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Published 4 times a year
Winter 2008 by scottishathletics. Winter 2008
Copyright©2008
Scottish Athletics Ltd.

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contents
the warm-up 06 ask the doc 38
Alistair Currie Ann Davidson Megan Hubbard
news and events 08 cool down 40 Manager Programmes Co-ordinator Communications Co-ordinator
Ode to the Jog Leader 0131 539 7340 0131 539 7341 0131 539 7350
race directory 16 alistairc@scottishathletics.org.uk ann.davidson@scottishathletics.org.uk megan.hubbard@scottishathletics.org.uk
x-training 42 “I run therefore I am a runner” “Go fast enough to get there but “I need to exercise in the mornings
Christmas Cracker 5k entry form 18 slow enough to see” before my brain registers what I am
local contacts 44 doing”
mini strides 20
Run 4 It Christmas sale 22
Lots of Christmas bargains
great strides – Girona 28
Strathclyde Park jogscotland
take on Spain
co-operative food article 30
Making a curry with a Currie
great strides – Morag Leitch 34
1st Marathon at 65 years old
Laura Boyle Jog Scotty Mail Marketing Scotland
Jog Scotty’s Assistant Official Mascot Our Membership Team
laura.boyle@scottishathletics.org.uk 0141 300 4903
jogscotland@mailmarkscot.com

“Give it RICE” “Laughter is inner jogging” "Ability is what you are capable of
doing. Motivation determines what
you do. Attitude determines how
well you do it."

photo credits
Front cover: Steve Wales
sponsored by funders and partners Other photo contributors:
Matt Redmayne, Steve Wales, Alistair Currie
Flora London Marathon, Ron Davidson
Ian Leitch, Sarah and Graeme Sutherland, Mark Shearman

Other photos that appear in Stride have been supplied by members and Jog Leaders
thanks to everyone who has sent in photos, I hope you enjoy seeing them in print!
Stride is the winner of the PPA 2007 ‘Scottish Member Magazine’ of the Year Award, Cert no. TOC-COC-2190

and printed on FSC Certified paper from responsible managed forests.

Stride is the magazine for jogscotland members, so keep your text and photo contributions coming!

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the warm-up 06
Winter 2008
the warm-up
by Alistair Currie
Pssst … pass it on,
please!
Jamie Oliver may be the most high profile
person saying ‘pass it on’ at the moment with
his campaign to get the people of Rotherham
cooking, but he’s not the only one using the
highly effective marketing technique known as
‘word of mouth’ – quite apt in his case given
that he is talking about food! We have been
using it since day one of jogss cot lan d, more
than six years ago. Think about how you came
to be part of the jogss c ott ie clan – was it
because a friend, colleague or family member
mentioned it to you in conversation or maybe,
in this 21st Century digital world, it came in a
text message, email, blog post or instant
message? I would hazard a guess that in many
cases it was one of these that got you started
– what is so great about this approach is that
you are getting a personal recommendation
about jogss co tlan d from someone that you
know and trust – so straight away the
message becomes much more powerful than
if it came perhaps from an advert or other
promotional means.
jogss c ot ties , as we like to call ourselves, and
that includes Jog Leaders, members, staff and
others involved in the programme, tend to be
an enthusiastic bunch and like to talk to others
about what jogss co tla n d has done for them –
this positivity is infectious and to be
encouraged by all of you! Imagine how many
people we could have involved if every single
person brought another along to a local group
or a parent who is part of a local group
persuades their child’s school to start up
Junior jogss co tlan d – or maybe even
volunteers to lead a junior group at the school
themselves!
On a work level that it is also what myself and
the rest of the jogss co tlan d team do every day
– we speak to people about what we do and
how it can fit into their plans, whether that be
in a primary school, a workplace, a local
community or any other setting where there is
an obvious link or a connection can be made
that might help towards them achieving their
own objectives, and in the meantime helping
us achieve ours. Recently we have embarked,
through support from the Scottish
“With the right support and
guidance from group leaders it
is truly amazing how far people
can progress”
Government, on a series of meetings with
Community Health Partnerships (CHPs)
around the country – there are 40 in total so it
will take a while but will ultimately result in us
being able to have a much greater impact on
health improvement and reducing health
inequality in Scotland. The aim of these is to
get jogss c otl an d onto the radar of local health
planners to add to the impact that we already
have in local communities through our work
with Sports Development and other council
departments around the country. In some
cases there is already awareness of what we
do and in others not, but one of the big
perceptions that we are trying to break down
is that jogging, recreational running – or
whatever you choose to call it, is outside the
capability of many people – we want to show
anyone that if you can put one foot in front of
another then you can pretty much start on a
beginners’ jogss c ot lan d programme – with the
right support and guidance from group leaders
it is truly amazing how far people can progress
in terms of their physical and mental
wellbeing. Judging the nominations for
Achiever, Jog Leader and Group of the Year
recently really brought it home to me just how
transformational getting involved with
jogss cot lan d can be for many people – the
award winners will be announced at the
glittering Scottish Athletics Awards night on
the 22nd November with stars such as Paula
Radcliffe, Liz McColgan and Yvonne Murray in
attendance – our winners can hold their heads
up high in such esteemed company in the
knowledge that they too are true winners.
We are also in the process of contributing to
the Scottish Athletics six year plan for 2009 –
2015 and part of this is about setting out our
“Our vision is to make Scotland
known for being the ‘nation
that runs’ and for running to be
a widely accepted activity that
is fun”
vision for the future of our work. It’s not
published yet so I won’t give the whole game
away but I will share with you a couple of key
points – our vision is to make Scotland known
for being the ‘nation that runs’ and for running
to be a widely accepted activity that is fun,
rewarding and a contributor to improved
health and wellbeing. It certainly beats some
of the previous images that the rest of world
has had about us, some of them - the ‘deep
the warm-up 07
fried Mars Bar country’ comes to mind - were
not entirely fair as they were based on part-
truth, part urban-myth. How much better will it
feel when someone from outside the country
says to you ‘Oh, Scotland that’s the country
where everyone runs’ rather than the current
negative comments that all too often come
out.
To finish off this warm-up I want to highlight
one of the best work-related days I have had
all year and it didn’t involve any talk of
running, well not much anyway! The Wester
Hailes Men’s groups in Edinburgh asked me
along to their de-brief at the end of their first
twelve weeks of the jogss c otl an d programme
but instead of running advice they wanted
cooking tips from me, they had been reading
my Stride food column and wanted to put me
to the test and help them develop their
cooking skills. For me it was a hugely
rewarding and enjoyable few hours spent with
the guys making (and more importantly eating)
some really tasty and healthy food – with a fair
bit of friendly banter thrown in for good
measure. I won’t say anymore about it here
but if you turn to page 30 you can read the
whole story.
Well that’s all for now, don’t forget to pass it
on to others in 2009!
The Jogster
More at www.jogscotland.org.uk/blogs
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news and events 08
Winter 2008
news and
events
This is the last edition of Stride for 2008,
can you believe it! And what a year it
has been! Jam packed with summer
5k challenges, jogsscotland members
achieving amazing personal successes,
Boydy coming back, Boydy leaving, Ann
tackling marathons abroad, Alistair
taking on the Men’s 10k and Megan
running in her first run! But it’s now
time to turn your thoughts to the festive
season, people! And there are lots of
opportunities to get one last run in
before the end of the year!
Co-operative Christmas Cracker 5k
Challenge
Yes due to popular demand it’s back! The
2008 Co-operative Chrismas Cracker 5k
Challenge in association with Run 4 It and
North Lanarkshire Leisure, will be visiting
Strathclyde Park on Sunday 7th December.
This is a really good chance to share the
Christmas cheer amongst your jogscotties.
At only £6.00 for Gold and scottishathletics
members, and £8.00 for the rest of you, it
really is a steal! All participants will get a goody
bag (mmm chocolate!) and medal, and if you
really get in the Christmas spirit and dress up,
you might just win a spot prize! To register
simply visit www.jogscotland.org.uk/christmas-
cracker to enter online, or download the entry
form, or call 0131 539 7350. Come on people,
after all it is the season to be jolly not jelly!
Other Christmas Runs
If Strathclyde Park is not near you, how about
one of these great Christmas runs?
above join in the fun at this year’s Christmas Cracker
Jingle Bell Fun Run Paisley
This event has become very popular over the
last few years and is organised by the famous
jogscotland group – Jogging Buddies. This
year the run will be on Saturday 6th December
and will be through Paisley Town Centre.
It is a 3k fun run, with a medal to all finishers.
In addition, the first 200 Senior entries will
receive a free Santa suit and Juniors will
receive a Santa hat! Or you can buy them on
the day for £3. It promises to be the best Jingle
Bell run ever! Real Radio will be providing
entertainment and there will also be a
Christmas Market in County Square. The entry
fee is £7.00 for Seniors and £5 for Juniors.
Get your entries in now! Visit
www.joggingbuddies.co.uk/events or call
0141 847 1357
Santa Dash Inverclyde
Organised by the very famous jogscotland
jogger Tommy from Greenock (yes, you know
above Alex Collie jogscotland group take on Amsterdam Marathon
him, he’s the man who dresses up, and is at
every race collecting money for charity) this
local run will be held on Sunday 14th
December at 10.00am. This will be the 3rd
running of the Inverclyde Santa Dash. The
course is flat. All runners will participate
wearing either a Santa suit which will be
issued to them by the organisers or they can
run in a Christmas costume of their own
choice, but it must be within the Christmas
spirit. There will be prizes for the best-dressed
runners, various spot prizes for runners up and
prizes for 1st male and 1st female to cross the
finish line. There will be a buffet after the race.
Sponsor forms will be issued with application
forms and you can nominate your own charity
or you can let the Santa Dash Committee
donate it to local charities of their choice.
Wheelchairs are welcome to enter the run and
there will be no charge for young children who
are accompanied by their parents. For more
information telephone Tommy on 07761 903
621 or email him at
thomasarmstrong73@ntlworld.com.
These are just some of the Christmas runs
available, there are lots of great Christmas
events such as the Moray Winter Run (It’s a
6.5k run, quite a unique distance!) available.
Or why not have a wee Google for local
Christmas runs in your area?
2008 Annual Awards Evening
Wow! We have had some amazing
nominations this year and also a record
number of entries! You made it very hard for
the judges! The Annual Awards Dinner is on
the 22nd November at the Marriott Hotel in
Glasgow and it is promising to be a fantastic
evening with Paula Radcliffe making a guest
news and events 09
left Paula Radcliffe will
make a guest
appearance at this year’s
Annual Awards Night
appearance. There will be a big write up and
photo page in the next edition of Stride plus
photos and videos on the jogscotland
website. Good luck to all of our nominees, and
thank you to all of those who sent in
nominations.
Follow the leader
All jogscotland Jog Leaders must attend a
days Jog Leader training. These training days
are organised throughout Scotland, and
advertised on our website. The course covers
all the physical elements of being a Jog
Leader such as warm-ups, cool-downs and
stretching. It also looks into motivation,
behaviour change, barriers to exercise, and
how to overcome them.
Future Jog Leader Courses
JSJL44 - Sunday 30 November 2008 -
Glasgow Green Football Centre
More Jog Leader course dates will be
published on the website as and when they
are confirmed. If you are interested in training
as a Jog Leader please email
ann.davidson@scottishathletics.org.uk to
register your interest.
Run 4 It opening a store in Inverness
Run 4 It are expanding the chain to service the
thriving and active Highland market.
Opening on the 15th November, the store will
be run by Graham Laing who says ‘running
alongside stores in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and
Glasgow we aim to provide expertise,
guidance and the highest standards of
customer service and advice to all levels of
runner. Our new and exiting range of running
news and events 10
above The ‘Chris Hoy Edinburgh Half above Graham Laing will be leading
Marathon’ will be one of the big the Run 4 It crew in Inverness
events of 2009
footwear and apparel delivered by trained
specialists will be a first for Inverness.
“With so many active jogscotland groups in
the Highlands, we aim to be a source of
support and resources, as well as also
launching the first jogscotland group in the
City, running from our idyllic riverside spot.’
Sport has played a major role in Graham’s life
for the past 30-35 years. Even now he still runs
to and from work, competing when and where
he can. His sport is athletics and major athletic
achievements to date have been Scottish
10,000m Champion 1979 and Scottish
Marathon Champion in 1980. Finishing in 5th
place in the very first London Marathon in
1981, he was also a member in the Scotland
team at the Commonwealth Games in
Brisbane, Australia in 1982 finishing in 7th
place in the marathon..
Graham and the entire Run 4 It Inverness team
look forward to welcoming you!
Cycling and running come together
2009 will see a new element being added to
the Edinburgh Half Marathon. The plan is to
integrate an ‘Everyday Cycling’ event into the
Half Marathon and Olympic and World
Champion Chris Hoy has jumped at the
chance to be involved. Chris says: “The ‘Chris
Hoy Edinburgh Half Marathon’! It didn’t sound
quite right at the outset, but now I hear more
about the plan to integrate an ‘Everyday
Cycling’ event into the mix, it all makes sense.
Of course, a lot of cyclists run as part of their
training. And I know there are a lot of runners
who enjoy cycling! So, John Martindale’s
willingness to work with Scottish Cycling
alongside his (or is it mine, now?) half
marathon has the potential to introduce new
people to our sport. This is great for both
sports and can only encourage more people of
all ages to adopt a healthier, more active
above Little Ann and her medal after the
Berlin Marathon
lifestyle. I invite families, friends, and
workmates to dust down their bikes or put on
their trainers and join in with this innovative
event on Sunday 5 April next year.” John
Martindale, Event Director for the event is also
excited about this new direction: “This is a
massive boost for our Edinburgh event and a
great launch pad for the ‘east coast’ series.
I’m absolutely delighted!” For more information
visit www.dundee-half.co.uk
Berlin Babes
On 28th September Claire, Helen, Janice,
Jean, Karen, Liz and Pat (although Pat
managed to escape from getting her picture
taken) from Strathclyde Park jogscotland
completed the Berlin Marathon. For Helen and
Liz it was their first marathon and for the others
their second, having run the Dublin Marathon
in October 2007. The 'Berlin Babes' (as they
called themselves) all managed to finish
fatigued but delighted as they ran through the
Brandenburg Gate to the finish line. The Babes
all ran fantastically well on the day and all
surpassed their own expectations. This was
thanks to months of personal sacrifice to
undertake the training which wasn't without
difficulty. There was pain, injury, doubts and
tears along the way.
Throughout the challenges they were
sustained by friends and Jog Leaders at
Strathclyde Park (in particular Jim Dobbie) who
in the true spirit of jogscotland, provided
advice, support and encouragement. For this
they owe a huge 'thank-you'! The Babes say
they couldn't have done it without them. This is
only one example of a huge number of brilliant
achievements by Strathclyde Park jogscotland
members this year. Congratulations to each
and every one! Our Ann also ran in this
marathon and thoroughly enjoyed it. Perhaps
some of you are aiming to run a Marathon in
2009, and perhaps Berlin is the one for you; it
above Well done Berlin Babes!
seems to be a popular choice with jogscotland
joggers! To read about Ann’s experience in
Berlin, check out the news section on our
website. The article is called ‘Zeit ist Egal’
Wendy and Helen enjoy success at
the Loch Ness Marathon
More Marathon Madness!
Alex Collie Centre jogscotland group in
Aberdeen seems to also be gripped with
marathon madness with having people in both
the Amsterdam Marathon and the Loch Ness
Marathon. Clare Garrow ran her first marathon
in Amsterdam with an impressive time of
4:03:02 and managed to raise £1000 for CLAN
(Cancer Link Aberdeen and North East). Clare
ran beside fellow jogscottie Gillian Burt and
her brother in-law Steve. Clare has also written
a wee story for our website (which can be
found under the news section) on her account
of her first ever marathon, well done Clare!
Wendy Graham and Helen Mackay also from
the Alex Collie group, took on the more hilly
option with The Baxters Loch Ness Marathon.
news and events 11
Wendy completed the marathon in 4:50:55 and
Helen in 4:39:51. A special shout out goes to
the very determined and dedicated Carole
Mathieson from the Rosemount Group who
also participated in the marathon and came in
with a time of 7:09:47, you go girl! Over 6000
runners entered the 2008 Baxters Loch Ness
Marathon & Festival of Running, with everyone
starting their events in brilliant autumn
sunshine with the support of hundreds of
spectators lining the route.
The 2009 Baxters Loch Ness Marathon &
Festival of Running will take place on Sunday
4th October. Entry will open early December.
Run the extra mile
Diabetes is serious, it can lead to blindness, heart
disease, kidney disease and stroke. Run the extra
mile to help improve the lives of people with
diabetes now and work towards a future
without diabetes.
Join our team to run for Diabetes UK Scotland to
support the 210,000 people living with diabetes
in Scotland.
For more information call Sara or Nicola on
0141 245 6380 or email scotland@diabetes.org.uk
The charity for
people with diabetes
Diabetes UK is registered as a charity in Scotland
(no. SC039136) and in England & Wales (no. 215199).
 Go for Gold and
be into win!
If you upgrade, renew or join at a Gold jogscotland membership level, you
could run in the Flora London Marathon 2009 with jogscotland and PUMA
support!
The Flora London Marathon is a race that every
marathon runner wishes to run in. It is an annual
running extravaganza billed as the ‘greatest race on
earth’ and the largest annual charity fundraising
event in the world. And you could be there!
We have TWO entry places available, money can’t
buy these places! Not only will you get an exclusive
entry into the running event of 2009, but you will also
receive:
• £250 worth of PUMA kit, including shoes,
tracksuit, shorts, running vest and an all new
jogscotland branded PUMA t-shirt
• Free place in a mass participation run to help
with your training
• Ongoing support if needed in the build up to the
marathon
Sharing the experience with other jogscotties
All we ask is that you share your experiences with us and
the rest of the jogscotland crew! You should feel
comfortable submitting website blogs and articles for
Stride plus getting your gorgeous face splashed around in
Stride. And of course you would be completely focused
and determined to complete this memorable marathon.
Entries will close 5.00pm Wednesday 31st December
2008 and the two winners will be notified in the new year.
So call our order line on 0141 300 4903 and make 2009 the
year YOU run the FLORA LONDON MARATHON!
The going for Gold offer doesn’t
stop there though!
Be one of the first 20 people to go for GOLD and receive a new
PUMA running wrist wallet or arm pocket – you will be the envy of
all your jogscottie pals!
Did you know when you become a GOLD
jogscotland member you also become a
member of scottishathletics?
As a member of scottishathletics you are
entitled to:
• £2 off race entry fee at all scottishathletics
permitted races
• Annual subscription to PB magazine
• Summer and winter fixture lists
And as a gold jogscotland member you
will receive:
• PUMA jogscotland performance t-shirt
• 20% discount on a pair of PUMA
trainers
• 1 Free entry into jogscotland 5k challenge 2009
• A reflective snap band – great for running in these dark nights!
RRP £4.95
• 20% discount voucher for Run 4 It
It’s easy to get your scottishathletics number, all you have to do is
call Carol Robison on 0131 539 7321 or email Carol at
carol.robison@scottishathletics.org.uk after receiving your gold
jogscotland membership card to get allocated a scottishathletics
membership number.
Turn the page to find out how to upgrade
or join at gold level!
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Winter 2008

race directory
December 6 December 28 March 7 March 22
Jingle Bell Fun Run, Barshaw Park, Paisley Down by the River Races 10k & 3k, Glasgow Green 5k Run/1 Mile Walk in aid of Alloa Half Marathon, Alloa
Cambuslang Sports Club Combat Stress Syndrome, Glasgow
December 7 March 29
Co-operative jogscotland Christmas January 3 March 8
Cracker 5k, Strathclyde Park Running Sisters 5k Fun Run for Women,
Nigel Barge Memorial 10k, Garscube Sports Inverness Half Marathon and Fun Run, Monikie Country Park, Angus
Highland Santa Run, Queens Park Stadium, Complex, Glasgow Inverness
Inverness Jim Dingwall Memorial Race and Round the
Houses Races (2k, 5k and 10k), Grangemouth
January 10
March 14
December 13 BUPA Great Winter Run & Tesco Junior Great
Falkland Santa Race and Junior Run, Falkland Winter Run, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh Clydesale Harriers 5k Road Race, Playdrome, April 5
Clydebank
The Chris Hoy Edinburgh Half Marathon,
December 14 Edinburgh
February 28
Run 4 It Tartan Shorts 5k, Seaton Park, March 21
Aberdeen Cupar 5 Mile Road Race, Cupar
Heriot Watt University Round the Grounds 5k April 26
Santa Dash, Glasgow Race, Heriott Watt University
March 1 Flora London Marathon, London
Inverclyde Santa Dash, Greenock Waterfront,
Greenock Happy Feet 5k and 10k Runs, Blairquhan
Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire
Smokies 10 Mile Ladies Only Race, Arbroath
December 26
Cockleroy Chaser Hill Fun Run, Cockleroy,
near Linlithgow
Lasswade 10 Mile Road Race, Lasswade
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jogscotland magazine
mini strides 20
Winter 2008
mini strides
Junior jogscotland
programme takes over
the world
OK, maybe not the world, but it has taken
Squarehill Primary School in South Africa by
storm! And it’s all thanks to Junior jogscotland
Leader and scottishathletics Level 1 coach
Sarah Sutherland.
Sarah started coaching juniors alongside her
father Graeme Sutherland as part of the
Lauderdale Limpers in the Borders. The Junior
Limpers use The Co-operative Junior
jogscotland programme in the summer,
meeting in the park on Tuesdays evenings,
and in winter the children meet in the Leisure
centre and have sessions based around
Norwich Union Shine awards scheme.
Sarah wanted to go to South Africa as she had
family ties there so she volunteered as a music
and athletics coach. She was placed at
Squarehill Primary School in South Africa for
six weeks and soon discovered that her task
would be harder than she originally thought.
The school lacked severely in equipment for
PE sessions. Squarehill Primary has around
1000 students but only owned one basketball,
two footballs and a few other basic items.
Luckily for Sarah she brought The Co-
operative Junior jogscotland programme that
became an instant hit with the children. Sarah
says: “I didn’t have much room to take
resources over, but The Co-operative Junior
jogscotland programme’s cards fitted in easily.
“It is a brilliant programme and is such a
valuable resource for teachers. There are so
many great ideas that can easily be adjusted to
suit the fitness levels of each child. I like the
fact that regardless of whether you have
athletic ability or not, you can still participate in
the sessions and have fun.
“The South African kids were so enthusiastic
and loved the ‘kerr plunk’ game. We ended up
having three sessions per week of the
programme.”
On return to Scotland Sarah wanted to do
something for the children she worked so
closely with. She managed to fundraise nearly
£1000 through the Limpers by holding a local
quiz and raffle night at the Lauderdale Hotel
(where I hear jogearlston had a large
presence!) which she used to purchase sports
equipment for Squarehill Primary School.
Junior Limpers enjoy participating in
Junior jogss cotland sessions
mini strides 21
Sarah purchased the equipment through a With hundreds of schools and youth groups
local South African business who in return registered with the Junior jogscotland
agreed to add 10% of the final order amount in programme, it looks like this programme will be
sports goods additional. just as successful at the adult jogscotland
programme. Research is currently underway to
Sarah learnt a lot in her time in South Africa find out exactly how many children are
and brought home a South African game participating in the programme on a regular
(based around dodge ball and rounders) called basis.
‘mikkf’ which she taught to her Junior Limpers.
Having just moved to Edinburgh for University,
Sarah is now looking at developing a Junior Norwich Union Shine awards scheme is an
jogscotland group in The Meadows. individual award scheme for schools and clubs
offering a broad range of activities for all ages
between 3-18 years. The scheme is divided
The Co-operative Junior jogscotland programme into four levels allowing young people to play,
was piloted and launched in 2007. Working in learn and perform athletic activities and
conjunction with local authorities and education disciplines. A comprehensive set of
departments, the programme is now available performance measurement tables together
to all schools throughout Scotland through the with video clips and activity cards make the
Active Schools Network. It is also available to Norwich Union shine awards a handy resource
other groups working with children such as Girl at all teaching levels. For more information visit
Guides and leisure centres. www.norwichunionshineawards.com
What a fantastic effort made by Sarah, it
is wonderful to hear that not only is our
Junior jogscotland programme hugely
popular in Scotland, but it also
well recieved in other countries. If you
would like to know more about our Junior
jogscotland programme please
contact Ann Davidson at
ann.davidson@scottishathletics.org.uk or
on 0131 539 7341. For more information
on Junior Limpers please contact
info@lauderdalelimpers.co.uk
The South African children loved
the Junior programme

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 jogscotland magazine
great strides 28
Winter 2008
great strides
jogscotland takes on Girona, Spain
By Ann Davidson
When Jim Dobbie won the ‘Jog Leader of the
Year’ award last year, I had no idea that less
than 12 months later I’d be joining him and
his group for a 10k with a difference – it was
in Spain. During the awards night the group
told me about their plans for a trip to Girona
and I asked if I could tag along. Here’s what
happened:
15th October
It was cold, grey, wet and windy when we left
Scotland so it was lovely to step off the plane less
than 3 hours later into warm afternoon sunshine.
Pamela MacGregor, one half of the local organising
team, met us at the airport and, after getting us
settled into our accommodation, led us through the
town to the main square. That helped us all get our
bearings as most of us had never been there
before. We arranged to all meet up at 8.15 the next
morning then went off for a relaxing evening in the
bars and restaurants around the square. However,
it was a less than relaxing night for those of us who
didn’t bring ear plugs. (The old town area of Girona
is really big on church bells – they chime every
quarter hour and go into overdrive at 7am!).
16th October
Steve (Pamela’s husband) was waiting for me as I
left our apartment just to make sure I could find our
way to the meeting point (our apartment was down
the street from where everyone else was staying).
We split into two groups with Steve taking the
advanced group and Jim leading intermediates. We
set off for an ‘easy jog’. Now I should point out that
Girona is close to the Pyrenees so ‘easy’ is perhaps
a bit misleading. However, it was a beautiful
morning and once we had climbed up the hill to the
university we had lovely views of the town. The two
groups met up after about 30 minutes for a cool
down and stretch session outside the Cathedral
before a leisurely breakfast.
We had the day to ourselves then met up again for
a run in the evening. This time we headed out of
town, which was great but it meant a very long uphill
return. Well done to Alastair who managed to run
all the way up the hill – and still had the breath to
congratulate everyone as they reached the top!
After the cool down and some circuit exercises, Jim
told me that he encourages both intermediate and
advanced members to go on the trips to Girona, but
some intermediates worry that they are “not good
enough” Of course, being a jogscotland group, no
one ever gets left behind or asked to do more than
they can, so everyone is “good enough”. Jim was
really pleased that there were a wide range of
abilities within the group, with four people (Paul,
Jackie, Gillian and Ishbel) preparing for their first 10k.
17th October
We amazed Jim by all turning up for the morning run
– usually by the second day some people don’t make
jogsscotland Strathclyde Park
take on Girona
the early session. This time Jim and Steve took us
down into the town so we could do part of the 10k
course. We ran through the town and then up (and
up!) past the Cathedral towards the university, which
is the highest point of the course. As we headed
back for the cool down, we knew we could cope with
the hardest part of the course on race day.
That night Steve had arranged a traditional Catalan
‘pica pica’ meal in one of the local restaurants. A bit
like tapas, it consisted of lots of shared dishes
followed by individual main courses. Steve had
registered us all for the race and handed out our
race numbers, explaining the arrangements for the
race morning.
18th October
Although a few people went for a short morning run,
most followed Jim’s suggestion of a rest day before
the race. Almost everyone went into Barcelona
although the weather was really cold and wet so we
didn’t see the city at its best.
19th October
The bad weather had cleared and it was a beautiful
if chilly morning when I headed to the hotel to meet
the group. The entire group were wearing their
bright blue NL t-shirts and they had an extra t-shirt
for me. Steve met us and handed out our timing
chips then led us to the start, pointing out the toilets
on the way (very thoughtful!). We posed for a photo
with the group’s Lion Rampant flag then did a warm
up near the start area. Before we knew it the gun
went off and we were on our way.
Steve had advised us to take the first half of the
race at an easy pace as we would be climbing quite
a bit between 2k and 4k. Hubby Ron was waiting
with the camera outside the cathedral (the toughest
part of the course) encouraging us all to smile.
Steve had given us good advice as we found we
were able to pass people once we got to the
downhill stretch where Pamela was waiting for us
with her dog Harry.
great strides 29
We crossed the river away from old town and uphill
to the very welcome water station at 6k. Just then I
heard someone calling me and Laura was beside
me. We ran together until 8k but Laura was clearly
able to go faster so she went on ahead. I was able
to see her progressing up the field as we neared the
finish and it was lovely to hear Willie, Alan and Pat
shouting for us as we got to the line.
After picking up my goody bag and t-shirt I
managed to get back to the finish line to see the
others coming in – Jackie and Alastair, Gillian, Avril
and Margaret and finally Jim and Ishbel (Jim’s wife)
who held hands as they ran the final 100m and
shared a kiss at the finish line. By that time Paul,
who had run his first 10k in just 50 minutes had
joined us and we were all able to congratulate
each other.
All too soon it was time to head back to the airport
for our flight home.
There are a number of other stories I could tell
about the trip, but I haven’t included them here
because we all agreed that “What goes on in Girona
stays in Girona”. So if you want to know more you’ll
just have to sign up with Jim for the next trip in May
2009. Or of course, you could arrange a group trip
of your own!
We travelled with Ryanair from Prestwick – return
flights cost from around £100 upwards depending
on how far in advance you book.
Accommodation was arranged with Steven
MacGregor of Total Fitness for Business –
spmacg@mac.com - and cost around £200pp
for 4 nights B & B accommodation.
To read Ann’s full article on her Girona adventure
please visit www.jogscotland.org.uk/strideuncut
 jogscotland magazine
co-operative food article 30
Winter 2008
let’s cook …
Words by Alistair Currie,
photos Megan Hubbard
II mentioned in my Warm Up article that I had
been passing on some cooking hints and tips to
the guys from the group at the Wester Hailes
Health Agency, I also mentioned how much I had
enjoyed it, what I didn’t say is that I was actually
pretty nervous for a few days leading up to the
big night – I shouldn’t have been as I have met all
the guys and Nicola, who is the project co-
ordinator at the agency, before. I was though and
I think perhaps therein lies one of the issues
when it comes to cooking – it can seem pretty
daunting at times.
For me it is no bother at all to cook tasty, healthy
food at home that goes down well with the rest of
the family – well not always with my daughter
Rachel, but pleasing the culinary tastes of a five
year old is not an exact science and sometimes I
think depends on outside factors like the way the
wind is blowing or whether High School Musical
has finished on the DVD player – but cooking for
other people in an unfamiliar kitchen now that is a
different story! Add in the fact that Megan was
taking photos for Stride and video clips for the
website and my stress levels prior to getting
started were rather high! Crazy things were going
through my head “What if none of them like the
food?”… “What if I burn everything”... “What if I
give them all food poisoning?” Well, that’s just a
few things that were filling my head as I carried
my box of pans, knives, ingredients, etc up the
stairs into the centre.
What was on the menu for the night, well it had to
something fairly quick and easy that I could cook
with just a couple of pans and also something
that the guys could get involved in preparing and
most importantly something that I reckoned
everyone would like! So here’s what we had:
Chicken & Courgette
Curry
To prepare this curry, you make a sauce from
vegetables and spices first, then add the chicken
and stew it. The sauce is then thickened with
yoghurt, and the sweetness of the curry is
balanced with the sour lime juice.
Ingredients (Serves 8):
2 packs chicken breast strips, skinless
3 large courgettes
4 medium onions
3 tins plum tomatoes
4 cloves garlic
Large piece of fresh ginger
1-2 small red or green chillies (smaller chillies are
generally hotter)
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
¼ tsp ground turmeric
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
250g Greek style natural yoghurt
Small bunch of coriander
1 lime
2 – 3 tbsp curry powder – choose your own
strength (we had medium-hot to suit all tastes!)
2 tsp olive oil
500g basmati rice
Method:
1. Heat a large pan and throw in the coriander
and cumin seeds to toast for about a minute.
Take them off the heat and when cool grind in
a pestle and mortar (they are not essential but
add great flavour to the dish).
2. Peel and finely chop the onions. Fry them in
the olive oil in a large heavy-based saucepan
over low to medium heat for about 5 - 10
minutes, stirring from time to time.
3. Meanwhile, peel and grate the ginger and
peel and chop the garlic.
4. Slit the chillies using a sharp knife. Slice the
flesh away from the cluster of seeds in the
middle. Chop them finely.
5. Along with the ground coriander and cumin
seeds and the curry powder add the ginger,
garlic and chillies to the pan, stir them around
and fry for another minute or so. Add some
salt and freshly ground black pepper.
6. Pour in the tomatoes, bring to the boil, turn
down the heat a little and let the sauce
simmer for 5-10 minutes. Add the courgettes
for the last couple of minutes.
7. Add the chicken strips to the pan and stir
them around so they are covered with the
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sauce. Put the lid on the pan, turn the heat
down and let the chicken cook for 30 minutes,
stirring occasionally.
8. Now add the yoghurt to the chicken and stir it
in. When the sauce is gently bubbling again,
scoop up a little in a teaspoon, blow it cool
and taste it. The sauce will probably taste
quite sweet because of the tomatoes. Cut the
lime in half and squeeze its juice into the
sauce. Stir and taste again, and decide
whether you want to add the second half.
9. Finally, chop the fresh coriander leaves and
sprinkle them on to the curry just before you
serve it with the boiled basmati rice (add 1 tsp
of turmeric to the rice before you boil it to give
it an authentic taste and yellow colour)
We finished off with a simple dessert of seasonal
plums and grapes along with what was left of the
Greek style yoghurt – very simple, tasty and good
for you – couldn’t ask for more could you?
Preparation time – approx 20 minutes
Cooking time – approx 40 minutes
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right – Dr John is here to answer

Winter 2008 your every sporting question.

Return to running after injury

By Dr John Maclean, The Sports and Health & Injury Clinic
For those of us who like to keep fit the biggest hassle in life is
when injury prevents us from doing what we enjoy. We will get out
there in all types of weather, at all times of day but when we are
injured all we care about is when we can get back to running.
However one of the biggest causes of time lost due to injury is
inadequate or incomplete rehabilitation from previous injury.
Injuries fall into two broad categories – traumatic and overuse.
Traumatic injuries are as the result of a collision or tackle in
contact sport or going over on an ankle or twisting a knee when
out running. They are easy to understand and we appreciated that
the process of repair and healing takes time. We know not to go
back out running if the joint is still painful or swollen. However
when the acute symptoms resolve many of us will abandon the
rehab process for a quick return to activity.
Time spent on this late usually boring and frustrating stage of
rehab is time well spent and will reduce the likelihood of later
reoccurrence. Unless the injury has been fully rehabilitated then
we increase the risk of repeated injury. Time spent with a good
sports physio on strength and balance work will reduce the risk of
repeated injury.
Overuse injuries are particularly common in runners. These often
occur when we increase the frequency, intensity or duration of
training – such as in the build up to a 10K. Poor training
programmes, poor technique, and poor footwear are all implicated
in the cause. Unfortunately not all of us are built in perfect
proportion so aspects such as abnormal foot shape, poor flexibility
and conditioning, muscle imbalance and being overweight all
contribute to the way we run.
So how do we overcome these intrinsic factors? Treat the cause –
treat the injury – modify our training – improve our preparation. If
you suffer from reoccurrence of the same injury, speak to a physio
to see if there are any relevant underlying factors. Look at your
training programme – are you working hard enough on flexibility,
can you build in a strength programme. Do you warm up
correctly?
Build up activity gradually, increasing the intensity and duration in
stages, ensure more rest that usual. Listen to your body. It is
never ok to run through pain – pain is a warning signal not to be
ignored.
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Winter 2008
great strides
Morag Leitch – Marathon miracle at 65
And for my 65th birthday I want to
run a marathon! Now this may not be
everybody’s idea of a present, but it was
for Morag Leitch who wanted to do this as
a present to herself. Morag along with her
line manager/motivational coach Gordon
Murray and Jog Leader Anne Douglas
took on the Chicago Marathon in true
jogscotland form, with Gordon and Morag
crossing the finishing line together.
The Chicago Marathon is a marathon with a
very interesting history. In 1990 Mexico’s
Pitayo and Niemczak of Poland set the record
for the closest finish ever in American history,
by finishing with only 0.3 seconds separating
them. Perhaps more interesting about the
Chicago Marathon, is the weather which has
played havoc with the event over the years.
Participants have had to battle the elements
from snow to gusty winds to soaring
temperatures. Last year’s marathon was
cancelled halfway through when temperatures
rose to over 30°C. Organisers have now put an
Event Alert System in place to let runners know
the status of course conditions.
Morag and her team set off under high alert
temperatures of 30°C and Morag was
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unfortunately nursing a knee injury. The last 3 was such a huge buzz of achievement in Like a true jogscottie Morag credits all her
miles were a true test of dedication and finishing it.” running successes to her leaders and friends,
determination for Morag, and she thanks and she has asked if we could give a big shout
Gordon for getting her through them: “Without Like most jogscotland members, Morag is out to: Garry Robertson, Dave McCutcheon,
Gordon’s constant encouragement that I would very bashful of her achievements through Phil Larkman, Kate Crichton, Gordon Murray,
indeed make it, I would have not finished the running - she still says she can’t run … which Anne Douglas, Sarah Wild and Harmeny
is a bit hard to believe after she just ran a Athletic Club. Morag is now eyeing up the New
race.” says Morag.
marathon! I think you would agree that running York City Marathon … there is no stopping this
“Although it took me a long time to finish, it was your first marathon at the tender age of 65 is woman, Go Morag!
a PB for me as I had never run for that long rather extraordinary!
before. Words cannot describe the elation and If you are interested in running in the Bank
joy of crossing the finish line.” Morag is relatively new to jogging as she only of America Chicago Marathon, check out
started three years ago; she had always www.chicagomarthon.com remember, you will
“Through jogscotland I am wanted to go running but was unsure how to never regret a run you have done; only the
start. Gordon was a huge inspiration in getting ones you haven’t!
achieving things I thought Morag out running as was The Edinburgh
I couldn’t do.” University’s jogscotland group.
“jogscotland is great, no one is made to feel
Morag was running alongside 768 entrants they can’t run or are not good enough”,
from the UK and over 31,000 runners. But explains Morag: “I wish everyone realised this,
what makes Morag really special, is that only I know the hardest bit is getting out the door
0.5% of the female runners were 55 years of and turning up. I felt like everyone would look
age or older. Morag says: “Running has at me and say look at that stupid old woman,
opened up a whole new world for me, and but it wasn’t the case at all. Through
when people heard I was running my first jogscotland I am achieving things I thought I
couldn’t do.”
Event Alert System
marathon at 65 years of age they said I was
mad, I said fine! Age has nothing to do with it, it
is immaterial.”
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long last 3 miles. I came out physically Event cancelled/Extreme Participants
EXTREME
unscathed but I didn’t realise how much and dangerous stopped/follow event
emotional energy would be used in the build up conditions official instructions
and during the marathon.”
HIGH Potential dangerous Slow down/observe
Chicago is a big city tied together by small conditions course changes/follow
neighbourhoods, and the course travels to the event official
North, West, and South Sides of the city instruction/ consider
through 29 diverse and historic stopping
neighbourhoods. The crowds played a big part Less than ideal Slow down/be
in helping Morag around the route: “It is hard to MODERATE
conditions prepared for worsening
describe the atmosphere, but it was wonderful conditions
and so encouraging all the way round, it was
like a party! I kept saying to Gordon that I was LOW Good conditions Enjoy the event/be
not going home without that medal, and there alert
Morag, Anne, Gordon and friends - marathon success
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the Bupa Great Winter Run. This is a 5km road
run which will take place on Saturday 10th
January in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. The
event is part of a great day of winter running in
Edinburgh as the Junior Winter Run and Bupa
Great Edinburgh International Cross Country
will also be staged.
The Junior Winter Run is approximately 2.5km
and is for youngsters of all abilities aged 7-14
years old. Entrants for both events receive a
t-shirt in addition to a finisher’s pack and medal
when they complete the run.
Following both events the Bupa Great
Edinburgh International Cross Country will be
staged, featuring some of the best athletes in
the World. 2008 saw Ethiopia’s Kenenisa
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printed in the paper! The official newspaper for
the Bupa Great Winter Run, the Edinburgh
Evening News, will be printing souvenir
supplements which will be delivered to your
door! What better way to relive your
achievement and catch up with news about the
day than with your very own copy, you may
even see your picture in the paper!
Anyone who enters the Bupa Great Winter Run
or the Junior Winter Run before the 10th
December can benefit from an early bird
discount of £2.
Keep up the running in 2009 and enter the
Bupa Great Edinburgh Run, a 10km city centre
run through Edinburgh. The Bupa Great
Edinburgh Run takes place on Sunday 3rd May
and will see thousands of runners take part in
one of the most popular 10K events in
Scotland. The course features city highlights
such as the Royal Mile, Scottish Parliament
and Edinburgh Castle. The event is split into
wave starts which mean that faster runners will
be at the front and runners will have a better
Great Run experience on course. The Junior
and Mini Edinburgh Run, an event for
youngsters of all abilities aged 3-14 years will
be held in The Meadows on Saturday May 2nd
making this a great weekend of running for all
the family.
Enter at www.greatrun.org where entry forms
can also be downloaded. Alternatively, why not
visit the Edinburgh Run 4 It store on Lothian
Road where you can pick up an entry form and
enter on the spot - cash or cheques are
accepted. Hurry, entries close for the Bupa
Great Winter Run on 2nd January.
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Winter 2008
ask the expert
Dear John
I’m too scared to go and see someone in case
I’m told to stop jogging and have to miss the
marathon, I was born with my left leg an inch
or so shorter than my right.
I’m suffering pain in the lower part of my left
leg (the shorter one) between my calf and
inside ankle. I’ve been using an ice pack on
the area straight after a jogging session which
helps a bit. But it’s usually the next day when I
first get up, I can hardly put any weight on my
leg and then I struggle at work as I have a
raised (steel toecap) shoe to keep me level
which can get quite heavy when I’ve been on
my feet all day.
I sometimes think the problem might be either,
the raised shoe as I only started wearing one
last year (after 40 years of walking with a limp
and starting to complain of hip and backache)
and as I now only wear it for work (as the rest
of the time I wear normal shoes or trainers) I
tend to walk on tiptoe (in bare feet) on my
shorter leg soon after removing it to make up
for the missing inch.
Or maybe it’s because I start to lean to my left
as I get tired during a long jog and start putting
too much strain on that side of my body.
I have tried insoles, bandages, supports,
spongy heels and different trainers but just
can’t seem to shake this injury off. I don’t want
to give up my jogging as it has helped me lose
weight (5 stone) and is also helping me stay fit.
Dear Jogger,
My starting point would be to consider the
medical history and conclude that it is a true
limb length discrepancy (LLD) i.e. one or both
of the long bones of the leg are short relative to
the other side. Initial suspicions are along the
right – John Guthrie
lines of ‘shin splints’, a common condition
found amongst runners who have extended
their mileage in preparation for an event and
decreased their rest period; consequently
exceeding their injury tolerance level. This
tolerance level can be multi-factorial, it
includes age, body weight, gender, structure/
biomechanical shape you inherited, strength
level, diet composition, footwear, and current
health status.
The term “shin splints” is often used to
describe pain of the lower leg associated with
impact sports. This is a very broad name and
includes a mixed bag of different conditions
requiring different treatments. The most
common being medial tibial stress syndrome
(M.T.S.S), which often occurs in partnership
with tibialis posterior over use. The least
common being compartment syndrome, which
is a constriction of the nerve and blood supply
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Last but no means least is the possibility of a
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M.T.S.S.
Pulling your history together I would consider
your risk factors for each condition and offer a
best guess with the information at hand. My
preferred diagnosis would be M.T.S.S with
associated tibialis posterior involvement. Due
to the one inch leg difference it would be
crucial to exclude any referred pain from your
back which will be at greater risk from wear
and tear impairing nerve function and
consequent muscle weakness.
Your injury tolerance level will be low, being a
relatively new runner. Due to you being over
forty years old, your body will produce
significantly less repair hormones than
someone of twenty or thirty. Overall I feel the
leg difference is less significant than the extra
weight you have carried and that the steel toe
capped boots is a “red herring”.
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Despite being on your feet for a long period of
time it will not produce the symptoms
described. Running requires single leg support
of three times body weight when speed is
factored in. A lot of muscle power is required to
control this and direct you in a straight line.
From a treatment perspective, you need to
decrease the number of sessions per week,
continue icing and some taping to offload the
John Guthrie is a therapist in podiatry and
chiropody at Tonic Health in Edinburgh.
Tonic is a leading complementary health
and wellbeing centre which offers a wide
site of stress. However, this will not resolve it.
range of treatments with expert therapists.
A biomechanical assessment by a Podiatrist to
make orthotics or light weight foot raise to put
Their team of fully qualified therapists &
inside the appropriate stability shoe is
teachers can offer relief from many
essential. Physiotherapy input would also be
conditions and ailments from back pain
invaluable, especially if there were concerns of
and headaches to sports injuries and
back posture.
nutrition problems as well as relax and
revive even the most stressed of
individuals.
For more information please call
If you have an injury or a question 0131 554 6161 or email
info@tonichealthscotland.com or visit their
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Winter 2008

cool down
By Megan Hubbard
Ode to the Jog Leader
They come in all shapes and sizes,
and without them, the empire that
is jogscotland would not exist.
That’s right this is my ode to all of
the Jog Leaders out there.
I think behind every jogscotland member’s
success, you will find a truly motivational Jog
Leader that pushed, coaxed and plodded that
jogger round the park, across the finish line or
up that hill.
Take my Jog Leaders for instance, they are a
sneaky lot! They get me to gossip the whole
way round so I don’t notice that pain in my
shins, or that I am tired and want to stop. If
anybody goes jogging with our Ann watch out
as she is a sneaky wee Jog Leader too as she
chats the miles away.
Being involved in the nomination process of
the Annual Awards this year has also proven
just how well-loved our Jog Leaders are. They
are by the far the most popular award
category. And the time and effort that has gone
into some of the nominations is mind boggling.
Our Jog Leaders are a humble lot, they think
they don’t do anything that it’s all down to the
joggers. And while yes, this is partly true, it is
the Jog Leaders that push to get results out of
the jogger. For example take the Dalgety Bay
jogscotland member who was running her first
10k in the Fourth Road Bridge event earlier
this year, who would have stopped halfway
through if she hadn’t had a motivational chat
with her Jog Leader Allan Brown. Allan jogged
alongside her to get her on to the bridge and
into her stride again before racing back to
cheer her over the finish line. I imagine if you
spoke to her she would say she wouldn’t have
finished the run without Allan’s
encouragement.
It is then up to the Jog Leader to run (no pun
intended!) the group. And gosh these groups
vary! We have groups that go out in their
lunchtimes and weekends, enter runs together,
have nights out, award evenings and some
even go abroad together!
I know in my life I really struggle to fit
everything in! By the time you factor in work,
family, friends, relaxation and sleeping there
isn’t a lot of time left! And we all know that we
should factor in time that is purely dedicated to
exercise. But while we can pick and chose
whether we turn up to our jogscotland
session, (not that you would ever not turn up
… would you?!) Jog Leaders don’t have the
luxury of doing this. They show true dedication
by being there each week ready to take the
group out and show people the joys of jogging.
They become so much more than just the
person at the front of the group. They become
your mentor, your personal trainer and perhaps
even your good friend. I have now been
jogging with my jogscotland group at Run4It
for a year and have become good friends with
both of my Jog Leaders. I have even been
lucky enough to be invited to my Jog Leaders
wedding!
I suppose what I am trying to say in a long
winded type of way is, next time you feel too
tired, too stressed or it’s too wet outside to
attend your jogscotland session, give a
thought to your Jog Leader who you know will
be there regardless. These guys and gals take
time out of their life to take you out jogging, to
teach you how to lead a healthy lifestyle and
help you achieve things you may have thought
were never possible. And as your mum would
have said to you when you were learning your
‘p’s and q’s’ while growing up, THANK YOU
goes a long way.

These Leaders are out there each week,

whether the sun is shining, whether it is
bucketing down or perhaps in some locations
around Scotland even snowing, to make sure
you get the best of your jogscotland session.
For those of you that are new to the
jogscotland whanau (this is the maori word for
joggers wanted
family … see you get educated in kiwi when
you read my articles!) all of our Jog Leaders
Take part in our heart-warming February fundraising
are put through a gruelling one day workshop
event to support BHF Scotland, the nation’s heart
… ok maybe not gruelling but it is intensive! charity.

On this course our wannabe Jog Leaders learn

Our Valentine 6k or 12k Jog on Saturday 28 February
the jogscotland ethos and aims, what their
2009 is a perfect course for all levels of fitness. Choose
role of a jogscotland leader is, the coaching the distance that’s right for you on this flat, scenic route
process, before, during and after sessions,
how to provide a sufficient warm up and cool
around Strathclyde Country Park.

down, how to lead a beginners group, leading

a mixed ability group, health benefits of
exercise, motivation and behaviour change,
and how to carry out a risk assessment.
Contact us for more information, or to register
Telephone: 0808 100 2109
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Winter 2008
x-training
Circuit Training –
jogscotland style
By Megan Hubbard
Photos by Alistair Currie
Circuit training and fun are not words I
would normally associate with each
other and with good reason too! Every
Tuesday I attend my gym's circuit
class ... it's enough to make me my
muscles tremble just by thinking
about it! I have even heard a horror
story of a man who lost his supper
twice after attending circuit classes!
But award-winning Jog Leader Jim
Dobbie has managed to do it! He and
fellow Jog Leader Pat Mullen have
created a circuit class that not only
helps strengthen your core stability
but is also fun at the same time!
I must say that both Ann and I were a bit self
conscious to start off with as we were right in
the front of the room with a mirror in front of us
... and I was having a bad hair day! But two
minutes in and Jim had our full attention.
We were first asked to place our hands on our
belly (yes I did suck it in a bit) and start
jogging, and while I would love to be say I
didn't feel anything wobble that would be lying.
When we stopped we were asked if we felt
anything wobbling around when we jogged, we
of course said no! After the laughter had died
down, Jim asked “which would you rather run
with, a block of concrete or a large container
with water in it?”, of course we said the
concrete as the water would jiggle around too
much ... then the penny dropped just what he
was getting at.
Jim went on to explain the importance of
having core stability while out running and how
by doing sets of different strengthening
exercises we can really improve our six packs
and tone the muscles which will then have a
positive knock on effect in our running.
Jim and Pat then went through each exercise
we would be doing, showing the do's and
don'ts of each one. And then we were into it,
doing 30 seconds of each exercise with 10
seconds recovery between each exercise
(which was really us moaning and getting in
position for the next exercise and Jim yelling -
nicely of course at us to hurry up) we ended up
doing three sets of the exercises with Jim
adding in a nice little challenge for me on the
trunk hold when I got too cocky!
Exercises
Press-ups
Make sure you always start a press-up from down on your
belly rather than up and keep your hands wide and your
back straight with your bottom down. You should be straight
as a board! Cross your feet over and take the weight on
your hands and knees. Please note that you may need a
wee cushion under your knees to protect them from the
hard floor. Be careful not to lock your elbows out at either
the bottom of the press-up or the top.
Sit-ups
Make sure your knees are hip width apart and look through
the space between your knees. Your shoulders should be
relaxed with your arms by your side. Roll up gently ensuring
your back and feet keep on the floor. Do gentle pulses
trying to get your arms to reach out further with each pulse.
Make sure you are not straining your neck and don’t drop
your head back. Shoulders should remain off the floor the
whole 30 seconds of the exercise.
Triceps
Goodbye bingo wings! Yup this one is going to hurt but is
so good! Sit on your bottom with your legs hip width apart
and bent and push yourself up with your hips lifted, then
bend and straighten the arms making sure to keep that wee
bottom and hips up!
Squat jumps
Time to get that heart really pumping! You do feel a bit silly
in this one but keep with it. Alternate jumps by changing the
leading leg and make sure to bend the knees as you take
off and land. Aim is to jump higher with each jump. This will
be the longest 30 seconds of your life!
Sit-ups with a twist
The concept is the same as normal sit-ups but this one will
help tone up those side abdominal muscles. Basically do a
normal sit up and then twist one elbow to the opposite knee
and then roll back down. Repeat on the other side.
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Arm Drills
Easiest way to describe this one is to pretend you are
running really fast (although your feet are stuck in quick
sand) and your arms are pumping back and forth, go as
fast as you can but make sure your back remains straight.
Side Extensions
You can really feel this one the next day ... trust me! Place
your hands by your side and slide one arm down the leg
and back up and now do the other one, but do it really fast!
Yes another silly looking one but really effective!
Trunk hold (or plank)
Yup you need to look like a plank! Lie on your belly, then
tuck your feet under and come up till you are resting on
your elbows and stay ... yup that's right stay there till the 30
seconds is up. Too easy? Then try lifting one leg and then
the opposite arm and hold (I tried but couldn't keep my arm
up, boo! It's now my new challenge in life!).
Jim recommends a 10-15 minute stretch session at the end
as it helps improve mobility and flexibility whilst the muscles
are warm. Jim also recommends one circuit training
session a week as it will really help with building core
stability and well as toning the body up.
Thanks to all the great Strathclyde Park jogscotland members who
let us crash their circuit training and a special thanks to Jim and Pat
for sharing their wisdom and making me ache while laughing.
For more pics and a few videos from the circuit session, go to
www.jogscotland.org.uk/strideuncut
 jogscotland magazine
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Winter 2008

local area contacts

local contacts Allan Brown
01383 732269
jogscotland.dunfermline@
btopenworld.com
Fife – Kirkcaldy (men only)
Ronnie Green
Peter Copeland
0141 548 1515
peter@lifelink.org.uk
Glasgow – Various (women only)
Women’s Jogging Network
Cheryl Thomson
Nick Brown
01542 842847
nickbcoaching@aol.com
Moray – Buckie
Audrey Benvie
01340 820351
abenvie6@hotmail.com
Aberdeen - Airyhall Community Clackmannan – Alloa (men only) East Renfrewshire – 07980 445180 0141 287 4450
Centre Kenny Cook Greens, Giffnock ronnie.green@uk.ibm.com cheryl.thomson@csglasgow.org Moray – Fochabers
Julie Gillespie kcook@clacks.gov.uk Colin Thomas Glasgow – Barlarnock (men only) Glasgow – Yorkhill Willie Johnstone
01224 325830 0141 637 6600 Jane Brown Michael Browne 01343 821377
scott.gillespie@sky.com Dumfries & Galloway – Annan colinjthomas@hotmail.co.uk jean.johnstone@btinternet.com
Calum Graham 0141 773 1787 07795 208600
Aberdeen - Alex Collie Centre 01461 207046 Edinburgh – Balerno jane.brown@ michaelbrowne@nhs.net Moray – Forres
Raymond & Margaret Simpson calum@annansportstrust.co.uk Bob Douglas communityhealthshop.org.uk Jo Rogan
Highland – Alness (MEN ONLY sessions
01224 825552 0131 449 6105 Glasgow – Bellahouston (men only) on request) 01309 676595
jogscotland@aberdeencity.gov.uk Dumfries & Galloway – enquiries@harmenyac.org.uk pauljo@alvie.freeserve.co.uk
Castle Douglas Tony McLaren Tom Mathieson
Aberdeen - RGU Sport John Allison Edinburgh – Dalry (men only) 07796 941956 sairlegs@yahoo.co.uk Moray – Keith
Mandy Sangbarani 01556 503806 Angela Farr tony.mclaren@nhs24.scot.nhs.uk Frankie Barton
Highland – Cairngorm Runners,
01224 322158 john.allison@dumgal.gov.uk 0131 537 7530 Glasgow – Deaf Running Group Aviemore 01466 771239
mandy.sang@hotmail.co.uk angela@healthallround.org.uk (Gorbals) enquiries@cairngormrunners.org
Dumfries & Galloway – Dumfries Moray – Lossiemouth (women only)
Aberdeenshire - Aboyne Margaret Gray Edinburgh – Edinburgh Park Paul McCusker Rachel England
0141 420 2822 Highland – Fortrose
Ruth Mackenzie 01387 257218 Clare Henry Paul McGowan 07835 592320
01224 814 782 margaret.gray54@btinternet.com clarehenry@msn.com paul@deafconnections.co.uk 01343 835871
01381 620494 jellebabe@yahoo.com
iain.mack@talk21.com Glasgow – East End paul.mcgowan5@btinternet.com
Dumfries & Galloway – Dumfries Edinburgh University - Craigmillar
Aberdeenshire – Inverurie, Turriff, (Marchfield) Park Healthy Living Centre (men only) North Ayrshire – Irvine
Heather Dickson Highland – Gairloch Fiona Comrie
Westhill Jackie Fritchley-Simpson Karen Kilpatrick Fiona Johnston
Andy Millar jackiefs@btinternet.com karenkilpatrick@btinternet.com 0141 550 5000 01294 605128
heatherdickson@eehlc.org.uk 01445 712761 fcomrie@naleisure.co.uk
01467 628127 fiona.johnston@
andrew.millar@aberdeenshire.gov.uk Dumfries & Galloway – Moffat Edinburgh – Healthy Moves, South
Mark Whitelaw West Edinburgh (men only) Glasgow – Garscube gairlochhigh.highland.sch.uk North Ayrshire – Radio City (inc men
Aberdeenshire – Lower Deeside 07742 276463 Nicola Barclay Lindsay Wilson only sessions)
07989 428330 Highland – Inverness (men only) Chris Cameron
Jacqui O’Donovan whitelaw62@aol.com 0131 458 3080 Mark Sharples
01330 811761 nicola@whhealthagency.co.uk 01505 685700
Dundee – Ardler Glasgow – Govan (men only) 01349 868689 reception@radiocity.org.uk
triplejsx2@yahoo.co.uk Alasdair Moodie mark.sharples@highland.gov.uk
Yvonne Young 01382 831712 Edinburgh – Heriot Watt
Aberdeenshire – Peterhead Maria Gracie 01382 832863 Sarah McMahon 0141 419 0210 North Lanarkshire – Various
armoodie@tiscali.co.uk Highland – Isle of Skye Bonny Wallace
Stephen Bruce yvonne@ardlervillagetrust.org 0131 451 8419 Steve Johnson
01779 477148 s.mcmahon@hw.ac.uk 01236 437756
Dundee – Ardler (men only) Glasgow – Finnieston 01478 640269 wallacebo@northlan.gov.uk
stephen@peterheid.freeserve.co.uk Donald Cameron steve@jogscotland-skye.org.uk
Derek McFarlane 01382 435899 Edinburgh – Portobello North Lanarkshire –
Aberdeenshire – Stonehaven Gordon Faulkner 0141 243 2000
Dundee (women only) dcam11@hotmail.com Highland – Lochaber Living Well Bellshill
Gordon & Lynette Mitchell 0131 669 6888 Ian Adams Karen McCubbin
01569 760005 Sandra Anderson gordon.faulkner@edinburghleisure.co.uk
zahanderson@arbroathhigh.angus.sch.uk Glasgow – Kingsway Court (men only) 01397 700081 07773 213517
gm51lam@btinternet.com Martin Coyle ian@ianadams7.wanadoo.co.uk karen.mccubbin@wled.org.uk
Edinburgh – Run 4 it
Angus – Balkeerie Dundee Susie Hyatt 0141 959 0129
Frances Simpson martincoyle@kingswayhealth.co.uk Highland – Muir of Ord Perth & Kinross – Auchterarder
Denise Mellish 0131 228 3444 Joan Munro Tracey Greer
01828 640362 07917 668211 edinburgh@run-4-it.com
francesjsimpson@hotmail.com Glasgow – Maryhill 01463 870237 01764 661334
denisemellish@onetel.net.uk Isobel Martin joan.munro1@virgin.net tgreer@pkc.gov.uk
Edinburgh – South Queensferry
Angus – Friockheim East Ayrshire – Cumnock, Mandy Kerr isobel.martin@msn.com
Kilmarnock (men only/women only sessions) Highland – Strathpeffer Perth & Kinross – Perth
Jacqui McDonald 07855 775328 Glasgow – Partick (men only) Mark Sharples Kevin Riddell
01241 826099 Louise West mandykerr@tinyworld.co.uk
01563 576713 Steven Kendrick 01349 868689 01783 458901
Argyll & Bute – Campbeltown louise.west@east-ayrshire.gov.uk Edinburgh – University Kings 07808 168074 mark.sharples@highland.gov.uk kriddle@pkc.gov.uk
Fiona Irwin Buildings, Bristo Square stevenjameskendrick@ntlworld.com Perth & Kinross – Pitlochry
East Dunbartonshire – Kirkintilloch Inverclyde – Greenock Sports
01586 551303 Garry Robertson Glasgow – Petershill Football Centre Neil Johnstone
fifi8@hotmail.co.uk Susan Reid 0131 650 8215 01796 473866
0141 578 8457 Complex (men only) Contact Sports Centre
garryrob@miscorp.ed.ac.uk Stephen Malloy 07944 982344
Argyll & Bute – Isle of Arran community.fitness@east.dunbartonshir Renfrewshire – Jogging Buddies -
Shonagh Murchie e.gov.uk Edinburgh University – Little France 0141 548 1515 info@inverclydeleisure.com Various
01496 820326 Moira Nicol Glasgow – Pollok (men only) Inverclyde – South Street, Susan McDonald
shonaghmurchie@aol.com East Dunbartonshire – Kirkintilloch 0131 242 6612 0141 847 1357
(men only) Tony Reilly 07840 543990 Greenock
moira.nicol@ed.ac.uk tonyreilly110165@hotmail.co.uk Margaret Dyer susanmcdonald@joggingbuddies.co.uk
Argyll & Bute – Isle of Jura Sean McBride
Rose Cochrane 07985 282551 Edinburgh University – Pollock Halls Frank Macfarlane 07786 141604 01475 715766 Renfrewshire – Barshaw Park,
07971 864796 seanmcbride51@hotmail.com Judith Law William Muir 0141 882 4634 margaret_dyer1@tiscali.co.uk Paisley (men only)
jogscotland@argyll-bute.gov.uk 0131 651 2190 Glasgow – Pollokshields – BME Midlothian – Bonnyrigg James McDonald
East Dunbartonshire – Milngavie jlaw3@miscorp.ed.ac.uk 0141 847 1357
Argyll & Bute – Lochgilphead (men only group (women only) Kath Laing
Jaz Sandhu 01968 664088 info@joggingbuddies.co.uk
June Graham 01546 606632 Hamish MacFarlane Edinburgh – Westwoods
Liz Feeney 01546 886276 07802 916571 John Spencer 0131 332 5777 jaz@semsa.org.uk kath.laing@midlothian.gov.uk Scottish Borders – Earlston
Andy Law 01546 605336 h.macfarlane@ukonline.co.uk Fiona Mackenzie 0131 553 5472 Glasgow – Run 4 it Midlothian – Dalkeith Caroline McDermott
jogscotland@argyll-bute.gov.uk j.spencer@fettes.com Geraldine Fergusson 01890 818416
East Lothian – Dunbar, Tranent Nicola Lamb, Chris Robertson caromcdermott@yahoo.co.uk
fimakzee@yahoo.co.uk 0141 221 4300 0131 660 4343
Argyll & Bute – Ormsary Sue Broadway
Dinah Bosomworth 01875 619073 Falkirk – Grangemouth glasgow@run-4-it.com geraldinefergusson@hotmail.co.uk Scottish Borders – Galashiels
01880 770279 sbroadway@eastlothian.gov.uk Andrew Stevenson Lynsey Renton
jogscotland@argyll-bute.gov.uk 0131 343 8983 / 01324 610410 Midlothian – Penicuik 01896 750456 / 01896 668434
East Renfrewshire – various Glasgow – Sauchiehall Street Allan Blair tweedbank@bslt.org.uk
andjanstev@hotmail.com (men only) 01968 664087
Argyll & Bute – Tarbert David McLeish
Lesley Scott 0141 577 3193 Fife – Cowdenbeath Martin Little allan.blair@midlothian.gov.uk
01880 820774 david.mcleish@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Irene Miller 07802 400495
calumg@annansportstrust.co.uk 07717 724017 martin@lpltelecom.com
lesley@varrda77.fsnet.co.uk im149@tiscali.co.uk
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Lynn Young Greenhills, East Kilbride Karen Ferguson
01573 224296 Caroline Gibson 01877 330000
yfit40@aol.com 01355 230810 karenferguson@
cazzamarshall@hotmail.com mclarenleisure.demon.co.uk
South Ayrshire – Prestwick
Tracey Fulton Stirling – Riverside
Make her jump for joy this Christmas
South Lanarkshire – Hamilton Palace
07974 972527 Grounds (men only) Mandy Beer
trackf@yahoo.com David McFarlane jogriverside@hotmail.com
South Lanarkshire – 01698 455532
hamilton@trfs.org.uk Stirling – University
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ATHelite, East Kilbride Judith Ramsay
Genevieve Freeman
01355 268245
South Lanarkshire – Larkhall 01786 466912 sports bra at
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genevievefreeman@aol.com 07810 755869
jill_e_strachan@yahoo.co.uk West Dunbartonshire – Various
South Lanarkshire – Bell College (inc men only sessions)
(men only) South Lanarkshire – Rutherglen
Warren Brady Ian Crawford
Christine Rothnie 01389 753557
01698 894420 0141 646 0123
warren.brady@bell.ac.uk ian.crawford@
christine@healthynhappy.org.uk west-dunbarton.gov.uk
South Lanarkshire – Biggar South Lanarkshire – Western Isles – Daliburgh
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Ian Thompson Lois Gerrard
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01698 727807 01360 440940 Western Isles – Various

South Lanarkshire – East Kilbride
Yvonne Kirkwood
01355 571386 / 01355 843675
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Chris Dickson
01506 775690
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West Lothian – Linlithgow
Linda Raeburn
01506 775440
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West Lothian – Livingston
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alex@whistlercottage.com
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smcadam@westlothianleisure.com
West Lothian – Livingston Leisure
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01506 870801
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