A cool, dry evening made for excellent running conditions along the treacherous shoreline from Ravensheugh to Tantallon Castle. All the more surprising as the afternoon had been punctuated by a series of heavy showers. Despite the best endeavors of the (absent) race organiser who had cunningly scheduled the race finish to coincide with high tide there appeared to be few casualties. Numbers were down on previous years and a significant fraction of those that did turn out managed to devise plausible reasons for not running through the unique combination of green, slimy seaweed and skin-ripping boulders. Those that stayed away missed near perfect BBQ conditions.

Special mention must go to Finn for his remarkable stamina in completing the junior course in welly boots and to Nick Schierloh for his attempts to hoodwink the handicapper. Trevor Collins

I suffered the usual criticism of my handicap times from the Schierlohs, and Nick’s start time was a little severe for his present fitness, so it will be better next time! Runners must remember that I can only judge their fitness from their running form, so you must come and RUN before I will adjust your handicap – stories of illness, lack of training, etc. count for nothing! Irene finished the race first, but both Nick and Irene started earlier than their handicap times. When readjusted, non-member Fiona won the race, so allowing Nick to take the Ravensheugh victory. Gordon ran this race with his dog, Dyce, but still returned the fastest time, beating me by just 7 seconds!

Willie Mykura