This year’s Highland Fling was again the Scottish Athletics Ultra Trail Championship, and provided a good depth of field to the always popular and incredibly well run 53 mile race along the West Highland Way from Milngavie to Tyndrum. Leading the field of IMR athletes was Rachel Normand (nee Newstead) who turned out a stellar performance to come first in a winning time of 8:22:23 and was 13th finisher overall. Rachel has worked hard this year and continues to improve. You can find her detailed report here Rachel Normand Jo Newens was 9th female finisher in a brilliant time of  9:45:31 which e ..read more

IMR’s Roger was competing at this year’s Boston Marathon in some very Scottish weather conditions, but didn’t let that dampen his spirits or his run. In his own words: “Yes indeed, it was shockingly bad weather, but I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.  What an amazing event.. My IMR training continues to help on these long events..  I am convinced this is why I always manage to finish strongly in these long events.” Roger ran in fantastic time of 3:24:42, and even managed to represent with his IMR vest over several layers of clothes. Well done Roger, and enjoy plannin ..read more

The IMR Team had a fantastic time at the FoxTrail 6hr Nocturnal Marathon in December. Jo Newans came 3rd in a hotly contested podium with a tremendous 60km totalled. Our relay team, comprised of IMR coach Aisling alongside IMR Team Athletes Eóin Lennon and John Busby, managed not only first mixed but first team overall with a huge 90km between them. Also great performances from Roger Peppiette and his daughter Rosie, and from at least a dozen other Running School course graduates over the weekend. An excellently organised event in a perfect location, the race set off in atmospheric smoke as t ..read more

We were down at the first of the Foxtrail Winter Series this weekend, and saw lots of Improve my Running runners down there. We are sponsoring the series, so we’ll be along to all the races, and we’ve put in a couple of prizes for runners too. If you see us there, come say ‘hello’. Here’s one of our runners, Roger, who had another good run. The post Foxtrail Race 1 2017/18 appeared first on Improve My Running ..read more

Another great result for IMR runner Jo Newens, 2nd lady and 1st Vet in the Ochill Ultra 50 mile race. Sounds like it was a boggy slippy day, so well done!! The post Ochil Ultra 50 Mile Race appeared first on Improve My Running ..read more

And he’s done it.. 200 miles across Great Britain and joint first place, retaining his crown from last year. He finished in a time of 47 hours and 6 minutes, finishing jointly with Spencer Bunn. Well done Neil Rutherford, another huge achievement from a brilliant athlete. The post Ultra Great Britain 200 mile race 2017 appeared first on Improve My Running ..read more

This year’s Scottish ultra marathon championships were held at the Devil of the Highlands race yesterday. The race runs from Tyndrum, along the West Highland Way to Fort William, over the Devil’s Staircase, and taking in some stunning scenery. It was a tough fought race, with some brilliant performances. Well done to everyone who took part, especially Eoin Lennon, who came 2nd. Eoin is running brilliantly at the moment, and we’re really happy with this result. The post Devil of the Highlands Race 2017 appeared first on Improve My Running ..read more

Rachel Newstead as been training with us here at Improve my Running. Its all coming together, and she scooped up a win at the Dundee DRAM marathon this weekend. It was hot and windy conditions, so not an easy day out, but a great result for her. The post Dundee DRAM win for Rachel appeared first on Improve My Running ..read more

Aisling from Improve my Running successfully completed the Highland Fling 53 mile ultra marathon in April. The Highland Fling takes in beautiful scenery along the West Highland Way from Milngavie to Tyndrum, along the beautiful shores of Loch Lomond. Well done Aisling! The post Highland Fling Race 2017 appeared first on Improve My Running ..read more

We are really excited about Richard Meade’s achievement at the Edinburgh marathon. Richard had been struggling with injuries before coming to see us, and had been training towards the marathon. He came in 5th place with a time of 2.38. Well done Richard!! The post Edinburgh Marathon 2017 appeared first on Improve My Running ..read more