Support Our Andy Davidson!!

Andy Davidson has done brillant since he join Peterhead Jogscotland last year. In November he completed the Fraserburgh Half Marathon which was amazing!! This year he has set himself the challenge of running twice that distance the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday 23rd May which is unbelievable!! Andy is running the Edinburgh Marathon in memory of his father who passed away at the age of 30 when Andy was only 5 years of age through Kidney Disorder. Andy would like raise as such money as possible for Kidney Research UK, if would like to show your support to Andy please visit his Donation page here

Follow Stephanie and Roselyn

Hi Everyone If on facebook to follow Roselyn and Stephanie as they run the marathon download the app below, there numbers are Stephanie 42110 Roselyn 50958. You will get a chip time every 5k simply click here or text RUN to 83040 and adidas will send a link to a mobile track service Thanks for all your support, i hope get lots of photographs for the blog

Open Night 19th April

Tomorrow night at 7.30pm after our normal jogging session we have organised an Open night for anyone who wants to become a Peterhead Jogscotland member. As we have already well over 200 members, depending on the interest the club will be open for new members for a limited time only. We especially welcome beginners to Peterhead Jogscotland as usually our programmes will be over 10 weeks starting next Monday 26th April which takes up to the summers holidays. This week we have organised a 3,5 and 7km the choice is yours??

Make A Wish/ Fertility Scotland Fun Runs

What a fantastic turn out we had yesterday at our 3,6 and 10k Fun Runs in Aid of the Make A Wish Foundation and Fertility Scotland. At end of our 10 weeks beginners, Intermediate and Advance group programmes we always organise a Fun run for each group which also open to anyone else who wants to join us and support the charities. Yesterday we had over a 100 people taking and raised the brillant amount of £800 for Make A Wish and Fertility Scotland. To see some photographs from our Fun Runs simply click here

Fraserburgh Jogscotland

Peterhead Jogscotland donated with help of Run4it Aberdeen leader jackets to Fraserburgh Jogscotlands nine leaders. Roselyn and i had a brillant time through in Fraserburgh last Tuesday night at the very first registration night for Fraserburgh Jogscotland. Gillian & Alison and all leaders have done a brillant job in promoting Jogscotland in the Broch as a result to date 150 people have registered to join Fraserburgh Jogscotland which starts this Tuesday which just amazing. I sure it will be a great success, and know we will work we together to benefit both communities in Peterhead and Fraserburgh. Andrew West a jogleader in the Broch has also made a brillant job in getting a new website up and running already, to visit their new webiste simply click here

Glenlivet 10k

Glenlivet was a wonderful location for a 10k the scenery as you will see in photographs was amazing. The "slight inclines" were a bit challenging to say the least, and temperature of 20c made it a tough run, but it was a great event and we do it again. Everyone did great and we had a really enjoyable day!! Thanks to our van driver Stuart Robertson Mr Whippy as he is now known for chauffeuring us up. If you look at that very last photograph you will understand why he now has that title. How he won the Charity Weight Loss Challenge last year i will never know!! To see all the photographs simply click here

friday 9th April

Hi All Just a quick note to say all groups are welcome on Friday night at 6.30pm Catto Park Pavilion!! 3k 5k 5 miles or 6 miles the choice is yours!!

We Are The Blootoon Barmy Army

We are the Blootoon Barmy Army and we need your support to fight the battle against cancer. On Saturday 10th to Sunday 11th July for 24hrs Peterhead Jogscotland alias Blootoon Barmy Army will jogging the track at Catto Park as part of the Relay for Life in Aid of Cancer Research. We had a fantastic time last year and it was an honour to be part of such a terrific event. Again this year we will have a massive sleep over, and we will take part in lots of events during the day. We will also have some sales tables if you have any ideas for things we can sell let use know. We had a couple of chocolate fountains on the go last year and they were a great success. We had also beat the goal, and your truly volunteered for some sponge throwing maybe i will get some of the other leaders to "volunteer" this year. Last year we scheduled the timeslots running the track in 30 mins periods and we always had 2 people on the track at a time,this year we will break it down it down to 15 mins periods for anyone that wishes to take part. To see all photographs for last year click here. To enlist as a member of Blootoon Barmy Army and to register for Relay for Life simply click here

Meet & Greet Evening

Roselyn, Elaine, Diane and Katrina cut a cake to celebrate winning Aberdeenshire Sports Council Team of Year 2009 We held our first ever Meet & Greet Evening at Peterhead Football Club, and it was great to have Duncan and Claire from Run4it through. As of you will know Run4it are our main sponsors and we are delight on the support they give us throughout the year. Congratulations also goes to Cameron Birnie and James Weir who were jointly awarded our first ever Junior Achievers of the Year. James and Cameron never hardly miss a session and are really enthusastic Peterhead Jogscotland member and progress really well over this last year with there running. Stuart Robertson was awarded our Achiever of The Year 2009. Stuart only joined last January and since has lost over 5 stones. Stuart enthusiasm for Jogging (and smile) is infectous, so much so Stuart is now a Peterhead Jogscotland leader. Stuart is taking part in the New York Marathon in November, and we wish him all the best for this event. On the night we also presented Gillian, Lisa and David with leader jackets.Gillian and her team start a new Jogscotland in Fraserburgh on the 20th April, and we wanted to show them our support with the help of Run4it by donating all their leaders jackets. To see all photographs from the night see here

Make A Wish/ Fertility Scotland Fun Run

Our next 3, 6 and 10k Charity Fun Run is only 2 weeks away, and takes place from Catto Park Pavilion on Saturday 17th April at 11am. As usually registration is on the day and takes place at 10.15-10.45 am and is by donation only, and is in aid of the Make A Wish Foundation and Fertility Scotland. Even if you are not a Peterhead Jogscotland member please come along and support this worthy charities you will made really welcome, although this is not a race this event will be timed and distances are accurate!! All those completing the challenge will receive a certificate and be entered in a free prize draw. Soups/Sandwiches and Teas/Coffee will be served after this event.

Peterhead Renal Unit

In the end of November we held the Homecoming 3, 6 and 10k Fun Run along the Promenade in Peterhead in aid of the Peterhead Hospital Renal Unit and Marie Curie Nurses and raised with your help the fantastic amount of £750. In the photograph above you see 3 of our jog leaders Carron (we works in the Unit, Roselyn , Elaine and Jacqueline Wood a patient at the Unit. Jacqueline is married to Stewart Wood a Peterhead Jogscotland Member. With the money raised we decided to purchase a trolley for the Unit. Thanks again for all your support. With your help Peterhead Jogscotland will continue to donate money to worthy causes, if you are a member and know a cause/ charity that needs our support let us know and we will do our best to help.

Friday night jog

Why not join us tonight for a free session a 3k or 5k or 5 or 6 miles the choice is yours we will all go out in the same direction and i will indicate the distance , so beginners will turn at 1.5km, next group at 2.5km and next group at 2.5/3 miles. Route is as follows Balmoor Terrace- Maggie Blacks Trail- Lovers Walk Path- Inside Road Byepass- Around to Inverugie and back. All welcome. Even if have to walk part of way join us at 6.30pm and start the weekend with Peterhead Jogscotland. Peterhead Jogscotland we are about making new Friends, having Fun and Improving Our/Your Fitness and you achieve your potential whatever that maybe!! Please txt your friends about tonights extra session!!