The photograph above was taken at the Rangers Sports of 1955 – and a marvellous meeting it was too. Coverage is now complete.. Coverage is now complete with some information on the importance of the Sports to Scottish athletics and the sheer quality of the athletes in the invitation events. It covers the superb half mile with Tom Courtney, Brian Hewson, Derek Johnston and Audun Boysen all taking part – all finishing within eight yards of each other. You can see it at this link.
Ewan Cameron of Edinburgh AC leading the field shortly after the start in 2023. He won in 2022, 2023 and 2025, second in 2024.
The Edinburgh to North Berwick 20 Miles Road Race left the road runng calendar in 2017 but thanks to the Lawson brothers (Alan and Alistair) it was resurrected in 2022 and is now being contested with over 200 runners in the 2025 race. The original Trophy had been lost but it has been found and is awarded to the first man to finish – first woman has her own trophy. The account of the race from 2022 to 2025 is available at this link.
One of Scotland’s best distance runners on the track or the road or over the country is pictured above on his 90th birthday. Name on the cake is a clue to who he is – Bert McKay of Motherwell of course. Read his profile by clicking on the link. Sent on to us by Hugh Barrow.
Two of Scotland’s best ever distance runners on the track and over the country. Alastair Shaw has a superb series of photographs of the two Olympians battling it out in the SWCCU Championships at Rosyth in 1985. See them at this link.
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