While most of Edinburgh was looking for the nearest ice cream van on Sunday 24th May, eight determined athletes from Corstorphine Athletics Club were busy tearing up the tarmac. Representing the club across two swift quartets, CAAC took on the Edinburgh Marathon Team Relay. Facing down an uncharacteristically scorching May day, both teams battled brilliant … Continue reading CAAC at the Edinburgh Marathon Team Relay
Operation: National Road Relay Success
CAAC fielded eight teams at the National Road Relay Championships on Saturday 21st March 2026, as the event once again returned to St Margaret’s Academy, Livingston. The teams met for registration in the main school building, which feels like a cross between a greenhouse and the prison in the 1969 classic The Italian Job. Outside, … Continue reading Operation: National Road Relay Success
From Dawn Darkness to Desert Sun: Marrakech Marathon 2026
CAAC’s resident joggler, Scott Jenkins, took his three balls and steady nerves to the Marrakech Marathon on January 25th. Read on for his report from the Red City; a tale of sunshine, scenery, one dropped catch, and a lot of very confused police officers. Race Report: Flying out on Friday felt like a sensible … Continue reading From Dawn Darkness to Desert Sun: Marrakech Marathon 2026
Fast Times and Big Performances: CAAC Start 2026 in Style
Monday 12th January 2026 A Happy New Year to CAAC one and all, It's only the 2nd weekend of the new year and CAAC has already had more amazing performances. Firstly at the Inter District XC Champs in Glasgow on Saturday Angus Smith finished a brilliant 4th in the Senior Men’s race just missing out … Continue reading Fast Times and Big Performances: CAAC Start 2026 in Style
CAAC HOSTS SECOND FRAME RUNNING FESTIVAL AS STUART RETAINS M40 SCOTTISH 5K TITLE IN RECORD TIME
CAAC welcomed 19 athletes from five clubs across Scotland for its second frame running festival on Sunday. Competitors aged from five to their 70s headed to sun-kissed Saughton to take part in a series of races from 50m to 800m on a fun-packed day at the track. Team East Lothian, Dunfermline’s Pitreavie AAC, and Glasgow … Continue reading CAAC HOSTS SECOND FRAME RUNNING FESTIVAL AS STUART RETAINS M40 SCOTTISH 5K TITLE IN RECORD TIME
CORSTORPHINE’S WEEKEND WONDERS SEAL SCALLYS SUCCESS AS ALICE TAKES NATIONAL PODIUM
CORSTORPHINE AAC athletes secured a clutch of titles on an outstanding weekend of running. Fiona Davies, Kirstin Maxwell, Josie-Wren Golder and Kirsty Macaulay claimed the women’s winners’ trophy at the Allan Scally Memorial Road Race relay. The quartet came home in a combined time of 1:12:28 – almost two minutes clear of second place. There … Continue reading CORSTORPHINE’S WEEKEND WONDERS SEAL SCALLYS SUCCESS AS ALICE TAKES NATIONAL PODIUM
DOUGIE SELMAN PREPARES FOR ‘DREAM’ GB DEBUT AT WORLD 100KM CHAMPIONSHIPS
DOUGIE SELMAN will fulfil a lifelong dream when he pulls on a Great Britain vest at the IAU World 100km Championships in India. The Corstorphine AAC stalwart heads to Bengaluru for the ultra-marathon test having stormed to British title success at the Anglo Celtic Plate/Sri Chinmoy 100km event in March. He revealed he’s been preparing … Continue reading DOUGIE SELMAN PREPARES FOR ‘DREAM’ GB DEBUT AT WORLD 100KM CHAMPIONSHIPS
CROSS-COUNTRY SEASON KICKS OFF AS JOSIE BAGS ANOTHER GREAT SCOTTISH RUN MEDAL
THE cross-country season kicked off with a large Corstorphine AAC contingent competing in the Lindsays East District XC Relay Championships. The quartet of Dermot Cummins, Douglas McKinnon, Malcolm Lang and Donald Macaulay claimed top spot in the men’s Masters with a time of 53:23. They crossed the line eight seconds behind the men’s Senior team … Continue reading CROSS-COUNTRY SEASON KICKS OFF AS JOSIE BAGS ANOTHER GREAT SCOTTISH RUN MEDAL
STUART SECURES SCOTTISH 5K MASTERS TITLE
STUART Livingstone was crowned M40 Scottish 5k champion with a club record run at the Sri Chinmoy race at Silverknowes. Stuart crossed the line in 15:07 to take the title – and coveted pineapple prize – on the fast, flat course on the Forth shoreline. There was further Corstorphine success as the Senior men’s team … Continue reading STUART SECURES SCOTTISH 5K MASTERS TITLE
LUCAS BAGS CLUB RECORD ON HIS FIRST 400M RUN AS DERMOT SHATTERS 10-MILE BENCHMARK
A FURTHER two club records have been broken – including one by an athlete competing over the distance for the first time. Lucas Key set a new 400m benchmark for U17 men with a superb run of 51.58 secs at the Central and South of Scotland Athletic League (CSSAL) meeting at Grangemouth. Saturday’s achievement was … Continue reading LUCAS BAGS CLUB RECORD ON HIS FIRST 400M RUN AS DERMOT SHATTERS 10-MILE BENCHMARK