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Challenge Series The jogscotland Challenge Series is well underway, with events at Run Balmoral and Arran proving a great hit with participants. The Challenge includes a series of events specially-chosen to be particularly welcoming to newer runners wanting a friendly challenge, and take place throughout the year, and right across the country.
Run Balmoral’s Wee Trail Race (right) took place on 24 April beneath beautiful blue skies. The Wee Trail was part of a whole weekend of events at Run Balmoral, which saw more than 5000 runners taking part in eight different races. The three-mile course through the royal estate saw jogscotland groups including Aboyne, Alness and Hazlehead among the participants. It was a particularly special day for the Hazlehead runners – member Ronnie Gill was taking part in his first ever race, so he ran with wife Lisa, her sister Wenda Christie and fellow Hazlehead member Mark Milne, the four crossing the line together in 47:25/26. Next up, on 30 April, was Arran Coastal 12K Trail Run (above), a brand new race set up to make the most of the recently-restored paths around the coast of this beautiful island. After a gruelling first kilometre running on the sandy beach, the 300 runners were treated to good footpaths and beautiful views of Arran and Kintyre pennisula. RunArran’s High School Girls’ running group cheered everyone on and local businesses gave a huge Arran welcome, with the Kinloch Hotel hosting, lots of enthusiastic local volunteers helping to marshal, and a goodie bag full of Arran treats.
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Summer 2016