Heavy rain in the late afternoon and early evening failed to dampen the enthusiasm of 34 intrepid Harriers who competed tonight in the inaugural Craufurdland Capers.
First home in a net time of 27.03 was Daniel McConnell who just managed to pass Janice Millar in the last 100 metres of the 6.4K course. Janice, who had the daunting job of being first away had a tremendous run, beating her predicted time by over 2 and a half minutes and must have thought she had it in the bag with the end in sight. Close on her heels was Lindsay McMahon with a remarkable performance considering her pre race comments to the handicapper about how poor she was running!!
The fastest male and female performances were predictably Graham Cameron and Kara Tait in respective net times of 20.55 and 24.01 – new course records.
The handicapper did a bit of a diss-service to Laura McFarlane (nearly 4 minutes slower than projected) through having little form to rely on – sorry. Also Mike Corson (2 mins 25 slower than projected) mainly through him having over-hyped his victory at the Glen Urquart Highland games last month !! However we were all very happy to see his trophy.
The main winner of the evening was the course which proved to be interesting, challenging and safe and the members and friends who attended to compete and support and enjoy a very sociable night. We hope to repeat it next year. Thanks especially to Alex Craufurd for hosting the event and to the marshals and timekeepers who helped organise.
Full results are :-
Race Position |
Name |
Projected Time |
Net Time |
Net Position |
Proj v Net |
|
1 |
Daniel McConnell |
00:29:50 |
00:27:03 |
11 |
00:02:47 |
Faster than projected |
2 |
Janice Millar |
00:42:00 |
00:39:23 |
34 |
00:02:37 |
Faster than projected |
3 |
Lindsay McMahon |
00:30:23 |
00:27:51 |
16 |
00:02:32 |
Faster than projected |
4 |
Stuart McAllister |
00:29:51 |
00:27:42 |
15 |
00:02:09 |
Faster than projected |
5 |
Caitriona Toal |
00:32:30 |
00:30:43 |
24 |
00:01:47 |
Faster than projected |
6 |
Brian Darroch |
00:31:23 |
00:29:45 |
20 |
00:01:38 |
Faster than projected |
7 |
Jacqueline Neil |
00:31:25 |
00:29:57 |
21 |
00:01:28 |
Faster than projected |
8 |
Kate Todd |
00:31:44 |
00:30:16 |
22 |
00:01:28 |
Faster than projected |
9 |
Matt Ferguson |
00:30:51 |
00:29:33 |
19 |
00:01:18 |
Faster than projected |
10 |
Stewart Ferguson |
00:24:03 |
00:22:58 |
2 |
00:01:05 |
Faster than projected |
11 |
John Tougher |
00:26:55 |
00:25:52 |
7 |
00:01:03 |
Faster than projected |
12 |
Kara Tait |
00:24:56 |
00:24:01 |
3 |
00:00:55 |
Faster than projected |
13 |
Kirsten Dale |
00:33:30 |
00:32:52 |
27 |
00:00:38 |
Faster than projected |
14 |
Eve McClurg |
00:33:00 |
00:32:26 |
25 |
00:00:34 |
Faster than projected |
15 |
Malkie McGregor |
00:33:00 |
00:32:27 |
26 |
00:00:33 |
Faster than projected |
16 |
Davie McLeod |
00:25:45 |
00:25:16 |
5 |
00:00:29 |
Faster than projected |
17 |
Paul Bennie |
00:26:53 |
00:26:34 |
8 |
00:00:19 |
Faster than projected |
18 |
Mark Hamilton |
00:27:29 |
00:27:13 |
12 |
00:00:16 |
Faster than projected |
19 |
Stephen Gilmour |
00:28:50 |
00:28:39 |
17 |
00:00:11 |
Faster than projected |
20 |
Willie Duffy |
00:27:29 |
00:26:55 |
10 |
00:00:34 |
Faster than projected |
21 |
Alex Pettigrew |
00:30:40 |
00:30:38 |
23 |
00:00:02 |
Faster than projected |
22 |
Aimie Rankin |
00:34:00 |
00:34:03 |
29 |
00:00:03 |
Slower than projected |
23 |
Stephen Chard |
00:34:00 |
00:34:03 |
30 |
00:00:03 |
Slower than projected |
24 |
John Parker |
00:24:46 |
00:25:15 |
4 |
00:00:29 |
Slower than projected |
25 |
Coleen Tait |
00:26:15 |
00:26:46 |
9 |
00:00:31 |
Slower than projected |
26 |
Paula Wilson |
00:28:32 |
00:29:05 |
18 |
00:00:33 |
Slower than projected |
27 |
Alasdair Murray |
00:25:01 |
00:25:40 |
6 |
00:00:39 |
Slower than projected |
28 |
Colin Crosbie |
00:38:00 |
00:38:42 |
32 |
00:00:42 |
Slower than projected |
29 |
Graham Cameron |
00:20:08 |
00:20:55 |
1 |
00:00:47 |
Slower than projected |
30 |
Ronnie McCormick |
00:38:00 |
00:38:52 |
33 |
00:00:52 |
Slower than projected |
31 |
Murray McDonald |
00:26:15 |
00:27:13 |
13 |
00:00:58 |
Slower than projected |
32 |
Sharon Barr |
00:34:00 |
00:35:59 |
31 |
00:01:59 |
Slower than projected |
33 |
Mike Corson |
00:25:15 |
00:27:40 |
14 |
00:02:25 |
Slower than projected |
34 |
Laura McFarlane |
00:29:00 |
00:32:56 |
28 |
00:03:56 |
Slower than projected |