The race starts at 6.30pm from the car park at Clatto Country Park, and heads out on quiet country roads down Templeton Woods road, back through Dronley, Birkhill and finally through the woods themselves back to the start. The course is mildly undulating and a road shoe will normally suffice.

For reasons of traffic safety, the route was revised in 2003 and again 2005 so times are not directly comparable before these dates. The current route is roughly 7 miles long

The route is available here. Sign up will be available on the club TeamApp in advance of the race.

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The race is named after one of the early members of the club. John had always been a great sportsman, boxing and football as well as running. In his younger days, he ran the Ben Nevis hill race many times and was running well into his 70s. John was always supportive and encouraging to everyone in the club. In 1987 he decided that he would like to donate a trophy to the club. He proposed a route starting at Camperdown House, out the main gate, Cupar Angus Rd, Templeton Rd, then route as we know it to Birkhill returning to Camperdown House via Coupar Angus Rd. For traffic safety, the route was altered to start and finish at Clatto a few years later. In the early days, John would come in person to present his trophy, but unfortunately he passed away a few years ago.

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