Ben Lomond Hill Race 6th May 2000.

Results and Report

What an excellent day! The haar that made Edinburgh and the Forth valley as cold as a November morning disappeared as we reached Drymen. From there on it got warmer and sunnier. Lots of people went off in a big hurry but some of us just went a bit slower if not easier. The course was as classic a day out as ever with a pleasant mixture of habitats as you ascend. The birch trees had the lovely new spring green and then out onto the hill where a good breeze cooled us as the sun shone. The loch glittered and the dozens of wee islands looked like some archipelago in the south seas (poss oxygen starvation - Ed).

The post race was for me a lovely wind down of several pints of Guinness plus a half stolen bottle from the Carnethy team prize. The hotel was however run in the traditional Scottish catering hospitality mode of "Take it or Leave it". The whole day was rounded off with a game of tig at about six in the evening.

Oh yes there was a race too! Results attached

The percentages are compared to the record time (1:02:16 - J Wild in 1983 ) set when the race was a British Championship. I wonder too if the slower times are due to the course now following the path on the descent from the summit. I reckon that the harder path lower down might be worth a bit too.

As ever the race was put on with a minimum of fussy organisation and it all worked out beatifully. Thanks to Brian and the occidental soap dodgers for a great day out.

Results Page

Junior Race: Uphill only.

1

Iain

Donnan

Livingston

14

26.28

2

Alasdair

Abram

U/A

10

36.59

3

Cristopher

Abram

U/A

10

40.18

 

 

1

Alan

Milligan

Fife AC

MS

1:10:07

113%

2

Dan

Whitehead

Cosmic HB

MS

1:11:30

115%

3

Hayden

Lorimer

HBT

MS

1:12:40

117%

4

Stewart

Whitlie

Carnethy HR

MS

1:12:55

117%

5

Dave

Weir

Fife AC

MS

1:13:47

118%

6

Damon

Rodwell

Westerlands CCC

MS

1:14:38

120%

7

James

Meek

Fife AC

MS

1:15:02

121%

8

Adam

Ward

Carnethy HR

MS

1:15:08

121%

9

Angela

Mudge

Carnethy HR

FS

1:15:16

121%

10

John

Stevenson

Ochil Hill Runners

MS

1:16:51

123%

11

Craig

Brown

Ochil Hill Runners

MS

1:18:48

127%

12

Gordon

Allsop

Arran Runners

MS

1:19:02

127%

13

Sandy

Bennet

Kinross RR

MS

1:19:14

127%

14

Stephen

McLoone

Westerlands CCC

MS

1:19:16

127%

15

David

Armitage

Cosmic HB

MV

1:19:47

128%

16

Stuart

Simpson

Ochil Hill Runners

MS

1:21:11

130%

17

Crispin

Flower

U/A

MS

1:21:43

131%

18

Adam

Anderson

Solway RC

MS

1:21:59

132%

19

Mark

Shaw

Lochaber

MS

1:22:09

132%

20

Alan

Smith

Deeside

MS

1:22:50

133%

21

Andrew

Hunter

Carnegie Harriers

MS

1:23:03

133%

22

William

Mykura

Carnethy HR

MV

1:23:13

134%

23

David

Allsop

Penicuik Harriers

MS

1:23:23

134%

24

John

Gallacher

Ochil Hill Runners

MV

1:24:14

135%

25

Dennis

McDonald

U/A

MS

1:24:35

136%

26

Marc

Roper

Shettleston

MS

1:24:39

136%

27

Roger

Irving

Annan & District AC

MS

1:24:41

136%

28

Michael

Diver

Clydesdale Harriers

MS

1:24:47

136%

29

Stephen

Wombwell

Pitreavie

MS

1:24:56

136%

30

Clare

Miller

Cosmic HB

FS

1:26:05

138%

31

Albert

Phillimore

U/A

MS

1:26:08

138%

32

Laurie

Anderson

Fife AC

MV

1:26:22

139%

33

Gregor

Cranston

Edinburgh Triathletes

MS

1:27:01

140%

34

Dave

Calder

Westerlands CCC

MS

1:27:22

140%

35

Douglas

McGarry

Carnegie Harriers

MS

1:27:31

141%

36

Charlie

Love

Dundee Hawkhill Harriers

MSV

1:27:32

141%

37

Roddy

MacIntyre

Clydesdale Harriers

MS

1:27:44

141%

38

Eddie

Balfour

Lomond Hill Runners

MS

1:28:13

142%

39

Richard

Cunningham

U/A

MS

1:28:46

143%

40

James

Shields

Clydesdale Harriers

MSV

1:29:17

143%

41

Russell

Stout

Carnethy HR

MS

1:29:23

144%

42

David

Duncan

Ochil Hill Runners

MV

1:30:27

145%

43

Eddie

Dealtry

Ochil Hill Runners

MSV

1:30:40

146%

44

Michael

Abram

Arran Runners

MV

1:31:31

147%

45

Jon

Plunkett

U/A

MS

1:31:32

147%

46

Stuart

Knowles

Fife AC

MV

1:31:33

147%

47

Owen

Brown

Annan & District AC

MS

1:31:55

148%

48

Don

Reid

Westerlands CCC

MV

1:32:19

148%

49

Brian

Edridge

Westerlands CCC

MSV

1:32:36

149%

50

Kevin

Holliday

Cosmic HB

MS

1:32:38

149%

51

Stuart

Gray

Lochaber

MS

1:32:56

149%

52

Andrew

Lennie

Carnethy HR

MS

1:33:20

150%

53

Ian

Kerr

U/A

MV

1:34:46

152%

54

Dawn

Scott

Lochaber

FS

1:35:08

153%

55

Robert

Walker

Penicuik Harriers

MS

1:35:22

153%

56

Tony

Ritchie

Westerlands CCC

MSV

1:35:31

153%

57

Mairi

Mcintosh

Ochil Hill Runners

FS

1:35:59

154%

58

Derek

Anderson

U/A

MS

1:36:31

155%

59

Douglas

Elliot

HELP

MSV

1:37:00

156%

60

Alistair

Ross

U/A

MS

1:37:19

156%

61

Gordon

Smith

Lochaber

MSV

1:37:23

156%

62

Hamish

Lean

Ochil Hill Runners

MS

1:37:46

157%

63

Gregor

Muir

U/A

MS

1:38:04

157%

64

Fletcher

Murdoch

Maryhill Harriers

SV

1:38:05

158%

65

George

Lees

Pitreavie

MS

1:38:08

158%

66

Stephen

Abram

Arran Runners

MV

1:38:59

159%

67

Forbes

Duguid

Deeside

MV

1:39:13

159%

68

Robert

Cant Snr.

Lochaber

MSV

1:39:28

160%

69

Louise

Provan

Fife AC

FS

1:40:13

161%

70

David

Osborn

Lochaber

MS

1:40:18

161%

71

Nigel

Priestley

Annan & District AC

MV

1:40:32

161%

72

Drew

Turnbull

Westerlands CCC

MSV

1:41:33

163%

73

Leen

Volwerk

Lochaber

MSV

1:42:09

164%

74

Steve

Briggs

Ochil Hill Runners

MS

1:42:51

165%

75

Ewan

Barnfather

Annan & District AC

MS

1:43:27

166%

76

Raymond

Ferns

U/A

MS

1:44:39

168%

77

Pat

Burns

U/A

MV

1:44:54

168%

78

Andrew

MacGillivray

Lochaber

MS

1:45:46

170%

79

Chris

Downie

Lothian & Borders Police

MS

1:45:57

170%

80

Emma

Pearce

Lochaber

FS

1:46:08

170%

81

Lynn

Wharam

Kinross RR

FS

1:46:23

171%

82

Robert

Cranston

Teviotdale Harriers

MS

1:46:39

171%

83

Tony

McConnell

U/A

MS

1:46:48

172%

84

John

Summer

Buxton & District AC

MS

1:47:44

173%

85

Rob

Reid

Mid-Argyll

MSV

1:47:56

173%

86

Angela

Wood

Carnethy HR

FS

1:48:03

174%

87

Graeme

Corner

U/A

MS

1:48:21

174%

88

Julie

Anderson

Lochaber

FS

1:48:21

174%

89

Adam

Anderson

Solway RC

MSV

1:48:54

175%

90

Matilda

Brown

U/A

FS

1:50:10

177%

91

Gary

Hill

U/A

MS

1:50:18

177%

92

Iain

Davidson

U/A

MV

1:51:05

178%

93

David

Adams

Hamilton

MSV

1:51:52

180%

94

Andrew

Gumley

U/A

MS

1:52:20

180%

95

Alison

West

Carnegie Harriers

FV

1:53:05

182%

96

Nom

Cabrelli

U/A

MV

1:53:09

182%

97

Charles

Grundy

Buxton & District AC

MSV

1:53:29

182%

98

Bill

Bennet

Penicuik Harriers

MSV

1:54:10

183%

99

Dick

Wall

HBT

MV

1:54:25

184%

100

Stephen

Johnston

U/A

MS

1:54:48

184%

101

Aileen

Kitson

Lochaber

FV

1:55:03

185%

102

Stephen

Watters

U/A

MS

1:55:23

185%

103

Jim

Robertson

U/A

MSV

1:55:52

186%

104

M.E.

Pearson

Carnethy HR

MSV

1:56:42

187%

105

Jim

Drummond

U/A

MV

1:59:25

192%

106

Paula

Drouet

Carnethy HR

FV

2:00:24

193%

107

Katrina

Brown

U/A

FS

2:00:41

194%

108

David

Gibbons

Lostock AC

MV

2:04:41

200%

109

David

Eiser

U/A

MS

?

110

Clark

Findlay

U/A

MS

DNF

111

Noreen

Jennison

Westerlands CCC

FV

DNF

Teams: Men

Women

1 Fife

13 points

1 Lochaber 18 points

2 Carnethy

34 points

2 Carnethy 22 points

3 Ochil

37 points

4 Westies

54 points

5 Cosmics

67 points

Results Page