Leven group launches new couch to 5k class

Over the course of the next 10 weeks the group will progress through longer runs each week until they are ready to tackle the ultimate challenge of running for 5km, just over three miles, without stopping.

A team of 10 Leven Las Vegas members made the journey to Perth on Sunday morning for the Tay Ten, a 10 mile road race around the parks and suburbs of Perth.

Bryan McLaren was the first LLV to finish in an excellent 23rd place, closely followed Mark McLean who was 38th.

Other LLV members participating were Matt Holden, Bex Oakenfull, Jemma Guild, Angela Small, Vhairi Walker, Grant Stevenson, Peter Rieu-Clarke and Claire Doak.

On Thursday Chris Russell and Annie Gibson travelled to Denny in Stirlingshire for the first race in the Chacefield Wood Trail Race series where Chris was victorious over the 6km course.

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Annabel Simpson won the Tay 10 Mile Road Race in Perth in a season’s best of 59.21. There were also age group wins for Hilary Ritchie in the V60 category and Alan Gibson in the V50 category.

Ryan Lafferty won the Kilomathon 13.1km race in Edinburgh in 42.52. He took the victory by over 30 seconds from Marcus A’agrosa of Gala Harriers in 43.28 and John Brogan of Falkirk Victoria Harriers in 44.56.

Ruby Russell was first female at the Winton Trail Run 5k in East Lothian despite being an U15. Ruby ran a huge personal best of 19.15, which was over 2 minutes faster than her previous best set last year!

Further afield, Steph Pennycook won the Brisbane 10k in Australia. Steph, who is based in Sydney for 6 weeks as part of the final year of her medical degree at Edinburgh University, was pleased to run a course record of 34.17 despite the 6am start and the hot, humid conditions. Alastair Gudgin ran aPB of 72.44 at the Prague Half Marathon.