This year’s Tinto Hill Race was on a fairly wet and very windy afternoon, sandwiched between some lovely weather on the days either side, just like I planned it. Andy Lamont, Ken Fordyce and I arrived at the hill early, and our first thoughts were whether it would be safe to send a couple of hundred people up the hill. Ken had a walk up to the top, and put my mind at ease when he called from the top to say that it wasn’t too bad up there. The escape route from Tinto is straightforward, and the forecast did look like it should clear a bit during the race. A bit of sensible advice from Cameron who used to organize the race settled the nerves a bit, and the race was on.
After a year off, I had to go through some old emails to try and improve on the 2019 event, so first of all a thank you to those who provided feedback on that event. Car parking, registration and kit check seemed to work well this year, and having so many marshals meant all jobs were well covered. The finish line was largely organized by Andy, and we had enough people doing all the jobs that Gary Walsh was able to take some excellent finish line photos.
A bit of Carnethy history might be in need of a mend; the Spenceley’s Carnethy hoop tent took a superhuman effort to erect, but sadly couldn’t withstand the forces of nature. It took eight people to get it up, but it suddenly morphed into a spinnaker sail causing a couple of the poles to break. If we have any ironmongers in the club, please contact Andy or Hilary.
Despite the weather, 158 runners made it to the start line, from 210 who were on the start list when entries closed. The winners were Sasha Chepelin and Elsie Butler, with excellent runs by many Carnethys. We had Pippa Dakin, Kate MacFarlane, Alexandra Maskell, Finn Lydon, Thomas Otton and Eliot Sedman in top ten positions. If Tinto had team prizes, Carnethy would have won them both; maybe it should have team prizes.
Fortunately, nobody did a Sandy Morrison (Sorry Sandy, that’s now a thing!). The one person who came off the hill covered in blood was in good spirits and was patched up nicely by Ken.
Jonny Muir kindly took charge of the junior race, and it seems that nearly all the juniors were deterred by the bad weather after some initial notes of interest. It turned out to be a Muir vs Coakley family showdown, with mud, wet and tears! The finishers badges were excellent, and despite Effy doing her best to attract a social services intervention, she has now asked for a pair of fell shoes. The benefit of a small race is that everyone makes the podium, Arielle and Aphra were far more willing to be in a podium photo than Effy!
I’m sure next year I’ll be planning the race with a bit more confidence that it will actually go ahead, so I have some ideas in mind to make it a bit better (and I’m not just talking about some sort of weather dance). If anyone who marshaled or raced has any feedback please get in touch, every little idea can help make a small event like this improve every year.
Sadly, I got home and didn’t have the energy to move away from my fireplace, so I missed out on what by all accounts was a fantastic ceilidh! Thanks again to everyone who helped at the race, and hope to see everyone there next year!
Alex Coakley
Place | Bib | Name | Club | Cat | Time |
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1 | 189 | Alexander Chepelin | Carnethy | M | 31:31.1 |
2 | 202 | Ewan Brown | Corstorphine AAC | M | 31:50.8 |
3 | 201 | James Espie | Deeside Runners | M | 32:04.1 |
4 | 139 | Finn Lydon | Carnethy | M | 32:20.4 |
5 | 149 | Kieran Cooper | Cambuslang Harriers | M | 33:09.2 |
6 | 183 | Alistair Thornton | Howgill Harriers | M | 33:37.8 |
7 | 40 | Tom Owens | Shettleston Harriers | MV40 | 35:14.0 |
8 | 88 | Thomas Otton | Carnethy Hill Running Club | M | 35:18.2 |
9 | 195 | Eliot Sedman | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV40 | 35:24.6 |
10 | 190 | Philip Neilson | Glasgow University Hares and Hounds | M | 35:33.4 |
11 | 17 | Andrew Davis | Ochil Hill Runners | MV40 | 35:45.2 |
12 | 184 | Harry Cooling | Howgill Harriers | M | 36:21.1 |
13 | 86 | Andrew McCall | Greenock Glenpark Harriers | M | 36:42.3 |
14 | 61 | Adam Park | Hartfell Hill Running Club | M | 37:04.8 |
15 | 120 | Kevin Brydon | Shettleston Harriers | M | 37:12.0 |
16 | 74 | Andrew Cox | Moorfoot Runners | M | 37:21.9 |
17 | 110 | Del Young | Westerlands | M | 37:57.6 |
18 | 127 | William Rigg | Carnethy Hill Running Club | M | 38:15.3 |
19 | 58 | Gary Fraser | Ochil Hill Runners | MV50 | 38:33.6 |
20 | 167 | David Cope | Howgill Harriers | M | 38:42.3 |
21 | 122 | David Allsop | Kirkintilloch Olympians | MV40 | 38:44.9 |
22 | 97 | Craig Gallacher | Westerlands | M | 38:48.0 |
23 | 41 | Richard Umpleby | Carnethy Hill Running Club | M | 38:49.3 |
24 | 198 | Michael McLoone | Greenock Glenpark Harriers | M | 38:52.2 |
25 | 160 | Elsie Butler | Howgill Harriers | F | 38:53.1 |
26 | 148 | Richard Cooper | Cambuslang Harriers | MV50 | 39:39.6 |
27 | 153 | Michael Gardiner | Lochtayside Running Club | M | 39:40.3 |
28 | 54 | Craig Hogg | Carnethy Hill Running Club | M | 40:00.3 |
29 | 101 | William Breckenridge | Shettleston Harriers | MV50 | 40:01.8 |
30 | 179 | Edel Mooney | Ochil Hill Runners | FV40 | 40:15.3 |
31 | 209 | Nathan Beard | Gala Harriers | MV40 | 40:26.1 |
32 | 197 | Sam Walsh | Carnethy Hill Running Club | M | 40:28.2 |
33 | 73 | Fergus Johnston | Carnethy | M | 40:37.8 |
34 | 32 | Gianni Bassi | Ochil Hill Runners | MV40 | 41:02.1 |
35 | 193 | Allan Waters | Westerlands | M | 41:06.0 |
36 | 200 | Ally Wight | Hardrock Hoodlums | MV40 | 41:07.0 |
37 | 49 | James Ashworth | Ochil Hill Runners | MV50 | 41:09.1 |
38 | 146 | Adam Dickie | Dumfries Running Club | MV40 | 41:12.7 |
39 | 150 | Cameron Wallace | Ochil Hill Runners | M | 41:19.9 |
40 | 1 | Pippa Dakin | Carnethy Hill Running Club | F | 41:23.0 |
41 | 99 | Will Normand | Carnethy Hill Running Club | M | 41:38.9 |
42 | 131 | Iain Gilmore | Carnethy | M | 41:44.0 |
43 | 79 | Christopher Busby | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV40 | 41:51.2 |
44 | 141 | Scott Smith | Biggar Cycling Club | MV40 | 42:10.4 |
45 | 172 | Eric Duncan | Highland Hill Runners | MV40 | 42:25.6 |
46 | 71 | Scott Henderson | Westerlands | MV40 | 42:35.0 |
47 | 78 | Haydn Thomas | Carnethy | M | 42:40.5 |
48 | 181 | Phil Booth | M | 42:49.5 | |
49 | 151 | Colin Glencorse | Kilmarnock Harriers | MV40 | 43:00.0 |
50 | 76 | Neil Gilmore | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV50 | 43:15.0 |
51 | 57 | Kevin Plummer | Hartfell Hill Running Club | MV50 | 43:22.8 |
52 | 51 | Douglas Macqueen | Carnethy Hill Running Club | M | 43:25.5 |
53 | 140 | Craig Malcolmson | Hartfell Hill Running Club | MV50 | 43:28.4 |
54 | 69 | Laura MacDonald | Tinto Hill Runners | F | 43:40.8 |
55 | 22 | Hugh Brady | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV40 | 43:43.0 |
56 | 93 | Alasdair McCallum | North Ayrshire AC | MV50 | 43:43.8 |
57 | 137 | Charles Mccoll | MV50 | 43:45.6 | |
58 | 208 | Chloe Lumsdon | Helm Hill Runners | F | 44:03.1 |
59 | 135 | Alastair Andrew | Parnie Street Runners | M | 44:27.7 |
60 | 15 | Stuart Brodie | Ochil Hill Runners | MV40 | 44:34.5 |
61 | 43 | Mark McCallum | MV40 | 44:38.3 | |
62 | 67 | Kate Macfarlane | Carnethy Hill Running Club | F | 44:47.8 |
63 | 166 | James Taylor | Queensberry running club | M | 44:53.4 |
64 | 145 | Sue Hewitson | Greenock Glenpark Harriers | FV40 | 44:58.5 |
65 | 121 | Jessica Brydon | Shettleston Harriers | F | 45:10.0 |
66 | 125 | Rory Longmore | Hartfell Hill Running Club | MV60 | 45:24.6 |
67 | 55 | Simon Kirk | Ayr Seaforth | MV40 | 45:26.5 |
68 | 82 | Daniel Williams | Westerlands | M | 45:40.5 |
69 | 192 | Tom Clark | Carnethy | M | 45:42.3 |
70 | 2 | Simon Watkinson | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV40 | 45:44.4 |
71 | 194 | Rona Myatt | Westerlands | F | 45:46.2 |
72 | 16 | Richard Coombs | Ochil Hill Runners | MV50 | 45:53.0 |
73 | 191 | Bruce Smith | Carnethy | MV50 | 46:09.5 |
74 | 29 | Alexandra Maskell | Carnethy Hill Running Club | F | 46:22.6 |
75 | 24 | Tilly Hamilton | F | 46:25.2 | |
76 | 176 | Kevin McKie | M | 46:39.6 | |
77 | 53 | Alister Stewart | Tinto Hill Runners | MV50 | 46:40.7 |
78 | 75 | Don Reid | Westerlands | MV60 | 46:41.7 |
79 | 117 | Bob Johnson | Gala Harriers | MV60 | 46:46.4 |
80 | 35 | John Stevenson | Ochil Hill Runners | MV60 | 47:11.7 |
81 | 154 | Craig McKay | MV60 | 47:19.0 | |
82 | 72 | Lorna Mahoney | Westerlands | FV50 | 47:32.7 |
83 | 103 | Myrtle Breckenridge | Shettleston Harriers | F | 47:33.1 |
84 | 21 | Scott Wardrop | Ochil Hill Runners | MV40 | 47:52.8 |
85 | 59 | Ian Padley | Hartfell Hill Running Club | MV50 | 47:55.2 |
86 | 94 | Mairi Struthers | Tinto Hill Runners | F | 47:56.3 |
87 | 210 | Lee Preston | Ochil Hill Runners | M | 47:57.0 |
88 | 206 | Alison Banford | Hartfell Hill Running Club | FV40 | 48:03.7 |
89 | 114 | Stephen Johnston | Milburn Harriers | MV50 | 48:18.6 |
90 | 119 | Gordon Cameron | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV60 | 48:51.3 |
91 | 47 | Isobelle Page | Carnethy Hill Running Club | F | 48:59.6 |
92 | 142 | Josh Potter | M | 49:03.9 | |
93 | 156 | Steffen Gorgas | Westerlands | MV50 | 49:06.5 |
94 | 98 | Sharon Bergeret | Carnethy Hill Running Club | FV50 | 49:08.7 |
95 | 26 | Jason Davies | Ochil Hill Runners | MV50 | 49:30.2 |
96 | 138 | Laurie Anderson | Lomond Hill Runners | MV60 | 49:40.3 |
97 | 186 | Gordon Pryde | Lomond Hill Runners | MV60 | 49:45.8 |
98 | 132 | Posy Musgrave | Ochil Hill Runners | F | 50:28.0 |
99 | 178 | Robert Waterhouse | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV70 | 50:34.9 |
100 | 34 | Will Brindley | Blyth running club | M | 50:41.1 |
101 | 203 | Ben Crisford | Hartfell Hill Running Club | M | 50:42.6 |
102 | 113 | Alex Maughan | MV40 | 50:47.8 | |
103 | 66 | Joanne Anderson | Carnethy Hill Running Club | FV50 | 51:15.0 |
104 | 116 | Stuart Lampard | MV50 | 51:34.5 | |
105 | 5 | Pete Cain | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV60 | 51:43.2 |
106 | 52 | Iain Pettigrew | Ayr Seaforth | MV50 | 51:57.7 |
107 | 90 | Thomas Butler | Ochil Hill Runners | MV50 | 51:59.3 |
108 | 4 | Morag McIntyre | Carnethy Hill Running Club | FV60 | 52:15.7 |
109 | 162 | Roderick Pugh | Kilmarnock Harriers | MV60 | 52:20.9 |
110 | 13 | Pat Fitzpatrick | Ochil Hill Runners | MV70 | 52:26.8 |
111 | 188 | Lucy Haines | Edinburgh hare and hounds | F | 52:33.7 |
112 | 158 | Trevor Shaw | Lochtayside | MV50 | 53:01.5 |
113 | 28 | Steven Gilligan | Westerlands | MV40 | 53:05.9 |
114 | 144 | Ausrine Ward | Kirkintilloch Olympians | FV40 | 53:25.5 |
115 | 152 | Nathan Wield | M | 53:35.9 | |
116 | 89 | William Murdo Urquhart | MV50 | 53:36.9 | |
117 | 163 | Alexandrea Rzepecki | Queensberry running club | F | 53:38.4 |
118 | 77 | Nadine Thomas | Carnethy Hill Running Club | F | 53:39.8 |
119 | 177 | David Duncan | Ochil Hill Runners | MV60 | 53:58.1 |
120 | 48 | Brett Plummer | M | 54:10.7 | |
121 | 105 | Charlie Eldred | Chester Tri | MV50 | 54:20.2 |
122 | 83 | John Donnelly | MV50 | 54:33.9 | |
123 | 134 | Dan Fish | Parnie Street Runners | MV40 | 54:41.7 |
124 | 207 | Chris Hewett | Vegan Runners UK (VRUK) | MV40 | 55:04.1 |
125 | 104 | Archibald Park | Hartfell Hill Running Club | MV60 | 55:27.4 |
126 | 18 | Kevin Godfrey | Lothian Running Club | MV50 | 55:50.4 |
127 | 111 | David Mitchell | Kilmaurs | MV50 | 56:03.8 |
128 | 84 | Jim Alexander | Lothian Running Club | MV50 | 56:32.5 |
129 | 196 | Chris Huntley | Tinto Hill Runners | MV60 | 56:52.9 |
130 | 180 | Stuart Black | Queensberry running club | M | 57:34.0 |
131 | 115 | Mark Hartree | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV50 | 57:40.6 |
132 | 25 | Sean Walker | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV40 | 57:47.5 |
133 | 95 | Nicki Innes | Carnethy | FV50 | 58:10.8 |
134 | 173 | David Atkin | Westerlands | MV60 | 58:59.5 |
135 | 130 | Ian Cross | Peebles Triathlon Club | MV40 | 59:08.4 |
136 | 19 | Elinor Coombs | Ochil Hill Runners | FV50 | 59:14.0 |
137 | 6 | Paul Fowler | Ochil Hill Runners | MV40 | 59:25.8 |
138 | 129 | Cheryl McIntyre | F | 59:27.6 | |
139 | 165 | Lynsey Hanlon | Queensberry running club | F | 59:35.4 |
140 | 155 | Shivali Fifield | Tinto Hill Runners | FV50 | 59:44.8 |
141 | 109 | Mandy Hunter | Carnethy Hill Running Club | FV60 | 59:55.4 |
142 | 175 | Russ Valentine | Dundee Road Runners | MV50 | 1:00:24.8 |
143 | 3 | Shane Bouchier | Carnethy Hill Running Club | MV40 | 1:00:32.3 |
144 | 187 | Andrew Brown | Stirling Triathlon Club | MV50 | 1:00:46.7 |
145 | 106 | Dawn Waitt | Carnethy Hill Running Club | FV50 | 1:00:47.0 |
146 | 128 | Sheena Amos | F | 1:01:13.4 | |
147 | 63 | John Robson | Hartfell Hill Running Club | MV60 | 1:01:20.6 |
148 | 102 | Susan Breckenridge | Shettleston Harriers | FV50 | 1:02:14.0 |
149 | 205 | Rebecca Collins | Carnethy Hill Running Club | F | 1:02:26.4 |
150 | 91 | Carolyn Davies | Hartfell Hill Running Club | FV50 | 1:03:34.2 |
151 | 170 | Alan Creighton | Queensberry running club | MV60 | 1:03:40.0 |
152 | 204 | Mark Latham | Northumberland Fell Runners | MV60 | 1:03:52.1 |
153 | 133 | Janice Smith | Hunters Bog Trotters | FV60 | 1:03:59.3 |
154 | 100 | Mairi Brown | Carnethy Hill Running Club | FV60 | 1:05:36.7 |
155 | 171 | Liz Dawson | Garscube Harriers | FV60 | 1:06:02.2 |
156 | 123 | Elspeth Desai | F | 1:07:31.6 | |
157 | 169 | Wendy Gass | Queensberry running club | FV50 | 1:11:49.8 |
158 | 64 | Jean Robson | Hartfell Hill Running Club | FV60 | 1:15:58.6 |
For those interested in some stats, Sasha’s run was the 30th fastest on the All Time List and 4th on the Carnethy All time List (with Finn moving to 10th on Carnethy all time). The female winner, Elsie Butler became the 34th fastest woman ever (but did become the fastest ever woman running for a English Club !). Notably, 9 of the fastest 12 times are by Angela Mudge. These tables are all linked from the Tinto Race page.