Staff and parents from the Balgreen School Community are entering three teams into this year’s Hairy Haggis Marathon Relay on Sunday 26th May 2019 starting at 10am from Potterow and finishing at Pinkie Playing Field. Please support us!

The teams are……

Balgreen Bullets:

8.3 miles - Diana McCobb (Mum of Carmen – P6)

5.5 miles – Steph Palmer (Depute Head Teacher)

8 miles – Katie Baigrie (Mum of Elsie – P1)

4.4 miles – Lois McClemments (P1 teacher)

Balgreen Bulldozers:

8.3 miles - Lianne Gray (Mum of Bailey - P3 & Kerr P1)

5.5 miles – Lauren Scobie (Mum of Angel P1)

8 miles – Phyllis O’Brien (P4 teacher)

4.4 miles – Rachel Collie (Mum of Cara - P4)

Balgreen Bulldogs:

8.3 miles - Eileen Grant (Business Manager)

5.5 miles – Alex Leishman (Dad of Murron - P5)

8 miles– Louise Heatherill (Mum of Emily P4 & Adam P1 )

4.4 miles – Sean Murray (PE Teacher)

We also have a number of reserve staff and parents in case anyone has injury.

We are delighted to have such a mix of staff and parents from across the school community.

We hope that we will get lots of support from school community, friends and family, both in sponsorship and cheering us on, on the day!

We will introduce the teams and the information to the pupils at assembly on Wednesday 8th May.

EMF TEAM RELAY ROUTE

The EMF Hairy Haggis Team Relay is an opportunity for a team of 4 runners to take part in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival. The 26.2 miles is split into 4 legs, each runner will run one leg. The approximate distance of each leg is shown below:

Leg 1: The Royal Leg – 8.3 miles: Starting on Potterrow in the grounds of one of the oldest Universities in the world, this incredible city centre start takes you through the very heart of Edinburgh. As you pass Greyfriars Bobby on your left, you also take in the National Museum of Scotland on your right, before heading over the High Street and down The Mound. Don’t be surprised if you see a few shoppers stop and cheer as you then run past the Scottish National Gallery and into Princes Street Gardens, with the iconic Edinburgh Castle as your backdrop.

The route then takes in the ‘Gothic Rocket’, otherwise known as the Scott Monument, as it meanders down the historic Royal Mile, heading towards and past the somewhat controversial Scottish Parliament building. Here you can look up and take in the spectacular Arthurs Seat & Salisbury Crags, as well as the Palace of Holyrood, before departing the Royal Park and heading east towards the coast where runners reach the first relay changeover at Fisherrow Links, Musselburgh.

Leg 2: The Cock & Pan Leg – 5.5 miles: The route then crosses the River Esk and past Musselburgh Racecourse and then continues beyond Prestongrange Mining Museum, Prestonpans, the site of the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton where reaching the second relay changeover at Port Seton Links.

Leg 3: The Gosford Leg – 8 miles: It then races on to picturesque East Lothian, along Scotland’s golf coast which boasts 22 courses including some of the world’s oldest and most admired like North Berwick, Gullane and Muirfield. The route passes the village of Longniddry then enters the grounds of Gosford House before looping around and heading back to Port Seton and the final relay changeover.

Leg 4: The Glory Leg – 4.4 miles: Now in the home straight the route passes through Port Seton, Cockenzie and Prestonpans back past Musselburgh Links, the famous golf course officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest golf course in the world. The marathon finishes in playing fields at Pinkie St Peter’s Primary School. Well done hairies!