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 Posted 22nd December 2004 04:08 PM IP   
BRITTANIC ASSURANCE WOMEN’S 10K, GLASGOW
Amongst the 11,088 finishers at the Brittanic Assurance Women’s 10km road race in Glasgow local runners performed with distinction. St.Andrews member Susan Gourlay was due a big break-through after a fine performance in the Strathkinness/Blebocraigs race earlier in the month. The break Susan got, however, was not really the one she wanted finishing the race with a fractured metatarsal. Her time however, was still a respectable 52 minutes 06 seconds. Student Claire Hill competed in her first ever 10km clocking 53 minutes with another twelve members of the womens jogging group not far behind. On the hottest day of the year so far together with the ‘hill of doom’ mid-way through the course the group beat several thousand other runners.
Results: Susan Gourley 52.06. Claire Hill 53.00. Sandra Stewart 59.00. Mary Ross 62.00. Hilary Ritchie 62.00 Barbara Sibbett 65.00. Susan Bayne 67.00. Christine Revell 69.00. Joyce McIvor 69.00 Pam Robertson 7010. Davina Clark 70.00. Mary Yule 73.00. Ann McGroary 74.00. Linda Wood 80.00
DISTRICT TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MEADOWBANK
Fife AC under 17 athlete Andrew Kinnear, Gauldry, reached the top at the District Track & Field Championships at Meadowbank Stadium, equalling the high jump championship record with a fabulous mark of 1.90 metres. Andrew won the East high jump title as well as winning the long jump title with a personal best of 6.09 metres.
Chris Baily, Glenrothes, was unfortunately involved in one of the controversies of the meeting as the result of the Under 20 men’s 100 metres went to a photo-finish. Pitreavie athlete Jamie Coull was given the verdict with the photo-finish giving a time of 11.102 seconds. Chris’ time was 11.103 with both athletes times rounded up to
11.11. Rarely do times have to be rounded up to the nearest thousandth, however, the resulting difference is still easily discernable to an experienced photo-finish operator. The results of the long jump however, was never in doubt with Chris taking the gold medal with a leap of 6.10 metres.
Further gold came Fife’s way in the under 15 section as Connor Hill, St.Andrews, continued his progress over 400m to win in a fine 56.38 seconds.
CATERAN TRAIL HILL RELAY
The 24 mile Cateran Trail Hill Relay brought further honours as Fife placed 3rd covering the 3-stage relay (run in pairs) from Blairgowrie to the Spittal of Glenshee Hotel in 3 hours 12 minutes. Nigel Fowler and Doug Robertson reached the first change-over in 7th after 6.5 miles before Chris Russell and Dave Anderson improved to 3rd over the 8 mile second stage. John McPherson and Andrew Evans held 3rd over the final 9 mile stage. Winners Dundee Hawkhill clocked 3 hours 7 minutes with EZ Carnegie the runners-up (3:10). The Fife veterans sextet won their section placing 7th overall in 3 hours 35 minutes despite the attractions of bird watching and viewing the scenery over the first stage by Messrs. Francis and Cation. The ladies team excelled to place 9th overall, first womens team, in 3 hours 54 minutes having reached the heights of 7th place over stage 2.
Results: - 1. Dundee Hawkhill 3:12. 2. EZ Carnegie 3:10. 3. Fife AC (Nigel Fowler & Doug Robertson / Dave Anderson & Chris Russell / John McPherson & Andrew Evans) 3:12. 4. Central AC (mixed) 3:13. 5. Pitreavie 3:27. 6. Kinross RR 3:32. 7. Fife Veterans (Dave Francis & Frank Cation / Tom Scott & Tom Ross / Frank McLaren & Roy McLachlan) 3:35. 9. Fife Ladies (Lisa Gamble & Eliza McLachlan / Jennifer Kibble & Margaret McLaren / Kim Macgregor & Jocelyn Scott) 3:54.
FORRES 10K
Up at Forres, Graham Bee continued his recent good form in 10km road races, placing second (32.36) behind Scottish Marathon Champion, Simon Pride’s (Metro Aberdeen) 31 minutes 29 seconds.
AULD TOUN 10K, DUNFERMLINE
Chris Russell was the clubs first counter as 523 runners contested the Auld Toun 10km in Dunfermline. Chris placed a fine 4th timed at 33 minutes 57 seconds.
DUMYAT HILL RACE, STIRLING UNIVERSITY
The Dumyat Hill Race from Stirling University saw Milnathort veteran Dave Anderson place 11th covering the 5 mile (1250ft) course in 38 minutes 50 seconds. Other placings: - 42. Nigel Fowler 42.57. 70. Ian Poolman 46.52. 78. Jim Taylor 47.28. 110. David Shepherd 51.46. 134. G.Callendar 55.57.
KINNOUL HILL RACE, PERTH
There was a large turn-out of Fife AC runners at the Kinnoul Hill Race at Perth where Glenrothes runner Chris Russell led home the team in fourth.
Russell, fourth in the previous week’s Dunfermline Auld Toun 10km, had hoped for better but a navigational error saw him finish just four seconds adrift of third place covering the 4 mile (800ft) course in 25 minutes 59 seconds. Arbroath-based marine Mark Croasdale (Bingley) won clocking 24 minutes 38 seconds.
Dave Anderson, Milnathort, placed 7th, first veteran (27.26) chased by Ian Overton 12th (28.11) and Tom Scott, 2nd veteran, 15th (29.10). Club junior Andrew Evans, St.Andrews, excelled to place 19th (29.43) out of the field of 114 runners.
Former Fife stalwart Sam Graves, Dundee, a former Dundee Marathon winner, contested his first race in two years placing a respectable 66th.
Results: 1. M.Croasdale (Bingley) 24.38; 2. A.Hart (HBT) 24.43; 3. R.Ward (HBT) 25.54; 4. Chris Russell (Fife AC) 25.59; 5. C.Watson (Pitreavie) 26.11; 6 D.Wright (HBT) 26.47. 7. Dave Anderson (Fife AC) 1st veteran. 27 26; 8 M.Gorman (Westerlands) 27.27. 9. J.Hargreaves (EZ Carnegie) 1st junior 27.30; 10. C.Glencorse (Unatt.) 27.43. 12. Ian Overton 28.11. 15. Tom Scott 2nd veteran/1st over 50. 29.10. 19. Andrew Evans 2nd junior. 29.43. 24. William Law 30.45. 30. Tom Ross 31.12. 42. Gary Barker 32.42. 45. Ian Poolman 32.59; 60 Steve Shanks 34.00. 62. Alex McGuire 34.15. 66. Sam Graves 34.27. 76. Doug Robertson 35.52. 82. Dave Francis 36.44. 85. Jocelyn Scott 37.30. 107. Alastair Robertson 41,05.
BEVERIDGE PARK 5K, KIRKCALDY
Carnegie Harrier Ian Stewart won the Beveridge Park 5km at Kirkcaldy in 16 minutes 39 seconds with Neil Young taking second place (17.43). Elliott Simpson came home in 4th (17.56) - first junior as Fife packed six runners in the top ten. Under 15 athlete Jennifer Kibble took the womens award finishing 12th overall (20.55) only one place and one second ahead of club junior Emma Todd.
Results: 1. I.Stewart (EZ Carnegie) 1st veteran. 16.39. 2. Neil Young (Fife AC) 17.43. 3. T.Walker (Carnegie) 2nd veteran. 17.45. 4. Elliott Simpson (Fife AC) 1st junior. 17.56. 5. Gordon Thomson 18.15 6 Chris Thorne 18.20. 7. Stewart Biggar 18.52. 8. Gary Barker 3rd veteran. 19.44 12 Jennifer Kibble 20.55. 13. Emma Todd 20.56. 16. Alf Tupper 21.52. 19. Graham Bennison 23.01. 25. Elaine Carstairs 27.00. 26. Jocelyn Scott 27.00. 30. Carol Fraser 37.30.
LOCH LEVEN HALF MARATHON, KINROSS
The Loch Leven half marathon was won by Eric Riddle (Scottish Prison Service) timed at 74 minutes 58 seconds. Kirkcaldy member John Murdoch placed a fine 8th in the field of 521 runners clocking 78 minutes 56 seconds. John was the second veteran over 40 to finish.
Results: - 1 E Riddle (Scottish Prison Service) 74.58. 2. D.Knight (Perth RR) 75.29. 3. N.Cunningham (Pitreavie) 75.59. 4. P.Jumelle (Haddington ELP) 76.04; 5 A.Burns (Perth RR) 77.14. 6. J.Blair (Portobello) 1st veteran. 78.13. 7 S Moran (Perth RR) 78.25. 8. John Murdoch (Fife AC) 2nd veteran. 78.56. 9. L.Cunningham (Garscube) 79.05. 10. J.Thyne (HBT) 3rd veteran. 7921.
SYA TRACK & FIELD LEAGUE, INVERNESS
The club juniors made the long journey north to Inverness to contest the 2nd round of the Scottish Young Athletes Track & Field League.
Team results:- Boys. 1. Aberdeen AAC 211. 2. Arbroath & Dist. 195. 3. Moray Select 176. 4. Fife AC 165. 5. Dundee Hawkbill 145. 6. Banchory & Stonehaven. 138.
Girls: 1. Aberdeen AAC 264. 2. Arbroath & Dist. 203. 3. Moray Select 172. 4. Dundee Hawkhill 102. 5. Fife AC 81. 6. Banchory & Stonehaven 46.
ABERDEEN 10K
Kirkcaldy athlete Graham Bee put in a superb performance at the Aberdeen 10km run. In the field of 1778 runners Graham placed 3rd, first junior clocking 32 minutes 15 seconds. Simon Pride (Metro Aberdeen) won in 30.59 followed by Mike Carroll (Dundee Hawkhill) - 31.36.
Results: 1. S.Pride (Metro Aberdeen) 30.59. 2. M.Carroll (Dundee Hawkhill) 31.36. 3. Graham Bee (Fife AC) 1st junior. 32.15. 4. J.Brooks (Lochaber) 32.37. 5. M.Stewart (Keith & Dist.) 33.02. 6. B.Hukins (Aberdeen AAC) 33.09.
Women: - 1 J.Barker (Moray RR) 1st veteran. 37.14. 2. R.Zigers (Aberdeen Univ.) 39.53; 3 R Mackenzie (Deeside) 40.15. 1778 ran.
Brian Cruickshank
Fife Cake Munching Champion 2001 - 2007
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