DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS - leading Teams.

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Graham Bennison
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DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS - leading Teams.

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Full results to come tomorrow.

Corstorphine AAC claimed the senior men’s title at the East District Cross-Country Relays amidst the scenic splendour of the Glamis Castle estate, Angus.
The Edinburgh club ended twelve years domination of the event by Central AC who placed third behind silver medallists Aberdeen AAC. Following a brief foray by Edinburgh Univ. over the opening leg of the 4 x 4km race Ewan Brown brought Corstorphine into pole position following the opening leg by Anthony Addison. Calum McKenzie and Dermot Cummins went on to open up a 23 seconds advantage over Aberdeen finishing in 49 minutes 59 seconds. Rory Stead, Will McKay, James Hoad and Michael Ferguson followed in 50.22 for Aberdeen with Aiden Thompson, Ruaridh Miller, Michael Wright and Alastair Hay taking bronze for Central in 50.58. Fife AC placed 4th.
It was a double celebration for Corstorphine taking the veterans title – Tom Ferrington, Moray Anderson, Graeme fletcher and Ross Milne timed at 56.15. The Metro Aberdeen quartet of Jim Tole, Cameron Robertson, Brian Robb and Steve Buchan placed second in 57.25 with Malcolm Lang, Alan Knowles, Brian Lees and Colin Partridge securing bronze to Lothian RC – 57.38.
Edinburgh University, second in 2016, romped away with the women’s 3 x 4km title leading from the start as Stephie Pennycook finished strongly holding off the chasing Claire Stewart (Banchory & Stonehaven). Thereafter it was one-way traffic with Anya McFadyen and Mhairi MacLennan taking the students out of sight to finish in 42.38. Central AC followed home in second place – Fanni Gyurko, Natalie Milne and Katie Gallacher – 44.33 while Fife AC took team bronze for the second year running – Halina Rees, Alison McGill and Annabel Simpson – 44.54.
Jennifer Forbes, Gilian Duncan and Kate Jenkins won team gold for Gala Veterans in 49.06 ahead of Falkirk Vics. Lorna Kennedy, Nicky Flynn and Fiona Matheson – 50.11. Team bronze went to Claire Ward, Phyllis O’Brien and Megan Wright of HBT – 50.30.
Edinburgh AC repeated their junior double in both the girls and boys 3 x 2.5km championships.
Girls. EAC (Katie Johnson, Emma Johnson, Pippa Carcas) 29.09, 2 Fife AC (Isla Thoms, Anna Dalglish, Anna Hedley) 29.19, 3 Aberdeen AAC (Phoebe Armstrong, Caitlin Purcell, Kirsty Oldham) 29.34.
Boys. 1 EAC (Ross Dewar, Hugh Morrow, Joe Ewing) 26.20, 2 Lasswade AC (Ross Wolfendale, Harry Hendrikson, Christian Graham) 26.39, 3 Aberdeen AAC (Kai Crawford, Lewis Watt, Jack Gillespie) 27.06.
Thanks go to Forfar Road Runners for today’s course and all the officials.
Ron Morrison
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Re: DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS - leading Teams.

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The results from yesterday are at http://www.salroadrunningandcrosscountr ... 2017-8.pdf

There was some great running from the members. 2 medals (Silver YAF, Bronze SW), a fastest time by Logan, a second fastest by Anna and 3rd fastest by Annabel.

Ron
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