I Run,I Smile. Help organise a few events and a few runners now and again.Write a little. Every moment is precious..so go and do something!
#runnersaresmilers
Jack Scott wins 2024 Montane Spine Race in new record of 72 Hrs 55Mins 05 Sec. Over 10 hrs inside Jasmin Paris 2019 time of 82:12:23
@TheSpineRace
@AthleticsWeekly
🏃🏼♀️WORLD RECORD ALERT. Camille Heron, USA has set a new Wom record for 6 days of 901.71KM/ 560.296 ML TBC .
Prev rec.Sandy Barwick NZL 883.663/549.063ML from 1990. Race was on 2.56m loop at Lake Cahuilla,California, promoted by
@lululemon
@runcamille
🎥Susan Marshall SCMT
6am Queens, New York. Start of the annual Sri Chinmoy 3100 (yes THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED)mile race. An adventure awaits them all.
#runnersaresmilers
@keithdunn
BARKLEY RECAP If your still not quite sure exactly what happened at Barkley, Davey Crockett at
@UltraRunningHis
has pieced this🔽 together.. with help from the legend that is
@keithdunn
1/2 Taking this opportunity to say a BIG THANK YOU for all the kind comments, public & private, our team have received re closure of Run and Become in Edinburgh. It means so much to all of us. We have made so many good friends over the years. Friendships we hope will continue.🔽
10 WEEKS POST OP & turning the page to 2022, I made it up a hill🚶🏽♂️👍Shyamala suggested that heading from Red Moss CP up the new path at Bavelaw to Hare Hill was doable, & she was proved right!
#newhip
#rehab
#pentlands
#harehill
MASTERS WORLD RECORD ALERT At 4Mile NYD Portobello Promathon
#Edinburgh
. 80yrs young George Black
@FifeAC
relaxing with a cuppa after setting a V80 4 mile road record.of 30min 10secs .beating the mark listed on the ARRS site of 37.45
@scotathletics
@AthleticsWeekly
@FastRunning
RECORD IN THE MAKING>At Turin 24hrs Robbie Britton
@ultrabritton
has reached 253.25km at 22hrs. Needs 21.3km in last 2hrs to pass Dave Dowdle's long standing GB record of 274.48km from 1982
@AthleticsWeekly
PIC Robbie B in Turin 2015 when he ran 261.140km.
SLIGHTLY UNDER THE RADAR at Perth on Sunday, Robbie Britton
@ultrabritton
ran an outstanding 2:57:17 to win the 5Ok race and join the “mythical” Sub 3 club. He narrowly missed Ross Houston’s CR and
@scotathletics
all comers time of 2:56:37
THE SMILE SAYS IT ALL. Still a touch of “The wooden Pinocchio effect” but so happy to be able to trust the hip & the rehab process .
#newhip
#gratitude
#patience
THEY ARE OFF🏃🏼♀️🏃♂️2 hours ago at 6am New York time the 12 runners in this years Sri Chinmoy, Self Transcendence 3,100 mile race set off on their wee adventure on the famous 0.5488 mile loop in Queens. Time limit 52 days! CR just over 40 days website
ANDY BERRY wins the Montane Lakeland 100 passing long time leader Jarlath McKenna on the last leg from Tilberthwaite. Time TBC app 20hrs.
@adjberry
@AthleticsWeekly
8pm last night while cycling home. I had a wee altercation with one of the famous Edinburgh Potholes! Long story short. In morning will have op to sort out the hip that took main impact. All else of me is fine. 🙏for all messages. People CAN be so kind✅🍂🍁
WORLD RECORD ALERT Camille Herron (USA) has broken the Women’s World Record for 48hours at the Sri Chinmoy 48hr race in Canberra! She passed Jo Zakrewski’s (GB) 6week old record of 411.5km with over 3Hrs to go and is continuing to push the distance out Pic Sri Chinmoy MT
NEW POST.With
@TheSpineRace
starting this weekend I wrote a few thoughts on the apparent insanity but also huge inspiration of the event. Link ⬇️
Pic
@TheSpineRace
BRITISH RECORD ALERT Sarah Webster In winning
@BritishAthletics
100km champs in a time of 7:03:40, broke Carolyn Hunter-Rowe’s time of 7:27:19 from 1993. Also 5th best world All time. TBC
CONGRATULATIONS ARE DUE.
"Alex Jackson,(MBE) for services to cross country running in Scotland."
One sentence simply sums up hours and hours of time, over many years,given to helping other runners.
#unsunghero
@scotathletics
@AthleticsWeekly
It’s 7.15all the runners have finished and gone home and our intrepid volunteers are putting the inflatable arch in its home ! Thankyou Perth . It’s been a great day with exceptional running from 1st to last
#acp100k
@scotathletics
@
#saltogether
@UltraRunDMC
@yhrfpod
WRAPPED UP for 2nd outdoor outing
✳️Op+13d.
✳️Session was:- move purposefully but relax, breathe
✳️Not timed,just enjoying simple movements, usually taken for granted
✳️The simple thrill of being outdoors
✳️little kid by the riverside!
✳️progress but Patience needed
Quick update Out the other side! Had full anaesthetic in end. Best part of 4hrs, all in.A minor ultra. Feel weight has lifted but quite spaced out & don’t know if it’s Monday or Saturday.🙏for all messages.Means such a lot,Feel enveloped in a protective bubble. Let Rehab begin
Britain's Jasmin Paris has made history as she becomes the first woman to ever complete the Barkley Marathons 🇬🇧
She finished the five loops (100 miles) with one minute and 39 seconds to spare 💥
An incredible achievement 🙌
1/2 NEW WORLD RECORD FOR 24 HOURS Aleksandr Sorokin of Lithuania, current World Champ, looks to have broken Yiannis Kouros legendary Mark.TBC.
Results showing 308.866km(191.92mls) @ 23hrs55min . Final distance TBC
Kouros prev Marks were 303.506k (Track 1997) 290.221k road(1998)
SATURDAY SPINE RACE DOT WATCHING TRIVIA🙃 8am.6 days into
@TheSpineRace
& 72 hrs after Jack Scott finished.Current stats(TBC),
66 Finishers 54 Men 12 Wom
27 Still on course 23 Men 4 Wom
71 DNF 57 men 15 wom
"The 27"have until 8 am Sunday to finish.
Time to get out myself now😉
SPRINTING TO 2,000 Miles. Taiwan’s Lo Wei-Ming celebrates in style as he became the 3rd runner at the Sri Chinmoy 3100 mile race to reach 2,000 miles in 30 days 14 Hr 58 Min 55 secs. Despite storms lashing New York he logged 75 miles in the day!
VICTORY for Andrea Marcato at the Sri Chinmoy 3100 mile race. He finished last night after 43 days 13 hours 33 minutes 23 seconds. His 4th consecutive victory in this race. After a small celebration he continued for 13 more laps to reach 5,000km
So we were just enjoying convivial company with friends at the
@scotathletics
#FPSGAwards
last night when this happened! Totally unexpected! Thanks for all messages. It’s the little things that mean a lot!
MEANWHILE IN THE BORDERS, Anna Rutherford has slowly made her way along 202M of Southern Upland Way. @ 4pm & 57hrs in, set to beat current W FKT of 79:46 of
@Rosiebellshaw
. App 10M from Cockburnpath. ETA 6.30?pm. Crew
@IsobelKnox
reports all well.
16 weeks post op & taken for celebration walk🚶🏽♂️in the snow to Scald Law, high point of the Pentlands! Mildly challenging:More getting good foot plants going downhill to protect that hip 🤷♂️ Learning to love poles.😉
#lifegoeson
#newhipsummitseeker
When your in the stadium
@WCHoregon22
& a 🇬🇧does a lap of honour having secured a🥉It’s almost rude not to go down trackside and give him a Hi Five 👋.
“That’s my daughters BTW “ if you don’t know them😉 Thanks
@mattonthefloor
for that magic moment
@scotathletics
📷
@BBCSport
2/2 Sorry we didn’t have the opportunity to be able to sign off in person, however we are already planning summer races. We remain part of the running community in Edinburgh so we will see many of you soon.
Thanks for the happy memories. “Runners are Smilers.”Always!👍🏃♂️🏃🏼♀️
EXCITED to have my first “off-road” adventure since my op today. Back to using 2 poles😉as falling over is still not a good idea👍but soft fresh snow on the golf course was fun & offers hope it won’t be long till I am back on some hills & trails
.
#newhip
#gratitude
#progress
WORLD RECORD ALERT. Taiwan’s Tsai Wen-Ya sets a new Women’s race record for the Sri Chinmoy 3,100 mile race of 45Days 12H28M 44S. Then continues another 10k to set new 5,000km mark of 45Days + 14:56:42.
0ver 3 days faster than prev marks.
Full details 🔽
LITTLE ADVENTURE THIS MORNING. Swapped to the other side of
#Firthofforth
to the Fife Coast Path @ Aberdour. Op .+ 31 days & almost don’t feel need for sticks.
#newhip
#morehardworkahead
SPINE RACE DOT WATCHING TRIVIA🙃 8am Friday, 5 days into
@TheSpineRace
and 48hrs after Jack Scott finished.Current stats(TBC),
28 Finishers 22 Men 6 Wom
66 Still on course 55 Men 11 Wom
71 DNF. 56 men 15 wom
Its ok!I am logging off now to get on with life..till this evening😂
EDINBURGH BRANCH RE-OPENS TOMORROW! 💙
We will be re-opening on a 5-day week from Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am-6pm, closed Sunday and Monday. We've adopted all the necessary measures to make sure our shop is safe. Please book your appointments 📧 📞
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Rowan Boswood
@CarnethyHRC
is your
@flingrace
champion and
@scotathletics
ultra trail champion for 2024. His time of 6:50:26 is the 2nd fastest ever on the Fling course behind Rob Sinclair’s 6:41:13 & only 4th sub7 hr clocking.
@AthleticsWeekly
What a run from Mhairi MacLennan 🔥
In her debut over 26.2 miles, MacLennan clocks 2:29:15 and is the first Brit across the line in London 🇬🇧
An amazing performance 🙌
With the good news via
@keithdunn
that Jasmin has begun loop 4. It looks like Jasmin is doing, what Jasmin loves doing and "Running out in the hills". Video🔽is Jasmin at 2 Breweries race in the Scottish Borders, Sept 22.(sound on)
#bm100
#runnersaresmilers
@CarnethyHRC
Jasmin Paris
@JasminKParis
began loop four at 35:53:27.
Jasmin is the second woman to begin a fourth loop at the
#BM100
. The first was Sue Johnston in 2001.
Sabrina Verjee takes the win in the women’s race
@TheLakeland100
in 23:00:06 (TBC)Her 3rd win in the event.& her fastest time. Only
@BethPascall
(21:29:36 in 2016)has run faster tbc)
@MontaneOfficial
Mens winner of the
@TheLakeland100
50 mile is Scotland’s Neil MacNicol
@Macnic0
Time TBC but a tad over 8 hrs. Twice runner up in the 100mile race. 2nd pic with Katie Kaars-Sijpersteijn women’s 50 mile champ!
@katieboden4
20yrs ago this weekend. This GB team of l-r Me, Don Ritchie, Walter Hill &
@williamsichel
ran round a park for 24 hrs at the 2000
@iaunews
Euro 24 hr champs. Managed to push each other to bronze team medals! Donald fell off the tiny podium 🤷♂️
#greatweekend
#lifedefiningmoments
Rare personal tweet. I am of an age where my Dad (pilot) & Mum (nurse) both caused & cared for the Horrors of War. In later years they both confided they would not wish this on future generations. Not an unreasonable wish by any means.
#WeWillRememberThem
Some of the squad of runners at the
@scotathletics
hill & trail running weekend at Pitlochry. Here after Sat morn reps at a misty Craigower Hill!.Thanks to Angela Mudge for co-ordinating training, talks,FOOD etc
1/2 In finishing
@badwater
@UltraRunDMC
becomes only the 9th GB woman to finish the race. Top 4 times
Sharon Gayter 31:12:32. 2009
Mimi Anderson 34:25:04 2004
Debbie Martin Consani 34:57:10 2022
Emily Gelder 37:29:48. 2011
...
SCOTTISH VETS RECORD ALERT
This is 59yrs young Neil Kelly of
@MetroAberdeenRC
finishing last weeks Sri Chinmoy 50k race in a time of 3:29:00. It betters Don Ritchie’s 3:33:04 set in 2000 @ Glenrothes. The fastest V/55 50k run in Scotland👍
Neil’s son is Jason Kelly 🥈in the 100k
The early runner catches the sunrise! Managed to catch it rising over Inchkeith island in the Firth of Forth this morning
#naturesdance
#earlymorningrunner
FKT ATTEMPT ALERT.Early this morning Anna Rutherford set off from Portpatrick to trundle the 212 miles of the Southern Upland Way.Sources indicate current F FKT held by
@Rosiebellshaw
at 79Hrs 46M. Ace support from Hubby Neil +
@IsobelKnox
@SteveCairns5
Tagged superstars pls RT
1/2 EVOLUTION of the MEN"S JOGLE "FRT"
1998 Al Howie 11DY 3HR 18M
1988 Richard Brown 10:18:02
1989 Donald Ritchie 10:15:23 2nd attempt
1995 Richard Brown 10:02:25
2020 Dan Lawson 9:21: 14 2nd attempt
*FASTEST RECOGNISED TIME😉
@Therunningdan
@ultrabritton
@AthleticsWeekly
.
@james_stewart13
is running the European 24 hr Championships this weekend. I spoke to him about his prep, race plans, his 24 hr journey & running with 24 hr world record holder Aleksandr Sorokin. Read it at 🔽