Update from Richard
Following some fantastic performances at the London Marathon and the 5k Road Championships at Silverknowes the competition in the road race grand prix continues to hot up.
In the men’s race, some of the guys have already managed to score points across the five qualifying distances, with quite a few not far behind. 49 guys have now registered points, a great turnout.
Below shows the Top 10 and age category leaders:
| Position | Athlete | Age Catergory | No of Events | Total Points |
| 1 | Nicholas Wolverson | Sen | 5 | 581 |
| 2 | Bryan Mackie | Sen | 4 | 554 |
| 3 | Andrew Latham | V40 | 5 | 518 |
| 4 | Owain Williams | Sen | 4 | 451 |
| 5 | Malcolm Parry | V40 | 4 | 405 |
| 6 | Adam Rouse | V40 | 3 | 404 |
| 7 | Iain Craven | Sen | 4 | 396 |
| 8 | Chris Creegan | V50 | 4 | 390 |
| 9 | Leon Johnson | Sen | 3 | 388 |
| 10 | Neil Jack | Sen | 3 | 372 |
| V40 | Andrew Latham | V40 | 5 | 518 |
| V50 | Chris Creegan | V50 | 4 | 390 |
| V60 | Eric Stevenson | V60 | 4 | 254 |
Link to full table: 07_05_15 EAC-Road-Race-Championship-Male (7th May 2015)
In the women’s race there hasn’t been quite as many participating and it would be great to see the numbers pick up over the summer. However, there have been some great performances and the final table could be very close!
Below shows the Top 5 and age category leaders:
| Position | Athlete | Age Catergory | No of Events | Total Points |
| 1 | Karen Dobbie | V40 | 4 | 339 |
| 2 | Rachael Dunn | Sen | 2 | 227 |
| 3 | Karla Borland | Sen | 2 | 217 |
| 4 | Nikki Gibson | Sen | 2 | 201 |
| 5 | Gillian Palmer | Sen | 2 | 197 |
| V40 | Karen Dobbie | V40 | 4 | 339 |
| V50 | Sharyn Ramage | V50 | 2 | 143 |
Link to full table: 07_05_15 EAC-Road-Race-Championship-Female (7th May 2015)
Upcoming races:
Please note we have added the Self-Transcendence 5k Races to the Grand prix – so look out for these over the summer in the Meadows!
- 9th May – Loch Leven Half marathon (Long)
- 25th May – EMF 5k (Short) 10k (Medium) Half (Long) Marathon (Long)
- 3rd June – CAAC 5Mile (Short)
- 6th June – Haddington 10k (Medium)
- 10th June – Self Transcendence 5k, Meadows, Edinburgh (Short)
- 1st July – Brig Bash 5Mile (Short)
- 1st July – Self Transcendence 5k, Meadows, Edinburgh (Short)
- 18th July – Musselburgh 10k (Medium)
To find out future races and to work out how to score points please click here: https://edinburghac.org.uk/?p=19165
Any queries or questions then please email richardmeade13@hotmail.com
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