Loch Ness Marathon Update

Forgot to mention that Jane Morrison's time of 4:02:23 in the last week's marathon was a PB.
Congratulations also to GariochRR's newest recruit, Steven Ord in his debut marathon, finishing in an impressve time of 3:54:52.

Well done!
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Congratulations to GRR's Nicola Ridgewell and Craig Kelly (welcome to another new club member) who both took part in the Proms 3k lunchtime race at Aberdeen's beach promeande, finishing in times of 13:50 and 12:16 respectively.

Well Done!
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Aviemore Half Marathon Update.

There was a great GariochRR turnout for last weekend's Aviemore half marathon. Despite Graham Donaldson & Grahame Thomson pulling out with illness/injury in the run-up to the event, there were still 12 Garioch runners listed on the results sheet.
The race started in glorious warm Autumn sunshine up in the woodlands of the Rothimurcus Estate, and followed the forest trails round and down and round Loch Morloch for 8 miles before hitting the tarmac road down to Aviemore itself, where (in the tradition of tourist weather) it had started raining....

GRR club times were as follows:-

Donna Gray 01:39:37
Gillian Burtwell 02:18:02
Hazel Riddell 01:50:17
Rachel Paterson 01:41:08 (PB)
Rossie Massie 02:20:50
Assynt Macleod 01:27:01
Brian Ross 01:40:31
Bruce Taylor 01:36:36
Duncan Leel 01:36:40
Ian Cran 01:43:06
Steve Waites 01:45:26
Steven Ord 1:47:56

Thanks to Audrey Leel & Mike Riddell for taking some race photos - they've been posted on the GRR web gallery.

Well Done Everyone!
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Good Luck to Steve Waites & Rosie Massie who head off this week to the USA to compete in the New York Half Marathon (oh and a spot of bagel bingeing too...)

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GariochRR Xmas Party

Hard to believe, but Xmas is almost upon us (mmmm mixed fruit spiced bagels.....).

So we need to decide pretty soon on a date & location for the club xmas party. Last year some of you may (or possibly may only partially) remember we went to the Kintore Arms hotel in Inverurie for one of their 'bring a party to a party' evenings, which by all accounts was pretty good fun.

Our party usually also has one of the best raffles prizes that money cant buy - the club place in the 2008 london marathon! Anybody who has applied for the FLM and didnt get a ballot place is eligible to take part in the draw, just bring along your rejection slip on the night, and who knows, you may have more than a sore head in the morning to worry about.....

The KA are hosting a series of parties again this year, with a disco instead of a band, at the cost of £25 per head.
At the time of going to press, all 4 nights in December were available (14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd).

Can you check your diaries & drop us an email at bruce.taylor@ziebel.biz indicating if you plan coming along & if you have a preference for which night we should go.

What's Up This Week

In case you havent heard yet, due to increased demand Mike Mackay (aka Massage Mike) Inverurie's specialist massage therapist is now offering his services on a fulltime basis.
Mike offers sports injury massage and massage therapy as well as his increasingly popular Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) progamme.
If you want to increase your stride length and get a new PB, AIS is for you!

Mike currently works from his clinic in Inverurie, and can arrange home visits to suit.
Mike can be contacted on 01467 629654 or 0788408929, or by email at mikemackay75@aol.com.