THE RESULTS
A heartfelt thank‑you to everyone who gifted their time, skills, and energy so freely, all because of their love for the Croft. It proves again that this community really does stand together when it matters.. We are so proud of belonging to such an awesome place. Go Leith!! <3
A great day, great runners, great volunteers and staff, even great weather - considering the forecast.
Here are the full set of results…
Our Collective Goal was 4,536 laps. One for every day the Croft’s parent organisation, Earth in Common, has existed. Whilst we did not reach what was later regarded as an unrealistic target, thought up by a non runner, we did however, and much to our amazement achieve over half of it. WOW!
Here is the stats...
62 runners ran or walked a whopping 194 x 5 km sets, a total of 970 kilometres, or the equivalent of 2,425 laps of the croft.
Thanks everyone for their custom and donations. The weekend so far has raised over £8,324, with donations still coming in, pictures still being shared on socials and/or via WhatsApp, and certainly people were suffering of sore quads and glutes the next day.
It was a magnificent effort from all the community. The Croft truly felt the love <3 However much more remains to be done as we try to secure ongoing core funding to help sustain us in 2026.
All photos were kindly donated to us by the wonderful Rachel Hein.
Thank you so much, Rachel, for your generosity and beautiful work!
One set gets you a 5k. Two sets? That’s a 10k. Basically, the more you do, the more heroic you become....
ONE SET - 3.1 miles
Malcolm Chisholm
Sylvia Crick
Jane Gray
Karen Lawson
Anna Martin
Garry McDougall
Betty McDougall
Ruzita Millington
Eileen McMullan
Ellie Mills
Shtiliyana Bahchevanova
Iain Reid
Elisia Rowan
Tom Watson
Mando Rowan
Duncan Wallace
Kay Rennie
Neil McClory
Sula Harkin
Simon Kenton-Lake
Eric W
Andy Mackenzie
TWO SETS - 6.2 miles
Sue Armstrong
Susie Gray
Amanda Jones
Angela McCann
Tracy Watt
Max Schilling
Becca Scott
Liz Antonides
Sophie Kelsall
Imi Neylan
Angus Fisher
Felix French
Max Mackenzie
Malachi Afshari
Brandon Laing
THREE SETS - 9.3 Miles
Persia Aitken-Edwards
Chas Booth
Cate Fraser
Amy Hood
Sid McDougall
Craig O’Donnell
Alexander Walker
Kevin Wood
John Smith
Eric Chen’s legendary Zumba class stole the show... runners literally dropped their laps to dive into the dance frenzy. Even random passersbys couldn’t resist jumping in on the party!
A smaller group of runners continued into the impressive half marathon milage... WOW
SET FOUR - 12 miles
Tracy-Ann Aiton
Fiona Austin
Maddie Bunker
Helen Buxton
Marry Brandon
Amy O’Leary
SET SEVEN - 22 miles
Vicky Allan
Ivor Normand
Andre Antunes
SET FIVE - 15 miles
Evie Murray
Craig Paulin
Harriet Wood
SET NINE - 29 miles
Brian Pendreigh
Completing all 12 SETS
AKA - The Winners!!!
total distance completed in miles , a whopping 37.2 miles
Mitchell Fraser
Heather Imrie
Tracy Philip
Berit Inkster
Three runners were just shy of hitting marathon milage, special congrats to Vicky, Ivor and Andre!! And one person (Brian) completing a phenomenal nine sets, achieving ultra marathon status!!!
Wendy’s winter remedies workshop infused the day with a gentle, comforting warmth, a little burst of seasonal magic she shared so generously with our community.
Ruzita delighted everyone with her incredible food, rich, comforting, and shared with such generosity. And Anja’s hot toddies? Easily the day’s biggest crowd‑pleaser, warming hands and spirits all at once.
