RAVENSCRAIG PARK 2
MILE ROAD RACE
TUESDAY 30TH MARCH
2010
POS |
TIME |
1M
SPLIT |
NAME |
CLUB |
CAT |
1 |
11:24 |
5:43 |
MARK BUCHAN |
FIFE A.C |
MU20 |
2 |
11:43 |
5:48 |
WILLIAM
HARGREAVES |
CARNEGIE
HARRIERS |
MS |
3 |
12:16 |
6:03 |
BILL SMITH |
FIFE A.C |
MV40 |
4 |
12:17 |
6:10 |
ADAM SCOTT |
FIFE A.C |
MU11 |
5 |
12:42 |
6:23 |
DANIEL NEWMAN |
FIFE A.C |
MV40 |
6 |
13:16 REC |
6:28 |
JOE HOLDEN |
FIFE A.C |
MV60 |
7 |
13:30 |
6:33 |
GARY BARKER |
FIFE A.C |
MV50 |
8 |
13:48 |
6:54 |
IAN AITKEN |
FIFE A.C |
MV45 |
9 |
14:21 |
6:59 |
BRIAN R SMITH |
FIFE A.C |
MV50 |
10 |
15:29 |
7:25 |
KATY AITKEN |
FIFE A.C |
FU13 |
11 |
16:30 |
8:10 |
SANDY CRUICKSHANK |
FIFE A.C |
MV60 |
12 |
17:34 |
8:54 |
ALISTAIR ROBERTSON |
FIFE A.C |
MV65 |
RACE
REPORT:
12 BRAVE AND
HARDY RUNNERS TURNED OUT IN THE NEAR FREEZING,
WINDY AND SLEET/SNOW SWEPT KIRKCALDY'S RAVENSCRAIG
PARK FOR THE FIRST RACE OF THE SERIES (1 OF
6).
BRITISH SUMMERTIME
OFFICIALLY BEGAN ON SUNDAY, YOU WOULD NOT
THINK IT? STRONG GAIL FORCE WINDS AND DRIVING
SNOW/SLEET SEVERELY SLOWED ALL THE RUNNERS
TIMES. MARK BUCHAN (FIFE A.C) AND WILLIAM
HARGREAVES (CARNEGIE HARRIERS) LEAD THE REMAINING
10 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE FIRST MILE WITH
5:43 AND 5:48, WITH BILL SMITH (FIFE A.C)
6:03, ADAM SCOTT MU11 (FIFE A.C) 6:10 ,JOE
HOLDEN MV60 (FIFE A.C) (AND FELLOW POSTMAN)
LOOKED GOOD THROUGH 1 MILE (6:28) AND ON TO
BREAK GRAHAM BENNISON'S MV60 RECORD (15:08),
LEADING FEMALE KATY AITKEN (FIFE A.C) RAN
WELL THROUGH 1M IN 7:25, NOT FAR OFF HER COURSE
PB OF 7:07, GOOD RUNNING IN THE CONDITIONS.
MARK BUCHAN BROUGHT
THE FIELD HOME IN 11:24 (1ST MU20) WITH WILLIAM
HARGREAVES FOLLOWING IN 11:43 (1ST MS) WITH
A BATTLE FOR 3RD BETWEEN BILL SMITH MV40 AND
ADAM SCOTT MU11 WITH SMITH EDGING IT IN 12:16
(1ST MV40) TO SCOTT'S 12:17 (2ND MU20) A PB
BY 39 SEC. JOE HOLDEN CAME HOME IN 13:16 SMASHING
THE MV60 RECORD BY 1 MIN AND 52 SEC, GOOD
GOING BY THE 64 YEAR OLD IN THOSE CONDITIONS,
SURELY THERE IS MORE TO COME OFF IN BETTER
RUNNING WEATHER? 1ST FEMALE WAS KATY AITKEN,
RUNNING WELL TO FINISH IN 15:29 A COURSE PB
AND 5TH ALL-TIME FU20.
WELL DONE TO
EVERYONE FOR BRAVING THE CONDITIONS, A VERY
WELL DONE AND THANK YOU TO BRYCE AITKEN AND
MARGARET ROARTY FOR HELPING WITH TIME KEEPING
AND REGISTRATION.
