Fees race report for Campbeltown...others welcome!!

"They thinks its all over...it is now!!"
Finally the day arrived (several wakenings in the night before and fearful stomach tightenings in total fear...why does this still happen?!!) with a slightly overcast sky but cool and looking good for a wee 13.5 mile run around and about Campbeltown and Macrahanish. Early start to get Matt at Blue rock cottages at 8am, we knew we were okay for time as we sailed past Liz's house and spotted the car still in the drive. An hour or so later and we are all registering for our various events...this is fantastic! Freya and Rosie old hands in the 2k fun run and Toby registering for the first time for a chip and a place in the 10k. Garret and I shuffled along to the half registration and then sat in the car debating toilet timings with Matt until just after ten. Leaving the warmth of the car I met up with Liz and settled the toilet question by heading off for one last time.....The mass walk to the start came very soon, it is great now here are so many faces we know, Toby teamed up with a friend and soon we were crowded into the start area breathing in the heady fumes of deep heat. The girls were duly positioned for photos and we were off!! Garret told us our pace according to Gamin and soon strode off, Toby had already gone and peeled off onto the 10k route for a 44 minute run. Meanwhile Liz and I took the first mile in 8.08...who needs a Gamin when you can do tables......The second mile was just over 16 so all good for the 8+ minute miles and the road steadily inclines until the 3 mile mark. I pulled out to overtake another runner just before three miles and realised Liz and her niggly knee were no longer there....trying to remember the beat of the 8 minute mile until the dunes...passed the Police Car leading the leaders (not as it sounds as they did not take the car onto the dunes and so were waiting for him....just before I got to the dunes he passed me sprinting out for home with 6 and a half miles to go. The dunes are a challenge and my pace slowed a lot losing 4 minutes over all by the time I got to that 7 mile mark myself ( I have been hanging out with the Gamin boys too long). The beach is hard but great as you see lots of folks at the double back halfway point. All the Mid Argyll males including Garret who nearly failed to recognise me....The wind that had up till now had been in our faces was now behind and un-felt apart from by the absence of cooling...hot, hot, hot. A friendly voice behind encouraged me up and over the dunes and to my surprise I felt quite strong for the next couple of miles, this despite a realisation that Liz was gaining on me and as I passed marshals who knew us I could hear her cheery response...She could still speak!!!! Miles 9-11 were a nightmare of heat, blister recognition and pounding feet on roads but I did manage to keep a Bellahouston road runner in my sights and even did some over taking. I missed the 11 mile marker so that section was quite long!! Into the town and again missed the 13 mile mark but did spot the 9k from the other race....time to speed up legs? no, really time to speed up!!! The crowds were really supportive and shouting all the way in....unfortunately it was for someone called Moira just behind and then in front of me going through the finish...HOWEVER there were a few shouts for "Fee" "Fiona" and best of all "Mum" which is just the greatest sound and I was over that line and home...blisters and all! Result 1.52.44 and 7th in my category so 180.79 miles of training later...result!!!


Toby 44.11 category position 6th 10k
Fiona Mc 1.01.39 cat position 36th 10k
Garret 1.45.05 cat position 15th half
Liz 1.54.09 cat position 9th half

inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Tonights session

Lovely gentle run in the sun and a friendly breeze tonight, thank you everyone. Lovely until I got home that is and found ALL the pigs excavating the garden.......but that is another story! the general consensus re the end of session run is to leave it the week that we planned (22/June) despite the road closures....the time will be 6.30pm now not 6pm. The numbers I have so far are...Toby, Fee, Garret, Fiona M, Jacs, Linda, Ann, Alison, Kerry, Liz...? Please let me know if your name is not there and you are coming so I can book The George also definites for children that may tag along ditto for numbers.




inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Timed miles (not a trial...well, not a time trial anyway)

Trying to get our legs to a pace tonight we did a mile measured pace followed by another one after a wee rest and a chat and a laugh at the springy lambs!Plans for a 7.5 mile run from Furnace to Inveraray generally approved of but please let me know numbers so I can chat to the George re a booking.



inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Polaroid 10k series.

Places still available in Helensburgh's 10k....Nice and local!

Jail break official results in full

Scottish Hill runners site Choose the race from the drop down menu.

inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

May 11th.

A somewhat depleted group (due to the school meeting) shivered in the shed tonight during a hail storm but the compact and united group still set off for a four mile run with "short bursts" as they say in the training programmes! The four miles turned out to be slightly longer (didn't account for the short bursts!)and still home in under the hour so well done!!!



inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Race report from Alison

After an extremely early start, and an hour of Ann and I hanging around in the muster areas in the south side of Glasgow, the Ignis Management Woman's 10k started with a lively warm-up session at 9.30am. As loud up-beat music boomed out from the Radio Clyde stand at the start line, thousands of women followed the instructions of the fitness instructors on the strategically placed podiums in a 15 minute aerobic/stretch routine in preparation of the race.
The race began at 10am prompt, where the elite runners (in white) were first off the mark, followed by the purple group 2 minutes later. Our group, yellow (and the second largest group) began to cross over the start line at the 5 minute mark.
Pounding through the wide streets and avenues allowed plenty of space to allow for setting a personal pace without too much dodging from others. With no long straights, only a few slight inclines and declines and plenty of supporters in the sidelines, the first few kilometres of the route made pleasant conditions, and we managed to complete each kilometre in approx 5 mins. We managed to run a whole 7km before any significant struggles apeared.
Round about 6.5km, the route took a turn through the entrance to Pollok Park where the road became a path a third of the width of the roads. It became harder to stick to your own pace as personal space became more of an issue as others in front slowed down and faster runners overtook from behind. Around 7km there was a steep incline which we managed to run up with a bit of difficulty, but determination prevailed. After a short flat gave time to recover, turning round a bend revealed the real bone of contention - a very steep hill, trees either side closing us in and no end in sight. This hill was about 0.5km long with a bend halfway leading the first-timers into a false sense of security. Having done this run before, I knew what lay ahead, but didn't say too much to Ann who was enthusiastic as ever. However, mind over matter took over, and as I struggled to keep the momentum and motivation going, I had to admit defeat and broke the run into a walk. Although I had to give up, I insisted that my buddy carry on but she stayed with me (thank you). In 20 seconds, recovery was done and the remainder of the hill was tackled. Knowing that sub 1 time was running out, we allowed the downhill from the 8km mark to speed us to the park exit and back to the wider roads. The 8-9km seemed the longest part of the run, and the sun had come out by that point (as if we weren't hot and sweaty enough).
Turning into the boulevard to see the markers of the finish line was a welcome sight, albeit that the "homerun" was still a good 400m away. As we neared we could see the clock counting through the seconds toward 1h05m. We knew it was still viable to get a sub 1 time, and as we pounded along, gradually getting faster we decided at 1:04:46 that we needed to sprint and where we'd start. Keeping the eyes firmly on the clock, ignorant to everything else around, sprint commenced at 1:04:53, crossing the line at 1:05:05 and completely unsure whether we made it over or under the hour!!


inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

news report.....

Scottish Running guide report

Glasgow womens 10k and Inveraray Jail break

Well done to all who were performing in some way over the weekend be it running or marshalling. Ann and Alison smashed their previous PBs in the 10k in Glasgow coming in a sub hour time...those sprints do work! Ann managed over the finish line a full second ahead of Alison...what were you hanging about for Alison?
Alison- 59m57s Ann - 59m56s
next challenge sub 1.50??
Other jogscotland members were busy on Sunday with the second Inveraray Jail break. Jacs, Fiona, Rhona and Rosie sacrificed their own chance to attack the hill and took on the hi vis mantle of marshals/time keepers. Kerry, Garret, Toby, Fee, Liz and honorary member Freya took up the gauntlet and RAN that hill. Below is the official race report but here is the less formal one

YOU DID GREAT GUYS!!

Liz overall position 25 Time 40.00 category position 2FV
Fiona " =26 " 40.07 " 3FV
Toby " 7 " 32.24 " 2MJ
Kerry " 29 " 42.41 " 4FS
Garret " 11 " 34.56 " 6MV
Freya " =26 " 40.07 " 1FJ

jogscotland website report.



The weather was perfect for the second Inveraray Jail break run slightly cloudy, cool at the start and no midges to bother the marshals. Thirty four runners from near and far set off from the town centre at 11 am prompt to the clang of the gaolers bell for the climb up to Dun na Cuiche, the watch tower above Inveraray. The lead was hotly contested through the castle grounds by the males with juniors jostling with the vets and seniors. The crowd thinned out as the steep climb took hold and by the time the summit was reached the result was decided as Philip Price reached the top ahead of all others. No time to look at the view as hot on his heels came the others including David McAlister eventual male junior winner (31.22). Philip crossed the finish line in 29.06 closely followed by Crispin Walsh (29.29 2nd MS) and Alan Smith (29.55 1st MV) with Samuel Way ( 32.05 2nd MV) not far behind. Second junior local Toby Corner came next (32.24). David Duncan (32.18 3rd MV) and Emma O’Shea (32.34 1st FS) showing her experience along with Jonathan Weir (35.06 3rd MS) were swift to circumnavigate the watch tower and begin the fast descent. The women’s race started to hot up now with the fastest ladies battling it out. After Emma came Lizzie Rose (36.57 2nd FS) and Ormsary jogscotland’s Dinah Bosomworth (37.20 1st FV)). The local support for this event was fantastic with Minard’s Liz Feeney (2nd FV) reaching the finish line in 40.00 ahead of mother and daughter Fee (3rd FV) and Freya Corner (1st junior female) chasing her 7 seconds later. Fellow jogscotland member Naomi Dixon made 3rd FS in 40.55. The rest of the field followed fast pulled along by Pipers Eoghan Anderson and David Proven standing on the Aray Bridge, a perfect setting. The race organisers are very grateful to Argyll Estates for allowing the race to take place, especially Marcus Van Stone and to Inveraray Jail for their sponsorship and fantastic prizes. Kathy and David Owen from Londis donated water and bananas for the finish line, Inveraray branch of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Loch Fyne Whiskies gave spot prizes. Shannon from Argyll adventure obliged for the second year running with large amounts of fabulous tablet which was much appreciated. Fiona and Bill Nelson provided first aid cover. Above all the marshals did a great job and without whom none of the above would have been possible. Many thanks to John Patrick for his photos and support.

inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

From Liz