Self transcendence 2 mile race 6 may 2009

Age 43, Mariupol, Ukraine (10th fastest all-time, 2 finishes)

Galya has increased his long-distance resume in the last ten years. He is ranked ninth at 3100 miles with a time of 46 days+16:18:3, and has two finishes in that race. He has 10 day credentials of 660 miles (2008), and 481 miles for six days. He is a construction engineer.

results of the 2 mile self transcendence race held on Wednesday 6 may 2009 at the Meadows, edinburgh

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1	Craig McBurney	HBT	09:57
2	Ray Ward	HBT	09:59
3	Roger Alsop	Edinburgh AC	10:15
4	Adam Priestley	Edinburgh AC	10:19
5	Dave Blackie	u/a	10:24
6	Tom Ferrington	Corstorphine RC	10:30
7	James Harrison	Portobello RC	10:38
8	Dean Whiteford	u/a	10:52
9	David Tamburini	Bellahouston RR	10:55
10	Dermot Baillie	Edinburgh AC	11:00
11	Will Townsend	HBT	11:04
12	Ken Rankin	Falkirk Victoria	11:06	1st MV50
13	John Anderson	Penicuik H	11:15
14	Harry Harrison	HBT	11:20
15	John MacPherson	HBT	11:22
16	Steven Booth	Edinburgh AC	11:24
17	Steven Thomson	Masterton Hill H	11:27
18	Andy Turnbull	u/a	11:28
19	Mark Senn	Edinburgh Uni Tri Club	11:28
20	Peter Cameron	Edinburgh AC	11:28
21	Dean Carr	Corstorphine RC	11:40
22	Mike Anderson	Corstorphine RC	11:44
23	Daniel Clements	HBT	11:48
24	Gareth Gibb	Edinburgh AC	11:51
25	Alex Oliver	Musselburgh	12:01
26	Clare Ward	HBT	12:07	1st F
27	Richard Dennis	Portobello RC	12:11
28	Chris Peggie	Corstorphine RC	12:12
29	Peter McClelland	HBT	12:14
30	David Sloan	u/a	12:17
31	Graham Macleod	Edinburgh AC	12:18
32	Anthony Quinn	Hania Harriers	12:20	2nd MV50
33	Ally Millan	HBT	12:23
34	Victoria Lomax	Edinburgh AC	12:25	2nd F
35	Alan Stewart	u/a	12:25
36	John Owens	u/a	12:38
37	Alec Chalmers	u/a	12:41
38	Geoff Mitchell	HBT	12:45	3rd MV50
39	Michael Ochsenkuehn	u/a	12:46
40	Kate Jenkins	HBT	12:46	3rd F
41	Nicholas Moyer	HBT	12:49
42	Duncan Baker	HBT	12:52	MV50
43	Gillian Carr	Corstorphine RC	12:55	4th F
44	Tony Johnstone	u/a	12:58
45	Andreas Wilhelm	u/a	13:01
46	James Hayward	HBT	13:06
47	Megan Mowbray	HBT	13:08	5th F
48	Sean Cavens	Corstorphine RC	13:10
49	Alec Agnew	Lothian RC	13:18	MV50
50	David Thear	u/a	13:22
51	Jo Kirby	Corstorphine RC	13:26	6th F
52	Dario Marrocchelli	u/a	13:30
53	Claire Gilchrist	Ferranti	13:34	7th F
54	Steve Blair	Corstorphine RC	13:40
55	Murray Peebles	u/a	13:52
56	Corrie Roberts	Corstorphine RC	13:53	F
57	Kenneth Fraser	u/a	13:59
58	Neil Comfort	u/a	14:25
59	Debbie Macdonald	HBT	14:27	F
60	Keith Norfolk	u/a	14:35
61	Wendy MacFarlane	u/a	14:36	F
62	Gavin Dicker	u/a	14:43
63	Jennifer McBurney	HBT	14:52	F
64	Morag McCraken	HBT	15:18	F
65	Jean Jumelle	Carnethy H R	15:26	MV50
66	Norman Gould	HBT	15:40	1st MV60
67	Linda Ferrington	u/a	15:51	F
68	Dick Wall	HBT	16:32	MV50
69	Alan Prince	u/a	16:40	MV60
70	Lynn Donald	u/a	17:22	F
71	Stuart Edgar	u/a	17:53

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Sarah Webster and Dougie Selman take UKA 100km titles as Webster sets a new European women’s 100km record.

Ronnie Richmond sets a new British 50km mens road record in taking the UKA 50km title. Jennifer Wetton lands the UKA Women's 50km crown.

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In near-perfect conditions, the Sri Chinmoy 100km and 50km races produced some outstanding performances in Perth on Sunday 24th March. The 1.5 mile /2.831 km course, at the North Inch Park is known for fast times and this year was no exception.

Women's 100km race

Sarah Webster ( Northern IOM AC) broke the European women’s 100km record (subject to confirmation ) with a new time of 7 hours, 3 minutes and 48 seconds. It bettered the previous time, of 7:04:03, set by Florianne Hot of France, in August 2022 by a mere 15 seconds.

Webster, the defending champion, had run a faster 7:03:40 to win the 2023 championship in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, which set a new GB mark. However, due to a technicality, it was not ratified as a European record.

This time Webster went through 50km in 3:26:01 with Melissa Gibson, Ealing, just 40 seconds back. Julia Davis, Newquay, was a further 4 minutes back on 3:30:46. Webster powered on to run remarkably even splits with a second 50k of 3:27:39. It was an extraordinary performance from Webster who now has the 5th and 6th women’s global best tomes for 100km.

Gibson and Davies times, now move to 2nd and 3rd on the GB all-time women’s 100km rankings behind Webster.

Gibson took the silver medal in 7:13:23 and Davies the bronze medal in 7:25:48 It made for a clean sweep for England in the women's Home Countries team competition, with all 3 runners well inside the previous course record of 7:41:12 set by Jo Murphy in 2002.

Mens 100km race

In a very exciting finish to the men’s race, just over a minute separated the first three runners. Once the race had settled down a solid group of around seven runners seemed to be working together, then after the 50 miles the group started breaking up with James Turner, Brighton, leading the charge, Scotland's Dougie Selman, Corstorphine, and Joe Turner, Cambridge, were the only ones to respond and although working hard, were still very much in touch.

Going into the last lap Turner (Brighton ) held a slim 9-second lead over the local favourite Dougie Selman, with Joe Turner ( Cambridge) a further 35 seconds back.

In a storming last lap, Selman was to overhaul Turner, to take the tape in 6:34:28 and raise a huge cheer from the local crowd, James Turner taking second in 6:34:38just 10 seconds behind and Joe Turner 3rd in 6:35:37

All three runners were inside the course record of 6:39:34 set by Matt Dickenson in 2022. And are now the 7th, 8th and 9th ranked All time Gb men at 100km

In the Scottish Championship for the Don Ritchie cups, Selman took the men's title from Chris Richardson (Metro Aberdeen ), who finished 4th overall in the race in a new PB of 6:40:44. Sage Pierce-Higgins, running his first road 100km (Edinburgh AC)took the bronze dipping under 7 hours with 6:56:14.

Sheena Logan ( Fife AC), running her first 100km race, took the women's Don Ritchie trophy, finishing in 6th overall in 8:19:26. Catherine Cowie of Portobello took the Scottish silver medal in 8:26:31 and Fiona Gibson Dundee Hawkhill the Bronze in 10:22:05

The Anglo Celtic Plate Team Competition.

Selman backed up by Richardson and Michael Deason (Shettleston) took the men's Plate ahead of England, Northern Ireland and Ulster.

In the women's Team competition, England with their clean sweep of the podium took the honours, with Ireland in second and Northern Ireland & Ulster third.

In other notable record performances, Ciaran McGonagle set a new Irish 100km record of 6:50:28 finishing in 6th place and first V/40.

Shettlston Harrier, John Duffy, who turned 60 on Friday 22nd March, set a new Scottish V/60 100km record of 8:50:59, TBC, bettering the 8:58:51 recorded by Bill Hutchison (Anster Haddies) at Perth in 2016.

UKA and SCOTTISH 50 KM CHAMPIONSHIP

Mens Championship

In a day of records, Ronnie Richmond, Bideford, and Andy Davies, Mercia Fell Runners, both GB internationals at the distance, ran together for practically the whole race, helping each other to exceptional times. At the end of lap 19 of the 21 laps, they were locked together at 2:32:16

At the bell, Davies had broken clear to have a narrow lead of 10 seconds.

On the last 2.382 km lap, Richmond turned that around to take the UKA 50km title in 2:48:25, just eight seconds clear of Davies with 2:48:33.

They were both under the previous GB road record of 2:49:01 set by Dan Nash in 2019. And just outside the long-held British track 50km of former Olympic marathoner Geoff Norman's 2:48:06, set in 1980. Tom Charles, Chorlton Runners, took the bronze dipping under 3 hours with 2:57:45.

Womens 50km Championships

The Women’s 50km Championship, also doubled as the Scottish 50km championship. This race was more clear cut with Central AC’s Jen Wetton in her first foray beyond the Marathon, leading from the start and recording an excellent 3:29:03 less than a minute outside the course record of 3:28:07 set by Hannah Oldroyd in 2019. Alison McGill (Fife AC), using the race as a stepping stone, as she builds to defending her West Highland Way title in June, took the silver while Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin (Portobello), the bronze in 4:03:18.

Men's Scottish Championship,

John Spiers of Cambuslang took the honours in 3:21:21, with Tony Golabek, Inverness in second, 3:24:11 and Martin Heggie 3rd in 3:24:27.

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