News Report w/e 23rd October

The weekend of the 15th had Clydesdale Harriers running in the Dunbartonshire Cross Country Relay Championships at Duchess Woods, Helensburgh. The juniors had Under 11s running in a separate race. First leg runner was N. Shaw (9.15), changing to Caitlin Stuart (9.27), finally changing to Chloe Allan (9.38) over 1500m. Three Under13/15/17 female teams and two male teams ran the 2500m course. The Female ‘A’ Team had Iona Allan running first leg (10.22), changing to Emily Paxton (10.49), finally changing to Roisin McShea (10.01), with total time 31.12 and 11th overall. ‘B’ Team had Rachel Campbell running first (11.58), changing to Ciara Devanney (12.14), finally changing to Claire Reid (11.29), with a total time of 35.41. ‘C’ Team had Charlotte Ross running first (11.09), changing to Kathleen Ewing (12.03), finally changing to Aimee Abbott (12.51), with total time 36.03.

The Junior Boys ‘A’ Team had Stephen Kane running first leg in 11.08, changing to David Campbell (8.59), finally changing to Conor Ewing (8.03), with total time 28.10 and 5th overall. ‘B’ Team had Brian Aird running first leg in 10.12, changing to Jack McCue (10.58), finally changing to Conner McDade (9.45), with total time 30.55.

Next off were the Senior Men and Women running 4000m each. We had two female and four male teams. Female ‘A’ Team had Anne Murray setting a blistering pace to finish first leg in 17.14 (and also won fastest leg by a veteran), changing to Fiona McCue (18.36), finally changing to Marina McCallum (18.33), with total time 54.23 and second team overall (silver medallists). ‘B’ Team had Christine Duncanson running first (20.53), changing to Marie Rippon (23.13), finally changing to Shirley Greig (20.14), with total time 64.20.

The Mens ‘A’ Team had Peter Bowman running first leg (14.25), changing to Michael Diver (15.39), changing to Iain Robertson (15.46), finally changing to Paul Carroll (15.58), with total time 61.48 and third team overall (bronze medallists). ‘B’ Team had Kevin Farmer running first in 16.26, changing to Brian Gallagher (16.53), changing to Gerry Montgomery (17.12), finally changing to martin king (16.47), with total time 67.18. ‘C’ Team had Ryan Nelson running first (17.09), changing to Hugh Laverty (17.13), changing to Mark Barrow (17.55), finally changing to Bobby Young (20.13), with total time 72.28. ‘D’ Team was incomplete but we had Paul McKendry running first (17.23), changing to Colin Gray (20.57), finally changing to Gerry Kane (20.48).

Marina McCallum
Press Officer