Livingston Open Meeting
A number of Central AC’s athletes tested themselves at the Livingston Open Meeting on the night of Friday 19 June which saw an impressive 42 races in a busy 2 and a half hour schedule. It was great to see youngster Grace Craw taking on a 150metre (26.24sec) and 600metre (2min 20.55sec) challenge in the Under 12 age group, certainly someone to watch for the future. Under 16, Oliver McDonald, pushed his p.b. down to 29.13sec in the 200metres and again jumped beyond 4metres in the long jump. M40 runner, Ian McDonald, underlined his recent good form with a tasty 24.89sec 200metres.
The 800metre series saw good times from Daniel Sutherland (1min 59.55sec) and Amy Kirkpatrick (2min 14.64sec) while Josh Wood must feel he was the unluckiest athlete on the night, missing out on his 2 minute target by an agonising 0.03 of a second. It’s out there Josh!
Brian Goodwin 10k
The website says the Brian Goodwin 10k at Pollok Park in Glasgow on Friday 19 June combines fast racing with a ‘Friday night in summer’ vibe and the promise of a free beer and burger at the finish line. Fortunately the day’s rain had stopped before the start and Jamie Crowe ran out a clear winner in 29:45, a comfortable 50 seconds ahead of everyone else, and Grace Whelan finished a strong second woman in 34:31. Donald Shaw was masquerading as a member of Greenock Glenpark as he clocked 40:59. Full results at https://results.perfecttimingscotland.co.uk/Results.aspx?CId=20065&RId=9120
Loch Lomond 10k
The Loch Lomond 10k on Saturday 20 June has a start and finish in Balloch Park sandwiching a trip down the River Leven to Bonhill and back. Max Stevens was first back for the club as he finished well up in 39:27. Race junkie Donald Shaw was timed at 42:20 ranking him sixth among the V50s, a category that he has been a member of for longer than most. Full results at https://results.perfecttimingscotland.co.uk/Results.aspx?CId=20065&RId=3172
West Highland Way
The West Highland Way Race gun went off at 1 o’clock in the morning on Saturday 20 June to set 300 runners on the high road from Milngavie to Fort William and on this occasion rounding off a bleary night watching Scotland’s match at the football World Cup. 95 miles later, Lewis Mccomb was 17th finisher in 19:41:36 and Becky Hay the 20th woman in 27:24:22. Fantastic! Full results at https://www.sportident.co.uk/results/WestHighlandWayRace/2026/WHW/
Eildon Hills races
Melrose was the site of the latest race in the Junior hill running league on Saturday 20 June with the Eildon Hills providing the challenge. Central had a small but classy representation as Annie Arnott picked up bronze in the Under 14 Girls category in 19:18 and Ella Hunter silver in the Under 16 Girls in 20:58. Well done both! Full results at https://www.galaharriers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Junior-Eildon-Hill-Race-20th-June-2026-Results-list-pdf-2.pdf
Youth Development League Match 3
The third match of this year’s Youth Development League (YDL) took place at Grangemouth on Sunday 21 June. Details here when available.