Wednesday evening (27th June) was the 2nd now annual 3-person relay in the Pentlands. Held in memory of two hill runners James Harrison and Martin Hulme organised by Christopher O’Brien of Corstorphine Athletics Club.
It is a great wee loop near Bonaly reservoir 4.6km, 261m run clockwise by each runner:
https://www.strava.com/routes/28973750
The start and finish have great views of the action. There was a good mix of teams this year with a friendly local vibe. It became a battle between the 2 clubs with the most boring kit colours: HBT and Corstorphine. They fielded ‘A’ teams which won them 1st and 2nd respectively. Carnethy trio aka Capelaw Crusaders, including Mike, James and Dessie had great all-round performance coming 3rd.
Other notable teams with non-boring Carnethy vests: Tues-cani-beer-tempo, Carnethy Xtreme, Edinburgh Mountaineering Club and Edinburgh Mountaineering Club (2).
This was a no prize event; the £15 entry fee was donated to http://www.spokes.org.uk.
Andrew Lamont