News - Sun Shines On Clyde Ultra

After weeks of persistent rainfall, Saturday's Clyde Stride Ultra witnessed some precious hours of sunshine as runners embarked on the 40 mile race. 119 individual runners and 22 relay teams lined up to hear the starter's pistol fired by Brian MacLeod, store manager of Morrison's supermarket and host of race registration, and at 9am, 141 runners began their journey to New Lanark.

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News - Aberdeen Hosts Cameroon Olympic Team

Runners from Aberdeen Amateur Athletics Club got to test themselves against an African sprint champion this month as Adam Idrissa took part in the athletics open graded meeting at Aberdeen Sports Village on 13 July. Idrissa won the race comfortably but will face stiffer competition next month when he takes on Usain Bolt in the 100m.

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Runtalk - Father Of Marathon Honoured In Stockholm

This weekend saw Stockholm commemorate the marathon runners who took part in the 1912 Olympics with its centenary event. Of the 68 competitors who embarked on the race a century ago, Shizo Kanakuri's journey was perhaps the longest, with the Japanese runner recoding a time of a little over 54 years and 8 months.

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Poll - On Your Marks For Olympic Drama

This month it's all about the Olympics - and we want to know which event you're most looking forward to watching?

So far the Men's 10k is coming out on top as the most awaited event - don't forget to watch on the fourth of August!

Second most anticipated event is the Men's 100m, which takes place on the fourth of August. Third most popular is the Women's Marathon, taking place on the fifth of August.

To find out more event dates, click here, and if you haven't already, let us know what you're looking forward to watching then let us know on our polls page, or over on our Facebook page

Competition - Stay Bright With Brooks

We are giving away three fantastic Brooks Nightlife Jackets...

The ultimate in weather protection, the Nightlife Jacket has all the features you need for low-light training, with 360° retroreflectivity, back venting, thumbholes and all in a 100% wind and waterproof package.

For your chance to win one of these brilliant jackets enter our competition here

Race Listings

You can find lots of events and results here on our race listings page.

You can also add your race's details to our event listings by signing up here.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend, and remember you can check our race listings for your results!

Current Issue - Summer Edition

The 96-page summer issue of SCOTTISH RUNNING GUIDE is available from all our usual outlets.

This edition is packed with news, tips on how to have the perfect race day, a look at some great breakfast ideas, as well as our regular race listing and three month log-book.

We also take a wider look at the running scene across Scotland this issue, and Strathclyde Park's Demon Run features as our race profile.

On top of that we check out the Big Fun Run Series and a 5K running route in Peebles!