Results of 1 mile race, Wednesday 26 May, the Meadows, Edinburgh

Race Photos

Don Naylor, HBT, seemed to suffer no after effects from the weekend's scottish islands peak boat race to win the 1 mile race in 4.39, 2 seconds clear of Iain Whittaker of Edinburgh AC. His clubmate, Katja Eravisto was a comfortable winner of the women's race in 5.17 from HBT's Eilidh Wardlaw (5.25). Ken Rankin, Falkirk Victoria, was the 1st MV50 in 5:10, who reminisced of running 4.22 many years ago which only got him 5th place! Phyllis O'Brien, HBT, was 1st FV50 in 6:07 and Alan Gordon, also HBT was 1st MV60 in 6:41. Special mention to Pam Morris of Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds who collected her first medal (6thF) at a Self Transcendence race Next week's 5k will be at the Meadows and not at Silverknowes - start time 7pm - entry £2.

1	Don Naylor	HBT	04:39
2	Iain Whittaker	Edinburgh AC	04:41
3	John Bates	u/a	04:44
4	Adam Priestley	Edinburgh AC	04:50
5	Will Townsend	HBT	04:51
6	James Mittra	Edinburgh AC	04:53
7	Malcolm Fraser	Edinburgh AC	04:53
8	Seamus Kealey	Edinburgh AC	04:57
9	Mickey Breen	Corstorphine AAC	05:00
10	Dean Whiteford	u/a	05:02
11	Ross Clark	u/a	05:07
12	Ken Rankin	Falkirk Victoria	05:10	1st MV50
13	Rory Leslie	Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds	05:12
14	Steven Thomson	Masterton Hill Harriers	05:17
15	Katja Eravisto	Edinburgh AC	05:17	1st F
16	Ed Watt	u/a	05:18
17	Dan Clements	HBT	05:18
18	Darren Blyth	u/a	05:20
19	Nigel Munro	Edinburgh AC	05:20
20	Peter McClelland	HBT	05:23
21	James Jarvis	HBT	05:23
22	John Anderson	Penicuik H	05:23
23	David Sloan	u/a	05:25
24	Eilidh Wardlaw	HBT	05:25	2nd F
25	Chris Peggie	Corstorphine AAC	05:29
26	Tony Johnston	u/a	05:31
27	David van den Bergh	Mortonhall Tennis Club	05:32
28	Jim Buick	Edinburgh AC	05:32
29	Scott Innes	Edinburgh AC	05:35
30	George Ashley	HBT	05:35
31	Nicholas Moir	HBT	05:37
32	Ross Sanderson	u/a	05:37
33	Anthony Quinn	Hania Harriers	05:38	2nd MV50
34	Richard Dennis	Portobello RC	05:44
35	Peter Keightley	u/a	05:45	3rd MV50
36	Morag McCracken	HBT	05:46	3rd F
37	John Owens	u/a	05:47
38	Dan Murray	Mortonhall Tennis Club	05:48
39	Jocelyn Moir	Lothian	05:38	4th F
40	Alec Chalmers	Falkirk Victoria	05:53
41	Geoff Mitchell	HBT	05:55	MV50
42	David Thear	u/a	05:55
43	Martin Veale	u/a	05:57	MV50
44	Catriona McCracken	Carnegie H	06:02	5th F
45	Mark Warner	HBT	06:05
46	Phyllis O'Brien	HBT	06:07	1st FV50
47	Andreas Wilhelm	u/a	06:09
48	Craig Munro	u/a	06:09
49	Alec Agnew	Lothian RC	06:09	MV50
50	John Charlton	Mortonhall Tennis Club	06:12
51	Shaun Cavens	Corstorphine AAC	06:12
52	Keiran Morgan	Carnegie H	06:14
53	Christian Bruce	u/a	06:17
54	Colin Ledlie	Carnethy	06:18
55	Steve Blair	Corstorphine AAC	06:21
56	Pam Morris	Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds	06:29	6th F
57	Claire Gilchrist	Ferranti	06:31	7th F
58	Bob Cherrie	u/a	06:35	MV50
59	Alan Gordon	HBT	6.41	1st MV60
60	Chris Oliver	HBT	06:43	MV60
61	Deborah Macdonald	HBT	06:53	2nd FV50
62	Tom Jarvis	HBT	06:58
63	Kitty Vickers	u/a	06:58	F
64	Isaac Callan	u/a	07:17
65	Dick Wall	HBT	07:25	MV50
66	Joe Jarvis	HBT	07:25
67	Shaun Frost	u/a	07:30
68	Morgan Smith	u/a	07:38	MV50

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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 Pearce-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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