Corporate Challenge 2012
City of Aberdeen Baker Hughes 10k Race and Fun Run
Sunday 20th May 2012
Entry now open!
After the success of our runners last year the Sport and Exercise Team would again like to invite you to take part in the City of Aberdeen Baker Hughes 10K, which is now the largest 10K Road Race in the North East of Scotland.
We are looking to encourage all employees who enjoy running to take part. For beginners and runners looking for support, the sport and exercise team will be running an 8 week programme of jogging/training activities to help you get ready for the event.
Here are some of the reasons for joining our corporate challenge…
- You are looking for an event to get you focused and boost your fitness/health
- You've always wanted to take part in a 10k run but need some team motivation
- Your department wants to compete together for fun or competition
- You are looking for a friendly event to get your family or friends involved
- University of Aberdeen Walk/Jog/Run T 'shirt available for £5
If you are interested all you need to do is…
1) Register and pay online on Aberdeen City's council websitehttp://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/SportAberdeen/events/10k/spr_10kentryinfo.asp
Enter your team name as: 'ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY' (please note there is no password). Jog Scotland members and Scottish Athletics Affiliated individuals will get a discount rate
2) Then email Gillian: g.kerr@abdn.ac.uk with your name and contact details stating you have entered. We will then keep you up to date with our training schedule
LOCH NESS 10K CORPORATE CHALLENGE...
Aberdeen University Runners Win Two Trophies at Marathon Festival!
Congratulations to all who ran the Baxter's 10k Corporate Challenge at the Lochness Marathon Festival on Sunday 2nd October 2011. The weather was wet but spirits were kept high by an outstanding performance by all. The University had three teams enter and the top team took home two trophies, one for Fastest Overall Team and the other for Fastest Public Sector Team.
The route wound round the beautiful and historic capital of Inverness, passing the castle before running alongside the scenic River Ness. The event was extremely well organised and finished with a well deserved cup of hot soup which helped warm our soggy runners!
Running Teams...
Rowantree Randoms: - Scott Craig, Michael Tuckwell, Gillian Kerr, Doulas Hay, Mary Kilonzo
The International Squad: - Arnar Arnason, Marlis Barraclough, Hulda Sveinsdottir, Andrea Oelsner, Lyn Bennie, Gabriela Borz
Old Aberdeen Jogscotland: - Michael Chung, Fiona Stewart, Jennie Pearson, Felicity Keefe
Aberdeen Baker Hughes 10k Race
A huge congratulations to Felicity Keefe, Sandra Thomson, Heather Mcateer, Mhairi Rose, Norman Coutts, Tracy Innes, Douglas Hay, Michael Tuckwell and Corinne Caumartin for completing the Baker Hughes 10k on Sunday 23rd May.
This year the event celebrated its 25th Anniversary and is now established as the largest 10K Road Race in the North East of Scotland with 3022 runners taking part.
The course followed a fabulous route past Aberdeen's iconic Beach Ballroom, winding around the Harbour area, and had some spectacular views of the North Sea on route of the course. Despite the weather report suggesting rain and wind the weather was perfect, and everyone finished with excellent times.
Special congratulations to Corinne Caumartin who was our first runner back in an excellent time of 44:10mins and to Michael Tuckwell AKA 'The Bullet' our first male runner back with a time of 45:28mins. Both runners achieved a faster time than the University Sport and Exercise Dream Team 46:12 and 48:06.
PRIZE DRAW WINNER: DOUGLAS HAY!!!
Thank you all for taking part and good luck with your training in the future.
jogscotland
All you need is trainers and the right attitude. Everyone can do it, it helps you tone up and slim down, plus it's fun and a great way to make new friends! jogscotland has had over 20, 000 people through the programme since it started in 2002, through our 360 strong, country-wide jogging groups.
There are FREE jogscotland BEGINNER groups running from Foresterhill on a Monday (5.30pm-6.30pm) and from Kings on a Monday (12.10pm-12.50pm) and Wednesday (5.30pm-6.30pm). For further information please contact Gillian Kerr.
