2nd places for Max & Edel at muddy Alloa
Lothian Running Club duo Max McNeil and Edel Mooney both produced excellent runs to finish runner up in their respective Senior Men’s and Women’s races at the second match of the East District Cross Country League at a hilly and muddy Lornshill Academy, Alloa on Saturday.
Max led home a big squad of 14 runners from the club in the Mens race covering the 8.2km course in 30 minutes 13 seconds to finish only 15 seconds behind winner Alex Hendry Central AC. With the first six runners to finish from each club scoring the points towards the team competition Max was followed home by 35th Colin Partridge, 42nd Daniel McLaughlin, 62nd Donald Shaw, 71st Andy King and 83rd Andy Fish which placed the LRC team in 6th place of the 16 teams.
A brave performance from Edel Mooney almost saw her claim victory in the Women’s 5.6km race but in the end had to settle for 2nd place only 5 seconds behind winner Megan Crawford, Fife AC. In the the team competition where only the first three home count towards the points the club ladies emulated their male counterparts in finishing 6th of 11 teams with Christine MacVarish and Christine Milne finishing 34th and 36th respectively.
In the junior races the club fielded a full team in the Girls Under-13 2.7km race with the trio of Nicole Dredge, Erin Steel and N. Miller finishing in 10th place.
Club Results.
Under-11 Girls: [1.6km] 41st Robyn McDonald [8m 16s] 50 Completed.
Under-11 Boys: [1.6km] 52nd A McGinty [7m 59s] 63 Completed.
Under-13 Girls: [2.7km] 37th Nicole Dredge [13m 36s], 70th Erin Steel [16m 36s], 75th N Miller [17m 48s]. Team 10th. 81 Completed.
Under-17 Boys: [5.6km] 30th James Ackland [28m 10s]. 31 Completed.
Senior/Under-20 Women:[5.6km] 2nd Edel Mooney [23m 04s, 34th Christine MacVarish [27m 42s], 46th Christine Milne [28m 54s]. Team 6th. 79 Completed
Senior Men:[8.2km]: 2nd Max McNeil [30m 13s], 35th Colin Partridge [34m 24s], 42nd Daniel McLaughlin [34m 59s], 62nd Donald Shaw [36m 37s], 71st Andy King [36m 55s], 83rd Andy Fish [37m 54s], 92nd Graeme Ackland [38m 11s], 116th Alan Moffat [39m 30s], 123rd Kenton Jones [39m 56s], 153rd Harry Mulholland [41m 03s], 186th H Miller [43m 53s], 219th Jim Alexander [46m 43s], 220th Kenny Mearns [46m 43s], 241st Jonathan Barclay [54m 57s]. Team 6th, Masters Team 7th. 245 Completed.