Black Rock '5' Race

2010 photographs now online

Fri, 24 Jun 2010 16:30:00 +0000

A selection of photographs from this year's race are now available online here.

Full 2010 results now online

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Edinburgh A.C.'s Neil Renault won this years' race with a time of 24:00 . This year saw another record breaking field with 809 runner's completing the course.

Full 2010 results are online and lots of photos to come.

Good Luck!

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Good luck to everyone taking part in this year's race.

9pm Thursday is deadline for submitting changes to entries

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:15:00 +0000

While the organisers are grateful to those who have already made the effort to communicate changes caused by the recycling of competitors' numbers, they would respectfully ask that they are not informed after 9pm tonight(Thursday) of any other changes. Should you wish to make changes after the deadline, please ensure that you make them in such a way as to avoid adversely affecting the prize lists.

2010 T-shirts

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:15:00 +0000

The organisers regret to announce that there are no T-shirts for sale this year.

A T-shirt commissioned by Williams Bros, the suppliers of the finishers' bottle of ale, will be awarded to each prizewinner, the residual shirts to be disbursed at random to members of the beer-garden audience who answer successfully a question like 'Which is your favourite Williams Bros bottled ale?'

Provision of Extra Toilets for Women

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Women will be relieved to know that toilets will be available in the Church Hall which is located at the War Memorial in the centre of the village. Entry - which will be signposted - is via the disabled access on the main road.

Saturday 5th June and no number received?

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:55:00 +0000

The final batch of numbers was posted out on the morning of Wednesday 2nd June - if you have not received your number by Saturday 5th June please contact John McKay as soon as possible.

Entries now closed!

Sun, 30 May 2010 15:45:00 +0000

Entries en route will, of course, be processed but please do not send any new entries as of Sunday,30th May - the race limit has been reached!

Did you submit a multiple entry?

Fri, 28 May 2010 16:30:00 +0000

If so, you will have received all of the numbers in the one envelope. Please take care that you are in possession of the correct number i.e. the number with your first name written on the back. We are grateful for your compliance as it facilitates accurate processing of the results.

Friday 14th May and haven't received your number?

Wed, 12 May 2010 23:45:00 +0000

If you posted your entry on or before Friday, 7^th May and have not received your number by the following Friday (14^th May!), please e-mail John McKay to that effect.

Travel to Kinghorn on racenight

Wed, 12 May 2010 23:45:00 +0000

Parking in the village is somewhat limited on racenight. There are fairly regular bus and train services to and from Kinghorn - the last bus is at 2:06 a.m. (Saturday!) arriving at Waverley Bridge at 3:00 a.m. while the last train for Edinburgh is timed at a fairly conservative 11:06 p.m. (still Friday!). There may be some slight changes in the summer timetables - we'll try to keep you informed. Please avail yourself of public transport if at all possible - you know it makes sense! Check the "getting there" page for further information about travel.

Fantastic Beer News - It's Williams Bros !

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:15:00 +0000

1000 lucky finishers will each receive a bottle of ale crafted by the master brewers at Williams Bros Brewing Company in Alloa. Scott and Bruce Williams started off over 20 years ago with Fraoch, the first in the current collection of Historic Ales. On Friday June 11^th the beers will come from the Contemporary Ales range. See the web site for further details.

Postage Reminder

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:15:00 +0000

Reminder: Please ensure correct postage when sending entries. Entry forms not received due to insufficient postage will not be collected from the sorting office.

2010 Entry forms available

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Entry forms for this year's race are now available for download on the site. Entry forms will also be available shortly from Kinghorn Community Centre. Closing Date for entries is Saturday 29^th May, 2010.

2010 Race date confirmed

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:50:00 +0000

The date for the 2010 Black Rock '5' Race has been confirmed as Friday, 11th of June at 7:45PM. Entry forms will be available on this site from March 1st. As in previous years, the race will be pre-entry only.

Please note, that the Midi race will not take place this year.

Further details about this year's race will be announced in due course.