Well done to the 14 Carnegie Hill Billies who turned out for the Bishop Hill race on Sunday.
| 5 | Sandy Bennet | V | 00:21:45 |
| 6 | Peter Simpson | V | 00:21:52 |
| 10 | Ritchie Cunningham | V | 00:23:30 |
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Well done to the 27 Hillbillies who turned out on Saturday for the 40th Carnethy 5 Hill Race. Results Below
Some Photos
Photos taken by Cameron Scott (Flickr)
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Isobel Burnet Law Breaker
Congratulations to Isobel Burnett who followed up her recent Festive Forest Run victory by placing 1st lady in 49.56 at the Law Breaker Hill Race fromTillicoultry. Nine Harriers took part in the race which is organised by Carnegie’s andrew Wright with a further six members assisting at the event.Due to the snow and cold weather a decision was made to operate the low level route which featured a 3.3 mile course with 565m of climbing which was ran over three laps.
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Congratulations to Carnegie Hillbilly Andy Symonds who has won the 2009 Scottish Hill Running Long Classics Series, which concluded on Sunday at the Pentland Skyline Hill Race. The series was based on the athletes 5 best results from 11 races, with 745 runners completing at least 1 race.Andy’s took part in races at Stuc a’ Chroin, Loch Lochy, Ben Rinnes, Ochil 2000’s, Two Breweries and the Pentland Skyline with his best 5 results totalling 4943 points. Carnethy’s Stewart Whitlie finished 2nd and Alex Keith (HBT) was 3rd.
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Pentland Skyline Race Profile
Who says hill running isn't a dirty business?
Record field on windy day at Pentland Skyline
(From Carnethy http://www.carnethy.com)
At the Skyline, the second of Carnethy’s double race weekend, there were a record 170 finishers and 169 of them chased the inspired winner, Oleg Chepelin from Shettleston, who was over 6 mins clear at the end having had one of those “in the zone” runs we all dream about. Murray Strain (HBT) hung onto 2nd from club mate Dan Gay. Shettleston completed the double as Fiona Maxwell won the ladies category (as well as being first Over 40 woman!) with Jacqui Higginbottom second woman and second Over 40 ! Carnethy picked up first over 40 and 50 men’s prizes through Stewart Whitlie (4th) and Murdo McEwan (31st) respectively as well as both team prizes. Graham Arthur of Ilkley was first Over 60.
It was sunny and clear, but runners had to fight the wind on the first half, though were thankful to be blown home in order to get to the cake table as soon as possible (and at least, if possible, to be there before John Blair-Fish!).
Results (results of previous years here).
Matt Davis of Carnethy won the coverted Man-or Mouse title, for the combined Manor Water and Pentland Skyline times, from the 12 brave (or foolhardy!) people who managed it this year, with Chris Oliver (HBT) winning the squeaky mouse by just 26 secs from Caroline Coyle (sorry, this was announced the wrong way round at prize-giving), due to the late burst Caroline put in at the finish of the Skyline which unfortunately cost her the mouse (or was it the tactical slowing down by Chris that won it for him?).
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Only one Hillbilliy made it down to the borders for the Manor Water Hill race. This race is the first part of the Man or Mouse series with the second being the Pentland Skyline the following day.
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Four Hillbillies made the trip to Ben Venue for the new hill race. Welcome back to Tiger who was running his first race in two years.
Due to the high winds, 70 mph and the fact that the mountain rescue guys could not stand up on the ridge it was decided to run an alternative route this year.
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5 Hillbillies decided not to go ” Doon the water” on the club coach. Instead they opted to head for the hills at Comrie for the annual Comrie Hill Relay. For their efforts they were rewarded with great weather, a really enjoyable race and a BBQ with a cricket match put on for good measure.
Congratulations to Carnegie club member Andy Symonds who along with his Saab Salomon Outdoor Team mate Tom Owens are the winners of the 5th Gore-Tex® Transalpine Run. The eight stage event began on Saturday 5th September in Germany and involved the teams of paired runners completing a 238km course with 15,422m of ascent. After leaving Germany the runners ran an incredibly challenging course across the Alps in Austria and Switzerland before finishing in Italy. Andy and Tom’s winning time of 24 hours 02 mins 47 secs was a course record and almost two hours ahead of the 2nd placed team. A breakdown of the inividual stages can be found below; Andy Symonds got his 8 day Gore-Tex® Transalpine Run of to the perfect start on Saturday 5th September by winning the opening stage from Oberstdorf in Germany to Lech am Arlberg in Austria. Running with team mate Tom Owens (Shettleston Harriers) they covered the 35.03km course complete with a vertical ascent of 2,543m in 3 hours 35 mins 09 secs. The 2nd placed team finished in 3.49.56. Andy’s race report from Stage One can be found HERE. Sunday’s Stage 2 involved 23km of running with a 2014m climb across the Austrian Alps from Lech am Arlberg to St.Anton. Andy and Tom continued their impressive form from the opening day by winning Stage Two in 2 hours 39 mins 54 secs to extend their overall lead. Andy’s race report from Stage Two can be found HERE. Andy extended his overall lead by winning Stage 3 from St.Anton to Galtür in a course record of 3 hours 43 mins 56 secs. This 33km stage involved 2437m of climbing. Andy and his team mate Tom Owens now hold a 50 minute advantage moving into Day 4. You can read Andy’s Stage 3 report HERE. Stage 4 on Tuesday featured 39.9km of running with a 2339m climb from Galtür in Austria to Scuol in Switzerland. This was the longest stage of the event and Andy and Tom maintained their excellent form, winning the stage in 3 hours 51 mins 25 secs. You can read Andy’s Stage 4 report HERE. Stage 5 on Wednesday involved the competitors tackling a 963m uphill race over 6.19km. Andy and Tom both decided to take this short stage at an easier tempo before the distance increases over the next three days. The pair still ran extremely well finishing 2nd overall on the day and only ten seconds behind the stage winners. You can read Andy’s Stage 5 report by clicking HERE. Stage 6 on Thursday saw Andy and Tom get back to winning ways by covering the 37.02km (1332m climb) route from Scuol (Switzerland) across to Mals im Vinschgau (Italy) in 3 hours 9 mins 14 secs. The second placed team were a further 6 minutes behind and Andy’s team now have a lead of around 60 minutes with two stages remaining. You can read Andy’s Stage 6 report HERE. Friday’s penultimate race saw Andy and Tom break the Stage 7 record by over 40 minutes by covering the 34.51km course (2004m climb) in 3 hours 34 mins 46 secs. The route from Mals to Schlanders im Vinschgau featured the highest elevation of the event with the competitors running across a high alpine pass at 3012m. You can read Andy’s Stage 7 report HERE. The final stage took place over a 28km course (1817m climb) from Schlanders to Latsch im Vinschgau in Italy. Andy and Tom maintained their incredible form to win the stage in 2 hours 46 mins 51 secs. Videos from each stage of the event can be viewed HERE and the event website HERE.
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Ben Nevis Hill Race profile 2009
Seven Hillbillies made the trip to Fort William for the annual Ben Nevis Hill race. To say the conditions were poor would be an undestatement. It was raining and fairly misty in the park before we started. As we waited to be safety checked we were told that there was 25mph winds at the top and a wind chill factor of -3 degrees C. Nothing like boosting our enthusiasm.
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