Sri Chinmoy 5k Silverknowes Edinburgh

Silverknowes Edinburgh

Scottish 5K Championship race on a fast, traffic free course

About the event

  • DATE FOR 2025: now confirmed as Friday 16th May
  • For videos of 2024 see our gallery:   https://ukgallery.srichinmoyraces.org/Scotland/2024/Sri-Chinmoy-5k-2024-1/Sri-Chinmoy-5k-2024
  • The Sri Chinmoy 5km road race at Silverknowes is acknowledged as one of the most competitive, in depth, short road races in the Scottish calendar
  • Scottish Athletics 5k Road Race Championships event
  • As usual, there will be pineapples!!
  •  #thefastone #pureracing 
  • Check out the results link above for times and report on the 2024 race 
  • Full gender and Category results from Perfect Timing at https://tinyurl.com/mr29mauy 
  • Pencil the date in your diary!!

Drone Footage of 2024 race

Distance

5 k

Start time

  • 7.30 pm TBC

Cost

  • SA members TBC
  • Non SA members TBC

Contact

Adrian Stott

Certification

  • Scottish Athletics permitted event

RACE INFORMATION

  • The next race is set for Friday 16th May 2025 
  • Scottish championship status has been confirmed
  • Put the date in your diary
  • Entries will be going live on Entry Central Sunday 2nd March 2024 at 6 pm
  • The Sri Chinmoy 5km road race at Silverknowes is acknowledged as one of the most competitive, in depth, short road races in the Scottish calendar

Whatever your standard, the momentum of this event from the start line to the finish line seems to bring the best out of everyone and gets the adrenaline flowing. Whether you are challenging for national medals,or intent on lowering that recent or longstanding PB, this race will offer the opportunity that you are looking for.

Start: Silverknowes Esplanade, by the Boardwalk Beach Club, 50 Marine Drive  EH4 5ES

  • Out and back flat 5k course along the banks of the River Forth
  • Perfect for fast times and PBs
  • Tented facilities for registration and changing.  Come ready to run if you can
  • Portable toilets 
  • Boardwalk Cafe open for refreshments
  • Water/paper cups will be available at the finish.  PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLE/CUP TO ELIMINATE WASTE

HOW TO ENTER

Entry Central:   https://www.entrycentral.com/Sri-Chinmoy-5km

Entries will go live at 6pm on Sunday 2nd March 2025

Adrian Stott

Email:  [email protected] 

List of sign ups will be available on the Entry central sign up pages.

Click on Lists tab on Right hand side.

RACE DAY

  • Chip timing from Chris Shepherd at Perfect timing with his trademark personal timing handouts
  • Tents/ezy-ups for changing. No showers. Come ready to run if possible
  • Portable toilets
  • Boardwalk cafe open for simple refreshments and hot drinks 
  • A genuine "life enhancing" experience 

2024 Race Report and results  HERE

2023 Race report   HERE

2022 Race Report is HERE

 

  • Race Awards:
  • trophies to first 3 men and women under 40
  • trophies to 1st M and F Jnr; 1st Male and Female Vets: 40, 50, 60, 70
  • As per tradition, there will also be Pineapples!
  • Scottish Athletic Championships event.- 
  • Scottish Athletic Championship medals for 1st 3 in following categories:
  • Senior M/W; Masters M/W; Junior M/W
  • Teams of 3 in all the above categories
  • A master or a junior can count in a senior team 
  • 1st 3 Masters M/W  0/50; 0/60 0/70; (No team medals)

RACE HISTORY

Why do we think Pineapples make good prizes? Read HERE

2024 Podiums

MEN

Scott Stirling         14:17

Finlay Ross-Davie  14:25

Ben Sandilands   14:25

Women

Steph Pennycook 15:55

Morag Millar         16:09

Stef Tucker           16:18

 

2023 podiums

MEN

Jamie Crowe  Central 14:12

Scott Stirling   Falkirk 14:16

Kane Elliott       Falkirk 14:18

WOMEN

Lynne McKenna  Shettleston    16:04

Natasha Phillips  Dundee HH    16:14

Stephanie Tucker Aberdeen.     16:22

 

Current Course Records 

MEN Jamie Crowe,      Central AC 14:12  3rd May 2023

WOMEN Morag Millar, Central AC 15:49 3rd May 2019