1st Name | 2nd Name | 1 - Braids | 2 - Holyrood | 3 - Swanston | 4 - Carnethy 600 | 5 - Bonallez | 6 - Arthur's Seat | Completed | Total Best 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morag | McIntyre | 48.33 | 42.94 | 16.89 | 47.14 | 14.58 | 46.67 | 6 | 142.14 |
Kirsty | Mcbirnie | 16.67 | 18.82 | 8.78 | 46.43 | 48.61 | 45.56 | 6 | 140.60 |
Elizabeth | Leason | 0.00 | 49.41 | 36.49 | 5.00 | 49.31 | 24.44 | 5 | 135.21 |
James | Burnett | 46.67 | 0.00 | 42.57 | 41.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 130.67 |
Jennifer | Misak | 36.67 | 10.24 | 49.32 | 39.29 | 40.28 | 3.33 | 6 | 128.89 |
Matthew | Wardner | 7.22 | 44.71 | 18.24 | 30.71 | 39.58 | 44.44 | 6 | 128.73 |
Dyfan | Dwyfor | 21.11 | 47.06 | 28.38 | 4.49 | 9.03 | 48.89 | 6 | 124.33 |
Mike | Lynch | 10.00 | 31.18 | 47.97 | 45.00 | 20.14 | 0.00 | 5 | 124.15 |
Hugh | Brady | 45.56 | 25.29 | 0.00 | 31.43 | 36.11 | 42.22 | 5 | 123.89 |
Andy | Macrae | 33.33 | 44.12 | 17.57 | 37.86 | 0.00 | 38.89 | 5 | 120.87 |
Alex | Maskell | 37.22 | 23.53 | 24.32 | 40.71 | 42.36 | 14.44 | 6 | 120.29 |
Nicki | Innes | 32.78 | 7.83 | 36.49 | 19.29 | 4.17 | 50.00 | 6 | 119.27 |
Willie | Gibson | 35.00 | 36.47 | 46.62 | 18.57 | 31.94 | 12.22 | 6 | 118.09 |
Luke | Blackbourn | 32.22 | 36.47 | 15.54 | 39.29 | 28.47 | 42.22 | 6 | 117.98 |
Britton | Smith | 48.89 | 20.00 | 16.22 | 6.43 | 45.14 | 7.78 | 6 | 114.03 |
Ali | Macdonald | 7.78 | 50.00 | 11.49 | 7.86 | 43.75 | 20.00 | 6 | 113.75 |
Gordon | Cameron | 43.89 | 33.53 | 20.95 | 35.71 | 17.36 | 31.11 | 6 | 113.13 |
Eóin | Lennon | 0.00 | 42.35 | 33.11 | 15.71 | 37.50 | 23.33 | 5 | 112.96 |
Digby | Maass | 9.44 | 38.82 | 33.78 | 20.00 | 39.58 | 21.11 | 6 | 112.18 |
Aron | Mitchell | 0.00 | 0.00 | 43.24 | 27.14 | 39.58 | 11.11 | 4 | 109.96 |
Steve | Best | 33.89 | 24.71 | 37.16 | 12.14 | 30.56 | 37.78 | 6 | 108.83 |
Mark | Hartree | 15.00 | 48.82 | 25.68 | 34.29 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 5 | 108.79 |
Milan | Misak | 37.78 | 20.59 | 14.19 | 22.86 | 47.92 | 13.33 | 6 | 108.56 |
Marie | Donnelly | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.59 | 16.43 | 47.22 | 0.00 | 3 | 108.24 |
Andrew | Spenceley | 17.78 | 41.18 | 30.41 | 32.14 | 23.61 | 34.44 | 6 | 107.76 |
Michelle | Hetherington | 27.22 | 32.94 | 39.19 | 23.57 | 13.89 | 35.56 | 6 | 107.69 |
Alan | Renville | 18.33 | 45.29 | 22.30 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 107.59 |
Michael | Andrew | 38.89 | 18.24 | 43.92 | 17.14 | 22.92 | 22.22 | 6 | 105.73 |
Christopher | O'Brien | 26.11 | 8.43 | 47.97 | 10.00 | 31.25 | 17.78 | 6 | 105.33 |
Angus | Johnston | 8.89 | 10.84 | 31.76 | 27.14 | 45.83 | 0.00 | 5 | 104.73 |
Lucy | Stanfield | 36.11 | 15.29 | 0.00 | 42.86 | 24.31 | 8.89 | 5 | 103.28 |
Dessie | Flanagan | 0.00 | 34.12 | 8.11 | 29.29 | 36.11 | 32.22 | 5 | 102.45 |
Clare | Mcdonnell | 41.67 | 30.59 | 21.62 | 30.00 | 15.97 | 28.89 | 6 | 102.26 |
Andrew | Bladon | 0.00 | 11.76 | 48.65 | 35.00 | 16.67 | 0.00 | 4 | 100.32 |
Pete | Cain | 20.00 | 26.47 | 23.65 | 50.00 | 5.56 | 16.67 | 6 | 100.12 |
Neil | Gilmore | 0.00 | 14.12 | 39.19 | 37.14 | 22.92 | 0.00 | 4 | 99.25 |
Pip | Hardy | 50.00 | 7.23 | 41.89 | 2.14 | 6.25 | 5.56 | 6 | 99.12 |
Robert | Waterhouse | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.30 | 47.86 | 3.47 | 15.56 | 4 | 98.72 |
Andrew | Lamont | 22.78 | 28.82 | 27.70 | 21.43 | 29.17 | 40.00 | 6 | 97.99 |
Rachel | Paul | 45.00 | 22.94 | 0.00 | 9.29 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 4 | 97.94 |
Raphael | Bleakley | 17.22 | 17.06 | 22.97 | 7.14 | 46.53 | 27.78 | 6 | 97.28 |
Michael | McCloy | 0.00 | 45.88 | 23.33 | 5.71 | 27.08 | 0.00 | 4 | 96.29 |
Emma | Blackbourn | 13.89 | 48.24 | 9.46 | 12.86 | 32.64 | 1.11 | 6 | 94.77 |
John | Busby | 0.00 | 24.12 | 0.00 | 36.43 | 34.03 | 0.00 | 3 | 94.58 |
Richard | Wilson | 41.11 | 13.53 | 27.03 | 25.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 93.85 |
Graham | McIntyre | 24.44 | 21.18 | 0.00 | 17.86 | 9.72 | 47.78 | 5 | 93.40 |
Alexander | Kinninmonth | 31.67 | 26.47 | 35.14 | 10.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 93.28 |
Jonny | Muir | 31.11 | 30.59 | 29.05 | 27.86 | 20.83 | 26.67 | 6 | 90.75 |
Rob | Owen | 43.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.14 | 4.86 | 0.00 | 3 | 90.33 |
Alex | Coakley | 12.78 | 32.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 43.33 | 3 | 88.46 |
Michael | Reid | 30.00 | 19.41 | 18.92 | 32.86 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 5 | 87.86 |
Gordon | Eadie | 21.67 | 40.59 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 87.26 |
Anthony | Hemmings | 25.56 | 35.29 | 0.00 | 20.71 | 26.39 | 0.00 | 4 | 87.24 |
Imogen | Bevan | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.08 | 44.29 | 0.00 | 36.67 | 3 | 87.04 |
Phil | Hall | 0.00 | 27.65 | 13.51 | 45.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 86.87 |
Bruce | McAdam | 5.56 | 46.47 | 4.73 | 0.00 | 33.33 | 0.00 | 4 | 85.36 |
Angus | Davidson | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 49.29 | 34.72 | 0.00 | 2 | 84.01 |
Neil | Burnett | 25.00 | 0.00 | 31.08 | 25.00 | 20.14 | 0.00 | 4 | 81.08 |
Richard | Chandler | 46.11 | 6.63 | 26.35 | 1.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 79.09 |
Hayden | Lingard | 11.67 | 21.76 | 12.84 | 13.57 | 43.06 | 0.00 | 5 | 78.39 |
Joanne | Thin | 40.56 | 37.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 78.21 |
Alex | Hinchcliffe | 0.00 | 43.53 | 34.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 77.99 |
Fraser | Gibson | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.43 | 33.57 | 11.11 | 0.00 | 3 | 77.11 |
Colin | Ledlie | 0.00 | 29.41 | 46.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 76.03 |
Ruth | Moss | 22.22 | 4.22 | 45.27 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 72.49 |
Douglas | Macqueen | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.59 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 69.59 |
Andrew | Davison | 16.11 | 31.76 | 20.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 68.14 |
Stewart | Whitlie | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.16 | 43.57 | 11.81 | 0.00 | 3 | 67.54 |
Mark | Hooper | 28.89 | 0.00 | 37.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 66.73 |
Hilary | Spenceley | 49.44 | 3.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 | 4.44 | 4 | 66.38 |
Alexander | Chepelin | 23.89 | 41.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 65.65 |
Andrew | Fallas | 0.00 | 39.41 | 0.00 | 22.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 61.55 |
Lorna | Ascroft | 0.00 | 6.02 | 39.86 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 60.88 |
Neil | McLure | 0.00 | 27.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33.33 | 2 | 60.39 |
Nick | Schierloh | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.57 | 10.42 | 0.00 | 2 | 58.99 |
Stuart | McMillan | 1.11 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 6.94 | 0.00 | 3 | 58.05 |
Nigel | Shekleton | 34.44 | 22.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 56.79 |
Sandy | Mudie | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.22 | 0.00 | 15.28 | 0.00 | 2 | 56.50 |
Sandra | Chandler | 47.78 | 3.61 | 0.00 | 3.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 54.96 |
Sebastien | Menu | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.54 | 14.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 54.83 |
Iain | Gilmore | 19.44 | 34.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 54.15 |
Lee | Murphy | 11.11 | 12.35 | 29.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 53.19 |
Ellie | Young | 42.22 | 0.00 | 7.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 49.65 |
David | Harrington | 39.44 | 9.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 48.48 |
Ann | Law | 0.00 | 47.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 47.65 |
Mary | Lye | 47.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 47.22 |
Drew | Sharkey | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.53 | 25.56 | 2 | 47.09 |
Catherine | Forrest | 1.67 | 37.06 | 6.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 45.49 |
Nicola | Duncan | 29.44 | 15.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 45.32 |
Julia | Sanders | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.44 | 0.00 | 1 | 44.44 |
Chris | Lucas | 44.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 44.44 |
Norman | Brown | 42.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 42.78 |
Roddy | McRae | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.67 | 0.00 | 1 | 41.67 |
Lucia | Parga | 23.33 | 17.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 40.98 |
Rowan | Boswood | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.97 | 0.00 | 1 | 40.97 |
Will | Normand | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.38 | 0.00 | 37.50 | 0.00 | 2 | 40.88 |
Alistair | Masson | 0.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 40.00 |
Sarah | Foster | 40.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 40.00 |
John | Morris | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.75 | 20.00 | 2 | 38.75 |
Caitlin | Ripley | 38.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 38.33 |
Christopher | Busby | 0.00 | 38.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 38.24 |
Lauryn | Hartree | 14.44 | 11.18 | 10.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 36.43 |
James | Britton | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.57 | 27.78 | 0.00 | 2 | 36.35 |
Richard | Umpleby | 35.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 35.56 |
Lindsay | Doig | 30.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 30.56 |
Margie | Leitch | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.86 | 0.00 | 1 | 29.86 |
Philip | Brocklehurst | 13.33 | 16.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 29.80 |
Joanne | Anderson | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 29.29 |
Kevin | Turner | 28.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 28.33 |
Ryan | Forgie | 0.00 | 28.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 28.24 |
Graeme | Dunbar | 27.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 27.78 |
Patricia | McMaster | 26.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 26.67 |
Peter | Macdonald | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.69 | 0.00 | 1 | 25.69 |
Samuel | Tosh | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 24.29 |
Jonathan | Marks | 20.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 20.56 |
Ivar | Bundulis | 18.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 18.89 |
Lucas | Lefevre | 3.89 | 0.00 | 14.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 18.75 |
Mark | Lunt | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.06 | 0.00 | 1 | 18.06 |
Sharon | Bergert | 10.56 | 0.00 | 5.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 15.97 |
Alexis | Dole | 15.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 15.56 |
Brian | Kennedy | 5.00 | 0.00 | 10.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 15.14 |
Humberto | Abreu | 0.00 | 14.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 14.71 |
Irene | Schierloh | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.43 | 2.78 | 0.00 | 2 | 14.21 |
Fiona | Muir | 2.78 | 9.64 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 13.77 |
Nikki | Maclean | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.19 | 0.00 | 1 | 13.19 |
David | Hanna | 0.00 | 12.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 12.94 |
Richard | Agnew | 12.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 12.22 |
Charlie | Blair | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 |
Anne-Sophie | Ruget | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.33 | 0.00 | 1 | 8.33 |
Declan | Valters | 8.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 8.33 |
Richard | Fisher | 6.11 | 1.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 7.92 |
Donald | Johnston | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.64 | 0.00 | 1 | 7.64 |
Al | McGowan | 6.67 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 7.27 |
Cali | Ingham | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 2.86 | 2.08 | 2.22 | 4 | 7.16 |
Iain | Swan | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.67 | 1 | 6.67 |
Fiona | Mackenzie | 0.00 | 5.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 5.42 |
Eleanor | Mackenzie | 0.00 | 4.82 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 4.82 |
Phillipa | Burns | 4.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 4.44 |
Nicola | Dunn | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 4.05 |
Nicky | Freeman | 3.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.33 |
Margaret | Forrest | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 1.39 | 0.00 | 4 | 2.78 |
Rachel | Normand | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.70 |
Tessa | Merrie | 0.00 | 2.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.41 |
Deborah | Russo | 2.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.22 |
Leonne | Hutchinson | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.03 |
Moira | Stewart | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.20 |
Archives for July 2020
Scurry to the Sea 2020
Scurry Event braved Covid to run the 2020 Scurry to the Sea race. Having not being able to race since March this was a quite brave thing to do and they should be congratulated for showing that racing can happen safely and still feel like a race despite social distancing. The format included:
- 199 Runners split into 3 groups with different separate registration times
- Well separated queuing
- 4 second bleeper to start you
- Dibber at start and finish to record time
- Separation rules at the start and finish
This approach meant a steady throughput of runners with 15 people leaving per minute and therefore a good flow from registration to starting. It worked, was social enough and satisfied the Covid guidance and meant now made rush at the start with plenty of folk to chase and be chased by. In summary – racing is possible.
The route: Hillend Ski Centre to the top of Allermuir, then run by any route to Musselburgh via two checkpoints at the Braids and King Haugh generally following the Braid and Brunstane Burns – so mostly down-hill and about 7 miles of tarmac slapping. This makes various route options and skulduggery depending on your running/route preferences.
Carnethy was well represented and did very well with the winner and third place, 5 in the top 11 places, first and second MV50. Caitlin Ripley was the first Carnethy female to finish chased by my 18 year old son Finlay a few second later with me a minute behind in 74th. Sally Cross beat her FV60 rival. Team Carnethy Hartree also included my daughter Lauryn who ran her first race ever and broke all her Strava records in one run. Peter Macdonald (my body double, nice shoes) came 3rd MV40.
Overall Male Winners
1st Andrew Macrae – M50 – Carnethy Hill Racing club – 1.16.25 – New course record
2nd Peter Gardner – Hunters Bog Trotters – 1.16.40
3rd Nigel Shekleton – Carnethy Hill Racing Club – 1.16.57
Overall results: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QsSvl2ssZGSnkOcQ455lFG9P7chuBdz9/view?usp=sharing
Gender age results: ScurrytotheSea2020ResultsAgeGender.pdf
So, racing is possible and can be just as fun as before. I would not have normally have done this race, but like the Edinburgh 7 Hills, you sometimes have to suffer tarmac to get a race fix. See you out there maybe around the next handicap from Swanston – or the Virtual 7 Hills?
Mark Hartree
Pandemic Cap #2 – Social Report and Photos
The 2nd pandemicap had another great turnout – over 80 racing the course and quite a few others enjoying the route for a social run, and many recces too. I can’t deny I enjoyed seeing various interesting deviations on Strava from recce runs, and these were particularly evident on Whinny Hill. This handicap was a first Carnethy event for Phil Hall (welcome!), and Dyfan Dwyfor decided to gift himself this run as a 36th birthday present.
Someone described the route as having SM tendencies, another as being “unrelentingly brutal”. I guess the sharp uphill start and long-and-gradually-steeping final section (“that finish is the stuff of nightmares”) could be seen as a bit S. As for the M bit, isn’t that synonymous with hill-running? There’s an interesting genre of pain-gratitude:
“Struggled from step one then finally blew up on Whinny – great route, very enjoyable”.
“That hurt, but great route, thank you!”
“There’s only one word that can summarise that route….steep! Thanks Ken 😊”
Returning to Whinny Hill, which looks so pleasant and grassy, but as I found out during lockdown, it’s a hill that keeps on giving with its maze of paths:
“Punishing. 2nd attempt resulted in profound breakdown of mind and body on Whinny Hill.”
“Messed up descending Whinny Hill”
“Whinny is my own personal Bermuda triangle.”
I’m keen that we take up Lee Murphy’s suggestion that Carnethy established some kind of cairn or making on the top of Whinny Hill (well, at least one of the tops….).
Haggis Knowe, a little but reasonably obvious bump, caused its own issues:
“Haggis Knowe in particular felt like a cruel practical joke”
“somehow completely missed haggis knowe despite recceing route!”
Al McGowan provided some interesting history connected to the route and lovely use of language:
“Thanks for putting together the route. Another shocking selfie, in which I try to replace the summit of Arthur’s Seat with my bonce. A good exploration of the back ways. I’ve not been down into the old quarry with the blocks on the south side of Crow Hill since about 1995, when we were collecting stone from it for the paths at the very summit of Arthur’s Seat,
… I was pretty puckled by the time I was going up Salisbury Crags to the Cat’s Nick! Hence the state of my phizog in that selfie;)”
I haven’t worked out yet what Cat’s Nick refers to (? answers on a postcard) but during lockdown exercise I did come across an old fellow who pointed out fossilized beaches on Salisbury Crags.
Many folk said that it introduced you to new paths in an area you thought you knew well. That was one of the aims of this route and also for the following Pandemicaps from Swanston, Silverburn and Bonaly.
Awards for multiple attempts – as far as I know – go to Nicola Duncan (4) and Britton Smith (3-and-a-half). And also Andy Lamont who probably did more than that in sorting out the handicap times.
And there’s been a sharp improvement in selfie skills since round 1. Generally, open gaping mouths replaced with excellent forced smiles and a few great scenic photos thrown in too. A few highlights are Ryan Forgie’s bizarrely-angled photo, Nigel Shekleton telling it as it is, David Harrington’s hat, and Eoin’s photo where you can just tell that he was doing this at full race pace. As for variations, there’s Mark’s topless selfie (bring on winter, please!) and Jonny Muir’s selfless selfie. A few people (e.g., Dessie and Nigel) have managed to shift the hills around. I can’t pick a winner from this lot (any thoughts, let me know) but I think we can up the selfie-ante by having some Pandemicap Selfie Prizes at the end of the season.
Next, in fact already ongoing, are the Socially Distanced Summits of Swanston.
A massive thanks again to Andy Lamont for doing the timings and stats.
Kenneth Fordyce
Pandemicap #2 Once Upon a Time in Holyrood
Distance:8km | Ascent:480m | Duration: 16 days | Features: 3 hills + Playpark | Runners:86
Ken Fordyce’s Holyrood course proved a bit more of an uphill struggle than #1 Braids. Recces and doing your homework before going to the playpark got you points. Whinny hill, Edinburgh’s own Bermuda triangle caused many to lose sense of direction and time. 47 runners within +/- 3 minutes of their predicted time, beating it was less common.
Some penalties added to handicap times for check point errors. Mainly for missing Ken’s favourite slide nearer road, CP3 in playpark. Apparently missing Haggis Knowe CP6 also possible.
Handicap – Top 3 places:
Position | Name |
#1 | Ali Macdonald |
#2 | Elizabeth Leason |
#3 | Mark Hartree |
Congratulations to Ali Macdonald the handicap winner. Two recces were worth the extra effort. Considerable improvement after getting lost in Braids.
Morag McIntyre currently leads the handicap series after two events by over 10 points.
Ladies – Fastest course times
Elizabeth Leason ran the fastest ladies course time in an impressive 48 minutes. A very solid run up Nether and was then able to maintain good pace.
Name | Runtime |
Elizabeth Leason | 48.00 |
Clare Mcdonnell | 51.48 |
Nicola Duncan | 52.14 |
Gentlemen – Fastest course times
Eóin Lennon posted the fastest time but picked up a penalty for checkpoint error, so Alexander Chepelin can claim the course record. Eóin did manage to post a selfie, so gets extra kudos, where others failed. 5 runners managed to run under 40 minutes.
Name | Run time |
Alexander Chepelin | 36.46 |
Eóin Lennon | 36.32 (+0.30) |
Andrew Fallas | 37.33 |
Position | First name | Surname | Run time | Handicap time | Finish time | Points | Penalty / Non-member |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ali | Macdonald | 57.27 | 9.06 | 66.33 | 50.00 | |
2 | Elizabeth | Leason | 48.00 | 26.15 | 74.15 | 49.41 | |
3 | Mark | Hartree | 59.05 | 15.15 | 74.20 | 48.82 | |
4 | Emma | Blackbourn | 53.11 | 21.20 | 74.31 | 48.24 | |
5 | Ann | Law | 73.43 | 1.04 | 74.47 | 47.65 | 0.30 |
6 | Dyfan | Dwyfor | 47.03 | 28.04 | 75.07 | 47.06 | |
7 | Bruce | McAdam | 56.50 | 18.26 | 75.16 | 46.47 | |
8 | Michael | McCloy | 53.36 | 21.43 | 75.19 | 45.88 | |
9 | Alan | Renville | 49.17 | 26.27 | 75.44 | 45.29 | |
10 | Matthew | Wardner | 56.44 | 19.25 | 76.09 | 44.71 | |
11 | Andy | Macrae | 42.03 | 34.21 | 76.24 | 44.12 | |
12 | Alex | Hinchcliffe | 39.36 | 36.58 | 76.34 | 43.53 | |
13 | Morag | McIntyre | 60.57 | 15.47 | 76.44 | 42.94 | |
14 | Eóin | Lennon | 36.32 | 40.17 | 76.49 | 42.35 | 0.30 |
15 | Alexander | Chepelin | 36.46 | 40.09 | 76.55 | 41.76 | |
16 | Andrew | Spenceley | 50.30 | 26.34 | 77.04 | 41.18 | |
17 | Gordon | Eadie | 64.25 | 12.43 | 77.08 | 40.59 | |
18 | Alistair | Masson | 38.18 | 38.55 | 77.13 | 40.00 | |
19 | Andrew | Fallas | 37.33 | 39.46 | 77.19 | 39.41 | |
20 | Digby | Maass | 69.32 | 7.57 | 77.29 | 38.82 | |
21 | Christopher | Busby | 46.15 | 31.18 | 77.33 | 38.24 | |
22 | Joanne | Thin | 72.03 | 5.37 | 77.40 | 37.65 | |
23 | Catherine | Forrest | 76.43 | 0.59 | 77.42 | 37.06 | |
24 | Willie | Gibson | 72.20 | 5.29 | 77.49 | 36.47 | |
25 | Luke | Blackbourn | 45.01 | 32.48 | 77.49 | 36.47 | |
26 | Anthony | Hemmings | 45.44 | 32.22 | 78.06 | 35.29 | |
27 | Iain | Gilmore | 44.08 | 34.05 | 78.13 | 34.71 | |
28 | Dessie | Flanagan | 40.57 | 37.22 | 78.19 | 34.12 | |
29 | Gordon | Cameron | 52.01 | 26.21 | 78.22 | 33.53 | 0.30 |
30 | Michelle | Hetherington | 55.15 | 23.09 | 78.24 | 32.94 | |
31 | Alex | Coakley | 47.05 | 31.25 | 78.30 | 32.35 | |
32 | Andrew | Davison | 55.12 | 23.25 | 78.37 | 31.76 | |
33 | Mike | Lynch | 62.13 | 16.29 | 78.42 | 31.18 | |
34 | Malcolm | McLure | 49.42 | 29.01 | 78.43 | 0.00 | NM |
35 | Jonny | Muir | 43.49 | 34.55 | 78.44 | 30.59 | |
36 | Clare | Mcdonnell | 51.48 | 26.56 | 78.44 | 30.59 | |
37 | Colin | Ledlie | 66.13 | 12.37 | 78.50 | 29.41 | |
38 | Andrew | Lamont | 45.32 | 33.23 | 78.55 | 28.82 | |
39 | Ryan | Forgie | 55.51 | 23.09 | 79.00 | 28.24 | |
40 | Phil | Hall | 47.07 | 31.55 | 79.02 | 27.65 | |
41 | Neil | McLure | 50.02 | 29.01 | 79.03 | 27.06 | |
42 | Pete | Cain | 62.08 | 16.56 | 79.04 | 26.47 | |
43 | Alexander | Kinninmonth | 53.21 | 25.43 | 79.04 | 26.47 | |
44 | Hugh | Brady | 50.01 | 29.14 | 79.15 | 25.29 | |
45 | Steve | Best | 48.16 | 31.16 | 79.32 | 24.71 | |
46 | John | Busby | 47.15 | 32.21 | 79.36 | 24.12 | |
47 | Alex | Maskell | 56.30 | 23.08 | 79.38 | 23.53 | |
48 | Rachel | Paul | 59.21 | 20.21 | 79.42 | 22.94 | |
49 | Nigel | Shekleton | 44.44 | 35.04 | 79.48 | 22.35 | |
50 | Hayden | Lingard | 54.26 | 25.38 | 80.04 | 21.76 | |
51 | Graham | McIntyre | 58.48 | 21.19 | 80.07 | 21.18 | |
52 | Milan | Misak | 45.37 | 34.32 | 80.09 | 20.59 | |
53 | Britton | Smith | 50.59 | 29.14 | 80.13 | 20.00 | |
54 | Michael | Reid | 47.19 | 32.56 | 80.15 | 19.41 | |
55 | Kirsty | Mcbirnie | 57.47 | 22.29 | 80.16 | 18.82 | 0.45 |
56 | Michael | Andrew | 49.39 | 30.47 | 80.26 | 18.24 | |
57 | Lucia | Parga | 61.15 | 19.24 | 80.39 | 17.65 | |
58 | Raphael | Bleakley | 61.35 | 19.12 | 80.47 | 17.06 | |
59 | Philip | Brocklehurst | 54.00 | 27.02 | 81.02 | 16.47 | |
60 | Nicola | Duncan | 52.14 | 28.52 | 81.06 | 15.88 | |
61 | Lucy | Stanfield | 55.35 | 25.49 | 81.24 | 15.29 | |
62 | Humberto | Abreu | 52.52 | 28.43 | 81.35 | 14.71 | |
63 | Neil | Gilmore | 56.13 | 25.42 | 81.55 | 14.12 | |
64 | Richard | Wilson | 51.30 | 30.26 | 81.56 | 13.53 | |
65 | David | Hanna | 48.53 | 33.11 | 82.04 | 12.94 | |
66 | Lee | Murphy | 58.59 | 23.09 | 82.08 | 12.35 | |
67 | Andrew | Bladon | 53.35 | 28.40 | 82.15 | 11.76 | |
68 | Lauryn | Hartree | 70.05 | 12.21 | 82.26 | 11.18 | |
69 | Angus | Johnston | 66.18 | 16.27 | 82.45 | 10.59 | |
70 | Jennifer | Misak | 69.47 | 14.15 | 84.02 | 10.00 | |
71 | Fiona | Muir | 66.15 | 18.30 | 84.45 | 9.41 | |
72 | David | Harrington | 65.22 | 19.50 | 85.12 | 8.82 | |
73 | Christopher | O'Brien | 50.59 | 34.20 | 85.19 | 8.24 | |
74 | Nicki | Innes | 75.03 | 10.17 | 85.20 | 7.65 | |
75 | Pip | Hardy | 71.39 | 16.27 | 88.06 | 7.06 | |
76 | Richard | Chandler | 67.48 | 20.56 | 88.44 | 6.47 | |
77 | Lorna | Ascroft | 67.04 | 22.18 | 89.22 | 5.88 | |
78 | Fiona | Mackenzie | 84.46 | 5.38 | 90.24 | 5.29 | 0.30 |
79 | Eleanor | Mackenzie | 84.32 | 7.27 | 91.59 | 4.71 | |
80 | Ruth | Moss | 89.05 | 3.24 | 92.29 | 4.12 | |
81 | Sandra | Chandler | 83.13 | 9.48 | 93.01 | 3.53 | |
82 | Hilary | Spenceley | 80.12 | 14.01 | 94.13 | 2.94 | |
83 | Tessa | Merrie | 86.55 | 9.42 | 96.37 | 2.35 | |
84 | Richard | Fisher | 77.51 | 19.23 | 97.14 | 1.76 | |
85 | Moira | Stewart | 93.05 | 6.30 | 99.35 | 1.18 | |
86 | Al | McGowan | 99.17 | 3.47 | 103.04 | 0.59 | 0.30 |
Those looking for more of a breakdown on data see Google sheet
Help on the hills
At the weekend Pete Macdonald, Eóin Lennon, Lucas Lefèvre and Andy Fallas came across a mountain biker who crashed in Windy Nick on the Pentlands. Robb Hemming joined Carnethy in January but hasn’t run with us yet, other than this introduction.
Well done to the guys for getting him off the hill safely. Here is his update:
Many apologies for the delay in getting back to you, the last few days have been a bit of a blur. First of all I just wanted to massively thank all three of you for your help on Saturday, I’m not sure what state you found me in but undoubtedly would have been in much more trouble if you hadn’t come across me. From what I can remember you got me off the hill in the best way possible and made me feel as comfortable as I could be up until the point of the ambulance turning up, even arranging to have my bike stored at the golf course (which has now been picked up). I also need to thank you for being so good on the phone with my girlfriend, Hannah, who sends on her thanks as well.
Turns out that as well as the broken wrist, which required a plate and a couple of screws, I also have fractures on my T5,6 & 7 vertebrae. Luckily they’re quite far up my back, but before my neck, so everything is functioning absolutely fine. I guess the adrenaline got me off the hill but since then I hadn’t sat upright until Monday morning, I’ve had an external back brace fitted so it looks like that will be in place until the end of August. Not ideal but given the context, a pretty small inconvenience.
I’m now home and signed off work for an “unspecified” amount of time so counting myself very lucky to have come out the side of such an accident relatively well. One of the luckiest parts being you three coming across me and helping so much.
I doubt I’ll be out for my first run with the club very soon but it’s certainly given me a strong affinity with Caernethy and I hope to meet you all in better circumstances soon.
Thanks again
Robb
Mark Hartree
Moffat Mountain Marathon
The Moffat Mountain Marathon is an approximately 50km circular route around the hills north of Moffat. The route includes ascents of two Corbetts, ten Donalds and three Donald Deweys. I first became aware of it after a few runs in the area and wondering if there was a Southern Scotland “round” similar to the Ramsays, Bob Graham, Paddy Buckley etc. The route is a Long Distance Walkers Association Challenge and is something I had been planning on doing before Covid-19 came along and changed all of our running plans for the year!
To fit my run in around other commitments I started from the Moffat Ram at 2:40am, just as some light started to appear in the sky. The first section as far as Hart Fell was familiar thanks to an earlier recce and it was straightforward ticking off the required grid references at Gallow Hill, Archbank, Moffat Well (a short detour to a sulphuric smelling spring in a stone shelter) and onto the open hillside towards Greygill Head. My training has been all over the place since lockdown began and I wasn’t sure how I would feel on the climbs but as the gradient steepened I felt good and ran most of the way, only walking through the thicker clumps of heather. From Greygill Head I followed the undulating, boggy trail by the fence line before starting the gradual climb up Swatte Fell. The last time I did this climb it was covered in some lingering spring snow which made for extremely slow progress; thankfully this time the path was clear and reasonably dry and I managed a good pace. The cloud base was at around 630m and unless it lifted I knew I would be spending the majority of the first leg with no views and more challenging navigation than I would have liked. I didn’t have a detailed schedule but knew from previous runs that I’d like to get to the Hart Fell summit inside the two hour mark – this time I got there within 1 hour and 40 minutes and I was happy with this speedier than expected start.
The next few lumps and bumps of hills went by quickly. The cloud base didn’t lift but the route mostly followed various fence lines making navigation fairly straightforward; the only exception being the crossing of Rotten Bottom – a flat, boggy area above Raven Craig at the head of the Carrifran Burn. Thankfully the cloud lifted long enough for me to catch sight of Games Castle – a distinct, rocky outcrop named for its fortress-like appearance – which I could aim for across the bog.
More fence following from Games Castle brought me to Firthhope Rig, where I was careful to remember the out-and-back leg to White Coombe. Still shrouded in morning cloud I was denied the expansive views from the second Corbett summit of the day. I retraced my steps to Firthhope Rig before heading north via Donald’s Cleuch Head and Firthybrig Head, a couple of indistinct tops with only a wee bit of up and down between them. As I turned north east towards Lochcraig Head the cloud lifted just long enough for me to catch a glimpse of Loch Skeen and the morning light illuminating the hillsides towards the Ettrick Valley and around St Marys Loch.
As I climbed towards the summit of Lochcraig Head I ate, drank and checked my schedule – I had aimed to be at the summit at around 6:40am but I was happy to see I was a good 50 minutes ahead of this and still feeling fresh. I hit the top and turned left, following yet another fence line along a broad ridge, descending towards the Megget Stone. I made a questionable navigation choice here, cutting off the ridge early instead of following it all the way down, hoping the trail I was on would continue all the way to the road. It didn’t, which led to a fair bit of bog hopping and slow trudging to the Megget Stone and finally to the paved road which would lead me to the halfway point at Talla Linfoots.
At Talla I had a five minute stop to eat some iced ginger cake and psyche myself up for the next big climb – a steep, grassy slog straight up Garelet Hill. As I started the climb I was pleased to see plentiful evidence of the work of The Borders Forest Trust, who manage a substantial portion of land in the area and have been rewilding the hillsides with native tree species since 1996. I have participated in tree planting work with them at nearby Gameshope and look forward to seeing these hills covered trees and wildlife in the future (you can check out their work here https://bordersforesttrust.org/).
The climb was steep but not too arduous as I enjoyed the views of the surrounding hills. I followed a decent trod close to the crags on the north of the hill which led me to the weather-beaten trig at the summit. From Garelet Hill the route passed the tops of Lairds Cleuch Rig, Erie Hill, Capilus Hill and Brawns Dod on boggy but easy to follow tracks and trods before dropping sharply to Fruid Reservoir. After skirting the south east side of the reservoir, taking time and care not to bother any livestock, I began the last major climb of the route, following another good track and then a wee trod which took me most of the way to the top. From this summit, Ballaman Hill, I was back on familiar ground. Having recced this section before lockdown I was positive I could cover the remainder of the route with relative ease. I had taken about six hours to get to this point and with a good knowledge of the route ahead I felt confident of getting back to Moffat inside eight hours; all I had ahead of me were a few little bumps, a bit of bog and a good stretch of low level road and trail.
The next hill, “The Crown of Scotland”, is not as grand as its name suggests so I didn’t linger long before making a beeline for the large cairn on the Annandale Way where I stopped for a quick selfie before heading over Chalk Rig Edge and Great Hill. Great Hill marks the last summit on the route so I stopped here to put my running poles away, have something to eat and put on a motivational playlist to give me a boost of energy and enthusiasm for the last push to Moffat. The descent from Strait Step makes for excellent running, following a rocky ledge high above the Devils Beef Tub before dropping steeply through bracken and sheep fields to Corehead Farm.
The remainder of the route is mostly a gradual downhill (apart from one cruelly steep little climb from Ericstane Farm to the Annandale Way) on roads or well-maintained trails. I made good progress and hit the last little stretch into Moffat with seven hours and fifteen minutes on the clock. I couldn’t quite remember how long was left but thought it would be good to finish under seven hours and thirty minutes so I picked up the pace as much as I could. Turning off the trail into the carpark at the southern end of the town I had five minutes to get back to the ram, only a few hundred meters. I ran as fast as I could anyway – sprinting past the recently reopened sweet shops, cafes and bakeries and dodging the handful of people who were out on the high street. I tapped the fence around the ram statue seven hours, twenty five minutes and fifty three seconds after leaving – later confirmed by the route organiser as a new record for the Moffat Mountain Marathon, around two hours quicker than the previous fastest time.
I am really happy to have run this route in a good time, especially just now having juggled training around the challenges of a young family, home-schooling and working from home during lockdown. I’m sure there are plenty of fasties in the club who could run this quicker, especially with a bit of support and drier underfoot conditions. Under seven hours definitely seems like a reasonable target. Even if you’re not aiming for a fast time I’d highly recommend having a go at the Moffat Mountain Marathon – it’s a challenging, diverse, unique route in this often overlooked part of the country.
There is a shorter route devised by the same person – the Moffat Hills Challenge – covering some of the same ground. You can check it out here: https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Moffat+Hills+Challenge. And details of the full route are here: https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Moffat+Mountain+Marathon
If you are thinking of giving it a go let me know, I’m happy to offer support and advice!
Ross Christie
Pentland litter picking
A few Carnethy members have got so sick of the rubbish left around the honeypots of the Pentlands. After the hot spell, reservoir picnic spots and various informal campsites were left in a disgraceful state. Bin bags full of rubbish were removed by several members. The hills were split into 10 ‘hotspots’ and informally, Carnethys allocated to become Wombles for that area. The task was simple, if not nice, and we all have our thoughts about those who cannot take their litter home. One area by Bonaly Reservoir required a Ranger’s Landrover to collect the volume of mess. Another area, around the Souterrain on Castlelaw, was so disgusting that rubber gloves and masks were needed. Colin Pritchard rose to the challenge and was thanked in this letter from the Pentland Rangers Service plus thanks from Historic Environment Scotland for the Souterrain clearup:
This week we have been pleasantly surprised by the number of young people who have been bagging up their rubbish whilst, and after, camping and partying (although they are wild-camping against Government guidance at present – camping is not permitted until some point in Phase 3, possibly 15th July). However, some think the magic fairies pick up their bags of rubbish. One group told us on Tuesday they thought bin men walked the banks of Harlaw Reservoir, so they had left their black bags sitting on the shoreline! They did go back to collect their bags, but left behind enough small items of litter such as bottletops, cigarette ends and broken glass to keep our officer busy for quite a while.
We don’t have any staff employed to pick up rubbish. Please carry it to the bins provided, or take it home if the bin is full.
One of our officers spent three hours dealing with an abandoned campsite at Bonaly on Monday. All the tents, shelters, seats, sleeping bags, rollmats and insulation material were brand new, having been bought at a major retailer. Unfortunately they were so soiled and of low-value that they have had to be disposed of.
On another positive note, we would like to say how grateful we are to the real-life Wombles: Friends of the Pentlands, Carnethy H R C and numerous anonymous individuals (people like YOU, who love the hills), who have been going out and picking up unprecedented amounts of litter recently (volunteers from Carnethy Hill Running Club recently removed human toileting waste from the Souterrain at Castlelaw). Thank you so much – we wish you didn’t have to do it. If you are one of these people, feel free to email us with number of bags picked / time spent picking so we can get an idea of volunteer input #TakItHame
Thanks to all involved. Please pick up rubbish and even carry a rubbish bag if you have time.
Mark
Arthur’s Seat distanced lunchtime handicap – July
(Rule being a week to complete the course solo or with whatever the latest advice is)
25 finishers! Got to be a record?
Conditions were a bit greasy this month, the gutted haddie is clear enough but was a bit treacherous, the crags climb was overgrown and muddy.
Last month’s last place, is this month’s first place! Nice work Fraser McCoull, just pipping Neil Thomas.
Lots of new starters. Big congrats to Ianthe Bleakly aged 7 in what must be a contender for youngest ever participant – that is a tough route at any age – and to Laurence Ward aged 12 in running a ridiculously quick 33:57! (Don’t worry – they were running with adults)
It would have been 26 finishers if Eóin L hadn’t missed out Nether, clearly not getting enough sleep whilst puppy training… he put in a very, very quick time though. I have noticed the Strava segment for the route doesn’t include Nether – I will get this updated, but a reminder that all 7 Holyrood Hills should be visited.
Thanks again everyone taking part & hope you enjoyed it!
Anthony Hemmings
Link to map http://carnethy.com/club_training_sessions/lunchtime-handicaps/
Results page http://carnethy.com/category/mon-arthurs-seat-handicaps/
Strava Segment https://www.strava.com/segments/1641212