SA Short Course CC Championships, and Parkrun Report

Lanark Racecourse has a special place in the history of Cross Country Running in Scotland .The first National Cross Country Championships were held on the course on the 27^th March 1886.Two teams entered, Edinburgh Harriers and Clydesdale Harriers. Sport was a bit different with only 18 runners starting and betting on the runners. Walter Gabriel of Edinburgh Harriers was pre-race favourite at 2/1 but could not live up to his pre race tag with Alexander Findlay of Clydesdale taking the title. Edinburgh had the consolation of taking the first ever team title. Roll on 147 years and 1511 athletes were on the start list with Clydesdale Harriers still around !

It was a day of mix fortunate for the club over the age groups. Fionnuala Ross was the star for the club taking bronze in the Senior Ladies 4km event. Fionnuala would admit a distance at the bottom of her range .The ladies claimed 5^th place in the team event equalling their best ever performance with the help of Lynn McKenna 8^th, Hannah Terrance 39^th and Ladies captain Avril Mason (64^th (7^th W40). A fair performance with a few girls  missing who helped claim medals at the District and National Relays. It was great to see a record turnout for the ladies in this event.

With 4 of the medal winning team (Bronze)  missing this year it was always going to be very difficult to be on the podium this year in the men’s event. Philip Neilson led the team home to 12^th position but special mention must be given to Ally Scott 116^th (7^th M40) and Bob Porteous 504^th (5^th M70)

Pick of the runs in the younger age groups was Katie Woods with a 13^th place in the U/17 ladies event

Thank you again to Elaine Mackay who organised all the numbers as well as bringing the  club tent. Gary Woods (line judge) and John Mackay (assistant referee )  continued their training as officials at the event. An email was sent to all members about an up coming endurance officials course – Please consider this

Shettleston Results

U/15 Girls Imogen Millar 72^nd, Kate Monaghan 77^th

U/17 Ladies Katie Woods 13^th, Emma Leiper 50^th

U/17 Men 14^th Team 182pts Matthew Fox 40^th, Adam Clifford 62^nd, Joseph Reilly 80^th

Senior Ladies  5^th team 114pts 3rd Fionnuala Ross, 8^th Lynn McKenna, 39^th Hannah Terrance,

64^th Avril Mason(7^th W40), 66^th Victoria Riddell, 76^th Elena  Heger, 91^st Kirsty Mann, 111^th Amy MacLellan

142^nd Caryl Monaghan

Senior Men -12^th team 264pts 45^th Philip Neilson, 55^th Sam Lesley, 59^th Fred Davies, 105^th Andrew Taylor

116^th Alastair Scott (7^th M40), 147^th Paul Sorrie (16^th M40), 184th David J Houston, 203^rd Scott McKelvie

205^th Calum Butterworth, 225^th Andrew Jackson, 233rd Gerry Pelegri, 246th David I Houston

417^th Stephen Clark, 492^nd Richard Millar, 504^th Bob Porteous (5^th M70)

Parkruns

At Pollok Parkrun, Fred Davies finished in a time of 24.26.

South of the border in Carlisle, Cara Mccafferty  finished in a time of 26.29.

At Strathclyde Parkruns there were good finishes with Paul Mcguigan in 24.06 and Emma McKinnon in 31.04.

At Ferry Meadows Parkrun, Toby Hession finished in 12th place in a time of 20.15.

Tollcross Parkrun only had a few club runners out with David Murphy in a time of 22.53

Melanie Hayes finished the Hazelhead Parkrun in Aberdeen in a time of 31.23.

At the Heslington Parkrun, Hillrunner Steve Winter finished in a time of 19.55.

It was a top 3 for Calum Oates at Queens Parkrun in a time of 18.47.

Finally at Elder Parkrun, John Connaghan finished 4th in a time of 19.20