Kirkcaldy Wizards cast their spell at different parkruns!

Two groups of Wizards met in the Beveridge Park car park on Sunday morning. The Bacon Rollers ran over eight miles, while another group ran a longer distance just over the half marathon mark as they looked to gain some vital marathon and ultra miles.

Forty Wizards were in action at the home Kirkcaldy Parkrun, Ben Kinninmonth winning in a blistering time of 16:42 which was also a course PB for him.

There was also a PB for Iain Haywood in 26:04 to finish 57th, while club coach Keith Traill returned as a marshal alongside another famous Wizards face, Michael Cain.

Since suffering a back injury in late December, Traill has unfortunately had to take a step back from running and coaching. Members look forward to seeing him back in action as soon as he is medically cleared.

Elsewhere around the Kingdom of Fife, some Wizards made the trip to Lochore Meadows, Dave Clark finishing fourth in 20:20 while Andy Harley 21st in 21:59 and showing off his pole vault skills to Gordon Donnachie, who captured Harley gaining air and hang time to rival pro skater Tony Hawk!

What made this even more impressive was the fact that it was done 13.5 miles into a 14-mile run.

Harley was also combining his parkrun with a longer run in order to augment his armoury in preparation for the upcoming London Marathon on Sunday, April 23.

Wizard Paul Sutherland dipped under the 25-minute mark to achieve 24:58 and a ranking of 36th, being pipped narrowly to first male 70 by John Wilmot of Falkland Trail Runners (24:24).

Grandson Charles Sutherland Baird also had an impressive outing to Lochore Meadows, finishing in 43rd with a time of 25:21 and as the first junior male under-10.

Further east, Nick Brian made the trip to Craigtoun Park for St Andrews Parkrun, finishing 73rd in 25:36.

Further afield, Elaine Masterton and Cara Murdoch ventured across the Forth to Heriot-Watt University for the trail-based Oriam Parkrun.

Murdoch finished 117th in a time of 28:22, while Masterton was hot on her heels in 28:49, only 27 seconds behind.

Clubmate Kieran Forsyth made the journey to Winchburgh for Auldcathie District Parkrun, a race still in its infancy which was being staged for only the third time.

Forsyth had a productive outing, finishing 76th with a time of 24:34.

There was also a lofty fifth place finish for Ken McIlroy at Lanark Moor Parkrun in a time of 24:01.

And there were journeys to Troon for Claire Jurecki (32:22) and Camperdown Parkrun in Dundee for coach Derek Adamson (45:16).

On Sunday morning, there was a first outing at Cotlands Park Junior Parkrun in Kennoway for youngster Finn Harley, looking to follow in dad Andy's footsteps.

Finn finished 14th with a time of 14:24, to mark a successful first outing for another of the Wizards’ next generation.