Race: 15th February 2013

Distance: 3.8 miles

Route: The Beast Blast of Balbirnie

The Beast of Balbirnie Nightmare course served up a fierce test of concentration and navigation along twisting monster woodland trails at Markinch.

Dundee Hawkhill veteran Craig Love led over the opening lap of 1.8 miles before veering wildly off course along the second final circuit. Chris Russell (Fife AC) on home territory, took advantage to come through into pole position completing the 3.8 miles in 22 minutes 35 seconds with Ian McNulty (Dundee Hawkhill) the runner-up twenty-seven seconds adrift. Over 50 veteran John Kay (Fife AC) claimed third spot ahead of Love in fourth.

Female series leader Jane Dunlop (Dundee Road Runners) placed 14th overall first female with Catherine Matthews (Dundee Hawkhill) following in 15th.

Results: 1 C Russell (Fife AC) 1st veteran. 22.35, 2 I McNulty (Dundee Hawkhill) 2nd veteran. 23.50, 3 J Kay (Fife AC) 1st over 50. 24.17, 4 C Love (Dundee Hawkhill) 3rd veteran. 24.43, 5 C Harvie (Fife AC) 25.00, 6 S Peters (Dundee Road Runners) 25.52, 7 K Anthony (Fife AC) 2nd over 50. 26.05, 8 B R Smith (Fife AC) 3rd over 50. 26.58, 9 D Cowan (Fife AC) 27.15, 10 J Mill (Dundee RR) 27.45, 11 P Mallett (Lomond HR) 27.56, 12 G Timmins (Dundee RR) 28.00, 13 B Simpson (Anster Haddies) 28.03, 14 Jane Dunlop (Dundee RR) 28.19, 15 Catherine Matthews (Dundee Hawkhill) 29.35, 16 Monica Padilla (Dundee RR) 30.00, 17 J O'Donnell (Unatt.) 30.26, 18 J Keenlyside (Fife AC) 1st over 60. 32.31, 19 J Gourley (Unatt.) 33.36, 20 B Thornton (Fife AC) 34.32, 21 E Petrie (Unatt.) 34.50, 22 S Davidson (Fife AC) 35.15, 23 P Hetherington (Jog Sxcotland) 35.40, 24 E Nachman (Jog Scotland) 36.20, 25 Dawn Busby (Jog Scotland) 37.48, 26 I Shield (Anster Haddies) 39.05, 27 G Bennison (Fife AC) 40.27, 28 Gillian Carmoodie (Jog Scotland) 41.45, 29 Sarah Ives (Jog Scotland) 44.55, 30 Ceclia Ffrench (Jog Scotland) 45.05, 31 K Matthews (Unatt.) 1st junior. 45.30. 32 Grace Matthews (Unat.) 1st female junir. 46.08, 33 S Matthews (Dundee Hawkhill) 46.10.

Leading Women. 1 J Dunlop (Dundee RR) 28.19, 2 C Matthews (Dundee Hawkhill) 29.35, 3 M Padilla (Dundee RR) 30.00, 4 D Busby (Jog Scotland) 37.48, 5 G Carmoodie (Jog Scotland) 41.45, 6 S Ives (Jog Scotland) 44.55….8 G Matthews (Unatt.) 1st junior. 46.08.

More info: forum thread

Graham Bennison