Devils Burden Hill Race Start
Well done to all the Carnegie Hillbillies who took part in the Devils Burden Hill Relay. Results to follow.
Devils Burden Start at Falkland
Here are some more photos from John Fulham
Six Carnegie teams complete the Devils Burden
Fife AC hosted the annual Devils Burden Hill Relay on Saturday morning from Falkland. Six teams representing Carnegie Harriers took part and the complete set of results can be found on the Fife AC website HERE. Well done to Andy Sim for organising the Carnegie teams and to everyone who took part who all enjoyed a great day on the hills. Our leading team finished 12th overall.
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Here are Links to the Devils Burden Relay Race – Route Maps
Leg 4 route map (Will now finish in Falkland Estate at the Duck Pond)
Further information can be found under “EVENTS” on the Fife AC website http://www.fifeac.co.uk/
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Great day out in the Lomond Hills over to Strathmiglo and back again. Carnegie Hillbillies hillrunning section of Carnegie Harriers
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Well done to all the Hillbillies who braved the elements to run the Devils Burden Hill Relay leg 3 Recce. With howling winds and horizontal rain you certainly realised why we carry full body cover in races. In this case it was on before leaving the car.
For wind and rain that is about as bad as I have seen it on the Lomonds. When I got to the top of West Lomond I was literally blown across the top and down the other side. Not that I wanted to stop and take in the view.
Andy, Ryan and I decided, perhaps foolishly, to loop back from the forest and run back to Scotlandwell. Running or walking into a headwind with horizontal rain certainly lets you know you are alive.
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Sunday 4th January - Leg 4:- Meet at 10am at Strathmiglo Village Hall for an out and back run of Leg 4 ( Route Map Leg 4 ) This run will be led by Paul Hutton
Sunday 11th January – Leg 3:- Meet at Strathmiglo Village Hall at 10am. From here we will car share to Scotlandwell with the recce run starting at 10.30am. The route back will take about 2 hours. We will then car share back to Scotlandwell. ( Route Map Leg 3 ) This run will be led by Paul Hutton
For further information regarding the runs then please contact Paul Hutton (T – 07801 683825 or email – phutton@havelockeuropa.com )
The Devils Burden is a hilly relay race over 31 km consisting of 4 legs for teams of 6 (2 legs run in pairs). Registration will take place at Falkland village hall from 8.30am onwards. The race will start from the Village Hall, opposite the main car park in Falkland at 10.00 am. There are limited changing facilities and toilets at the village hall and none at the stage changeovers. After the finish soup, tea, biscuits and drinks will be available from Falkland Village Hall from 12.30 pm to 4.00 pm.
Route Maps Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4
The race is run over the Lomond Hills in mid-winter and will require
full body cover (waterproofs, hat & gloves) to be carried or worn at all times. A map of each leg (1:50,000 OS sheet No 58 and 59) and compass and whistle must also be carried. There will be compulsory kit checks at each stage changeover and any team failing to comply will be disqualified. The race consists of 3 hill legs and one trail leg, leg 4. You will need some experienced hill runners who must be capable of navigation (especially leg 3) in the hills in adverse weather. Leg 4 is a run through a forest on good forest trails and does not require any hill running experience.
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An excellent field of 70 runners assembled in Tillicoultry for the inaugural Law Breaker Hill Race which featured a 5.3k race from Tillicoultry Glen to the 1800ft summit of The Law in the Ochil Hills and back. From the gun, 17 year old Robbie Simpson (Banchory Stonehaven AC) forced the pace, reaching the summit in 22.27 followed by Clydesdale Harrier Prasad Prasad (22.50) and Alasdair Anthony (Ochil Hill Runners) who was 23.20 at halfway. In the ladies race, Fiona Maxwell (Mourne Runners) reached the summit in 6th place overall in a fast 26.47. On the steep descent, Robbie Simpson increased his lead reaching the finish in 32.51 followed by Ochil’s Alasdair Anthony who placed 2nd in 33.46 and Clydesdale’s Prasad Prasad who was 3rd in 34.48. Brian Marshall (HELP) placed 4th in 35.24 and Dan Gay (HBT) was 5th in 37.05.Fiona Maxwell won the ladies race (12th overall) in 40.13 ahead of 2nd placed Claire Gordon (HBT) who clocked 45.56 and 3rd placed Angela Martin (Unatt) who timed at 53.45. Deeside’s Alan Smith was the leading M40 in 38.04 (7th overall) and Bill Maxwell (Mourne Runners) the leading M50 in 41.45. Carnegie’s Susan Cederstrom won the F40 award in 59.56. Ochil Hill Runners were the leading team with 45 points with Carnegie Harriers placing 2nd team with 48 points.
The leading Carnegie runners were 11th placed Richie Cunningham (39.54), 16th placed Scott Bradley (40.56), 21st placed Sandy Bennet (42.52), 28th placed Kenny MacDonald (44.16) and 39th placed Alan Manson (47.51). There was a good turnout of 13 Carnegie runners in the race.
Carnegie club member and race organiser Andrew Wright would like to thank everyone who took part and those who assisted with the race organisation. Thanks also to Sweatshop and the Tryst Brewery for supporting the event.
A further race report and all the results are now posted on the Law Breaker website by clicking HERE. A selection of race photo’s can be found courtesy of John Donnelly (Westerlands) by clicking HERE.
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On a cold and frosty Sunday nine hardy hillbillies lines up in a foggy Scotlandwell to take on the hardest leg of the Devils Burden Hill race. We were soon rewarded after a hard climb by breaking through the low cloud and getting tremendous views.
It was a good easy paced run and helped us make up our minds on our preferred routes.
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Please find details from Ian Johnston (Mens Club Captain) regarding planned Sunday training runs over the next four weekends;
The “Devils Burden” Relay Race takes place on Saturday January 24th 2009. In previous years it was found that being familiar with the surroundings and terrain of this race helped Runners on race day. To this end I plan to organise training runs of Leg 1 and Leg 3 during November. Leg 2 and Leg 4 will be addressed during December and will take 1 hour 30 minutes each. This leaves January to go over the routes again, though their will probably be different groups out then on different parts of the course.
Sunday 30th November – Leg 3:- Meet at Strathmiglo Village Hall at 9.30am. From here we will car share to Scotlandwell. The route back will take 2 hours 30 minutes. We will then car share back to Scotlandwell.
Sunday 7th December – Recce run of the The Law Breaker Hill Race route in Tillicoultry. Please meet at Tillicoultry Glen at 9.30am. There will be an option for a longer run for those who wish to run a bit further.
Fell type shoes are a must for these runs. Also full body cover is recommended as the weather can close in over the high parts of these trails. A hat and gloves are advisable. Recovery drink, bar or gel helps keep your energy levels up.
Sunday 14th December – Recce Run of our Festive Forest Run course at Blairadam Forest near Kelty. Please meet at 10am at the Forest Race start which is the Lochornie entrance on the B914 Cleish road. Trail shoes are preferable but road shoes will suffice.
Ian Johnston,
Men’s Club Captain (T – 01383 733936 or email – IronCaulker@aol.com )
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