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Traprain Law Race
6.5 miles, 700 feet
9th June 2007

 The Law Race frequently suffers from clashes with big road races and other hill races at this congested time in the calendar. But not so this year, with a field of 74, huge for this course, where we try to keep the scale of the event in sympathy with the bucolic charm of the landscape around Traprain. The haar didn’t quite take hold, but usefully veiled the sun for the race. This was just as well since it was still warm and sticky.
We had a very competitive field. It was good to see some visitors from afar; Giles Contier representing the French diaspora from distant Lochaber, Peter Duffy from Saddleworth, far away in deepest Lancashire, and Lois Nobel from Aberdeen. There was strong representation from the local community, the host club Carnethy, and the usual collection of regular hill runners from around the central belt.

The river crossing was deeper than normal for June after last week’s rain, but only to provide more entertainment rather than alarm. Following that, Stuart Whitlie and Brian Marshall battled at the front through the sometimes heavy June undergrowth on the way to the Law. There was nothing in it at the steep craggy ascent of the east ridge, but Brian opened out a comfortable lead on the fast return, Stuart struggling against an allergic attack from some mysterious plant he must have annoyed.
Brian Marshall won comfortably in 38-54 from Stuart Whitlie in 39-26. Jill Mykura (Carnethy) was 1st woman. Stuart Whitlie and Rhona Anderson (Dunbar RC) took the veteran spots; Martin Hulme (Corstorphine) was 1st supervet and Gilles Contier (Lochaber) 1st over 60. Host club Carnethy took the team prize with 2nd, 3rd and 4th places. John Smith was first local after a quite a long absence from his local event. John would be first to agree that there’s a serious lack of succession planning amongst the local athletic community. Where are the up and coming young seniors?

We must record a tribute to the persistent fortitude of Keith Mills from Dunbar in carrying the all-important lanterne rouge at this event year after year. Keith has a formidable record that reinforces the importance of this unsung placing in races, where the real effort and resolve far exceeds that of the front runners in so many ways.

Many thanks to all our helpers.

Keith Burns

Results

Posn.
Name
Club
Time
Cat
Local
1 Brian Marshall HELP 38-54    
2 Stewart Whitlie Carnethy 39-26 V  
3 Simon Peachey Carnethy 40-05    
4 Lars Ottemullar Carnethy 41-00    
5 Bruce Smith Carnethy 41-30    
6 Adam Ward Carnethy 42-17 V  
7 Colin Menzies HELP 43-29    
8 Ian Sills Dunbar 43-46 V  
9 Ian Rowland Dunbar 43-57    
10 John Kay Fife AC 44-06 V  
11 Olly Stephenson Carnethy 44-28    
12 Alastair MacDonald Dundee Hawkshill 44-37 V  
13 Jill Mykura Carnethy 45-20 F  
14 Martin Hulme Corstorphine 45-31 SV  
15 Ed Nicholas Edin Univ Harriers 45-46    
16 Ian Arnott Borders Triathlon 46-10 V  
17 Stuart Hay Dunbar 46-21 V  
18 Mick James Carnethy 46-48 V  
19 Bob Waterhouse Carnethy 46-55 SV  
20 Willie Mykura Carnethy 46-58 V  
21 Richard Taylor Dunbar 47-07    
22 David Duncan Ochil 47-23 SV  
23 David Rudkin U/A 47-40    
24 John Blair-Fish Carnethy 47-49 SV  
25 Gordon Cameron Carnethy 48-06 V  
26 Shane Bouchier Carnethy 48-51    
27 Miranda Grant HBT 48-53 F  
28 Andrew Shepherd Carnethy 49-08 V  
29 Simon Fox Carnethy 49-18 V  
30 Ali Black U/A 50-02    
31 Denis McCafferty U/A 50-42 V  
32 John Smith HELP 50-48 SV Local
33 Alastair Langlands U/A 51-03    
34 Peter McIvor Dunbar 51-48 V  
35 Rhona Anderson Dunbar 52-44 FV  
36 Jean Jumelle HELP 52-51 SV  
37 Gillies Contier Lochaber 52-57 SV60  
38 Fred Kernaghan U/A 53-07 SV  
39 Lee Curtis U/A 53-37    
40 David Russel U/A 54-04   Local
41 Gemma MacNair U/A 54-40 F  
42 Xavier Contier Lochaber 54-42    
43 Anne Hay Dunbar 54-57 FV  
44 Brian Brennan Westerland 55-17 SV  
45 Neil Scott HELP 55-31 V  
46 Lois Noble Cosmic 55-39 FV  
47 Stewart MacFarland U/A 55-39 V  
48 Paul Fleming U/A 56-14   Local
49 Peter Baxter Westerland 56-52 V  
50 Robin Holder U/A 56-58 V Local
51 Martin Holmes U/A 57-07 V  
52 Lessel Middler U/A 57-14 SV  
53 Michael O'Connor Carnethy 57-16    
54 Pete Younger E.Lothian Orienteers 57-24 SV  
55 John MacNair U/A 57-34 SV  
56 Andrew Anderson Dunbar 58-57 V  
57 Jim Watson U/A 59-30   Local
58 Richard Lathe Carnethy 59-39 SV  
59 Jamie Cherrie Dunbar 59-46 V  
60 Byron Cox HBT 60-13 V  
61 Graham MacNab U/A 60-17 SV60 Local
62 John Duguid U/A 60-37 V  
63 George Armstrong HELP 60-52 SV60  
64 Peter Walker Carnethy 61-19 V  
65 Peter Spencer U/A 63-41 SV Local
66 Colin Peaston U/A 63-45    
67 Sally Clark U/A 63-57 FV Local
68 Gordon Millar U/A 65-55   Local
69 Peter Duffy Northern Vets 66-03 SV70  
70 Cali Ingham Carnethy 67-26 FSV  
71 Valerie Herring Dunbar 67-51 FSV  
72 Shirley Lawson Dunbar 71-33 FV  
73 Katherine Archibald U/A 71-34 F  
74 Keith Mills Dunbar 93-00 SV  

Honours

1st Team Carnethy 9pts
2nd Team Dunbar 34pts
     
1st Senior Man Brian Marshall (HELP)  
2nd Senior Man Simon Peachey (Carnethy)  
3rd Senior Man Lars Ottemullar (Carnethy)  
1st Senior Woman Jill Mykura (Carnethy)  
1st Veteran Man Stewart Whitlie (Carnethy)  
1st Veteran Woman Rhona Anderson (Dunbar)  
1st Supervet Man Martin Hulme (Corstorphine)  
1st >60 Man Gilles Contier (Lochaber)  
1st Local John Smith (HELP)  
Willie Mykura - 1.68 Mb
Gordon Cameron - 2.8 Mb

 

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