LAST SATURDAY the first Junior Trail race took place within Mabie Forest, giving more than 40 young athletes the opportunity to compete on forest track, road and grass.Read
RUNNING in Mabie is a joy whatever the season for members of Dumfries Running Club and the trail race 10k on Sunday past, expertly organised by Steve Head, has quickly established itself as a highlight in the race calendar.Read
YOUNG primary school pupils in Dumfries have been taking advantage of water awareness sessions organised by Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Leisure and Sport service.Read
THE LAST two matches in Division 2 were played eventually, settling the identity of the leading individual and also changing the placings in the final league table.Read
LOCAL teams are being offered a free trial match as an incentive to join the five-a-side football league which runs at DG One Sports Complex, the biggest indoor five-a-side league in Scotland.Read
ALLAN McNish missed out on claiming his Le Mans 24 Hour “hat-trick” and a second consecutive win when the Doonhamer steered his new diesel-engined Audi home third in this year’s race at the weekend.Read
A SMALLER than usual party of 10 Dumfries Running Club members travelled through to Stranraer to join 200 others taking part in the half marathon and junior fun run last Saturday morning.Read
THE StRANRAER Half Marathon drew a field of just under 200 runners to tackle the undulating course that passes through the narrow streets of the town before meandering out into the picturesque surrounding countryside.Read
BRITAIN’S best Motorcycle Racing Championship is back at Knockhill Racing Circuit, Scotland’s National Motorsport Centre on Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5.Read
ALLAN McNISH will bid for a second consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours race victory when the Briton drives a new diesel-engined Audi in this year’s race this weekend.Read
THERE was a good turnout of local runners as the Scottish Orienteering League moved to the Scottish Borders for round three of the 2009 competition.Read