The 11th Scottish Gas 5 & 10k Road Races
June 8th, 2008 by 
graeme
The 11th
Sunday 3rd
of August 2008
Both races start at 10.30am
Scottish Gas HQ
Number One
Waterfront Avenue
Edinburgh
(Lothian Buses routes 8, 14, 16, 38 go close to the start)
Entry Fee £12
Unattached £14
(same fee for both races
Awards in the form of Gift Vouchers
provided by Run and Become will be
awarded on the day to the first three
finishers (Men and Women) in the 10K
Race and first three finishers
(Men and Women) in the 5K Race.
Prizes will be also be awarded to the first
Masters (Man and Women) in each 5K
and 10K Race.
The closing date for entry is Monday 28th of July 2008.
Race numbers will not be sent out for entries received after this date. Runners will have to collect these on the day.
Postal entry address: 80 Caroline Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 8QU
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June 21st, 2008 at 4:32 am
I can’t find the online entry for Scottish Gas races on Scottish Athletics….. Is it available yet?
June 26th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Hi I am interested in taking part in the 5km race but am not affilliated to any club and do not have a SAL number. Can I enter as an unattached entry?
Thanks
June 26th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Grateful for notification of on-line entry
June 26th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Hi Irene, no problem, there is absolutely no requirement to be a member of a club or Scottish Athletics, the race is open to all and everyone is more than welcome. The only difference if you are not affilliated, is that you have to pay the ‘unattached’ entry fee, which unfortunately is £14 rather than £12. Our club has to pay the extra £2 over to Scottish Athletics as an unattached levy.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Hi I’m interested in taking part in the 10km race, is there a route plan that I can download or be sent via e-mail?
June 26th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Hi, I would be grateful if you could notify me when the on-line entry is open.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Sean — the route maps are now online. Thanks for the suggestion/request. Hopefully others will find that useful too.
June 28th, 2008 at 4:08 am
Looking forward to notification of online entry. Thanks.
June 28th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Can you also let me know when the online entry goes live.
June 29th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
please let me know when on-line entry is available.
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:47 am
Grateful for notification
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:01 am
Do the Masters tick boxes on the entry form imply membership of anything or just that you are ‘of a certain age’ - similar to ‘vet’ and ’supervet’?
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:05 am
Please let me know when on-line entry is available.
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Crinan, ‘Masters’ is just the modern name for ‘vet’, it’s purely age driven.
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:05 am
Please can you notify me when on-line entry available..thanks
July 4th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Please can you notify me when on-line entry available..thanks
July 5th, 2008 at 5:28 am
Hi, can you tell me if this is a suitable 5k for novices to do - i’ve only done 1 with a time of 32 mins and wondering if this is bit too competitive for me? Cheers.
July 5th, 2008 at 5:49 am
Please let me know when online entry is available. Thanks.
July 6th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Can you notify me when on-line entry is available. Thank you.
July 7th, 2008 at 6:55 am
Let me know when online entry is ready, thanks.
July 8th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Online entry is now open for business: http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=80&itemType=fixtures&itemId=7340 .
July 14th, 2008 at 1:15 am
I am coming from Dundee for the day by train. Any easy way of getting to the venue by public transport?
July 15th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
#17 Carol
Best way to find this out is to look at the times of previous races and compare with your own estimated time. Will give you an idea of the standard. Don’t be put off by the sub 20 mins folk. There are probably quite a few 30+ minute runners as well. Results for last years 5k can be found here:
http://www.runningresults.co.uk/gas10k/index.html
July 21st, 2008 at 6:42 am
Can I enter on the day like last year? Have a slightly dodgy knee & don’t want to waste my entry.
Cheers.
July 22nd, 2008 at 3:22 am
Hi there, can you advise where I can get a copy of last year’s results?
Cheers
July 24th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Paul, results are online here: http://www.runningresults.co.uk/gas10k/index.html .
July 24th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Anyone know the answer to Rupe’s question about whether we can enter on the day?
July 25th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Hi there.Got my number and info letter today. Is the start time a “gun” time a I take it the timing isn`t chipped? Also, is there a drink station en-route? Many thanks,
Al
July 28th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Will there be Kilometre markers on the course?
August 1st, 2008 at 7:00 am
I’ve still not recieved my number in the post. Are they still being sent out, and can I expect it to arrive today or tomorrow?
If it does not arrive will it be a problem?
August 2nd, 2008 at 5:07 am
I received my number about 10 day ago and can’t find it anywhere. I notice there is a helpdesk on the day. What time does it open, will I need dome form of id and overall do you think it will be a problem. Thanks
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Help! I think the run is taking place in Kansas. Presumably it is a faulty link on the website that shows the 10k run in the USA. Either that or the run is a lot longer than I thought. Hopefully it will be marked.
August 3rd, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Thanks to all the organisers for a great event.
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Although i enjoyed the race i was disappointed by the lack of a water station on the course. Those of us at the tail end of the race need the water stop as much (if not more) as the front runners since we spend longer out there in the heat. I just don’t understand how the organisers could have miscalculated the 10k entry so badly so that so many had to do without water during the race. Very disappointing considering how well everything else was organised.
August 4th, 2008 at 7:39 am
I’d like to add my thanks too - this was my first ever race and I foud the encouragement and friendly banter from the marshals along the course a huge help in keeping going! A big thank you to all who gave up their time to help. It was much appreciated.
August 4th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Thanks for organsing a great race, there was such a nice atmosphere and it was all so smoothly organised.
August 6th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
It`s fixed,I`m up there now! Many thanks indeed.