay, made the dash from Tollcross to the Newton 10km /3km event just over the Clyde to run in her 2^nd 10km in 20 years. A number of other club members were also on the start line with new member, Ross McMullen, wearing his club vest for the first time, finishing 11^th in a time of 34.55. With the route very slippy, this was a great first attempt at the 10km distance. Just behind him in 12^th position Jethro Lennox collected the M40 prize. Elaine finished 4^th lady in the W50 age group taking 4mins off her 10km time at Dumbarton earlier in the year.

Congratulations to Rowan Lennox who had a very successful few days winning the Pepass cross country event for her primary school (she won the P6 event even although she in P5!) . At  the Newton Race she competed in the 3km winning the girls race and placing 3^rd overall.

Results : 11^th Ross McMullen 34.55, 12^th Jethro Lennox (1^st M40) 35.04, 19^th Andrew Bryson 36.48

99^th David  Murphy 46.33, 148^th Elaine Mackay 51.28 ( 4^th W50), 180^th Bob Porteous 54.20 (9^th M60)

Number of finishers 289

Moving to the Southside of the city on Sunday the Jimmy Irvine Bella 10km was run over a course in/around Bellahouston Park. Top finisher for the club was Sam Lesley who finished 8^th in a time of 33.47 just outside his PB over a very hilly course.  

Results : 8^th Sam Lesley 33.47, 22^nd Calum Oates 36.04, 172^nd Joe Haughey, 462nd Joanne Harkins

Number of finishers 549

Fred Davies has had a very busy few weeks running the Chicago marathon earlier last month. He is obviously very fit and on Sunday he clocked a PB of 31.36  on his return back home to compete in the Heaton Harriers Memorial10km  Race where he finished 5^th.

It has been great to see  large turn outs at our endurance sessions at Glasgow Green – Last Thursday between the Hill Runners group and the group that trains on a Mon /Thurs we saw at least 70 athletes training – well done everyone.

Next Saturday sees the first the first West District Cross Country League event at Kilmarnock on Saturday -If you want to run please let John Mackay (Senior men), Avril Mason (Senior ladies), Young athletes (U/11 -U/17 please speak to your own coach and let Elaine Mackay know if you are coming. Elaine will be there on Saturday at the club tent. Entries for the West District Country Championships close this Wednesday at 5pm ,if you want to run please let John, Avril and Elaine know ASAP, if you haven’t already done so. Please note you must be a current member of Scottish athletics to compete. The club pays for the above two events.  School age children can also enter cross country at Kirkintilloch on Sunday 26^th of Nov. These details have been sent out on whats app messages already.

The club is delighted to inform coaches/athletes/parents that we have the opportunity to use the weights room/fitness suite at Crownpoint  after an induction. This induction is necessary for athletes aged 12-18 years old. Can athletes /parents please speak to your own coach to progress this. Coaches please contact Elaine Mackay for more information. Details of this induction have still to be finalised. This room is also available to parents when your child is training and our couch to 5K training is also available on Tuesday evening at 6.30pm.