Club News
Lynsey Sharp
Lynsey Sharp, double Olympian, and former European champion and Commonwealth Games medallist, has taken the decision to retire from competition and focus on “other priorities “ in her life with her son Max and husband Andy Butchart.
Hamish Robertson
Father of Alex Robertson. Hamish ran Edinburgh to Glasgow Relays after the War, with a total of seven (May 1949, November 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955.) He raced stages 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 – and was a member of the team that won bronze in 1953, when he tackled the long 6th Stage.
Catriona Pennet
Since she first appeared as a top 10 ranked hurdler in 2001, Catriona Pennet has been one of Scotland’s top hurdlers.
Lauren Peffers
Lauren Peffers was part of the Scottish athletics scene between 2003 and 2013 having her best year in 2009 when she ranked 6th in the 400 metres and won the first of two silver medals at the indoor 400m.
Hayley Parkinson Ovens
Hayley Parkinson Ovens ran for Scotland at two Commonwealth Games in the 1500 metres finals and for GB in the World indoor championships.
Chris O’Hare
Chris O’Hare, Olympian and three times European Championship Medallist has announced his retirement as a professional athlete.
Jayne Nisbet
Jayne Nisbet won ten Scottish senior High Jump titles and two Triple Jump Championships, evenly split between outdoors and indoors.
Yvonne Murray
One of the great legacies of the 1970 Commonwealth Games was Meadowbank Stadium. The echoes of these Games had barely subsided when Yvonne Murray walked through the revolving doors at the main entrance as a youngster to train and begin a journey that would take her to unimaginable glory.
Freya Murray/Ross
Freya Murray/Ross was twice UK champion at 5000 metres and represented GB in the at the 2012 Olympics.
Susan McKelvie
Susan McKelvie first appeared in the rankings as a 14 year old javelin thrower but soon changed to the hammer where she has won 8 Scottish senior champs and represented Scotland at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, finishing in 6th place.
Karen MacLeod
Born on April 24, 1958 in Tanzania and growing up in Skye, she has been described as one of the best athletes to ever emerge from the north of Scotland. However her career was brought to an end in 1998 when she fell ill at the Boston Marathon.
Don MacGregor
A Scottish Olympic Marathon Runner with a unique style, ungainly when he ran, with his head tilted on one side and his legs having a unique chopping style, but Don Macgregor’s determined running made him one of the best endurance athletes this country has ever known.
Robert Hooton
Robert Hooton won the Scottish 800m title in 1999 and added the indoor 1500 championship in 2003. He was a medallist on 7 other occasions.