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Robbie Simpson of local running club Deeside Runners won the Lumphanan Detox 10K Run on 2nd January for the 4th successive year in a time of  31min 51sec.

Sam Burgess of Aboyne and Deeside Runners was second with a time of 35.30. Nicola Gauld was 4th and the first female home with a course record of 35.44.

Robbie from Banchory is making a name for himself in hill running circles (Fell Running in England) having won the Snowdon international hill race, the youngest ever winner of the race.

Hilltrek Prize for first local man went to Mark Clark  and first local woman to Clare Sutherland.

Hilltrek customer Ruth Mckenzie  was first in the female 41 to 50 section with a time of 43.46.

This year there were  322 runners and the conditions were excellent.

The ideal opportunity to brush off that New Year hangover – a 10K run over the rolling hills of Deeside on Wednesday 2nd January 2013

Local village Lumphanan, famous for the battle in 1057 where Macbeth was killed by Malcolm Canmore, hosts the first 10k road race of the year in Scotland – the Detox 10k.

We donate the prize for the first local male & female home.

The run starts off with a gruelling hill climb for the first 2 kilometers .

If you are considering entering go to Lumphanan Detox 10K news

See pictures of last years event go to Detox gallery

We will have a stand at the Aboyne Highland Games next weekend showing our Ventile & Cotton Analogy range of garments and  Naturally Páramo

Pipe band marching

 The Aboyne Highland Games has been held on the Aboyne Green since 1867 and is located only 300 metres from our shop and workshop.

The games is a traditional highland event with heavy events,  piping, dancing, fiddling competitions and the hill race.  This is a gruelling hill race  over rough terrain on the Fungle drover track. 

For more information see their website

We will have several offers available on the day including 10% off on production of a show catalogue.

Earlier in the year we sponsored the Active Schools cross country series in Aboyne. Recently John presented the prizes to the winners of the Primary Schools races.

Comment from 

“The Active Schools cross country series in Aboyne was aimed at engaging children in the local community in a fun, competitive, outdoor, and affordable sport which can take place on their doorstep. The series also encourage individual development as pupils were given their individual times, in their appropriate age groups, which enabled them to have a goal for each race in the series. The series was well attended with 45 primary and 14 secondary pupils, highlighting some excellent runners in the area.

These races prepared the youngsters for some other local events such as Run Balmoral in which Braemar Primary won the small schools trophy this year.

The series was thoroughly enjoyed by both children who participated and parents who helped out, therefore we will definitely be hosting some more in the future to help develop this local activity”

To find out more about the Active Schools Program and you want to get involved see Sports Scotland

The ideal opportunity to brush off that New Year hangover – a 10K run!

Local village Lumphanan, famous for the battle in 1057 where Macbeth was killed by Malcolm Canmore, hosts the first 10k road race of the year in Scotland – the Detox 10k.

We donate the prize for the first local male & female home.

To find out more -see the race website

We are sponsoring the Aboyne Academy and Primary School cross country series which is part of the Active Schools program. 

The series consists of 4 races held on 15th November, 6th December, 17th January and 28th February for primary 4 to 7 and seconday 1 to 6.

Active Schools is a key element in the Scottish Government’s drive to get more Scots more active.

The fundamental aim of the Active Schools Network is to offer school-aged children the motivation and opportunities to adopt active and healthy lifestyles. These opportunities are available before, during and after school, as well as in the wider community. But Active Schools is more than just getting school-aged children to take part in formal sport and exercise. Active Schools also aims to introduce more physical activity into their daily lives through active travel, play and dance. As such, the physical activity and sport element of Active Schools links closely with a number of other key government initiatives- Health Promoting Schools and Safer Routes to Schools, to name just two- and is supported by a broad range of partners.

Active Schools also impacts on a number of other key policies and initiatives, such as the Curriculum for Excellence, which has an important role to play in promoting the health and well being of children and young people and all of those in the educational communities to which they belong.

For more information see the Active Schools website.