Sri Chinmoy 5k Silverknowes Edinburgh

Silverknowes Edinburgh

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

About the event

  • DATE FOR 2026: Early  May TBC autumn 2025
  • Check out the results link  for times and report on the 2025 race 
  • For videos of the 2025 race see our gallery HERE
  • Find out why Pineapples make excellent prizes HERE
  •  #thefastone #pureracing 
  • Thankyou to everyone who supported the event in 2025
  • BIG THANKYOU to all the club and SAL volunteers for their help.
  • 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!!
  • Find out why Pineapples make excellent prizes HERE
  •  #thefastone #pureracing 
  • Check out the results link  for times and report on the 2025 race 
  • Full gender and Category results from Perfect Timing at https://tinyurl.com/mr29mauy 
  • Pencil the date in your diary!!

Video of 2025 race

Distance

5 k

Start time

  • 7.30 pm

Cost

  • £13:00 SA members
  • £15:00 Non SA members

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 2025 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 

2025 Race Report and Results HERE

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;  Junior M/W, NO masters teams
  • Teams of 3 in all the above categories
  • A master or a junior can count in a senior team 
  • 1st 3 Masters M/W O/40: 0/50; 0/60 0/70; (No team medals)
  • Race trophy for 1st U/17 M and F on race day. No U/17 team prizes and U/17 not eligible for SAL Junior medals or prizes

RACE HISTORY

Why do we think Pineapples make good prizes? Read HERE

2025 Podiums Men

1. Logan Rees          Fife 14:04

2.Jamie MacKinnon Cambuslang 14:06

3 Sean Chalmers     Aberdeen.  14:09

 

1. Morag Miller      Central           15:57

2. Nancy Scott.    Edinburgh AC 15:59

3. Lynne McKenna  Shettleston   16:03

2024 Podiums

MEN

Scott Stirling          Falkirk Victoria       14:17

Finlay Ross-Davie. Edinburgh Uni.      14:25

Ben Sandilands      Fife AC.                14:25

Women

Steph Pennycook Fife AC.         15:55

Morag Millar          Central AC    16:09

Stef Tucker            Cambuslang   16:18

 

2023 podiums

MEN

Jamie Crowe  Central 14:14

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 (Updated 17.May 2025

MEN     Logan Rees         Fife AC   14:04 16th May 2024

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

Masters Records ( amendments welcome!)

Men V40  Stuart Livingstone Corstorphine 14:57 16th May 2024

Wom V40 Sara Green             Gala Harriers  16:54 5th May 2023

Men V50 Brent Brodie       Bellahouston Harriers 16:17 16th May 2024

Wom V50 Fiona Mathieson     Falkirk 18:08  3rd May 2019

Men V60  Alastair Walker       Teviotdale 16:38 5th May 2023

Wom V60 Fiona Mathieson     Falkirk     18:22 5th May 2023

Men V70 Tony Martin               Fife         19:40  06.05 2022

Wom V70 Sandra Branney  VP Glasgow 21:51. 3rd May 2024

Junior records 

MU20 Finlay Ross-Davidson EU Hares & Hounds/Garscube 14:25 2024

WU20 Millie Mclleland-Brooks         Inverclyde        16:06  16th May 2025

MU17  James Alexander          Garscube Harriers     14:30 16th May 2025

WU17 Millie Mclleland-Brooks         Inverclyde            16:34   3rd May 2024