Hugh Buchanan has listed the best performances by members of Central AC, men and women, over the 10K, 5K, half marathon and marathon distances. The club has been remarkably successful over the years and the lists make for interesting reading. The lists can be found at
https://www.centralathletics.co.uk/2024/11/09/all-time-club-road-running-rankings/
You don’t need to be a Central member, coach or supporter from times past to want to check them out – if you are a statistician or maybe have a personal rivalry with one or more of the runners, or follow club competitions, but they are well worth a look.
We have another collection of Hugh Barrow’s collection of cuttings, clippings and memorabilia. The above is simply entitled “A Memorable Race” If you don’t know about it, there is a quick link here .
The East District League was first run in 1924 and has gone from strength to strength: to celebrate its centenary season, Alex Jackson has written a history of the event which uncovers many interesting facts about the League – including the fact that there have been requests over the years from athletes outside the East District for permission (not granted) to run as guests. He also lists the over 100 clubs that have joined the league after season 1947-48. A fascinating book – I spent some time checking out the names of athletes and officials I had run with or served on committees with at various points in my career – even if a short one. You can download and print your own copy from
The beautiful medal above is the one that Ryde Harriers produced for the 60th anniversary of Dale Greig’s Isle of Wight marathon in 1964. Colin Youngson has added a short piece to his page on Dale’s archive collection which you can read at this link .
The page on the Helenvale Track in Glasgow’s East End is always somewhere in the top 30 or 40 hits in any month and has lots of memories for many of our regular readers. Alistair Lawson gave us a copy of a photograph of the Duke of York driving a tram to the opening of the ground and we added a couple of newspaper clippings to enlarge the story. Have a look at this link .
We now have a profile of the talented and mercurial Ian Murphy – a superb talent on all surfaces.
Coach Steve Doig’s training group has done it again. Steve who was a Scottish International athlete in the 1980’s and 1990’s made the transition to coaching with tremendous success. His latest has been the victory of T20 athlete Ben Sandilands (above) in the Paralympics in Paris over the 1500m in a new world record for the event and category. The win replicates that of his training partner Owen Miller in the previous Paralympics. Three of Steven’s athletes ran for GB in the world Para Championships in July last year. Read about him and his athletes here .
On all these pages below, the link bar is at the bottom.
[Marathon Stars] [Career marathons ] [ Elite Endurance] [ The Chasers ] [ The Milers ] [ The Veterans ] [ Men’s Who’s Who ] [ Women’s A-Z ][ Women’s Cross-Country ] [ The Professionals] [ The Peds ] [ The Veterans ] [All In The Family ] [The Hills] [ 21st Century Stars ]
[ The Coaches ] [Coaching in Scotland ] [ Officials ] [ The Great Club Men ]
[ The Fast Pack ] [ Scottish Marathon Club ] [ British Milers Club ] [ The Universities ] [The YMCA Movement ] [ The Importance of Clubs ] [Club Insignia – Just the Badges] [ Some membership cards ]
[ Official Publications ] [ SCCU Handbook 1980 ] [ SAAA Handbook 1979 ] [ SGA Handbook 1969 ]
[County Associations ] [ Two County Constitutions ] [Ayrshire Harrier Clubs Association] [ Dunbartonshire Amateur Athletic Association ] [ Lanarkshire Amateur Athletic Association] [ Renfrewshire Amateur Athletic Association ]
[ The Classics ] [ Marathons ] [ Marathon Miscellany ] [ 1978 International Cross-Country ] [ The Ultra Marathons ]
[ Some Memorable Nationals ] [ International Cross Country in Scotland ] [ Edinburgh – Glasgow Relay ] [ E-G in Pictures] [ The JOGLE ]
[Venues ] [ Pavilions ] [ The Baths ] [ Hotels, Pubs & Inns ]
[ The Games ] [ Jim in Jamaica ] [ Mike in Mexico ] [Joe in Vancouver ] [ 1970 In Edinburgh ] [1986 in Edinburgh ]
[Bell’s Junior International – Results – 1978 to 1986 ] [ Bell’s Junior International: 1978 – 1982 ] [ Bell’s Junior International: 1983 – 1986 ]
[ Rangers Sports ] [Edinburgh Highland Games ] [ Bute Highland Games ] [ Strathallan Gathering ] [ Dirrans Sports ] [ Singers Sports ] [ Campsie Highland Games ] [ Track Inter Clubs ] [Inter Clubs at the Games ] [ Maley & Struth: Sports Promoters ] [ Braemar Through The Ages ]
[ The Press ] [ Doug Gillon ] [Sandy Sutherland ] [ Bill Melville ] [ George Sutherland ] [ Ggroe ]
[ The Photographers ] [ Ben Bickerton ] [ George Barber ] [ JJ Miller ] [Graham Macindoe ] [ Willie McGregor ] [ Alastair Shaw ]
[ Books ] [ A Hardy Race ] [ Running Shorts ] [Powderhall & Pedestrianism ] [Running Literature ] [ Running Books ] [ 1960’s and 70’s Influences ]
[1970 Games Programmes (completed] [ The 1980 Games Programme] [1978 World Cross-Country Programme ] [Some More Programmes ] [ Graham’s Programmes ]
[ Hugh’s Gems ] [ Certificates and Badges ] [ Thistle Awards, etc ] [ Some Video Links ] [ Experiences ] Aspects ] [ In the beginning ]