CLUB LADIES EXCEL AT DECHMONT

 
 EAST DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE[MATCH TWO – DECHMONT LAW, LIVINGSTON]

700 runners of all ages descended on Livingston on Saturday for the second of three matches in the 2012/13 East District Cross Country League. All of the local athletic clubs were well represented at the event which was held at a cold and muddy Dechmont Law.

Meeting hosts, Lothian Running Club had reason to celebrate with their senior women’s team excelling over their home course to take both individual and team honours in the Ladies 6.4km race.

Irish international Edel Mooney who has been in fine form this autumn produced another exceptional performance to lead home a field of 110 runners to take the title. And with team mates Sarah Inglis and Chloe Cox both turning in battling performances to cross the finish line in 5th and 6thplaces respectively the club were also the leading team on the day.

There was also local success in the age-group category’s with Livingston AAC’s Isla Calvert and Jake Thomas the respective winners of the Girls Under-11 and Boys Under-17 races.

Linlithgow AC boasted their small clubs biggest ever turn out of runners at an East League match.

All the results from the local clubs were.

SENIOR MEN[9.5KM]

39 John Redding[LIN] 36.56, 41 Colin Partridge[LOTH] 36.59, 63 Robin Galloway[LOTH]38.11, 74 Ian Logan[LIN] 38.29, 92 Graeme Ackland[LOTH], 102 Steven Lawrie[LIN]40.29, 109 John Malcolm[LOTH]40.43], 110 Kenton Jones[LOTH]40.43, 115 S Thomson[LIVI]40.55, 120 Angus Gallie[LIN]41.18,121 David Marshall[LIN]41.20, 134 Paul Dudchenko[LIN]42.06, 161 Alan Moffat[LOTH]44.24, 171 K. Leany[LIN]45.00, 181 Matt Richardson[LIN]45.52, 187 Johan Meintjies[LIN]46.56, 188 Jim Alexander[LOTH]47.01, 188 Kenny Mearns[LOTH]48.45, 201 Graeme Lawson[LIN]49.09, 226 David Wardman[LOTH]62.09. Teams Lothian 9th, Linlithgow 11th. 227 Ran.

SENIOR WOMEN[6.4KM[

1 Edel Mooney[LOTH]24.02, 5 Sarah Inglis[LOTH]24.54, 6 Chloe Cox[LOTH]24.59, 29 A Pearson[LIVI]27.49, 40 Yvonne Crilley[LIVI]28.38, 58 Christine McVarnish[LOTH]29.52, 63 Saran Jones[LOTH]30.10, 85 Jill Horsburgh[LOTH]32.09, 98 Hilary Stocks[LIN]34.53], 101 Jennifer Newton[LIN]35.19, 106 Susan Bruce[LOTH]36.53.Teams 1stLothian. 110 Ran

UNDER-20 WOMEN[6.5KM

4 Lana Turnbull[LOTH]29.07.

UNDER-17 MEN[6.KM]

1 Jake Thomas[LIVI]22.28, 16 Andrew Mitchell[LIVI]25.46, 29 Ryan Whyte[LIVI]29.05. 34 Ran

UNDER-17 WOMEN[3.5KM]

23 A Shanks-Rubens[LIVI] 23 Ran

UNDER-15 BOYS[3.5KM]

16 Andrew Fischbacher[LIN]13.03, 39 Iain Horsburgh[LOTH]14.47, 46 Fraser McLean[LIVI]16.57, 47 G McAdam[LIN]]18.00. 47 Ran

UNDER-15 GIRLS[3.5KM]

18 T Henny[LIVI]15.58, 19 Louisa Marshall[LIVI]16.14, 27 Bethany Nelson[LOTH]17.54, 28 Hannah Stewart[LOTH] 18.03, 29 Zoe Yule[LOTH]18.13, 31 Cara McCafferty[LOTH]18.33].32 Ran.

UNDER-13 BOYS[2.5KM]

20 Jason Gregory[LIVI]10.00, 58 F McKay[LIVI]14.11. 59 Ran

UNDER-13 GIRLS[2.5KM]

37 Hannah Mairs[LIVI]11.26, 39 Kirsty McFadyen[LIVI]11.35, 44 Tia Henry [LIVI]11.49, 49 M Eades[LOTH]12.30. 56 Ran.

UNDER-11 BOYS[1.5KM]

13 A Brady[LIVI]6.23], 15 Fraser Morris[LIVI]6.26, 33 A Marshall[LIVI]6.50, 34 Louis McDonald[LOTH]6.52, 35 C Ireland[LIN]6.54, 39 R Bell[LIN]7.02, 47 E Richardson[LIN], 62 D Featherstone[LIN]7.29], 75 M McFadyen[LIVI]8.05. Teams 5thLivingston.78 Ran.

UNDER-11 GIRLS[1.5KM]

1 Isla Calvert[LIVI]6.19, 12 R Gibb[LIVI]7.05, 13 R Calder[LIVI]7.05, 23 Erin McComisky[LOTH]7.29. 36 F Eades[LOTH]8.56, 37 L Paterson[LIN]9.02, 38 M Ewards[LOTH]9.15]. Teams 2ndLivingston. 33 Ran.

FULL RESULTS:http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=72488

 SHANE FENTON

Lothian Running Club