Jamie Crowe helps his team to another dominating victory at Cumbernauld, plus news from the British fell and hill relay champs in our off-road running round-up

LINDSAYS SCOTTISH RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Cumbernauld, October 19

Jamie Crowe propelled Central AC to their sixth win in a row, some 100 metres ahead of a captivating battle for silver between Cambuslang Harriers and Edinburgh University, the former prevailing by one second, Denis Shepherd reports.

The Central victory was laced with emotion as they were without the presence of the late Alastair Hay, who had had such an influence on the National XC Relays.

With Luca Fanottoli keeping Central in touch on the opening leg, Aidan Thompson edged ahead before Cameron Milne set up a winning lead for Crowe to consolidate.

Edinburgh AC received the Marjory Cook Trophy, initiated to honour their late stalwart club official who died in 2021, after winning the women’s race to halt a seven-long stranglehold by Edinburgh University.

Nancy Scott set up a lead on the opening leg, with Beth Ansell and Elsa Palmer repelling all challenges to leave Kirsty Walker to win as she liked by 48 seconds. Shettleston Harriers were clear of the defending champions in second.

The unchallenged masters’ winners were Corstorphine AAC (men) and Giffnock North (women) with the over-50 titles going to Cambuslang and Edinburgh AC respectively.

In the younger age groups Giffnock North were dominant in the boys’ race, striking gold and silver ahead of Team East Lothian, while Lasswade AAC took the girls’ title for the first time ahead of Giffnock North as Strathearn Harriers took bronze for their first ever medals at this event.

Men (4x4km): 1 Centr 50:07 (L Fanottoli 12:37, A Thompson 12:30, C Milne 12:39, J Crowe 12:21); 2 Cambus 50:22 (C McLew 13:02, C Thame 12:31, J MacKinnon 12:28, A McGill 12:21); 3 Edin U 50:23 (C Bain 12:34, P Bradshaw 13:06, H Henriksen 12:27, F Ross-Davie 12:16); 4 Fife 50:57 (R Marshall 12:46, C Gourley 12:57, A Thomson 13:00, L Rees 12:14); 5 Centr B 51:12 (L Beagley 12:41, C Bell 13:18, P Molloy 12:26, A Marshall 12:47); 6 Dund H 51:28 (K Jones 12:13, R Donald 13:20, L Petty 13:03, J Donald 12:52); 7 I’clyde 51:47 (B Potrykus 12:34, R Gray 12:52, M Doherty 13:34, R Gray 12:47); 8 Centr C 52:20 (C Phillip 12:45, S Green 13:07, H Hickey 13:38, K Reilly 12:50); 9 Shett 52:35 (S T Ghafari 12:15, P Neilson 12:54, S Lesley 13:44, A Taylor 13:42); 10 A’deen 52:55 (T Reynolds 13:41, M Abernethy 12:22, A Brown 13:14, E MacNamara 13:38); 11 Fife B 53:30; 12 Glas U 53:41; 13 Giff N 53:49; 14 Edin U B 54:07; 15 Stir U 54:11; 16 Edin 54:16; 17 Cors 54:20; 18 Cors B 54:35; 19 Lass 54:40; 20 Cambus B 54:57

M40+: 1 Cors 55:11 (D Cummins 12:59, D Macaulay 13:27, M Lang 14:33, S Livingstone 14:12); 2 I’clyde 56:34 (C Doherty 13:35, J Hammerman 15:02, D Tamburini 14:37, G Yates 13:20; 3 Garsc 57:59 (J MacLeod 14:03, J Connolly 14:22, C Shields 15:12, J Coyle 14:22)

M50+ (3x4km): 1 Cambus 43:44 (C Upson 12:25, M Gallacher 14:49, J Carter 14:30); 2 C’nauld 44:59 (S Allan 15:09, W Henderson 15:17, L O’Hare 14:33); 3 Cors 45:29 (J Rogers 14:50, I Macleod 15:42, A Cunningham 14:57)

Young males (3×2.5km, U13-U15-U17): 1 Giff N 27:03 (E Tyler 9:45, L Muir 8:52, A Maclean 8:26); 2 Giff N B 27:59 (S Deery 9:24, C Nugent 9:27, A Reid 9:08); 3 E Loth 28:19 (T Ibbs 9:24, F Orsi 10:23, F Lupton 8:32); 4 Edin 28:26 (T Comer 9:37, A Leighton 9:25, R Lees 9:24); 5 Falk VH 28:52 (K Higney 11:41, H MacMillan 8:50, R Taylor 8:21); 6 E Kilb 28:52 (J McMillan 10:15, B Heslop 10:11, A Wilkinson 8:26); 7 Harm 28:55; 8 Kil’k 28:56; 9 Giff N 29:14; 10 Cambus 29:22; 11 Gala 29:23; 12 VPCG 29:44

Women (4x4km): 1 Edin 58:22 (N Scott 14:14, B Ansell 14:49, E Palmer 14:48, K Walker 14:31); 2 Shett B 59:10 (F Ross 14:23, A Carr 14:55, C Stewart 15:18, L McKenna 14:34); 3 Edin U 60:23 (I Mansley 15:18, C Heggie 15:25, C Purcell 15:21, S Calvert 14:19); 4 Cambus 61:17 (G Drummond 15:59, H Little 15:38, Z Pflug 14:37, E MacKinnon 15:03); 5 Centr 61:37 (T Wright 15:51, G Whelan 15:46, J Wetton 15:44, M Millar 14:16); 6 Fife 61:42 (M Crawford 15:14, K Sandilands 16:26, A Simpson 15:00, S Pennycook 15:02); 7 Edin U B 63:23 (A Callow 15:43, G Leadingham 15:49, K Purcell 15:21, C Griffiths 16:30); 8 Glas U 64:00 (E McNicol 14:58, L Jedrusiak 16:52, R Muir 16:26, M Padmanabhan 15:44); 9 Cors 64:18 (K Macaulay 16:27, C Macphie 16:14, K Maxwell 16:17, K McKenzie-Tait 16:20); 10 I’clyde 65:01 (M McClelland-Brooks 14:31, N Mulholland-Stummer 15:08, M Watson 16:01, A Hammerman 19:21); 11 Giff N 65:15; 12 Edin B 65:35; 13 Edin U C 65:48; 14 Shett 66:04; 15 Bella H 66:13; 16 Spr’burn 67:26; Kilb 67:42; 18 S’clyde U 67:45; 19 Edin U D 67:51; 20 Falk VH 68:00

W40+ (3x4km): 1 Giff N 51:24 (Y McNairn 16:57, A Chong 17:19, J Smylie 17:08); 2 Garsc 53:06 (G Blee 16:32, L Gray 18:29, M Senior 18:05); 3 Kil’k 54:23 (K Kelly 16:12, L Haggarty 16:17, L Potter 21:54)

W50+: 1 Edin 52:27 (J Dunbar 16:54, S Ridley 17:48, J MacLean 17:45); 2 Kirkin 56:38 (A-M McGregor 17:41, M McCallum 20:17, E Hogg 18:40); 3 L’gow 59:17 (F Wood 20:36, C Mulholland 17:50, S Jones 20:51)

Young females (3×2.5km, U13-U15-U17): 1 Lass 31:04 (I Madhra 10:15, C Wright 9:55, B Kitchin 10:54); 2 Giff N 31:27 (E Nicholson 10:10, L Tonner 10:52, F Campbell 10:25); 3 S’earn 31:47 (R Perez Reid 11:48, L Connell 9:58, E Dallas 10:01); 4 I’ness 32:01 (I Souter 11:02, N Doorley 10:49, A Meek 10:10); 5 Falk VH 32:20 (A Taylor 11:58, E Christie 10:17, I Ogg 10:05); 6 Giff N B 32:24 (L Martin 11:28, E Cameron 10:46, S Wilson 10:10); 7 Harm 32:38; 8 Giff N C 33:04; 9 Falk VH B 33:08; 10 E Kilb 33:19; 11 Kilb 33:21; 12 Gala B 33:28

Non Binary (4x4km): Glas FR 94:56

Road

DRAMATHON HALF-MARATHON, Dufftown, October 19

Overall: J Folan (Metro) 78:43

M50: J McGillivray (Harm) 82:38

M60: Steve Wateridge 90:56

Fell

BRITISH FELL AND HILL RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Appletreewick, October 19

Dark Peak Fell Runners’ male and female teams claimed the gold medals in one of the most beautiful parts of Wharfedale as 159 teams took the start in an event hosted by Wharfedale Harriers and sponsored by Pete Bland Sports.

Andrew Douglas (Westerlands CC) led home the first leg runners but on the long second leg, fastest pair Bertie Houghton & Tom Spencer of Dark Peak opened up a lead of more than three minutes over Carnethy HRC whose Luke Fisher and Alexander Chepelin were quickest on the third (navigation) leg. However, they were still nearly two minutes behind Dark Peak whose last leg runner, Finlay Grant, extended their lead to secure their third successive victory in the event. On the final leg, Ben Rothery set the fastest time to take Ilkley Harriers from sixth place into the bronze medal position.

Sara Willhoit (Mercia Fell Runners) repeated her 2023 performance by setting the fastest women’s time on the opening leg. Eve Pannone & Antonia Fan (Ambleside AC) were the quickest pair on the second leg, taking their club into the lead. However, on the navigation leg, Laura Robertson and Lisa Watson (Dark Peak) caught up and opened up a small gap over Ambleside. The final Dark Peak Runner, Emily Cowper-Coles, extended the lead to over two minutes with the second fastest time behind Nichola Jackson (Keswick AC). Helm Hill Runners were third.

In the masters’ categories, Calder Valley Fell Runners were the first men while the top women were the Dark Peak W50 team.

Overall: 1 Dark Pk 3:28:29 (N Lawson 39:27, B Houghton/T Spencer 68:37, J Crickmore/T Saville 59:59, F Grant 40:26); 2 C’thy 3:32:05 (F Todd 39:46, E Narbett/F Lydon 71:59, L Fisher/A Chepelin 58:01, F Wilson 42:19); 3 Ilkley 3:36:01 (S Bentham 40:11, J Cummings/N Edmondson 78:29, J Wood/T Adams 59:19, B Rothery 38:02); 4 Amble 3:36:51 (B Sharrock 39:11, G Dale/O Subuh-Symons 15:56, J Wright/T Simpson 62:12, M Elkington 39:32); 5 Kesw 3:37:00 (J Collier 41:01, J Battrick/H Bolton 74:45, S Stead/C Tinnion 62:03, J Adkin 39:11); 6 C’thy B 3:38:26 (J Goodge 42:51, K Cooper/C Balogh 74:55, D Ashwood/A Smith 58:38, S Hooper 42:02); 7 Howg 3:39:21; 8 Helm H 3:50:27; 9 Eden 3:53:03; 10 Calder V (M40) 3:53:36; 11 Mercia 3:54:07; 12 Dark Pk B 3:55:38

M40: 1 Calder V 3:53:36 (M Roberts 42:14, G Roberts/A Osborne 78:43, B Mounsey/G Mulholland 67:52, E Hyland 44:47); 2 Wharf 4:04:50; 3 Kesw 4:10:34

M50: Calder V 4:15:49 (M Taylor 49:51, S Godsman/K Gray 81:13, J Logue/V Barton 75:54, M Burton 48:51)

M60: Bowl 5:09:57 (C Reade 53:10, N Hayhurst/S Sweeney 1:40:47, M Johnson/C Balderson 91:10, G Dawson 64:50)

Fastest – Leg 1 (Leg 1 8.4km/809m): 1 A Douglas (W’lands CC) 37:49; 2 T Martyn (Hoppy) 38:43; 3 G Cunliffe (Ross) 38:44

Leg 2 (14km/914m in pairs): 1 Houghton/Spencer 69:37; 2 Narbett/Lydon 71:59; 3 H Davies/O Perratt (Mercia) 73:47

Leg 3 (11.3km/533m navigational in pairs): 1 Fisher/Chepelin 58:01; 2 Ashwood/Smith 58:38; 3 Wood/Adams 59:19

Leg 4 (8.4km/503m): 1 Rothery 38:02; 2 Adkin 39:11; 3 Elkington 39:32

Women: 1 Dark Pk 4:21:22 (H Wingfield 49:43, F Collett/A Watkinson-Powell 86:32, L Robertson/L Watson 78:15, E Cowper-Coles 46:52); 2 Amble 4:23:28 (S McCormack 50:13, E Pannone/A Fan 83:23, B Halcrow/A Whittaker 81:08, C Powell 48:11); 3 Helm H 4:30:54 (K Roberts 48:22, S Dale/H Russell 91:42, J Oates/J Hickman-Dunne 81:41, S Taylor 49:09); 4 B Combe 4:35:11 (V Russo 55:11, L Browne/C Taylor 88:40, H Orr/A Lupton 83:14, K Maltby 48:06); 5 Kesw 4:36:42 (K Marriott 49:47, S Murray/H Havelock-Allen 94:26, C Spurden/E Bramley 86:49, N Jackson 45:40); 6 C’thy 4:39:04 (E Revitt 55:21, K Dickson/E Shaw 90:24, J Paris/F Bunn 79:59, K Campbell 53:20); 7 Wharf 4:58:33; 8 C’thy B 5:07:27; 9 Shett 5:10:00; 10 Penn 5:12:57; 11 Mercia 5:15:57; 12 Knave 5:16:13

W40: 1 Ilkley 5:28:34 (K Poulter 61:09, R Carter/K Archer 1:47:55, A Weston/J Smith 1:43:23, H Thurston 56:07); 2 Bing 5:31:37

W50: Dark Pk 5:26:25 (H Elmore 55:16, N Spinks/J Caddick 1:57:16, K Bryan-Jones/J Crowson 97:24, L Batt 56:29)

Fastest – Leg 1: S Willhoit (Mercia) 46:39

Leg 2: Pannone/Fan 83:23

Leg 3: Robertson/Watson 78:15

Leg 4: Jackson 45:40

Multi-terrain

ULLSWATER LAKELAND TRAILS, Glenridding, October 20

Overall (14km): 1 J Cox (Eden) 39:18; 2 R Wilson (Kend, M40) 39:59; 3 C Stobbs (Chev TR) 40:53

M50: Nick Watson 44:12

M60: M Allison (Eden) 47:40

Women: 1 A Weyers (Chorlton) 44:14; 2 N Frisby (Springf S) 46:27; 3 K Ward (Eden, W40) 47:37

HELVELLYN LAKELAND TRAILS, Helvellyn, October 19

Overall (15km): 1 B McCawley (Leeds City) 58:29; 2 Joe Grisdale 63:50; 3 P Reilly (Conis, M40) 64:30

Women: 1 N Frisby (Springf S) 72:46; 2 H Sharman (Kesw) 73:51; 3 Laura Whitehouse 75:33)

W40: Katie Georgeson 75:40

Overall (10km): Alex Robinson 38:44

Women: Sophie Hunt 47:45

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