News: January-March 2004
- 29th March 2004
Cali Ingham's 50th
A large group of Runners, Dancers, Work Colleagues and Family met at Glenmore Lodge to help Cali celebrate her 50th Birthday. After a warm-up drink on Friday night we escorted Cali to the summit of Mullach Clach a'Bhlair on Saturday then had a dancing lesson before enjoying a wonderful meal and party. We recovered on Sunday by walking, tandeming, skiing and just relaxing.
- 29th March 2004
Treviso Marathon 14th March 2004
This was the first Treviso Marathon ,very well organised and supported by the local populace throughout the route from Vitorio Veneto to Treviso near Venice.Crowds like the Giro D'Italia according to the press reports.
A bit early for a marathon but training on snowy tracks in the Dolomites made running on dry roads seem easier at times. Scheduled for 3hrs 20 mins but got carried away with a half way time of 1:30 .Managed to keep losses down to 5mins in the second half.Probably pay for this run in the London Marathon.
Ryanair have cheap flights to Treviso and this year at least the entry fee was refunded to finishers under 6hrs. Magnums of Prosecco make a nice change from Greenmantle Ale!.
Brian Waldie
Results1 Fabio Rinaldi Italy 2 : 11 : 48 2 J. Kipkering Kenya 2 : 12: 49 First lady H Izem
Morocco 2 : 37: 58 M60 D Baldan 3 :12 : 17 M65 B.Waldie 3 : 05 :18 M70 G.Carboni 4 : 19 :34
- 27th March 2004
Screel Hill Race, SHR Championship Race
What a contrast to last weekend. Cool, calm Spring weather brought out the runners, vests and shorts. There was a good Carnethy turnout, but with 4 missing the start (miscalculating the drive time) and others falling victim to the roots and rocks on the path, we had an eventful day. Jethro Lennox was so far ahead he looked to be running a different race. Brian Marshall was second and Carnethy's Stewart Whitlie third (1st vet). Helen Murray won the ladies race. There was also a good turnout for the junior race, one in the increasingly popular junior league series. A Evans of Fife won the boys and S Inglis of Lothian the girls event. Results
- 24th March 2004
Everest marathon relived
Adrian Davis, Joanne Anderson and Paula Drouet kindly relived the agony and ecstasy of the Everest Marathon for us with a slide show/talk at the Nimmo's house. Grisly accounts of 'facilities' and ailments were superceded by photos of fantastic scenery and happy faces. An informative and relaxed delivery by Adrian made for a very enjoyable evening.
AN
- 23rd March 2004
Donegal weekend- March 21st/22nd
Two legitimate Carnethies and one soon-to-be (my wife Sarah) headed to Donegal for a weekend of racing, fun and frolics. The fun started on Saturday when you quite literally couldn't stand at the start of the race on Slieve League on the west coast of Donegal. The race was abandoned as the organiser didn't want anyone being blown off the 300m sea cliffs- quite sensible really. The frollics were had on the beach at Portnoo in the afternoon and the pub in the evening with lots of wild duke box dancing from our neighbour Norman.
The Sunday race up Errigal went ahead but had to be an amended route owing to the severe winds. Rickie Simpson had "frolicked" too much and came in a disappointing 6th whilst my wife Sarah had a good run finishing 2nd woman. I didn't race but had lots of fun bog trotting at the base of Errigal supporting the others. The weekend as always was great craic and I would highly recommend the trip across.
Results and race details are at Irish Montain Running Association pages
Geraint Florida-James
- 23rd March 2004
Criffel - March 21st
As far as I could see I was the only Carnethy at Criffel, (apologies to anyone I didn't see/speak to while cowering in the car/pub, hiding from the very stingy rain). A decent turn out of around 40 runners despite the threat of weather similar to Saturday's. The underfoot conditions were about as wet as I've seen which is saying something for this particular race. Quite hopeful of chasing just about anybody back down the hill until Brian 'Superdescender' Marshal showed up and despite my best efforts and a few impersonations of an upended turtle on a toboggan run I couldn't get near him. Well done to everybody in the race. Hope to see a big turnout for my ex-club's race at Screel on Saturday. Results
Adam Anderson
(Crawford Oliphant also ran the race)
1 Brian Marshall HELP MS 53.50
2 Adam Anderson Carnethy MS 55.46
3 Chris Upson Westerlands MV40 59.58
11 Crawford Oliphant Carnethy MS 64.30
- 23rd March 2004
Borders Winter Series X/C – Lauder March 21st
The last in series crucial decider I was wearing vest and shorts whatever happened. Brrrr racing.
Large turn out in the junior races was heartening. Although not sure how many of the participants had to be cajoled by parents etc.
I was pleasantly surprised by a steep descent into the glen (yeehaa!) as I fell on easy prey, spike-wearing wobblers. Splish splash through the bog, I went the whole hog.
1. Andy Kitchen 22.42
2. Keith Lyall 22.47
3. Mark James 23.26 2nd vet
11 Jill Tait 24.18 1st F
15 W Mykura 24.48
20 Marbeth Shiel 26.10
34 Dougie Shiel 30.18
The prize giving was a phenomenally lengthy affair with Jill adding to her champagne flute collection!
Willie and I celebrated with a horse brass. Now that will come in handy.
Mark James
- 23rd March 2004
Spring Polaris 2003 - taking the bike for a walk!
Despite the severe weather warnings Angela & Adam headed down to the Yorkshire Dales at the weekend to compete in the Polaris Mountain Bike Challenge. 8am Leyburn was dull & breezy & the cyclists headed off for 7 hours of biking in a score event. 8.30am The first rainfall of the day & a few gusts of wind
By 10am The gales & torrential rain had struck. As the conditions deteriorated cycling became impossible, 70 mile an hour gusts kept blowing you off the trail into ditches, any uphill gradient was tackled at a walking pace, cycling at 45 degrees to the ground became fashionable & the granny ring was used to cycle downhill!! The rivers burst their banks & saw us wading through waist deep floods. But we managed to complete day one, somewhat late & losing most of our score - we hadn't counted on having to push our bikes against the cross wind the last few miles to get to the campsite! Only 20% of teams made it to the overnight camp.
Day 2 dawned bright & breezy & cycling even looked vaguely tempting. However, the organisors had different ideas and cancelled day 2, the first time ever for this event.
http://www.sleepmonsters.com/racereport.php?race_id=423
- 21st March 2004
Club Trip To Cluanie
There were only 6 of us on the trip to Cluanie, and it was a weekend of 2 halves, a very miserable Corbett bagging Saturday and a wonderful winter day on the hills (3 Munros) Sunday. Photo Report
- 20th March 2004
SAL EGM - to raise fees for individual members
QUALIFIED SUCCESS FOR SAL AT EGM
You wouldn’t think the EGM of SAL could spend a full two hours deciding whether or not to raise individual members’ subscriptions by around £2 a head, but it did. Mind you, the meeting was quite entertaining in the broad sense of the word, with moments of chaos, a dash or two of spleen and the drama of a tied vote.
A (sensible) motion by Lothian to postpone the whole thing until members had been given a fuller insight into SAL’s finances was despatched into the long grass, inevitably followed by a plea from Helensburgh to reduce subscriptions instead of raising them. That left a motion from Lochaber, identical to SAL’s except that Lochaber had remembered what SAL had apparently forgotten, namely the existence of senior unattached members.Here’s what happened to the various proposals:
Senior Club Members – raise fee from £13 to £15; carried by 172 to 132 votes
Junior Club Members – raise fee from £8 to £10; tied at 150 votes apiece
Coaches and Officials – raise fee from £13 to £15; carried by 167 to 133 votes
Friends and Supporters – raise fee from £13 to £15; carried by 159 to 139 votes
Family Members – raise fee from £25 to £30; carried by 170 to 131 votes
Senior Unattached Members – raise fee from £25 to £27; carried by 236 to 41 votes.All the increases therefore go through, except that for Junior Club Members, with effect from 1 April 2004. SAL pledged at the outset to make no changes for 1 April 2005 if it got its way, so it’ll be interesting to see what’s put forward fee-wise at the next AGM. In round terms SAL has 6500 individual members of whom 3150 are juniors, so today’s increases will raise around £7k instead of the £13k SAL needs.
IAN
- 20th March 2004
Chapelgill
Fourteen brave (or foolhardy - depending on your view) souls tackled Chapelgill in gale force winds and rain. My heart went out to the marshall on the summit who was holding on to the fence to stay on her feet. At least, with only 14 of us, we weren't too spread out. Ewan Jardine of Moorfoots was 1st in 24:13 with Mike Georghan (a junior), Dundee RR, 2nd in 27:10 and Don Reid (1st vet) 3rd in 27:59. I was 1st (and only ) lady (it's the only way I get among the medals these days). The race was short enough to make the horrendous conditions an exciting challenge but I wouldn't have enjoyed it if it had been much longer!
AN
- 18th March 2004
Wednesday night three..four-some
KB was deserted and I was about to leave when Gordon appeared, similarly confused about the lack of folk. We were about to set off on a "bog standard" plod when Willie G appeared to introduce spice. Too tired, I decided not to run all the way to Cali's but the ensuing debate about lack of Wednesday runners made me feel guilty so I hung on as we jogged over starlit golf courses, back alleys and the bypass, to Swanston. Allermuir felt like Ben Nevis and the wind was freezing so just as well I had a vest only on! Willie's phone broke-up as we tried to locate Cali who was walking to meet us and then ran out of credit on the summit, but after more ice cold debate we spotted her torch towards Castlelaw. She was found, freezing and we ambled downwards, Gordon having a violent encounter with a fallen fence, followed shortly after by a (subtle?) 20 foot fallen tree, with dagger like branches. We defrosted over beer and expanded our "biological vocabulary" aided by Cali's veterinary knowledge and Gordon's new found high voice. A different evening...
Kate Jenkins
- 18th March 2004
Round the Houses 10K Road Race - 14th March
Last weekend saw the very windy, very flat, very smelly (BP chemicals no doubt), not the most scenic of routes, but very well organised and very well marshalled and a good atmosphere.
Lyn Wilson was 3rd Lady in 36:04 and the only other Carnethy runner was Crawford Oliphant who was 57th in 36:48
- 15th March 2004
Hebridean Challenge 5th-9th July
A message from the race director - Jon Brooke
"Every year there are several Carnethy Hill Runners on various teams in the race (but we'd always be happy to have more!) and this year it looks like we will have both strong team and solo races. Full info is on the website at www.hebrideanchallenge.com or potential competitors without teams can contact stephanie@hebrideanchallenge.com
BUT...
If you are interested in entering please note that we have come to the following decision: Pressure for spaces on ferries and in accommodation is hotting up and some of our logistics arrangements are proving a bit more expensive in high tourist season. But the earlier we have your entries, the more we are able to negotiate to keep prices low - so we are offering the following incentive to those of you who we know are at the 'organising' stage. This is an encouraging little nudge to please get a move on and make our lives, and your own, very much easier!
The present VERY CHEAP entry prices of £300 per team, £100 per solo will last till Easter w/e only. After that all entry forms will need to be accompanied by £350 per team and £125 per solo - this reflects the extra costs we expect to have if we cannot book things by then.
Our current Lo-Lo prices are unlikely to be seen again, so please make the most of them!"
- 15th March 2004
Inverness Half Marathon, 14th March
Runners at the Inverness Half Marathon faced all weather conditions, generally windy, rather hot sun halfway round (14C) and freezing cold rain towards the finish. Angela led the way in the womens race, sneeking under 80mins with a 79.59. Simon Pride showed the mens field a clean pair of heals from the gun, only two weeks after runing 2.19 in the Seville Marathon. Three Carnethy men (Mark, Adam and Garry) made the top eleven, running in white, brown (yuk!) and yellow vests respectively.
1. Simon Pride (Metro) 1.09.33
4. Mark Johnston (City of Edinburgh) 1.14.38
6. Dave Wright (HBT) 1.15.21 (work it out for yourself!!)
11. Garry MacInnes (Carnethy) 1.17.05
27. Angela Mudge (Carnethy) 1.19.59 (first lady)
There were 896 finishers.
Full results here http://www.invernesshalfmarathon.co.uk/2004_FO.htm
- 14th March 2004
Lomonds of Fife Journeyrun
About a dozen of us blew away the cobwebs on a breezy run over the Lomonds of Fife.Report.
AN
- 12th
March 2004
LAIRIG MOR RACE - 6 March 2004
The sheet ice that had covered the ground a few days earlier had all melted, leaving a fine running surface. Above us the icing sugary snow covered summits of the Mamores were in-and-out of the misty clouds swirling round at the 3,000 foot level. It would have been an interesting day for a Ramsay Round attempt.... Down below, though, the immediate entertainment was this 14 mile run from Mamore Lodge, above Kinlochleven, to Fort William. Davie all-on-his-own-at-the-front Rodgers finished within seconds of the record - no-one seemed to know if it was just within or just without. At any rate, it was very close. Meanwhile, for me, several miles in his wake, it was a PW. But never mind - I had a good excuse (honest!), and was well pleased with how it went.
1 Davie Rodgers LAC 1:26:13
2 Peter Kennedy LAC 1:33:29
3 John Hepburn LAC 1:33:33
17 Amanda Blackhall LAC 1:49:22 (1st Lady)
24 Murdo McEwan Carnethy 1:57:50
40 ran
Murdo McEwan
- 11th March 2004
KB Hill Handicap
There were 11 runners for today's Hill Handicap including 7 Carnethy members chasing Championship Points. It was a fine day with a cool breeze and the times were good. Mike Browne came in 2 minutes ahead of Handicap in 43:02 and was never seen by anyone. The rest of the field had a good run with Mark James in 2nd in a time of 33:03 and Willie Gibson 3rd in 44:07. The fastest runner was Adam Ward in 6th place in 30:27.
Results
- 9th March 2002
Night Run From Cali's (belated report due to Chicken Pox)
There was a low turnout for the last nightrun of the season with only 6 club members and 2 guests at Cali's. Maybe the rainstorm at the last nightrun had put people off but it turned out to be a much better night weatherwise with no need for waterproofs. A shortish run taking in Hillend, Caerketton, Allermuir and Castlelaw was followed by a sumptuous meal at Cali's where we were joined by Roger, Bill and Cathy ( reprsenting Willie who is out of action - keep away from him - with chickenpox!! ). Where were the rest of you ?
Gordon Cameron
- 8th March 2004
Juniors at Alien Rock
There were 12 Juniors at Alien Rock for an introduction to climbing. All did very well especially since a few of them were tied together and blindfolded.
More Photos are on the Junior Page
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8th March 2004
BISHOP HILL RACE
A bit like the A9 on the ascent - knowing when to overtake but I passed Robin and held him off so he ended 3 places behind me. 7 Carnthies only - greatly outnumbered by Westies. Good weather and well run short race in far better conditions than the Devils Burdens. No one got lost !! 17 minutes to the top and 6.5 back down again to finish in 30th place just behind Derek.
Gordon Cameron
Full Results
'Spring is sprung the grass is ris,
I wonder were all the Carnethies is?'
A good afternoon out.
I think I spotted 6 others at the Bishop Hill race on March 7th -apologies for my inability to know or recognise other club members. The field was awash with Westies though- must be on their Summer League fixture list. As far as I know, none of us won the senior race, none of us came last and we all enjoyed it. This race embodies all that we should treasure about Scottish Hill running- it is friendly and low key with everyone getting a cheer as they whizzed (or in my case, wheezed) across the line. Happily you get to walk a good way up the hillside before you reach the start, but the general nature of the course might be described as being suitable mental preparation for Chapelgill- straight up, straight down, no messing. The up is distressingly run-able, although the lower reaches follow a track through the gorse making overtaking a bit tricky. Unfortunately, I lacked the necessary fitness to run the run-able bits. Good descent though. This race has the added bonus of leaving participants free to enjoy the rest of the day, for with winning times under 20 minutes, even donkeys like me can safely avoid benightment and make it home in time for tea.
Robin Haynes
- 8th March 2004
Borders Cross Country Series - St Abbs (3.8 miles)
The rain cleared and blue skies and such warmth out of the wind. The gorse was emitting its tropical (coconut odours) - sweet.
Fifth race in Borders series, St Abbs not exactly on the cliff tops but some fine views a hilly route - nothing too tricky for descents but gave me the edge I needed.
I had a cold but decided lifes too short and ran anyway and I was amazed I beat my local (Dunbar) rivals.
Last run March 21st at Lauder.
Results
1. Keith Lyle CoE 25.23
2. Mark James 25.49
5. Jill Tait 26.13
15ish. Willie Mykura
Mark James
- 7th March 2004
Lasswade 10mile Road Race
What better way to test if a week of flu has properly subsided than by spluttering your way round a hilly 10 miler!? Despite wondering if I would make the jog to the start I gained strength when having to decide whether to become 6th lady or go for to three girls ahead to become 3rd, at the 5th mile. Nose drip subsiding I went for the competitive option and busted a gut to keep in 3rd place, by 9 seconds. This is a great hill runners road race with steep, scenic drops into and out of Roslin Glen and Auchendinny, generally on smaller roads.
Kate Jenkins
Results.
1 Graham Beal City of Edinburgh 56.26
2 Stewart Whittlie CARNETHY 56.36
3 Mark Whitelaw Annan & Dist 57.27
16 Alison Higgins (1F) Johhny Walker 1.01.29
26 Rosalyn Alexander (2F) Falkirk VH 1.04.08
34 Kate Jenkins (3F) CARNETHY 1.06.33 1
32 Joanne Anderson CARNETHY 1.20.37
211 Paula Drouet CARNETHY 1.34.11
236 ran.
Full Results
- 7th March 2004
High Peak Marathon
Mick James, his pal "Wee Stevie"and his team finished the High Peak Marathon in 11 hours 56 minutes. Duncan Baker and John Rathjen's Team got round in 12 hours 20 minutes and Jamie Thin, Olly Stephenson, Ivan Green (local) and Stewart Barrie's team finished in 12 hours and 30 minutes.
It was misty all night and the underfoot conditions were very wet with some runners needing their 3 team mates to pull them out of the myre on Bleaklow.
It is strange none of the teams got lost this year. Is the Club's navigation improving or are we just getting better at finding locals to join our teams?
- 4th March 2004
Woodhouselee Night Run
The last night run of the season turned out to be spookily atmospheric. Going up the back of Caerketton the patchy mist reflected our torch lights back making it difficult to see the ground at our feet let alone around and about. The mist and cloud cleared on top of Allermuir and gave us the usual fantastic night view of Edinburgh and then we returned to Woodhouselee via Castlelaw without getting wet! Cali laid on a scrumptious spread which was eagerly devoured by the runners and non-runners alike. Next run is the 'surprise' 21st Anniversary Handicap.
Anne Nimmo
- 29th February 2004
Glentress Duathlon: Susan Gray wins Ladies & Stewart Whitlie wins Vet Titles
The final (Long) Duathlon gave an exciting end to the local mountain bike/hillrunning series. The Long race was won by newcomer Chris Smith, who came from behind on the run (8th) to take first on the day. Ladies winner was Jill Tait, with Stuart Whitlie as first Vet 40 year old. First Team was Emma Guy (The Hub) with runner Kate Jenkins.
An excellent last race saw both the Male and Female trophies decided on only a few places in the final race. The Male Vet trophy was more of a certainty with three excellent performances by Stuart Whitlie.
The Male trophy was taken by Andrew Wardman from the Hub to give a popular win for the Local man who works at Glentress. Alasdair Anthony put up a brave effort, but being new to mountain biking was not as comfortable in the icy conditions found on some parts of the course, which was adapted to two low level loops for safety.
The Female trophy was a hard fought duel between local ladies , Susan Gray (Carnethy), and last year’s winner, Suzanne Gilchrist. Susan won by a few points and gave us a great end to the series. While various other ladies competed, and gave strong performances, Susan ensured that the trophy remains in the Borders for another year. Results and photos
Pete Baxter
- 28th February 2004
Tracey wins EU Hare & Hounds 5 mile Road Race at KB
Tracey Brindley put on her road shoes this weekend and won the Edinburgh University's Kings Buildings 5 mile road race by two and a half minutes from C Ferry of City of Edinburgh. The men's event was won by S O'Brien (Cortstorphine) with C Smith second.
- 23rd February 2004
CARNETHY LADIES WIN NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY AT PERTH
Hill runners triumphed on an extremely flat fast 8km course at North Inch. In a mixture of pleasant playing field and river embankment running, the course took us alongside the (bit smelly) Tay with one muddy climb.
The first 3 Carnethy Ladies won the team with 21 points over City of Glasgow with 39.
An enjoyable day out with great atmosphere. I warmed down/ celebrated the end of the "short fast" season with a 31 mile, 4.5 hour bimble along the Union canal to Falkirk on Sunday........Ahhh, that's better....
Kate Jenkins
Results:
1. Liz McColgan Dundee Hawkhill 25:56
2. Catriona Morrison Stirling University 26:44
3. Angela Mudge Carnethy 27:05
8. Lyn Wilson Carnethy 27:37
10 Tracey Brindley Carnethy 27:48
15 Jill Tait Carnethy 28:39
23 Kate (Jogger) Jenkins Carnethy 29:18
106 ran.
Teams: Carnethy HRC 21 points
City of Glasgow 39 points
Kilbarchan 53 points
Under 20 Ladies
1 Freya Murray Edinburgh Southern 16:59
2 Marbeth Sheil Edinburgh Southern ( Carnethy for the Hills) 17:38
Under 13 Ladies
54 Martha Aitken Carnethy 15:43
- 17th February 2004
27th Keswick / Buttermere Round - 15 Feb 2004
Completely clear blue sky; no wind; the temperature just above freezing; Derwentwater and the northern Lake District area looked stunning; spirits could not fail to be well and truly uplifted in such surroundings! The 22 mile race was hilly - with over 3,000ft / 950 m. of ascent including the 1:4 climbs up Honister Pass (after about 8 miles) and Newlands Pass (after about 14 miles) - albeit on very minor t_rmac r_ads. Several folk seemed to be doing the race as a "training run" for the London marathon - though the scenery and 'ambience' could hardly be more different. Sheep, hens, a pheasant, and even an ermine coated stoat shared road space with us along the route. In the event, there were runaway victories for both Steve Littler and Karen Heaviside - he finished less than half a minute adrift of the 1982 vintage record time. 82 finished within the 4 hour limit. If you fancy a really scenic hilly r_ad race, (and the weather is kindly disposed!), I'd strongly recommend this one!
Murdo McEwan1. Steve Littler 2:05:58 Wesham RR 2. Andrew Schofield 2:15:05 Borrowdale FR 3. Mark Denham-Smith 2:16:15 Keswick AC 25. Karen Heaviside 2:42:00 Eden Runners (1st Lady) 29. Murdo McEwan 2:44:52 Carnethy HRC (2nd SV) 45. Carol Lisle 3:00:29 Carnegie Harriers (2nd Lady) 47. Samantha Ayers 3:01:12 Cumberland FR (3rd Lady)
- 12th
February 2004
Carnethy 5
Jethro Lennox (Shettleston) won the Carnethy 5 today closely followed by Phil Davies (Borrowdale) and David Rodgers (Lochaber). Angela Mudge and Jill Tait were 1st and 2nd Ladies for Carnethy. Final Results (large File) and photo report
Scald Law Junior Racebr> There was an excellent turn out for this years Scald Law Junior race. Scott Fraser of Lothian put in a tremendous performance, leading from the gun, and broke Kyle Greig's course record by 28 seconds. There was a three way sprint finish behind Scott, with Jacob Dobson of Kinross edging ahead of Mark Harley and Robert Inglis. Jennifer Emsley went two places better than last year to win the girls race placing 5th overall with Sarah Inglis one place behind. There were fourteen finishers, and two finishers in the fun run.
Results
- 12th February 2004
Kings Buildings Monthly Hill Handicap
Eight Runners turned up for the 2nd KB Hill Handicap of the year. The race was won by Colin Pritchard, with Russell Anderson a close second. I thought it was a great opportunity to jump ahead at Screes and Ridges only to find than my 8 points just took me to the pub and back to the start!
Willie Gibson
ResultsPosn. Name Club Handicap Time 1 Colin Pritchard Carnethy 0:30 38:50 2 Russell Anderson Moorfoot Runners 7:30 31:41 3 Willie Gibson Carnethy 5:00 35:00 4 Dave Anderson Fife AC 9:00 31:21 5 Ronnie Brown Ferranti 0 40:23 6 Brian Kirkwood Phoenix 9:00 35:00 7 Win Rampen Carnethy 3:00 45:00 8 Mike Browne Carnethy 3:00 45:00
- 8th February 2004
Nigel's Journey Run
Fifteen members risked the legendary Rose weather and were rewarded with a sunny, snowy run from Balquhidder today. Photos and report.
- 6th February 2004
Flotterstone Night Run
Fourteen
stalwart runners set off from Flotterstone on the annual pre-Carnethy
Five night run. The clear sky and
full moon gave no inkling of what was to come. At the top of Turnhouse
Hill it began to rain but as we climbed Carnethy the skies opened up
into torrential rain of gothic proportions with gale-force winds. It
was rather
like running through a car-washing machine. As soon as the last runner
reached the top we fled down the not-the-Carnethy-Five screes as fast
as possible. By the time we reached Charlie's Loup the rain had stopped
and
the moon came out again. A pleasant low-level run by moonlight followed,
back to the start, although it was very wet & muddy underfoot. The evening
was rounded off by a good meal in the Flotterstone Inn and a birthday
cake, complete with candles, for Jill's birthday.
Nigel Rose
- 5th February 2004
Carnethy 5 Reccie
Take a virtual tour of the Carnethy 5 route as run last Sunday.
Carnethy 5 Tour
- 2nd February 2004
Tough Guy 2004
A race with a difference - 6 miles of good XC followed by 2 miles of army assault course, including submersions, crawling under barbs, climbing ropes, running through fire and the best lots of mud! Not designed for the 'upper body challenged' like myself!
I managed to finish 12th on the run and then work backwards through the field to finish 40th and freezing cold, on a relatively warm day. Susan Gray finished 1529 and enjoyed every second of it, whilst Geriant (suffering from a bug) was chief cheerleader for the day and gave me lots of verbal abuse!!
A great fun race - so how about Carnethy Team honours in 2005?
Angela Mudge
- 2nd February
2004
4km National Championships, Bellahouston Park. 1st February.
Carnethy ladies won a commendable 2nd on Sunday on an extremely mushy course, nicely chewed up as we were off last. Even newish Innovates didn't hold firm and I seemed to be using double the energy. Jill's leg 3 Burden's diversion didn't seem to effect her at all and she had a fantastic run as did Lyn. For me, though, I left my legs somewhere on leg 4, or perhaps on the return jog to my car (where it was nice to find some eejit had smashed into it) on the snow covered road. A good race but about 148km too short for me. Apparently great spectator stuff with Freya Murray and Liz McColgan battling it out. Edinburgh Woolen Mill won.
Results:
1 Freya Murray 13:45
2 Liz McColgan 13:59
3 Hayley ovens 14:27
5 Lyn Wilson 14:47
8 Jill Tait 14:59
17 Kate Jogger 16:02
37 ran
Kate Jenkins
- 31st January 2004
Devil's Burdens
The blizzard conditions made this year's race a real test and several teams (including ours) lost out with navigational errors. So much for the beautifully-laminated route map each runner was given, courtesy of the club! report and results
Anne Nimmo
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27th January 2004
Mull Weekend
John and Serena Coyle looked after us very well on the Club Mull weekend. Fourteen of us made the trip over. On Saturday we went over to Kilhoan to run over the Ardnamurchan Hills. It was a lovely day with beautiful views and the odd very painful hail storm, but not as painful as Cali's knee after she twisted it again. On Saturday evening we all sat down to a very good meal and good banter with Tim and Hilary using the supplied couches for a good sleep.
On the Sunday we set off west along the coast from Tobemory in beautiful sunshine and had exceptional views. Then it was back to Chez Coyle for the leftovers from Saturday's meal.
We listened to John on the radio talking about Ben More.
- 21st January 2004
Burns Supper
The Pritchards hosted this wonderful evening of food and entertainment. Thanks to everyone who 'took the floor' and especially those who performed the speeches - Olly Stephenson (Immortal Memory), Robin Haynes (Toast the Lassies) and Kate Friend (Reply). The hidden creative talents in Carnethy no longer surprise me! Thanks to Colin and Ann for allowing the invasion of their home. Report
Anne Nimmo
- 18th January 2004
Glentress Short Duathlon
Another excellent event with a very good turnout (63) despite the weather. Snow on the upper tracks gave a bit of excitement, but all competitors returned safe and sound from both bike and run. Thanks to the 20 odd souls who braved the weather to marshall or assist at transition. Results
Peter Baxter
- 14th January 2004
Radio Programme on The Pentlands
Last midsummer night a group of Carnethies ran The Pentland Skyline between midnight and dawn. Radio Scotland were there to record the event for a Programme on The Pentlands. The programme, including our wee bit, was broadcast on Sunday 18th at 11.05am and will be repeated the following Saturday at 8.30pm.
- 12th January 2004
East Districts Cross Country
Carnethy Ladies showed the opposition a clear pair of heels at the East District Cross Country Championships at the weekend. The team finished in first place on this fast course, after last weeks rain we were hoping for a mud bath, but were sadly disappointed!!
Angela went with Liz McColgans early pace and was burnt off quite rapidly, whilst everyone else was sensible and had good runs.
Results
1st Liz McColgan
2nd Angela Mudge
3rd Lyn Wilson
6th Jill Tait
7th Kate Jenkins
There were also a few men out, with Garry McInnes showing Robin Morris a very clean pair of heels! First carnethy finisher was Lars closely followed by Adam, both running in disguise.
- 7th January 2004
Roslin Glen Night Run
19 Carnethies turned out for the night run that took in The Roslin Chapel, the Gunpowder Mill , Roslin Catle Station, Roslin Castle and The Battle of Roslin Memorial before returning to the Roslin Glen Hotel for some good food.
- 4th January 2004
Junior Senior Fun Relay
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Juniors and 15 Adults turned out for the relay this year. There were
3 complete families taking part.
The six Grays, the five Wilkinsons and the four plus one dog
Camerons. The winning team was Win Rampen, Bill Gauld, Jake Gray
and Neil Morton-Lloyd.
Results
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- 2nd January
2004
Greenmantle Dash
Sub zero temperatures made excellent conditions for the crushed velvet dress and hunter wellies, although I felt a bit lonely in fancy dress this year until Alan McDonald turned up in his full police gear having not changed from his night shift! Santa and Old woman "Aggie" (Isobel Knox) were there too for company.
Fortunately the icy burn did not fill the wellies allowing for a lung burning beast across the bog and up the hill with Helen Murray hot on my heels. The wellies came into their own on the descent and along the road, actually setting a new course record! Several hours of soup and chat followed before a beery prize giving.
Kate Jenkins
Results
1. I Donnan Lothian (J) 16:11 (rec by 44 secs)
2. B Marshall HELP 16:29
3. S Fraser Lothian 16:52
4. J Coyle Carnethy ?
Ladies
1. Kate Jenkins Carnethy 20:49 (rec)
2. Helen Murray Lothian 21:06
3. Kate Kitchen Lothian 23:08
- 1st January 2004
Portobello Promathon
Despite feeling sleepy, vaguely hungover and heavy on the warm up I was fine once the adrenaline got flowing and enjoyed a bracing beast along the sea front. Despite gathering strength the several gins of yesterday prevented me catching C. Milne of Lothian- good excuse anyway.
Kate Jenkins
Results
1. I Donnan Aberdeen (J) 19:33
2. J Newsom Pitreavie (J) 19:47
3 J Birk London Irish 19:52
Ladies
1. A Murray Pitreavie (J) 23:23
2. S Branney COGlasgow (V) 23:28
3. C Milne Lothian 23:55 4.
K Jenkins Carnethy 24:10
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