CONGRATULATIONS
Scottish Ultra 2009 is now complete. Hearty congratulations and maximum respect to all of you who took it on! Results are live and the race report can now be viewed.

Welcome
A warm welcome to the RAF team of Lewis Prentice and Mark Caddy. The guys have Islay connections and so will be warmly supported locally!

Welcome
A warm welcome to Kevin Maclean from Bowmore, Islay. Kevin will be joining the Skye team next month.

Islay and Jura Sick Childrens Fund
We are committed to benefiting the communities we visit on any of our events and for this reason have selected The Islay and Jura Sick Childrens Fund as our nominated charity for 2009. The Fund provides support for families on the islands should they have the misfortune of having a child in hospital on the mainland. The Fund assists families by providing financial assistance with the cost of travel to the mainland and accommodation. A portion of all entries will be going to the Fund. Should anyone be interested in supporting this worthwhile cause please let us know

Vango
We are delighted to announce the valued support of Vango to Scottish Ultra. Vango, the Scottish tent manufacturer who origninated in Glasgow over forty years ago will be supplying high quality tents for participants to sleep in at the end of each stage as well as larger administration and medical tents for use throughout the event. In addition they will be supporting a number of athletes during the week and providing some great prizes for the after race prize-giving and party.

Please Give Blood
Cam Carter from Brisbane, Australia has embarked on a pretty unique and extremely worthwhile charity effort on the back of his participation on Scottish Ultra. Rather than pester people for cash sponsorship all he is asking everyone who wishes to support him to do is GIVE BLOOD. The bulk of these donations will of course be in Australia but we are attempting to support his efforts by giving blood in the UK. Full details of his exploits can be viewed on his website (www.racer.com.au). The Scottish Ultra team will be giving blood over the coming week and Cam would be chuffed to bits if anyone else would consider showing their support by doing likewise.

Julian Crabtree
Welcome back to Julian Crabtree who suffered an injury on our 2008 course. Not one to be beaten he will rejoin us this May. Great to have you along again Julian!

USA USA USA
Welcome to Murray Resinski, the first person from USA to take on Scottish Ultra.

Welcome Graeme Roberts
A warm welcome to Graeme Roberts from England who\'ll tackle our 2009 course.

Welcome Justin
Welcome to Englands Justin MacLaurin to our 2009 event.

Welcome to Team Duncan Dares!!
A warm welcome to Catriona Duncan from Inverness who joins us under the name Team Duncan Dares!

Welcome
A warm welcome to Craig Liddle and Jas Baillie who will form part of the Fife team on this years Scottish Ultra

Welcome
Welcome to Michael Evans, Mark Hopkins, Dean loader, Rob Lewis and Jon Williams who will compete in 2009 whilst representing South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

Andrew Rose
Welcome to Andrew Rose from London who joins us on Scottish Ultra 2009

Andy Willday
A warm welcome to Andy Willday from London who will be competing in Scottish Ultra 2009.

Welcome
The warmest of welcomes to Scotlands Richard Shaw. Richard will take part in Scottish Ultra 2009 as part of a team of three from Fife, Scotland.

Welcome Back Andy
A warm welcome to Andy Greenwood who will be returning to join us in 2009. Andy completed British Ultra 2008 in fine style and is looking to take on the course again in 2009.

Jo Kilkenny
A warm welcome to Jo Kilkenny from ireland who joins us in 2009. Jo took part in British Ultra 2008 and is returning for another shot next May. Watch this space as she is planning to swim to the start line from the mainland!

Elete Electrolyte
Scottish Ultra 2009 will be supported by \'Elete Electrolyte\' with all entrants receiving a supply of \'Elete\' electrolyte supplement for the duration of the event. More details to follow...

Support Team Appointments
We are delighted to confirm the following appointments on the Scottish Ultra support team for 2009. Bob Campbell will once again join us in his capacity as physio/masseur. Bob has been running for over 50 years and is an authority on injury prevention and treatment. Mike Inkster, the race director of the \'50 mile\' and \'moonlight\' challenges, will function as camp manager. We will also be joined by Scott Graham who will function as a wilderness medic. In addition Scott will be running nightly foot clinics - an experience those joining us on the back of Gobi Challenge or 6633ultra will be only too familiar with!

Barbara James
A very warm welcome goes to Barbara James who will be joining us on Scottish Ultra 2009. Barbara was with us on Gobi Challenge 2007, winning the lady\'s event. She came a close second on British Ultra 2008 and is looking to go one better in the islands next year...

Welcome!
Welcome to the following athletes who will be joining us on our 2009 event: Robert Holding, Donnie Campbell, Jye Donaldson, Stephen Shedden, Craig Oswald, Andy Doyle, Matt Cunnane, Stephen Docherty, Chris Watson, Andrew Murray, Martin O’Neill, Cam Carter, John Mollison, Jon Watts, Richard Gannon and partner Laura, Russ McConnell

The return of Jon Watts
A very warm welcome back goes to Jon ‘Big Casino’ Watts of Haddington. Jon was with us on British Ultra 2008 completing the event alongside wife Jenny. Jon will now be returning in a bid to smash the personal best he set earlier this year.

Route changes on the British Ultra 2008 course
Building on our widely acclaimed route choice for British Ultra 2008 we have made two significant changes to the route for Scottish Ultra 2009. One will be an additional day spent on the Island of Islay with one less day spent on Jura. This additional day will feature a lengthy sandy beach and dune section followed by a high level coastal pass and will add even more variety to an already diverse route.