Scottish 6 & 4 Stage Road Relay Championships – Club Archive

Scottish 6 & 4 Stage Road Relay Championships.

by Shane Fenton

Lothian Running Club have contested the Scottish 6 & 4 stage Road Relay Championships since 2001. During that time over 250 athletes have represented the club at the Livingston event.

In that first year, no fewer than 35 members were in action, with the men fielding four full teams and one incomplete and the women two teams.

Four times the club have picked up silver medals, with 2006 by far the most successful year with three sets of medals won.

In the Senior Women’s race, the quartet of Helen Murray, Christine Milne, Gillian Godfree and Edel Mooney finished runner-up to the team from City of Glasgow.

The foursome of Jane Moncrieff, Saran Jones, Margaret Turnbull and Jill Horsburgh occupied the same position in the Masters Women’s race behind Fife AC.

Not to be outdone the Masters Men also won silver medals thank’s to Alan McIntosh, Richard Docherty, Stephen Dempsey, Donald Shaw, Alan Shanley and Murray Robertson, who found only the team from Carnegie Harriers quicker than them on the day.

Apart from 2006 the only other time medals have came the club’s way was in 2009 with Suzanne Swan[Matonti], Mhairi Inglis, Sarah Ingis and Edel Mooney finishing runners -up in the Senior Women’s race behind the team from Kilbarchean AC.

The race consists of short legs [3.15miles] and long legs[5.8miles].

The club’s record times over the short leg are held by Iain Donnan [15m 10s] in 2007 and Sarah Inglis [17m 54s] in 2009. The quickest over the long legs are Colin Meek [29m 46s] in 2002 and Edel Mooney [34m 15s] in 2006.

The highest placed mens team was 8^th in 2001 with the time of 2 hours 23minutes 52 seconds the fastest by a mens team

The womens highest finishes was their 2^nd places in 2006 and 2009, with the fastest time of 1 hour 50 minutes 13 seconds being set in 2006.

Below lists everyone who has represented the club at the relays, with team finishing positions.