Brig Bash
From the school of alliterative athletics, Bridge of Earn was the scene of the Brig Bash 5 miler on Wednesday 1 July. The renowned race is famously flat and fast and this year’s event set a number of remarkable records. Taking the tape at the end was Jamie Crowe, flying free from the field and setting a new course record in 22:58, just outside the Scottish mark for this mileage. Junior Iain Jordan copied that class, winning the Under 20 category in a new record of 24:44 as he finished in second place overall. The club was also well represented through the field with Kevin Amos acing 29:24, Alastair Cunningham setting a remarkably rapid 34:27 to finish well up in the competitive V60 category, Rhona Scott scooting round in 45:24 and Jill Scott scoring 48:48. The event is followed by its famous premium purvey, a bumper buffet of sweet and savoury delights. Full results at https://www.perthroadrunners.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BB26-results.pdf
Pursuit 5000
The Stirling University track celebrated the American Independence Day on 4 July 2026 as it hosted the Pursuit 5000 meet including graded 5000m races and invitational 800m events. In the 5000 Metres, Josh Wood clocked 16:20.01 and Anna Hedley was second in her Under 23 category in 17:06.69. In the 800 Metres, Josh Scott set a personal best in 1:49.12. Full results at https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/pursuit-5000/
Seven Hills of Edinburgh
The Seven Hills of Edinburgh race on 5 July is hard to classify: it’s part road race, part urban orienteering, part hill race over about 14 miles. It starts and finishes on Calton Hill and then wends on a choose-your-own route to the Castle Esplanade, Corstorphine, Craiglockhart, Braid and Blackford Hills and finally Arthur’s Seat before returning to Calton Hill. Allan Gall is an old hand and this year completed in a very creditable 3:09:42. Full results https://www.seven-hills.org.uk/results
Great North 10k
The beginning of the Great North 10k on 5 July mimics the start of the legendary Great North Run half marathon up to the iconic crossing of the Tyne Bridge and then turns about to complete a tour of Newcastle’s city centre streets and university campus before finishing back near the start. Ally Cunningham had a strong run in the heat to clock 45:19 while Linda Cunningham walked round as part of her highly disciplined recovery from injury. Full results at https://results.greatrun.org/results .
England Athletics senior track and field championships
The England Athletics senior track and field championships were held in Bedford over the first weekend in July. Well done to Sarah Pearson, 5th place in the 400m hurdles, great running. Full results at https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/schedule?id=28538
Scottish National Athletics League Match 3
The third and final match in this year’s Scottish National Athletics League took place at Aberdeen on Sunday 5 July. Full results at https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7243077