Thursday 25 September 2014

Edinburgh Ultra Festival


 



Edinburgh Ultra Festival
An exciting new event for runners who like their miles long and off-road
Hosted by

Saturday 11th October – Full Day Agenda
·    Group Coaching on Arthur’s Seat with Andy Mouncey (booking on Eventbrite required* £20)
Meet 6.30-7am Balmoral Suite to try on test kit from Out-Run, prompt depart 7.30am return 9.30am
·    Breakfast available at Event HQ £6.95pp 7am-10.30am payable direct on the day
·    10am onwards – Lauren from Vivimoss available to showcase her range of sportswear
·    All day – Mike & team from Out-Run will be available to showcase kit from X-Bionic, Injini, Ultimate Direction & a range of exciting & useful kit
·    11am-1pm FREE  Workshops
11am-Ultra Running Made Ultra Simple with Andy Mouncey
11:30am-Strength Training & Running Economy with James Buchanan from Crossfit
12-Pace it Right with Andy Mouncey
12:30-Footcare, Navigation For Dummies, Troubleshooting with Andy Mouncey
·    1-3pm Lunch buffet available £7.95pp (vegetarian lentil curry, chilli & rice, selection of salads and breads) book in advance by emailing lucja@royalterracehotel.co.uk or choose on the day
Enjoy lunch whilst watching Official Dragons Back Race film
·    1-6pm Massage available £15/15mins email Catherine@energeticsuk.com to book
·    Group Coaching on Arthur’s Seat with Andy Mouncey (booking on Eventbrite required*£20),
Meet 2-2.30pm to try on test kit from Out-Run for prompt depart 3pm return 5pm
·    3-3:45pm or 4-4:45pm Pilates for Runners by Sam from Essential Wellbeing (prebook via https://v1.bookwhen.com/essentialwellbeing or book on the day for only £8
·    Evening dinner buffet available from 5:30-6:45pm £15.99pp for 3 courses book in advance by emailing lucja@royalterracehotel.co.uk or choose on the day
·    6:45-9pm Evening Presentations (booking on Eventbrite required* £15)
6:45pm The Big 10 with Dr Andrew Murray
7:15pm Be There At The Finish: Preventing & treating illness in runners with Dr Andrew Murray          
7:45pm Break
8pm Some Like it Hot: Marathon Des Sables and Multi Day Running with Lucja Leonard
8:30pm The Spine Race: No Margin for Error with Andy Mouncey
·    Accommodation available-£97 bed & breakfast email lucja@royalterracehotel.co.uk to book
·    Day passes available at special rates via the Eventbrite booking link
*Bookings via http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-ultra-festival-crowne-plaza-hotel-royal-terrace-tickets-13088049709?aff=efbevent



Event and booking info on Edinburgh Ultra Festival Facebook Page



Wednesday 24 September 2014

Pyramid Hills

Tuesday nights mean business, and we weren't going to let the large cobbled hill of Gloucester Street in Stockbridge slow us down!  The 2 groups did great work running 1 minute up & back, 2 minutes up & back, 3 minutes up & back before a final 2 minutes up & back to really test the legs.  Both groups made it all the way up to Queens Street on the 3 minute leg, with the 7pm group even getting right around the corner, they rose to the challenge to beat the target set by the 6pm group!  Amazing what a bit of competition can do right?!
Come & join us for our steady run next week from http://www.westwoodshealthclub.net/ 6pm or 7pm.



Tuesday 23 September 2014

west linton running festival- afternoon racing with cake!!

hi- if anyone is looking for a wee race
 [5k,10k,10miles or a half marathon]
 on saturday afternoon 4th of october,
 i have the local race [with cake] for you!
west linton running festival in aid of
 cystinosis research.
 following on from the great big cycle in may.



Details of the Day
Full details will be sent to participants on registration. This year the run will take place on 4th October 2014. All routes, except for the 5k, will start and finish at Deanfoot Larches, which is on Deanfoot Road just outside the village. The 5k route will start at Carlops, 200m up the Roman Road, and finish with the others at Deanfoot Larches. Start times will be as follows:

Half Marathon: 1.45 pm

10 mile: 2.15 pm

10 km (6.25 miles): 3.00 pm

5 km (3.125 miles): 3.30 pm - Carlops

There will be a hot drinks and cakes available immediately after the runs, together with some races for the children. There will also be helpers to look after the children during the races. Please therefore indicate below numbers of supporters and if you require childcare during the runs.


please get in touch with me - & i can email you the full joining instructions & entry form

Tuesday 16 September 2014

sunday run with a difference?


Sun 21st September
10:00am
City Centre 'Pavement Palaeontology' Run
To complete a weekend of running fun around the Equinox, we have the
 Pavement Palaeontology run!
 My plan is to start out from the Royal Society of Edinburgh building at 1000. 
This one is kids and bikes friendly. We will have a trot over to Market Street
 to see the Edinburgh City Council  buildings that are full of fossils,
stop further up to tell the tale of Save the Fishes!,
 head up the Scotsman Steps and thence to the Commonwealth Pool to meet
one of our relatives, a Devonian lungfish.
 We will then have an option pop up to Salisbury Crags to see Hutton's Section, 
which is a key site in the History of Geology.

I suggest the Salisbury Arms for afters, as they seem to tolerate kids
 but if anyone has a better idea, let me know.
If you plan to come along, the one thing that will improve your enjoyment is
a magnifier of some sort. Even a cheap magnifying glass or the magnifier
 on your compass will help. 
Do let me know if you plan to join us.
al mcgowan from carnethy;
mailto: alandchristine@googlemail.com

Brendan leaves & Lucja returns




Tuesday the 16th of September  is Lucjas 1st night as your new permanent Jogleader on a Tuesday.
She is taking over seamlessly from Brendan  so we welcome her to the jogscotlandwestwoods family.
expect more from lucja on here or on twitter, or indeed her own blog.
she is also organising an ultra festival- so if you know anyone who might be interested in dipping their toe in the ultra scene, let them know about this- below.





Read about Lucja's blog about her recent leading at Westwood's at her blog here:
and here: