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Oct 25, 2026

Weekly roundup, 25 October

Frankfurter frenzy The burghers of Frankfurt were on the streets on Sunday 25 October to watch Kevin Amos celebrate his 35th birthday and run the Frankfurt Marathon in a fantastic 2:53:52, ten minutes inside his previous personal best. Full results at...

2026 final athlete database and award winners list

The final track and field athlete database for 2026 is now on the Athlete statistics page of this website. This contains performances and rankings for every member who has competed for Central this season in track and field. All those who have earned an Achievement...

Weekly roundup 19 October 2026

Amsterdam Marathon Sunday 18 October was the date for the 2026 Amsterdam Marathon with Chris and Eve Watson making the journey to the stadium of the 1928 Olympics in the city known for its museums to Van Gogh and Rembrandt. It’s flat, it’s fast, and so are they. They...

End of Season Celebration, Friday 20 Nov 2026

The Central AC End of Season Celebration will take place on Friday 20 November at the Stirling Court Hotel (it’s the one at the University car park above the track): 6:30 for 7pm start. The evening includes: Club annual awards Buffet dinner Ceilidh This follows the...

Central AC winter cross country series 2026-27

Central Athletic Club again offers our young athletes a cross country series of grassroots competition and a great introduction to this aspect of athletics. The race series is available and recommended to all young athletes within the Club, including the 9 year olds...

Weekly roundup, 12 October

East District XC relays Saturday 10 October saw bright sunny intervals, better than the forecast, at Dechmont Law on the north side of Livingston for the traditional start of the cross country season at the East District relays. There’s a short loop of 2.4km for the...

Weekly roundup, 6 Oct 2026

Great Scottish Run Glasgow was thronged on Sunday 4 October with tens of thousands of runners taking their place in the Great Scottish Run half marathon and 10k. This year, both races started near Blythswood Square avoiding the usual initial climb from George Square...

Club track and field championships

The club's annual track and field championships took place on Saturday 26 September 2026 at Grangemouth Stadium, alongside Falkirk Victoria Harriers and Cumbernauld AAC. This is the end of season track and field competition to see who is the club champion at each age...

Weekly roundup 28 Sept 2026

Kelpies half marathon The Kelpies half marathon took over 900 runners from Falkirk to Fife and back on Saturday 26 September, running north to cross the Forth by the Clackmannanshire Bridge (but narrowly missing Clackmannanshire) looping back by the Kincardine Bridge...

John McDonald, 1945-2026

With great sadness we share the news that long term club stalwart John McDonald passed away on Wednesday 23 September 2026. John was “Mr Central AC” through and through. He was a long standing servant to the club and all of its members. Many will remember John for his...