Archives for September 2015
Five Carnethies complete the Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross
Carnethy Hill Racing Club had 5 runners/riders in the 53rd Three-peaks Cyclo-cross on Sunday AND all five of them finished. The race takes in the three summits of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent with a total distance of 38miles and 5000ft of climbing. The five Carnethies were Nick Williamson, Jon Ascroft, Bob Johnson, Craig O’Donnell and Mike “small change” Lynch. Nick and Mike doing the race for the first time and, at the other end of the scale, Bob completing his 20th. Results attached with complete time breakdown in comparison to the first five overall (ouch).
Nick punctured descending the second hill, Whernside, with Jon doing exactly the same except puncturing again shortly afterwards (Ed: pump the bu99er up more next time). Bob, Craig and Mike had no such issues but still couldn’t get onto the pace of the first two Carnethies.
The main race highlights were the eleven-times winner, Rob Jebb, being beaten by Paul Oldham for the overall win. The other stand-out performance was for Tim Gould (five-times winner) winning the VET 50 class in 5th overall taking the VET 50 record down to 3:10:08 (noting that it stood at 3:32 for many years!).
The ladies race was won by Jules Toon in a time of 3:57:07; second was Verity Appleyard (4:01:22) and third was past-winner, Isla Rountree (4:09:00).
Superb conditions on the hills and a really excellent race. Mike had no mechanical issues with his bike but his shoe gave him terrible stick only to find a one pound coin hiding in there! Results
Bob Johnson
The Two Breweries 2015 – some photos
I thought that Trahenna would be a good place to take photos. Just walk/jog in from Stobo ahead of the pack and get set up on the steep slope. The aim was to try to capture the ‘essence’ of the final character building ascent. A fair number of people (including a spectating Jasmin) took their mind off the pain by picking blaeberries.
All went well until I heard a noise behind me after only a quarter mile. I turned round to see Graham Gristwood of Ochil HR loping easily towards me. Both cameras in the rucksack . . . a desperate fumble to get the wee one out while Graham said a cheery “Hello. Nice afternoon.” and then suggested I catch up to take his picture. So the winner’s picture, after running as hard as I can these days, shows his blurry back as he disappeared swiftly into the distance.
Managed to catch the next runners before the dam and the rest mainly on Trahenna. Apologies to anybody that didn’t take my (perfect) route – I either missed you, or was puffing too badly to get a steady shot. Quite a number of people took a left hand route through the trees and up the fence line – missed them too. Photos can be found in the Picasa albums here
Nick Schierloh
A Carnethy Wedding on Jura
The Two Breweries
Thank you for making my last Breweries in charge a very memorable one. I haven’t laughed and danced so much in a long while.
The race went without a hitch. A great day for running with light wind and cool dry temperatures. Graham Gristwood gave the record a fright at least part of the way and finished in a very respectable 2:44. Duncan Coombs and Joe Symonds followed close behind.
Kerstine Leslie was first lady, followed by Louise Burt, who also took the v40 and v50 prizes. Manny Gorman took first v40 with Jon Know taking first v50 and David Nightingale the first v60.
The race was followed by excellent food and a ceilidh allowing runners, marshalls and the superb soup dragons from the kitchen to dance the night away. I leave the job with mixed emotions as this race is a very special part of my life, but things move on and I look forward to assisting John Hamer from Westies with future races.
I would like to express my thanks to Moffat mountain rescue, all the marshalls and helpers, the landowners and especially the runners, who have made this race one of the best in the calendar.
Peter Baxter
The Two Breweries Results 2015
Position | Time | Name | Club | Category | Sex | prize | ||
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1 | 02:44:04 | Graham Gristwood | Ochils HR | Senior | Male | 1 | ||
2 | 02:47:12 | Duncan Coombs | Hunters Bog Trotters | Senior | Male | 2 | ||
3 | 02:50:35 | Joe Symonds | Shettleston Harriers | Senior | Male | 3 | ||
4 | 02:51:56 | Murray Strain | Hunters Bog Trotters | Senior | Male | 4 | ||
5 | 02:59:11 | Gwyn Bellamy | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Male | 5 | ||
6 | 03:01:00 | Andrew Barrington | 0 | Senior | Male | 6 | ||
7 | 03:01:44 | Steve Halsall | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Male | |||
8 | 03:08:45 | Fergus Johnston | Gala Harriers | Senior | Male | |||
9 | 03:10:16 | Stanley Topalian | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Male | |||
10 | 03:12:59 | mark sutherland | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Male | |||
11 | 03:13:36 | Manny Gorman | Westerlands Cross Country Club | v40 | Male | 1 v40 | ||
12 | 03:15:22 | Colin Doig | HBT | Senior | Male | |||
13 | 03:16:07 | John Hammond | Carnethy Hill Racing Club | Senior | Male | |||
14 | 03:16:27 | Peter Mackie | Shettleston Harriers | Senior | Male | |||
15 | 03:21:36 | Liam Braby | Carnethy Hill Racing Club | Junior | Male | |||
16 | 03:22:28 | Konrad Rawlik | Carnethy Hill Racing Club | Senior | Male | |||
17 | 03:23:19 | Adam Rudd | 0 | Senior | Male | |||
18 | 03:24:47 | Thomas Knox | Anster Haddies Running Club | Senior | Male | |||
19 | 03:27:18 | Cameron Burt | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Male | |||
20 | 03:28:48 | Grant MacDonald | Bellahouston Road Runners | Senior | Male | |||
21 | 03:28:51 | Jonathan Knox | Anster haddies | v50 | Male | 2nd v40 | 1st v50 | |
22 | 03:29:30 | Oliver Blomfield | Eden Runners | v40 | Male | 3rd v40 | ||
23 | 03:31:22 | James Callender | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Male | |||
24 | 03:32:10 | Kerstin Leslie | Dalbeattie | Senior | Female | 1st female | ||
25 | 03:32:32 | David White | Kilmarnock H & AC | v40 | Male | 4th v40 | ||
26 | 03:33:19 | Alan Gilkison | Westerlands Cross Country Club | v40 | Male | |||
27 | 03:33:58 | Peter Buchanan | Portobello Running Club | v50 | Male | 2nd v50 | ||
28 | 03:36:52 | Alexander Kemp | 0 | Senior | Male | |||
29 | 03:38:52 | Des Crowe | unattatached | v50 | Male | 3rd v50 | ||
30 | 03:39:00 | Neil Burnett | Carnethy Hill Racing Club | v40 | Male | |||
31 | 03:39:47 | Colin Williams | Moorfoot Runners | v40 | Male | |||
32 | 03:39:59 | David Saunders | 0 | v40 | Male | |||
33 | 03:44:36 | Christopher Darling | Lomond Hill Runners AAC | Senior | Male | |||
34 | 03:47:04 | John Tullie | Teviotdale Harriers | v50 | Male | |||
35 | 03:48:36 | Colin MacDougall | Tinto Hill Runners | v40 | Male | |||
36 | 03:49:14 | Simon Gardner | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Male | |||
37 | 03:49:37 | Christopher Skea | 0 | Senior | Male | |||
38 | 03:50:11 | Sinclair Cooper | 0 | Senior | Male | |||
39 | 03:51:02 | Giles Ruck | Hunters Bog Trotters | v40 | Male | |||
40 | 03:51:10 | John Hewitt | Glassopdale Harriers | v50 | Male | |||
41 | 03:51:47 | Steven Peters | Dundee Road Runners AC | Senior | Male | |||
42 | 03:52:12 | Rob Wilson | Penicuik Harriers | v40 | Male | |||
43 | 03:52:25 | Graham Collins | Team Nutkin | v40 | Male | |||
44 | 03:52:35 | Louise Burt | Fife Athletic Club | v50 | Female | 2nd f | 1st v40 | 1st v50 |
45 | 03:53:53 | Aron Price | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Male | |||
46 | 03:54:38 | Martin Twigg | Hunters Bog Trotters | v40 | Male | |||
47 | 03:54:57 | David Scott | Ochil Hill Runners | v50 | Male | |||
48 | 03:55:40 | Mike Brooks | Penicuik Harriers | v50 | Male | |||
49 | 03:56:52 | Kenneth Davidson | Moorfoot Runners | v40 | Male | |||
50 | 03:57:20 | Roderick Pugh | Kilmarnock H & AC | v50 | Male | |||
51 | 03:58:34 | Eck Anderson | Anster Haddies | Serior | Male | |||
52 | 03:59:02 | Stephen Terwey | Stonehaven Running Club | Senior | Male | |||
53 | 03:59:38 | Roddy Cunningham | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Male | |||
54 | 04:00:14 | David Wilson | Hunters Bog Trotters | Senior | Male | |||
55 | 04:00:27 | Craig Taylor | Portobello Running Club | v40 | Male | |||
56 | 04:01:19 | Anna Gilmore | 0 | Senior | Female | 3rd f | ||
57 | 04:02:28 | Gareth Reynolds | Harmeny Athletic Club | Senior | Male | |||
58 | 04:04:49 | Julia Connor | U/A | v40 | Female | 2nd v40 f | ||
59 | 04:03:36 | andy howson | n/a | Senior | Male | |||
60 | 04:05:50 | Walter Henderson | Shettleston Harriers | v40 | Male | |||
61 | 04:05:57 | Richard Hadfield | Portobello Running Club | v40 | Male | |||
62 | 04:06:53 | Catriona Fisher | Westerlands CCC | Senior | Female | |||
63 | 04:07:29 | david nightingale | Gala Harriers | v60 | Male | 1st v60 | ||
64 | 04:09:02 | James Robson | 0 | v40 | Male | |||
65 | 04:09:02 | neil McLure | n/a | v40 | Male | |||
66 | 04:12:34 | Nick Williamson | Dunbar Running Club | v40 | Male | |||
67 | 04:13:23 | Keith Martin | Harmeny Athletic Club | v50 | Male | |||
68 | 04:14:21 | Euan Easson | 0 | Senior | Male | |||
69 | 04:14:21 | mark wheeler | Hamilton harriers | Senior | Male | |||
70 | 04:15:37 | Willie Gibson | Carnethy HRC | v50 | Male | |||
71 | 04:17:48 | Steffen Gorgas | Westerlands Cross Country Club | v40 | Male | |||
72 | 04:18:06 | Kenneth Taylor | n/a | v50 | Male | |||
73 | 04:18:35 | jeff thornton | 0 | v50 | Male | |||
74 | 04:18:57 | Peter Gibson | 0 | Senior | Male | |||
75 | 04:19:05 | Elaine Omand | Dundee Road Runners AC | Senior | Female | |||
76 | 04:19:36 | Colin Eades | Lothian Running Club | v40 | Male | |||
77 | 04:19:52 | Neil Martin | Lomond Hill Runners AAC | v50 | Male | |||
78 | 04:20:01 | Lorna Mahoney | Westerlands Cross Country Club | v40 | Female | 3rd v40 f | ||
79 | 04:21:00 | Leyre Flores | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Female | |||
80 | 04:24:30 | Douglas Graham | Cousins Carnegie | v40 | Male | |||
81 | 04:25:19 | James Purves | Gala Harriers | v50 | Male | |||
82 | 04:27:39 | Neil Thomas | Hunters Bog Trotters | v40 | Male | |||
83 | 04:27:58 | Lesley Kirkwood | Peebles Cycling Club | v50 | Female | 2nd v50 f | ||
84 | 04:38:58 | Michael Cross | 0 | Senior | Male | |||
85 | 04:34:00 | Miles Carter | HBT | Senior | Male | |||
86 | 04:36:12 | Alan Elder | Moorfoot Runners | v50 | Male | |||
87 | 04:36:49 | AndrewA Stavert | Portobello Running Club | v50 | Male | |||
88 | 04:37:13 | Neil MacRury | Stornoway Running and Athletics Club | v50 | Male | |||
89 | 04:38:43 | Melanie Sinclair | Carnegie Harriers | v40 | Female | |||
90 | 04:39:31 | Vicky Coy | 0 | Senior | Female | |||
91 | 04:39:55 | diana challands | 0 | Senior | Female | |||
92 | 04:39:55 | Nicola Garside | Ochil Hill Runners | Senior | Female | |||
93 | 04:39:55 | malcolm mcgregor | 0 | v40 | Male | |||
94 | 04:40:20 | Sadie Kemp | Penicuik Harriers | Senior | Female | |||
95 | 04:41:24 | Gordon Bulloch | Westerlands Cross Country Club | v40 | Male | |||
96 | 04:42:49 | Paul Fergusson | 0 | v40 | Male | |||
97 | 04:43:01 | Paul Burns | Carnethy Hill Racing Club | v40 | Male | |||
98 | 04:43:27 | David Stakes | Bellahouston Road Runners | v50 | Male | |||
99 | 04:47:47 | John Hamer | Westerlands Cross Country Club | v50 | Male | |||
100 | 04:48:14 | Stefan Gabor | 0 | Senior | Male | |||
101 | 04:48:41 | Kenny Young | 0 | v50 | Male | |||
102 | 04:51:04 | Tom Bowie | Unattached | v60 | Male | 2nd v60 | ||
103 | 04:53:31 | Ewan Jelly | Perth Road Runners | Senior | Male | |||
104 | 04:57:18 | Kenny Napier | 0 | v40 | Male | |||
105 | 04:57:18 | Roy Baxter | Lasswade Athletics Club | v40 | Male | |||
106 | 04:58:06 | stephen horton | 0 | v40 | Male | |||
107 | 04:58:06 | George Douglas | Westerlands Cross Country Club | v50 | Male | |||
108 | 04:59:59 | Sandy Low | Carnethy Hill Running Club | v40 | Male | |||
109 | 05:00:10 | Carrie Fox | Fife AC | v40 | Female | |||
110 | 05:02:39 | Allan Ferguson | none | Senior | Male | |||
111 | 05:02:49 | Leanne Cooke | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Female | |||
112 | 05:17:24 | David Macdonell | 0 | v50 | Male | |||
113 | 05:17:45 | Elizabeth Loffill | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Female | |||
114 | 05:18:09 | Lesley Halstead | Lomond Hill Runners AAC | v40 | Female | |||
115 | 5:23:37 | Duncan Bruce | North Ayrshire Athletic Club | Senior | Male | |||
116 | 5:24:26 | Hilary Spenceley | Carnethy Hill Racing Club | v50 | Female | |||
117 | 5:37:26 | Stephanie Mackie | Westerlands Cross Country Club | Senior | Female | |||
118 | 5:50:44 | Angie Brown | Harmeny Athletic Club | Senior | Female | |||
119 | 5:50:44 | Graham Kelly | Westerlands Cross Country Club | v40 | Male | |||
120 | 5:50:44 | Katie Hall | 0 | Senior | Female | |||
121 | 6:23:43 | Graeme Deanus | 0 | v50 | Male | |||
1st Team | 4 to count | Westerlands | Elspeth Scott Memorial Trophy | Catriona Fisher | ||||
1st Ladies Team | 3 to count | Westerlands | Kevin Doonan Memorial Trophy | Gwyn Bellamy | ||||
Junior Run
Carnethy 2, 3 and other prizes at Morven hill race
Andy Fallas and Iain Whiteside were 2nd and 3rd, and Andy won the 1st to the top of Morven prize. Paul Faulkner won the V40 in 7th place and Stewart Whitlie the V50 (with a new course record) in 8th place. Carnethy won the men’s team prize with Andy, Iain and Paul. Helen Bonsor took 3 place sen female.
Idle inspection of the V40 trophy revealed the only missing year and runner to be Stewart, who won it in 2007. A strange omission!
The course is an initially steepish ascent through heather then more open to the summit cairn. A rougher variation on the way down through boggy and heathery terrain with a short section of landrover track. Nice and cool and still today with great views. Pity I couldn’t complete the sweep of V trophies with the 60. Well signed and marshalled and with a great feed afterwards. A Carnethy and SHR championship race. 8.5k and 640 metres. Results here
Digby
Wed training
The 7.30pm run into various bits of impenetrable shrubbery |