As the big city marathon buzz around Boston, London and Manchester begins to die down Falkirk Vics break new ground as Danielle (Danni) Callaghan is the first club member to gain International selection for Scotland in a 100k ultra event. Danni is donning her first Scottish vest on Saturday 3rd May in the Anglo Celtic Plate, an annual 100k event competed for between teams from the four home nations and Ireland. This year it’s being held at Mallory Park race circuit near Leicester. It’s an undulating 3 mile loop which is run 20.72 times!
Danni is no stranger to ultra running and won the Blast Running 6 hour ultra in Edinburgh last July.
Danni’s is part of the Vics Good Morning Runners training group and her international debut will swell their Scottish representation to four. The squad train on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in public parks around Falkirk. Her schedule has seen many runs of longer than marathon distance and high mileage weeks, including a meet up and session with her Scottish teammates at last year’s venue in Perth.
Picture shows Danni trying on her Scottish kit for size.
Falkirk Victoria Harriers 