discount for entering the 5k SOOOON

Have you signed up for the Nuffield Health jogscotland 5k challenges 2012? If not, now is your chance - grab a bargain by registering before Thursday 31 May and using the discount code JOG2012 at the online checkout. Our fun and friendly series of 5k timed runs are the perfect way to...   Stretch your legs after a long day at the office... catch up with your friends in the summer sunshine... beat your PB... achieve your very first PB... enjoy scenic routes across Scotland... raise money for charity... beat your work colleagues... have fun! With so many reasons, why wouldn't you join in the fun at the Nuffield Health jogscotland 5k challenges 2012? Enter here now. See you at the start line! The jogscotland Team

musselburgh 10k in july-fast & flat with ice cream at the end!

Musselburgh Festival 10K 2012 
The Musselburgh Festival 10K will take place on Saturday 21st July 2012, starting at 10.30am.
The 10K race is part of the Musselburgh Festival Races and is organised by Musselburgh & District AC.
All entrants must be aged 15 years of age or older on race day.
Pre-registration is requested to collect timing chip. Running numbers and timing chips will not be sent out.
Race Registration, the Start and the Finish will all be at Loretto School’s Playing Fields. The entrance is at the corner of New Street and the River Esk just by the footbridge. Registration will be open between 8:45am and 9:45am on race day morning.
There are no entries on the day for 10k.
The races are on a flat course, made up of paths and tracks.
(Under 16 Fun Run starts at 12:00 noon - free entry - register on the day.)
For further information, please see www.musselburghac.com

fancy a run for kidney research?

The Great North Run 2012: Do something fantastic in 2012 and take part in the BUPA Great North Run!

 

On 16 September 2012, join a mix of elite athletes, celebrities and charity runners taking part in the Bupa Great North Run and help fund vital research to save lives.  The 13 mile route starts in the heart of Newcastle and crosses the Tyne Bridge before finishing in South Shields.

Register now for one of our guaranteed places. 

 

·         Entry Fee -  £39

·         Minimum sponsorship - £395.

·         Online registration www.kidneyresearchuk.org/greatnorthrun

 

 

Loch Ness Marathon – Sunday 30 September 2012

 

The Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running is a notable fixture on the running calendar. The route begins in an atmospheric location and continues through breathtaking scenery, taking you along the south-eastern shores of Loch Ness, across the River Ness, and into the centre of Inverness, capital city of the Highlands.  The centuries-old legend of the Loch Ness Monster is a story that continues to run. Along with the scenic beauty of the area, it has been responsible for attracting visitors to this fascinating part of Scotland for many years.

Register now for one of our guaranteed places.

 

·         Entry Fee - £44

·         Minimum Sponsorship - £400

·         Online registration  www.kidneyresearchuk.org/lochness

 

‘ART OF RUNNING’ with Malcolm Balk

           ‘ART OF RUNNING’ with Malcolm Balk

Date: Monday 21^st May 2012
Time: 6.30pm – 10pm
Location: 42 Royal Park Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8 8JA
Cost: £65

The ‘Art of Running’ session is based on the principles of the Alexander Technique and aimed at anyone interested in running. It is suitable for all ages, experience and levels of fitness. Video analysis is used for ‘’ before and after’’ study.

MALCOLM BALK
Malcolm Balk lives, runs and teaches the Alexander Technique in Montreal, Canada. He is a Level 4 middle distance coach and the former Head Coach of the Cross Country and Track and Field programs at Concordia University. A competitive Masters runner, Malcolm has completed six marathons, most recently a sub-3 hour at age 50.
As a coach and runner, Balk knows the importance of ease of movement, so his ultimate goal is to improve running form. His focus with athletes is to help them replace bad postural habits with a more efficient style that Balk says will enhance performance, reduce the risk of injury better results and reduce injuries through the use of the Alexander Technique.

In the course of the session with Malcolm you will learn to

·        Release tension and stiffness

·        Reduce risk of injury, while increasing performance

·        Identify & change harmful habits that keep you from performing to your full potential

For further enquiries or details, please contact Amanda Shearman
e mail: amandashearman@yahoo.co.uk or mobile 07968 333 464

big breakfast-saturday june 2nd

Hi Everyone,

Last month I was shattered to hear the news that one of our Jog Scotland Family members, Lesley Scott, has been diagnosed with Lymphoma.  We met up during the Easter holidays and she had some more news for me – she’s expecting her first baby!  To say that Lesley, Kevin and family have been on a very bumpy emotional rollercoaster ride would be an understatement.  Ironically, Lesley’s stepdad Robert died from  Leukaemia a few years ago and, in 2010, when I said that I wanted to do the Great North Run in aid of Leukaemia Care, Lesley said she would do it with me.  Thank goodness she was there for me at that time (although, in between the laughter and the tears, she did swear a few times in the last mile or two!!!) We raised almost £2500 between us.

When I got over the shock of her latest news, Lesley declared that we would do another run, after she had recovered from her treatment, this time for Leukaemia Research…..not another Great North Run, thank goodness, just a 5 or 10 km.  This got me thinking, and in the wee small hours one night, I came up with a plan to host a ‘Saturday Jog Scotland Family Breakfast’ for any hungry runners who would like to come to my house at 15 Learmonth Terrace,  after our Saturday morning run with Fiona and Brendan, to have a bacon/sausage/egg roll – any combination will be available – as long as you make a donation to the cause.  I’ve spoken to Lesley about it and she’s happy with it.

We’ll leave a box for anonymous donations and since we’ll all have just been paid, we hope that we’ll have a good financial report for you all shortly afterwards.

I know Saturdays are busy days for everyone and you may already have plans but we’ll take your money anyway if you can’t come along but would like to make a donation. 

 

The attached pictures are of Lesley looking great before our group’s first encounter with Arthur’s  Seat (circa 2009) and still looking great afterwards, just a wee bit pinker!  There’s another one of 2 very tired but happy athletes on the way for a rub down after the GNR.

 

I’m hoping that my Mum and Lesley’s Mum will enrol to become part of the catering corps.  Please let me know if you a) intend coming along and b) your buttie preference so that the catering corps can get an idea of how many rashers to order.

 

Thanks very much for your support.

 

Susie x

Susie Smith
Sound Learning Systems

0131 343 1813/07753 201 906
susie@soundlearningsystems.co.uk

beach fun on wednesdays this summer

Beach Fun Update...new venue.

Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm

 Bottom of Kings Road,Portobello . 

Still on the beach though, obviously. 

And price hike to £3 for ERN members!!! £4 non members. I know, but needs must. Will be worth it! New games!

balfron 10k expedition

well done to all the hardy souls who went west from westwoods to take part in the balfron10k on Sunday 22nd of April,

A favourite of runners world, it was pretty & humply, or was that pretty humply?

all aquitted themselves really well;

brian-45.31

keith-52.03

ali    -52.56

brendan-59.11 & alex-1.00.01