ScottishAthletics Virtual Road Relay Challenge 2020

Scottish Athletics also organised virtual road relays too over the Easter long weekend Friday to Monday - teams of 6 this time 3 x 10km, 3 x 5km. Run solo strictly in accordance with social distancing rules, and recorded on GPSs. You had to be a member of Scottish Athletics to enter and only about a quarter of Senior Moorfoots are SA members so made getting a team out more of a challenge. Full details here https://scottishathletics.sportserve.net/pages/even/athleticsbookingdetails.aspx?id=10812

We succeeded in getting a team out, and it was great to include Scout locked down in the Lake District south of the border. The team of six was:
5kms - Beth Hobbs, Scout Adkin, Pete Hall,
10kms - Paul Nichol, Colin Williams, Andy Cox.

Scottish Athletics weren't very flexible which made it difficult for smaller clubs like ours and non-first claim club runners are excluded which ruled out Charlotte Clare and Dean Carr, even though they were keen. Also there was no mixed/open category so I've added up our own combined time below. The full results are here https://data.opentrack.run/x/2020/GBR/truwealthsarelaychallenge/ and 1136 individual runners registered a time.

Some cracking times and in particular from Beth Hobbs to finish 4th U20 and Paul Nichol 8th M55.
Also Charlotte Clare in a Lasswade vest clocked the fastest U20 time and a very speedy 6th female overall in the 5km. And well done to 'graduate' Sophie Collins making the female top 10 too.
All in all a good way to stay sharp in these times

Distance	Name	Cat	Cat Pos	Team	Time
5km	Scout ADKIN	SW	13	MRFT	19:30
5km	Beth HOBBS	U20W	4	MRFT	20:26
5km	Pete HALL	M50	26	MRFT	23:07
10km	Andrew COX	M35	19	MRFT	38:10
10km	Colin WILLIAMS	M40	16	MRFT	39:05
10km	John Paul NICHOL	M55	8	MRFT	44:10
				Total	3:04:28
2nd Claim members
5km	Charlotte CLARE	U20W	1	LASSW	18:12
5km	Dean CARR	M45	22	CORST	20:47
Graduates
5km	Sophie COLLINS	SW	8	HBT	18:49

Beth racing 'non-virtually' last summer

Club membership renewals 2020/21

Club Membership Renewals are now due for 2020/21. 

(Year runs 1^st April 2020 to 31^st March 2021).

We have kept to the same system of  renewal as last year with Entry Central. The costs are also  the same as previous years (Entry Central costs are being absorbed by the club)

Please click on the relevant link depending on your membership type:

Link for Individual Memberships (£15):   https://www.entrycentral.com/club/106659

Link for Couple/Family Membership (£20; https://www.entrycentral.com/club/106660

Link for Junior Membership (U18) (£10):   https://www.entrycentral.com/club/106784

There are a few members who have joined within the last few weeks and  I will email these members separately to clarify that they have already paid up for 2020/21

Many thanks

Eddie Balfour

Club Treasurer

Scottish Virtual Road Relays organised by EU Haries

With so many race cancellations for the foreseeable EU Hares and Hounds took it upon themselves to organise Scottish Virtual Road Relays. It consisted of teams of 4 with running 5km, with all legs completed solo at a time of your own choosing and recorded on GPS devices, and in line with all government regulations and social distancing guidelines. All the information can be found here

It proved very popular with the club membership with 24 runners making up 6 teams - as shown below:

Position

Team Name

Type of Team

Category Posn

Runner 1

Time 1

Runner 2

Time 2

Runner 3

Time 3

Runner 4

Time 4

Total Time

42

Moorfoot Peebles Men's Charlatan Road Runners

Male

33

Adam Hayward

00:18:50

Richard Edge

00:19:45

Oli Jeppe

00:17:56

Andrew Dancer

00:17:20

01:13:51

60

Moorfoot Runners Innerleithen

Male

40

Colin Williams

00:19:15

Andrew Cox

00:18:53

Brian Smith

00:20:07

David Gaffney

00:21:09

01:19:24

72

Moorfoot Runners MV50

Male

45

Kenny Davidson

00:19:21

Mike McGovern

00:19:22

Alan Elder

00:20:15

Pete Hall

00:24:13

01:23:11

76

Moorfoot Runners Mixed

Mixed

15

Martyn Davidson

00:19:08

Hayley Davidson

00:23:33

Dean Carr

00:20:14

Gillian Carr

00:21:46

01:24:41

89

Moorfoot All Stars

Open

9

Simon Hammond

00:18:24

Paul Nichol

00:21:17

Kerry Law

00:24:29

Mike Goddard

00:24:48

01:28:58

113

Moorfoot Lava Ladies

Female

24

Vickie Morrison

00:24:57

Lucy Oldham

00:27:37

Alex Campbell

00:23:06

Amy Alcorn

00:21:59

01:37:39

Full results are here
Well done all - and all in all a great challenge regardless of times!
There was no entry fee, however the organisers encourged those who could to make a donation to charity https://www.samh.org.uk/donate