Melrose Christmas Pudding 8mile "Road" Race

Three Moorfoots raced at the inaugural Melrose Christmas Pudding Race today. The 8.1 mile course essentially is a loop of the Eildon hills on the roads but included a two sizeable sections on very muddy farm tracks so by the end the runners looked like they had done a cross country race with all the mud splatters. The route was very hilly with the steepest point coming at 2.5miles but with some very serious undulations throughout.

It was a pretty low key event with 50 runners and no medals but a Christmas pud for those who completed the race.

The race was won by Johnny Lawson of Portobello in 49.11. Mike McGovern led the Moorfoots home with 3rd place in 52.33, and Colin Williams in 5th in 53.08, with Alan MacDonald in 30th in his first race for a year.

Results are here: http://melroseroadraces.com/christmas-pudding-race-provisional-results/

Moorfoot Christmas Night Oot - Sat 14-Dec (The Bridge Inn Peebles)

Moorfoot Christmas Night Oot - Sat 14-Dec (The Bridge Inn Peebles)

Any time after 7:30pm...

Dress Code - casual - no lycra please !

Very informal - meet for a blether and a beer (or whatever your favourite tipple is...)

Bus time table for Peebles to Innerleithen 62/62A below...

http://firstborders.co.uk/peebles/galasat.php

East Golden Girls

Team gold for Moorfoot U13 girls at the East XC Champs today in Dundee with Mairi Wallace 6th, Beth Hobbs 7th and Anna McGorum 8th combining for a cumulative team total of 21 points, well clear of Central AC. Some good runs elsewhere too including 6th for Scout in the senior women. Full results awaited.

L to R: Beth, Anna, old bloke, Mairi

Moorfoot Vest Orders - ready for collection/payment

Ladies and Gentlemen

Yes at last they have arrived.  I have the stock at home and you can email me with details of how you want to pick up the vests.  Alternatively, you can send me a text on my mobile number below.  Each vest is £10, which has been subsidised by the club.  I will also make a visit to catch the start of the Junior training session on Tuesday 10th December, so if you would prefer to pick up then, please remember to bring your money.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Alan MacDonald
2 Edderston Ridge View
PEEBLES
EH45 9NB
07910 915445

Sarah Out of Euro XC

If you were planning to tune in to watch Sarah McCormack running for Ireland on Sunday in the European Cross Country  Champs, don't! Unfortunately she has had to pull out due to a foot problem which flared up about 10 days ago. She has yet to get back running and you can't go into a championship race on the back of two weeks non-impact cross training. Very frustrating for her as she has put in a really good block of training and was no.2 in the Irish team aiming to defend their team title from 2012. Tough task now with Sarah being the second withdrawal the team has suffered.

Peebles XC Race Report

A very well marked and marshalled course! The warm conditions (relatively speaking) made for a pleasant race today. Due to reseeding of the pitch at Haylodge meant that there the re-routed first lap of the park may have been shorter but it was certainly sharper! The extra detour round the pond before you started the ascent of the Sware meant there was nowhere to take it easy in the 2013 edition.

Again some very good results from Moorfoot Runners on the senior course (I didn't arrive in time to see the Juniors in action).

The race was again won by ex Moorfott Mike Reid in 26.08. Darin Dougal was the first Moorfoot home in 5th in 27.42 (2nd M40) in a real tussle with 'big' Fergus from Gala, Lucas Cheskin was 1st Junior and 9th overall in 28.46, Mike McGovern 13th, 29.21 (4th M40), Colin Williams 14th, 29.30, Carol Moss maintain her excellent performances finishing 5th woman overall and 3rd F40 in 33.22, Ian Munro 12th M50 34.44 and Lucy Husband 17th F40 in 42.09.

Peebles BXC 2013

No snow this year, but the popular mix of riverside trail, mud, hills and good old fashioned XC racing.

Results now available on BXC blogger....

Thank you again to all the runners who supported the race - more than 250 between the junior and senior races - and to the helpers and marshals, both on the day and in the pre-race day preparation.

Another slick Moorfoot production - well done !

Moorfoots who ran in the race - send in your 'race report' and let us know the view from inside the race....