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Flying Fifteen – Scottish National XC championships 2026

Central’s senior men won a fifteenth successive team gold at the Scottish National cross country championships which took place at Callendar Park, Falkirk on Saturday 21 February, a venue which has hosted the championship since 2006. The day was archetypal cross...

Central Grand Prix 2026

Here we go with the Central Grand Prix Series for 2026 – who will step up to challenge Donald Shaw for the Grand Prix Cake Slice and bonus cake?  We’ve aimed to keep the races local and affordable, taking on board members’ suggestions and including events that plenty...

Club road race rankings – 2026 edition

We’ve published the latest Central AC all-time road running rankings – this edition includes results to the end of 2025. Central road rankings 2025 women - 14.2.26Download Central road rankings 2025 men - 14.2.26Download The rankings are also published on...

Club XC championships 2026

The Central club cross country championships were staged on 14 February 2026 on the only cold, crisp, sunny morning that we’ve had since Christmas. The venue, as usual, was Queen Victoria School in Dunblane, and for some of the junior members was familiar ground from...

Club track and field records and all-time lists

The club outdoor track and field records have been updated to include all results up to the end of the 2025 season. We had new senior men’s records for Tom Graham-Marr at 1500m (3:38.78) and Cameron Boyek in the mile (3:54.97). Also an Under 15 girls high jump record...

Stirling Schools cross country, 28 January, Dunblane

Active Stirling organised the annual Stirling Schools cross country championships at Queen Victoria School in Dunblane on Wednesday 28 January 2026. There were 6 competitions for each of boys and girls, with races for P6, P7, S1, S2, combined S3 and S4, and combined...

Central AC club XC championships 2026

This year's club cross country championships will take place on Saturday 14 February at Queen Victoria School, Dunblane. Registration is from 10:15am with the first race at 11:15am. The race timetable is (may change depending on numbers) Age groupDistanceStart...

European Champion Clubs Cup XC

Central’s Senior Men are representing Great Britain at the European Champion Clubs Cup (ECCC) cross country championship which takes place at Albufeira, Portugal on Sunday 8 February. This is the third successive year this has happened, but it is a privilege that is...

Masters cross country championships, Glasgow, 31 January

The Masters cross country championships for 2026 took place at Tollcross Park in Glasgow on Saturday 31 January. The course was an undulating 2km loop with a looping descent from the start followed by a steady climb to some flat zig zags at the top of the course, with...

Masters Road Relays – 25 January 2026

The Scottish Veterans Harriers Club (SVHC) is an unusual athletics club that organises representative Scottish Over 35 teams and Masters Championships across many athletics disciplines. Their first fixture of the calendar year is the Masters Road Relays held at...