Action from the GAA Night of the 10ks last year (photo by Bobby Gavin) The 2024 summer track and season is very much up and running (and jumping and throwing) with the first events starting to take place. And there are three more coming up over this weekend – including Scottish Champs for 10k on the track. The Glasgow Athletics Association are our hosts at Crownpoint on Friday evening for the Night of the 10ks. Around 70 athletes are entered to take on 25 laps as they contest Scottish Championships at 10,000m. As well as Senior medals, there are Masters medals on offer in five-year age bands f ..read more

Sophie Mullins in ACP action in Perth in 2019 By Adrian Stott This Saturday sees the 16th edition of the Highland Fling Race, with just over 700 runners on the entry list. Runners compete along the first 53 miles of Scotland’s iconic West Highland Way Trail from Milngavie to Tyndrum. The race has established itself as one of the leading 50-mile trail races in the UK, attracting runners of all standards from throughout the country and it once again incorporates the Scottish Athletics Ultra Trail Championships. A clear favourite in the Women’s race will be GB trail international Elsey Davis from ..read more

Jayne Nisbet – high jump to marathon medal (Hampden photo by Bobby Gavin) Scottish Marathon medallists (on the RR and CC Commission website Archive) Commonwealth Games high jumper Jayne Nisbet is among our Scottish Marathon Championship medallists. Jayne competed at Hampden at Glasgow 2014, making the final in the high jump with a best leap of 1.85m in qualifying. Now 35, the Edinburgh AC athlete came up with a sub three-hour marathon run in London to help her club to team gold medals in the women’s race! ‘It was my third marathon and I’m delighted to improve my time once again,’ said Jayne, w ..read more

We are entering the last lap in terms of entries for the forthcoming District Champs and National Open events. These are among the first scottishathletics championship events of the season with the District Champs taking place at three venues – for the U17, U15 and U13 age groups. And for Senior and U20 athletes, we have a programme of National Open Events also taking place over the weekend of May 10-12. The three venues are Inverness for the North, with events on Friday and Saturday; and Grangemouth (East) and Kilmarnock (West) on the Saturday and Sunday. In the National Open Events, the Spri ..read more

Kris Jones won the Inter-Counties up and down trial with Robbie Simpson second (photo with thanks to Woodentops) From Angela Mudge Scotland gained five automatic selections for the European Off-Road Running Championships 31 May to 2 June in a successful weekend of racing in the Lake District. The uphill only trial kicked off the weekend’s racing with Scout and Jacob Adkin (both Moorfoot) gaining automatic selection by finishing first and second respectively in the senior uphill only trial. Conditions on Friday night were breezy at the summit making the final km hard going after a tail wind low ..read more

By David McCarthy Retired policeman Steve Adam spends much of time these days playing an Extra in a host of movies and TV shows such as Outlander and The Crown. The change of career came a little bit too late for a role in Chariots of Fire but a spot of running on St Andrews’ West Sands beach would have been a piece of perfect type casting for the 57-year from Dunfermline. Steve’s story might not rival that of Eric Liddell but it’s one from which anyone thinking about taking up running but perhaps finds it too daunting can take inspiration. ‘I was that guy,’ Steve said.  ‘About eight year ..read more

Angela McAuslan-Kelly in action at Loughborough last year (photo by Bobby Gavin) Scottish throwers have made a strong start to 2024 – and Angela McAuslan-Kelly and Nick Percy are very much leading the way. And the duo came up with big throws again in America over the weekend. Angela went beyond 60m in the hammer for the first time with a throw of 60.99m at a meeting in Charlottesville. That’s fifth best all-time for Scottish women and is also a World Juniors qualifying standard. Nick continues to impress in the States with another big discus throw out to 66.07m in Ramona. There was also a 65.9 ..read more

Photo with thanks to Nigel Bromley BBC Sport website coverage Mhairi Maclennan made an excellent marathon debut with a strong run in London to win British and Scottish titles. The Scottish Half Marathon champion moved up a distance in fine style to record 2:29.15 in the elite race. And Callum Hawkins won the men’s gold in our championships as he came home sixth British athlete in 2:17.34. It was the first time in five years Callum has completed a marathon after DNF at the Olympics and subsequent injury issues. His preparation for London this year was affected by a broken collar bone early in 2 ..read more

Oliver Patton on his way to victory in London (photo by Neil Renton) Results Scotland’s Oliver Patton claimed a superb win at the London Mini Marathon in the Men’s U17 race. The strong Scottish performances included a team win in the British Athletics Road Championships for our U15 Boys and a race win for Para athlete, Niamh Currie. After finishing second in the U15 race in 2021 and seventh in 2022, Kilbarchan AAC’s Oliver was delighted to claim his U17 title in 7:27, five seconds ahead of North West’s Matthew Clark and London’s Thomas Chadwick. ‘It means a lot,’ said Oliver. ‘I’ve been second ..read more

We are gearing up for the track and field season with a busy weekend coming up in the middle of May. That’s when the first scottishathletics championship events of the season are held with the District Champs taking place at three venues – for the U17, U15 and U13 age groups. And for Senior and U20 athletes, we have a programme of National Open Events also taking place over the weekend of The three venues are Inverness for the North, with events on Friday and Saturday; and Grangemouth (East) and Kilmarnock (West) on the Saturday and Sunday. In the National Open Events, the Sprints and Jumps wi ..read more