PH Racing Club athletes have been successful over a range of distances over the last couple of weeks. Last weekend there were big half marathons in Glasgow and Cardiff with PH represented at both.

At the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon in Glasgow, Stuart Meiklejohn and Kristin Lownie were neck and neck before Meiklejohn finally pulled ahead with a sprint finish to cross the line in 1:22:24. Lownie was only three seconds back and secured a new personal best and ladies club record for the distance, while also finishing as 2nd V40 (behind Olympian Freya Ross).

Meanwhile, down in Cardiff, Peter Gibson was a minute faster, completing his race half marathon in 1:21:24 as part of his preparations for the Frankfurt Marathon. On the same day, Mark Webster was taking on the Chester Marathon where he finished in 3:20:38, almost three minutes faster than his Berlin time from only a fortnight before. Both were remarkable considering he was unable to run at all only a few months previously; hopefully there will be better times to come as he gets back to full fitness.

Ivor McIvor took on the Linlithgow 10k, over an undulating route and finished as 2nd V70 in 51:29. As we previously reported in our Run of the Month post, Luke McNeil finished 6th overall in 33:10. Finally, for now, Michael Stewart was the sole PH athlete at the Scottish Ultra Trail Championships which was incorporated into the Ochils 50 Mile Race. Michael reported the distance as more like 53 miles which he finished in 13 hours and 5 minutes.

Well done to all and thanks to Kristin Lownie for stumping up for the official Great Run photos!