Race: Friday 26th December 2014

Venue: Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy

A heavy overnight frost thawed just in time to allow Fife Athletic Club’s Boxing Day Handicap race to go ahead in good conditions on the 1.3 mile road circuit in Kirkcaldy's Beveridge Park.

The field of 72 finishers was led home by 7 year old Ashley Bryden from Dalgety Bay who covered the course in 10 minutes 39 seconds and was rewarded for her efforts with the Club trophy and the traditional steak pie presented by Club President Gary Barker.

The fastest 3 times in both men's and women's categories were set by Fife AC athletes.

First man was Paul Roarty in 6 minutes 58 seconds - a commendable effort following a two and a half year lay-off from athletics. Second was Euan Boyle in 7 minutes 4 seconds improving on his 2013 effort by 5 seconds. Third was Liam Hutson in 7 minutes 34 seconds.

First woman was Stephanie Pennycook who showed most of the men the way home by finishing third overall in 7 minutes 16 seconds. Second woman was the ever improving Annabel Simpson in 7 minutes 47 seconds. Third was Louise McCullagh in 8 minutes 37 seconds beating her 2013 time by 32 seconds.

Full Results (handicap positions and actual times):

  • 1 Ashley Bryden (10.39)
  • 2 Conor Gourlay (8.34)
  • 3 Conner Cassidy (13.30)
  • 4 Claire Scotland (10.44)
  • 5 Ashton McKechnie (14.47)
  • 6 Jennifer Bryden (10.02)
  • 7 Jenny Barker (14.04)
  • 8 Murray Oliver (11.07)
  • 9 Claire Sandilands (11.07)
  • 10 Millie McDaid (10.10)
  • 11 Jessica Brooks (15.16)
  • 12 Karin Scotland (11.44)
  • 13 Shirley Bryce (11.55)
  • 14 Katie Sandilands (10.13)
  • 15 Rory Sandilands (10.43)
  • 16 Louis Crickmar (8.55)
  • 17 Stephie Pennycook (7.16)
  • 18 Jack Bathgate (12.39)
  • 19 Owen Buchan (9.11)
  • 20 Erin Kinninmonth (11.41)
  • 21 Stuart Aitken (9.11)
  • 22 Paul Roarty (6.58)
  • 23 Rebecca Wardlaw (16.44)
  • 24 Gareth Wardlaw (16.44)
  • 25 Iain Sheerins (8.15)
  • 26 Tony Allan (9.17)
  • 27 David Brooks (7.48)
  • 28 Liam Hutson (7.34)
  • 29 Jo Kinninmonth (7.52)
  • 30 Megan Briers (9.22)
  • 31 Annabel Simpson (7.47)
  • 32 Euan Boyle (7.04)
  • 33 Jenny Gillanders (8.39)
  • 34 Iain McWhinnie (8.20)
  • 35 Matthew McCullagh (10.06)
  • 36 Oliver Anderson (13.26)
  • 37 Jane Anderson (13.26)
  • 38 Stuart Crickmar (8.50)
  • 39 Ben Kinninmonth (7.46)
  • 40 Susan Harley (9.33)
  • 41 Gary Barker (8.29)
  • 42 Stephen Pennycook (8.36)
  • 43 Cameron Lewis (9.20)
  • 44 Mhairi Boyle (8.51)
  • 45 Gavin McWhinnie (8.27)
  • 46 Louise McCullagh (8.37)
  • 47 Paul Parkinson (9.19)
  • 48 Ben Sandilands (9.14)
  • 49 Max Hadoke (8.35)
  • 50 Haley Brown (9.41)
  • 51 Martin Hutson (11.57)
  • 52 John Kinninmonth (10.07)
  • 53 John Lee (12.27)
  • 54 Rosemary Lee (10.46)
  • 55 Paddy Hadoke (10.05)
  • 56 Millie Ovens (17.43)
  • 57 James Pennycook (8.10)
  • 58 Veronica Parkinson (16.46)
  • 59 Mike Mitchell (8.58)
  • 60 John Boyle (9.29)
  • 61 Ian Aitken (9.17)
  • 62 Catherine Mathers (12.54)
  • 63 Ron Stalker (10.06)
  • 64 Alistair Robertson (14.03)
  • 65 Caroline Parkinson (18.07)
  • 66 Chloe Bathgate (13.09)
  • 67 Jim McWhinnie (9.58)
  • 68 Euan Mitchell (9.28)
  • 69 Jake Sandilands (12.55)
  • 70 Elsa Farquhar (18.37)
  • 71 Morag Farquhar (20.14)
  • 72 Matthew Bathgate (21.15)

Melville Scobie