Kinghorn

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Kinghorn, Fife

Kinghorn (Gaelic: Ceann Gronna) is a burgh in Fife, Scotland. A seaside resort with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth opposite Edinburgh. Known as the place where King Alexander III of Scotland died, it lies on the A921 road, on the Fife Coastal Pathand on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen and Fife Circle railway lines.

Kinghorn LifeBoat RNLI

Kinghorn Lifeboat Station is one of Scotlands busiest regularly getting called out to all sort of emergencies in the Firth.

Currently stationed at Kinghorn is an Atlantic 75 Inshore lifeboat B720 "Frederick Robertson"

Black Rock '5' Race

An annual attraction is the Black Rock '5' Race, commonly referred to as the "Black Rock '5'" or the "Black Rock Race" is a road and beach running race of about 4.5 miles that has been held each year in Kinghorn, Scotland, since 1987. Its distinguishing feature is the loop around the Black Rocks, over a mile from the shore, and largely under water except at low tide. The race is held on a suitable Friday in May or June, when the tide is out and the water is no more than knee deep. Over these past 19 years it has changed from a simple race, into a full-blown social night on Kinghorn's calendar. There is also a shorter Midi Black Rock Race.

The inaugural Black Rock '5', held in 1987, was won by Gifford Kerr, ahead of 66 other finishers; a very small fields by today's standards - in 2005 there were over 600 participants, of a wide variety of abilities. The race has been staged every year since 1987, apart from 1991, and throughout the 90's the numbers have increased significantly, as did the quality of the top end of the field, with winners including Bobby Quinn and Terry Mitchell. The new millennium has witnessed domination by Hunters Bog Trotters (HBT) with both Phil Mowbray and Don Naylor having taken the spoils. The course record belongs to Ian Harkness, also of HBT, in a time of 22:03.

External links

http://www.kinghorn.org.uk/ Kinghorn lifeboat's main website
Official race website

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Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin)
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"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"
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Alexander III
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Reign July 6, 1249 – 19 March, 1286
Born 4 September 1241
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