🗓 Club AGM, 25th Feb, 7.30pm at Low Port Centre
Four seasons in a day... In changeable, challenging conditions, a record 2,460 athletes from across the country were at the 2020 Scottish National XC Championships in Callendar Park, Falkirk on Saturday. Among the record turnout, Linlithgow had 16 runners who braved the heavy mud, sleet and hailstones. In the senior women’s race, Mairi Watts was first home for Linlithgow in 47:27, Lynsey Hay in 49:15, Jennifer Newton in 56:22, Mandy Cazes 58:08, Jill Horsburgh 59:27 (3rd VF60), Rebecca Evans 59:53 and Alison Marshall in 66:45. The women’s team finished 18th overall. Ian Logan 45:07 led the men’s team home, followed by Kenny Gray in 48:18, Martin Maginnis in 48:46, Paul Dudchenko in 49:36, Paul Emery in 52:14, Neil Barnes in 55:14, Darren Dick in 55:43, Angus Gallie in 55:44 and Colin Hutcheon in 61:43. The men’s team finished 35th overall. Well done to Frances and Alex Wood and Neil Anderson for Marshaling at the event too.
🎥 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/scotland/51609210
Elsewhere, Roberta Whyte was in Borders for the Glentress 10k where the weather was equally challenging but added to the fun. Roberta finished in 01:19:38. Alison Malone was in Northumberland for the Bamburgh Coastal Series. Ali finished the Half Marathon distance in 02:06:10. On Sunday, John Redding enjoyed decidedly fairer conditions in the south of Spain for the Seville Marathon. John finished in a fantastic 02:48:08.
Lastly, the Club had 8 runners at 5 different parkrun venues across Scotland, South Africa and New Zealand. The biggest Club turnout was again at Falkirk with 4 LAC runners - both Neil Anderson and Roddy Simpson finishing 2nd in their respective age categories. Another new venue for Scott Cumming at Drumchapel, finishing in 27:02. David Main-Reade was at Lonehill, Johannesburg for his 200th parkrun finishing in 26:39. Ian Fyfe was up before all of us again for Blenheim parkrun in New Zealand, finishing in 21:23 (7th overall, 2nd VM60-64).
See the full parkrun results for this week
📷 Paul Dudchenko and Roberta Whyte
