Christmas Handicap

Large Turnout for Christmas Handicap

In the last big Kilmarnock Harriers training night before the close of the Arena for Christmas, the annual Christmas Handicap took place over a brand spanking new route. Organiser’s Ian Gebbie and Hugh Rankin had designed a route near to the Athletics Arena in order to encourage participation and this strategy worked as the 5k run saw a massive 56 runners take part.

A two lap course measuring almost bang on 5k exactly saw the runners loop up and down Hurlford Road and perfect conditions and a flat course saw some fine performances. First to set off were new members Christine McShane and Caroline Brown, while inform and also new Member Graham Cameron was to be back marker and gave away 13 ½ minutes on the first people away.

Graham’s handicap proved to be in no way harsh as he scythed through the field to clock an impressive 16.22 to be easily fastest on the night and pushed him into a Top 10 position in the first past the post stakes.

However, Angus Kerr took the honours and arguably performance of the night as the youngster finished first past the post in a great time of 20.14 scratch which put him 12^th fastest overall on the night – a fine result. First female past the post in another good effort was Bronagh Wishart in a time of 23.08 scratch which placed her 5^th fastest female.

Fastest female, despite a fall was Kara Tait who clocked 18.52 and 7^th fastes runner overall so she can be happy with her nights effort.

Full times on a great night were –

 

	Xmas Handicap 2012	5k	18/12/2012
Number	Name		Gross Time		Net time
1	Graham Cameron		00:29:52		00:16:22
2	Scott Martin		00:30:16		00:17:46
3	James Wales		00:30:46		00:17:56
4	Ross Connolly		00:31:18		00:18:18
5	Roy Shankland	u20	00:30:36		00:18:36
6	Cameron Mackie	u20	00:31:13		00:18:43
7	Kara Tait		00:31:02		00:18:52
8	Stewart Ferguson		00:31:10		00:19:00
9	John Tougher		00:29:45		00:19:25
10	Robert Lindsay		00:29:36		00:19:26
11	Ben O’Neill	u20	00:31:23		00:19:53
12	Angus Kerr	u20	00:28:04	1st over line	00:20:14
13	Evan Cornforth	u20	00:30:14		00:20:14
14	Luke McGill	u20	00:30:21		00:20:21
15	David Lowdon		00:30:29		00:20:39
16	John Parker		00:30:40		00:20:40
17	Scott Young	u20	00:31:16		00:20:46
18	Lindsay McMahon		00:30:41		00:21:01
19	Alastair Cochrane		00:30:38		00:21:18
20	Gerry Dodds		00:30:34		00:21:24
21	Brian Darroch		00:31:23		00:21:33
22	Paula Wilson		00:30:55		00:21:45
23	Matt Ferguson		00:31:26		00:22:26
24	Rosemary mcMillan		00:30:49		00:22:39
25	Kenny Wales		00:32:19		00:22:39
26	Alex McGhee		00:32:19		00:22:39
27	Billy Roberton		00:32:06		00:23:06
28	Bronagh Wishart	u20	00:28:18		00:23:08
29	Amanda Humes	u20	00:28:19		00:23:09
30	Susan Ballantyne		00:32:43		00:23:13
31	Lauren Kerr	u20	00:28:30		00:23:20
32	Roddy Pugh		00:32:11		00:23:31
33	Bradley Smith	u20	00:32:39		00:24:49
34	Terry Mullholland	u20	00:33:11		00:25:21
35	Lynn McCaffrey		00:29:26		00:25:26
36	Amy Rankin		00:28:32		00:25:32
37	Rory Morris	u20	00:33:53		00:26:03
38	Rhona  O’Neill		00:32:24		00:26:24
39	Tracey McCabe		00:29:35		00:26:35
40	Ian McAughtrie		00:33:13		00:26:43
41	Kuda Tapatapa	u20	00:36:24		00:26:44
42	Claire Booker		00:35:11		00:27:01
43	Reed Wyper	u20	00:36:24		00:27:04
44	Laura Nicolson		00:32:15		00:27:05
45	Sally Pugh		00:29:14		00:27:14
46	Linda Kilkie		00:33:20		00:28:10
47	Colin Crosbie		00:32:29		00:28:29
48	Jackie McCulloch		00:34:40		00:28:40
49	Ann Graham		00:31:45		00:29:45
50	Alison Houston		00:33:36		00:30:06
51	Liz Mackie		00:34:08		00:30:38
52	Emmy Dodds		00:35:26		00:30:56
53	Debbie Hands		00:35:36		00:32:06
54	Caroline B rown		00:32:25		00:32:25
55	Christine McShane		00:33:29		00:33:29
56	Janice Millar		00:33:48		00:33:48