The Kirkintilloch Herald recently published an article on the North Lanarkshire group which is based in Chryston.

Meet some of the Saturday group who take time to pose!!!!!

Photo courtesy of Kirkintiloch Herald

Once again the Chryston / Strathclyde Park ladies headed for Arbroath to take part in this yearly event. With all the preparation done, they were ready for the 10 mile challenge, and the challenge was a success. Everyone’s times had been beaten from the previous year.

The 2007 “Arbroath Smokies” Ladies Team

The first two miles are flat, then comes the undulation, with some effort required, then a nice flat finish, with a fantastic goody bag at the end, followed by a hot shower, tea and cakes, and fantastic prizes.

Hats off to the Arbroath Footers who host this event.

To read the race diary click here.

Thanks to Kirsty Anderson from jogscotland for the article in the Winter 2006 issue of Stride magazine.

what did we do?

Another hugely successful North Lanarkshire group (there is something in the water!). I chatted to jogscotland Achiever of the Year nominee Helen Docherty about her amazing achievements at the London Marathon, before backlogging an entire car park trying to arrange the 70+ joggers into a group photo. Then I was off with their Intermediate 2 group, for a fast paced, 5-mile jog around Chryston, Stepps and Muirhead.

A very sociable group, the Chryston joggers had plenty of stories of the races they had competed in together - just as well, as my breathing was becoming a little too laboured to talk! The enthusiastic Jog Leaders spurred us on with fancy terms like ‘an undulating route’ - turns out this means really hilly!!!

Chryston jogscotland are going all high-tec! Resident computer wiz and Jog Leader Adrian Elgar has designing a Chryston jogscotland website (http://www.jogscotland-chryston.org.uk) to help keep all their members informed of the local goings on, so keep your eyes on this cyberspace!

top tip/quick quote

The Arbroath Smokies Run in march provides the best post-race spread in Scotland!

Cream cakes that will make your eyes pop out apparently! But book in early as places are extremely limited.

“We don’t do hills, just gentle inclinations”
Margaret Sinclair, Jog Leader
(and master of linguistic confusion!)

Our recipient of the 2006 achiever award was Helen Docherty.

Earlier in the year Helen took part in her first ever marathon. “The Flora London Marathon“.

Not only did she achieve her personal goal, but she also raised thousands of pounds for her chosen charity.

This run is part of the New York Marathon week-end events.

This 4 mile jog is for International Marathon entrants and friends and starts at the United Nations Building ending at the marathon finish at the Tavern on the Green in Central Park. I arrived to find I was one of twenty thousand other runners, enjoying the atmosphere and the sights of other runners dressed in fancy dress or National Costume.

Everyone was enjoying being part of this special run, and running with the Scottish runners behind a huge Saltire felt really good.

Prior to the start of the Friendship run Paula Radcliffe was presented with the Abebe Bikila award for her outstanding contribution to the sport and distance running, and I was there right at the front with runners from over 100 different countries.

What a day!