Dumfries and Galloway Standard - Sport - Athletics

Veterans’ relay championship

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE FIRST serious Scottish race of the year was the delayed veterans’ road relay championship that was held last Sunday at Strathclyde Park near Motherwell.

Silver medal for Laura

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LAURA Penrice of Dumfries High School won a silver medal at the recent Scottish Closed Championship held in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow last weekend.

Dumfries Running Club at Ulverston 10k and Garstang 10 mile races

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

IN A valiant attempt to improve the quality of the Dumfries Running Club standard awards for race performances in 2009, Les Hill, Sian Finlay and Stephen Mohan travelled further afield than usual last weekend to Lancashire and Cumbria and tackled the Garstang 10 mile race and the Ulverston 10k.

Dumfries Harriers

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

FOR MOST of the members of Dumfries Harriers the racing season is now a thing of the past with their main focus being on winter training in preparation for next year’s races.

Annan and District Athletic Club’s annual prize-giving

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THE ADAC annual presentation dinner was held at Moffat on Friday evening.

Dumfries Running Club at the The Hugh Wilson East Kilbride 10k

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

AS THE year draws to a close, many members of Dumfries Running Club seek out races to help them gain nationally recognised Standard awards that are age appropriate and are a real motivating factor.

Dumfries Running Club

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

AMIDST the deluge of rainfall that fell at the end of last week it was a pleasant surprise to members of Dumfries Running Club that it was business as usual for the 58th annual Brampton to Carlisle road race that was held on Saturday, November 21.

Dumfries Running Club members brave rain for raod race

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dumfries Running Club

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

ON A DAY of storms over the UK, Paul Hart and Les Hill travelled down to Yorkshire undeterred to take part in the Burley Bridge 21-mile trail race near Ilkley.

Annan and District Athletics Club

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WHILE England’s gales were making headlines in the south, our corner of Scotland quietly endured more torrential rains that coincided with Annan and District Athletic Club’s opening event in the “M6 Joint Venture Winter Championship”.

Athletics: Runners compete in Cumbrian event

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THE MAIN target at the weekend for members of Dumfries Running Club was the Cumbrian Run in Carlisle on Sunday morning.

Athletics: Dumfries man to run for 24 hours

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

DUMFRIES Running Club member Paul Hart travelled down to London to take part in the Tooting Bec 24-hour track race on the weekend of October 17 and 18.

Momentous 50th birthday for Dumfries runner Doug

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

ON SATURDAY, August 1, Doug Brown of Dumfries Running Club ‘celebrated’ the week of his 50th birthday by successfully completing the Joss Naylor Challenge in the Lake District and in the process raised funds for the British Heart Foundation.

Dumfries runner Nicola in Serbia with GB team

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

DUMFRIES running ace Nicola Hood took on Europe’s top young athletes in Serbia after being picked for her first ever major championships.

From Brampton to Carlisle for runners

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

AN INDICATION of the growth in numbers of Dumfries Running Club was shown last Saturday at the 57th running of the Brampton to Carlisle 10-mile race.

Beginners wanted for running club

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

CALLING all people who want to get fit!

Finals day for athletes

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

ELEVEN members of Nithsdale Athletic Club drew their season near to a close with a final open graded medal meeting hosted recently by Border Harriers at Carlisle.

Runners compete in two half marathon events

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

AFTER the exertions of the Dumfries 10k last Tuesday, most members of Dumfries Running club were either resting or training up for the Dumfries Half marathon on Sunday, September 21.

Athletes bring home championship medals

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

ATHLETES from the region returned home from a major championship with a haul of medals.

David is first over the line

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

FULL results from the Border Harriers’ Gallovidian Dumfries 10k Road Race, held last Tuesday.