Race: 27th March 2005

Fortunes went up and down in the mists that covered the Fife AC Norman’s Law Hill Race with Neil Munro (Hunters Bog Trotters) first back through the gloom to the finish at Luthrie.

Cambuslang Harrier Andrew Wright failed to find the summit whilst Munro and Brian Cruickshank (Fife AC) used local knowledge to cover the five mile (700ft) course in 34 minutes 45 seconds and 34.59 respectively. Scottish over 55 cross-country champion Tom Scott (Fife AC) won the battle for third ahead of Craig Love (Dundee Hawkhill).

First female to the summit Sarah Legge (Carnegie) had an eventful return journey finally finishing 52nd whilst club colleague Fabienne Thompson came through to take the women’s prize placing 17th overall in 40 minutes 33 seconds. Fife junior Jennifer Kibble  followed only 23 seconds adrift in 20th overall.

Results: 1 N Munro (HBT) 34.45, 2 B Cruickshank (Fife AC) 34.59, 3 T Scott (Fife AC V55) 1st veteran. 35.27, 4 C Love (Dundee Hawks) 36.24, 5 B Smith (Fife AC) 36.25, 6 R Scott (Fife AC U20) 1st junior. 36.25, 7 T Ross (Fife AC V55) 2nd veteran. 36.38, 8 J Hargreaves (Carnegie U20) 2nd junior.  36.39, 9 M Galloway (Dundee Hawks V40) 3rd veteran. 36.42, 10 P Buchanan (Ochil HR V45) 4th veteran. 36.45, 11 M Harley (Fife AC U20) 3rd junior. 36.47, 12 C Russell (Fife AC) 37.03, 13 G Pryde (Lomond HR V45) 5th veteran. 37.07, 14 S Morton (Dundee Hawks V45) 6th veteran. 40.05, 15 E Simpson (Fife AC U17) 4th junior. 40.06, 16 T Bowie (Carnegie V45) 40.32, 17 Fabienne Thomson (Carnegie) 40.33, 18 G Kirby (Fife AC) 40.40, 19 A Evans (Fife AC U17) 40.43, 20 Jennifer Kibble (Fife AC U17) 40.56, 21 S Bennet (Carnegie V40) 41.10, 22 D Phee (Giff. North U20) 41.16, 23 Jocelyn Scott (Fife AC LV 50) 41.18, 24 D Robertson (Fife AC V40) 41.20, 25 B Allison (Fife AC V45) 41.21, 26 Kate Fitzpatrick (Fife AC) 41.31, 27 G Murdoch (Carnegie V40) 42.04, 28 Debbie MacDonald (HBT LV45) 43.55, 29 D Francis (Fife AC V55) 44.01, 30 S Cromar (Dundee Hawks) 1st over 60. 44.02 31 J Davie (Unatt. V40) 44.04, 32 R Thornton (Dundee Hawks V45) 44.05, 33 Chantel Clark (Elgin U17) 45.13, 34 Jenny Tan (Fife AC U15) 45.23, 35 R McLachlan (Fife AC V50) 45.27, 36 J Keenlyside (Fife AC V50) 45.32, 37 Phyllis Lemoncello (Fife AC LV55) 45.54, 38 M Mitchell (Fife AC) 49.33, 39 D Wall (HBT V50) 49.34, 40 R MacDonald (Unatt. V50) 50.02, 41 Eliza McLachlan (Fife AC LV 45) 50.50, 42 D Ellison (Fife AC V55) 50.57, 43 J Scott (Unatt. V60) 51.47, 44 F McCain (HELP V55) 52.47, 45 Alison West (Carnegie LV 50) 54.10, 46 Kate Pether-Smith (Fife AC LV35) 54.10, 47 R Stark (Fife AC V60) 56.45, 48 J Close (Fife AC V40) 56.48, 49 Lorraine D Brown (Fife AC LV 40) 56.54, 50 A Robertson (Fife AC V60) 57.12, 51 D Mitchell (DH V 40) 58.19, 52 Sarah Legge (Carnegie) 58.54, 53 B Simpson (Anst.H V50) 59.11, 54 G Laycock (Fife AC) 59.25, 55 Innes Bracegirdle (Fife AC LV 45) 54.25, 56 Val Herkes (Fife AC LV45) 59.27, 57 J Ross (Unatt. V40) 59.37, 58 Claire Jarvis (Fife AC U17) 59.41, 59 G Bennison (Fife AC V55) 60.01, 60 L Anderson (Fife AC V45) 60.02, 61 A McGuire (Fife AC V50) 62.00, 62 L Hunter (Unatt. V60) 62.05, 63 S Brown (HBT) 62.27, 63 B Downie (Greenock Glen. U20) 66.05, 64 W Downie (Greenock Glen. V50) 66.05, 65 C Brown (Fife AC) 70.00.

Leading Women: 1 F Thomson (EZ Carnegie) 40.33, 2 J Kibble (Fife AC) 1st junior. 40.56, 3 J Scott (Fife AC) 1st veteran. 41.18, 4 K Fitzpatrick (Fife AC) 41.31, 5 D MacDonald (HBT) 2nd veteran. 43.55, 6 C Clark (Elgin) 2nd junior. 45.13, 7 J Tan (Fife AC) 3rd junior. 45.23, 8 P Lemoncello (Fife AC) 3rd veteran. 45.54, 9 E McLachlan (Fife AC) 4th veteran. 50.50, 10 A West (Carnegie) 5th veteran. 54.10.

 

Emily Hill Junior Race (one mile, 250ft). Boys: 1 C Galloway (Lothian RC) 8.17, 22 C McGaw (Pitreavie) 8.34, 3 M Galloway (Lothian RC) 10.20. Girls: 1 L Duff (Fife AC) 8.49, 2 E Aitken (Carnethy HR) 9.06, 3 S Taylor (Unatt.) 11.55, 4 S Thompson (Unatt) 12.02.

Graham Bennison