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