Update from Richard:
We’ve pretty much passed half way in the Grand Prix and things are shaping up nicely.
Men’s Championship
The Men’s race looks to be very close across all the age groups. The top 3 senior men could be very close if Neil Renault and Leon Johnson complete a fifth qualifying race. At the moment Bryan Mackie sits atop of Disco Stu.
Andy Latham is racing away with the V40 championship, but there are number of runners that could make a late surge to deny him. And David Cross could yet challenge Chris Creegan in the V50 category. It seems as though no one will be able to stop Eric Stevenson in the V60 category, but if anyone can, then Coach Alex is the man to spoil Eric’s planned party.
Lots of good running still to go!
The Current Top 10:
| Position | Athlete | Age Catergory | Num of Events | Total |
| 1 | Bryan Mackie | Sen | 5 | 693 |
| 2 | Stuart Johnston | Sen | 5 | 656 |
| 3 | Nicholas Wolverson | Sen | 5 | 583 |
| 4 | Neil Renault | Sen | 4 | 570 |
| 5 | Andrew Latham | V40 | 5 | 522 |
| 6 | Leon Johnson | Sen | 4 | 520 |
| 7 | Malcolm Parry | V40 | 5 | 508 |
| 8 | Iain Craven | Sen | 5 | 502 |
| 9 | Chris Creegan | V50 | 5 | 496 |
| 10 | Neil Jack | Sen | 4 | 494 |
You can view the full tables by clicking the link: 07_05_15 EAC-Road-Race-Championship-Male (5th July 2015)
Women’s championship
There seems to have been less interest in the championship from the women so far, but there are still enough races left to get the 5 qualifying races in, so hopefully this will pick up.
The top 3 so far are certainly in a close race and any one of them could win it depending on how they get on in the second half of the summer. Some good running from Charlotte Garry and Hannah Waugh have seen them move to the top of the current table, but Karen Dobbie is not too far behind. All still need to complete a final qualifying race, so it could all change again.
A couple of the other runners just need to complete a few more races and they too could be competing for the podium spaces. There are also more than enough races left for those that haven’t even started yet, but still fancy a go. Check out the list at the end.
The Current Top 5:
| Position | Athlete | Age Catergory | Num of Events | Total |
| 1 | Charlotte Garry | Sen | 4 | 383 |
| 2 | Hannah Waugh | Sen | 4 | 357 |
| 3 | Karen Dobbie | V40 | 4 | 344 |
| 4 | Nikki Gibson | Sen | 3 | 308 |
| 5 | Lyndsay Fraser | Sen | 3 | 273 |
You can view the full tables by clicking the link: 07_05_15 EAC-Road-Race-Championship-Female (5th July 2015)
Upcoming Races
There are still loads of races to come in the championships and following the confirmation of some races a few more qualifying races have been added to the championship (highlighted in red below).
So please look out and take part, as there will also be lots of team prizes up for grabs too.
- 18th July – Musselburgh 10k (Medium)
- 8th August – Haddington Half Marathon (Long)
- 9th August – Forth Road Bridge 10k (Medium)
- 23rd August – Forfar 10k Road Race (Medium)
- 30th August – Barry Buddon Half Marathon, East District Championships (Long)
- 2nd September – Self Transcendence 5k (Short)
- 13th September – Stirling 10k (Medium)
- 19th September – The Scottish Half Marathon, Edinburgh (Long)
- 26th September – Parkrun Sliverknowes – only on this date (Short)
- 27th September – Loch Ness Marathon (Long)
- 3rd October – Parkrun Portabello – only on this date (Short)
- 4th October – Great Scottish Run, Glasgow – half Marathon (Long)
As always if you have any questions about the championship or if you have spotted any errors/mistakes in the spreadsheets then please let me know.
Cheers
Richard
Leave a Reply