There are worse ways to negotiate possible race sponsorship............
The AIMUp mountain bike chairlift project proposed for
Innerleithen may have hit the buffers but there definitely will be a rollercoaster
on Cademuir Hill this year, more precisely the Cademuir Rollercoaster hill race
which returns for a second year on Saturday 15 August, and after some "cappuccino negotiations", the race
has again secured sponsorship from Peebles’ popular Italian restaurant,
Franco’s.
There is a two course menu on offer for the runners, a 3k
and a 6k, on the open grassy slopes of Cademuir which provide a sufficiently testing race for the experienced hill runner but not so
challenging as to rule out the fit novice, newcomer or junior. The 3k race is
open to all, minimum age 11 this calendar year and the 6k is minimum age 15
this calendar year.
With the race sponsorship deal and vouchers as prizes
secured Italian style over an al fresco coffee on Franco’s new summer terrace, Franco
himself, proprietor Francesco de Martino, said “Marisa (Ed note: the real boss!) and I are very pleased
to be supporting another of our local community clubs with this event. We hope
the runners and spectators are blessed with some Sorrento-like weather and come
and enjoy an al fresco refreshment afterwards on our new terrace.”
For more information on the race, course routes and entry
details go to the main club website www.moorfootrunners.co.uk
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