Race: 16th August 2004

Fife AC’s Chris Russell, Glenrothes headed a record field of 87 finishers at the Ship Inn Shell Bay Sandy Slither race from Lower Largo to Elie.

Russell had already opened up a one minute advantage at the 2.5 mile mark as the runners plunged through the Cocklemill Burn. Through Shell Bay and over Kincraig Point, Russell increased his lead to one minutes and 55 seconds at the finish ahead of club colleagues Dusty Spates, St.Andrews, and Dave Anderson, Milnathort. Russell clocked 36 minutes 02 seconds over the 6.1 mile course, slightly extended due to the fast incoming tide over the final half mile finish to the Ship Inn.

Meike Bateman placed 29th overall in 44 minutes 40 seconds leading a Fife clean-sweep of the womens top three placings chased by Lisa Gamble (34th) and Jocelyn Scott (40th).

Results: 1. C.Russell (Fife AC) 36.02. 2. Dusty Spates (Fife AC) 37.57. 3. Dave Anderson (Fife AC) 1st veteran. 38.00. 4. Tom Scott (Fife AC) 1st over 50. 38.15. 5. Bill Hutchison (Anster Haddies) 2nd over 50. 38.51. 6. Dale Cunningham (Unatt.) 39.03. 7. Alan Wilson (Dundee Hawkhill) 39.42. 8. Jonathan Seelev (Fife AC) 39.50. 9. Neil Young (Fife AC) 40.00. 10. Martin Keye (Unatt.) 40.00. 11. Mike Mitchell (Fife AC) 40.40. 12. Andrew Cassidy (Fife AC) 40.49. 13. John MacPherson (Fife AC) 41.02. 14. Martin Laing (Fife AC) 41.09. 15. Andrew Evans (Fife AC) 1st junior. 41.15. 16. Nigel Fowler (Fife AC) 42.05. 42.05. 17. Mark Harley (Fife AC) 2nd junior. 42.14. 18. John Gilfillan (Fife AC) 3rd over 50. 42.18. 19. Richard Shaw (Fife AC) 42.36. 20. Alastair Bagnall (Fife AC) 21. J.Knox (Anster Haddies) 43.10. 22. I.Mills (Anster Haddies) 43.37. 23. G.Kirby (Unatt.) 43.54. 24. A.McLeod (Dundee RR) 44.08. 25. lan Poolman (Fife AC) 44.09. 26. Brian Landels (Fife AC) 44.12. 27. Roy McLachlan (Fife AC) 44.29. 28. Steve Shanks (Fife AC) 44.37. 29. Meike Bateman (Fife AC) 44.40. 30. J.Kay (Unatt.) 45.16. 31. Bill Smith (Fife AC) 45.27. 32. Sam Gillespie (Fife AC) 45.57. 33. S.Adamson (Unatt.) 46.00. 34. Lisa Gamble (Fife AC) 46.03. 35. Doug Gunstone (Fife AC) 46.42. 36. I.Campbell (HBT) 46.44. 37. D.Osborne (Lomond HR) 47.01. 38. R.McGill (Dundee RR) 47.03. 39. Ken McGuire (Fife AC) 47.11. 40. Jocelyn Scott (Fife AC) 1st veteran. 47.18. 41. Brian Peachey (Fife AC) 47.20. 42. Sarah Cullen (Fife AC) 47.31. 43. M.Frodsham (Unatt.) 47.51. 44. P.Mallett (Lomond HR) 48.10. 45. Hazel Bradley (Anster Haddies) 2nd veteran. 48.27. 46. Phylis Lemoncello (Fife AC) 3rd veteran. 49.26. 47. R.Thornton (Dund. Hawks) 49.37. 48. R.Forrester (Unatt.) 49.40. 49. Chris Fox (Fife AC) 49.46. 50. Alan Meiklejohn (Fife AC) 49.50. 51. David Shepherd (Fife AC) 49.53. 52. Grant Laycock (Fife AC) 49.59. 54. Mandy Rathgen (HBT) 50.19. 55. A.Paterson (Unatt.) 50.20. 56. A Wright (Unatt.) 50.33. 57. J.Dalgleish (Unatt.) 50.35. 58. Lynn Stephen (Unatt.) 50.49. 59. G.Nellis (Unatt.) 51.01. 60. John McFarlane (Fife AC) 51.07. 61. A.Stephen (Unatt.) 51.14. 62. Graham Bennison (Fife AC) 51.22. 63. A.Stott (Sri Chinmoy) 51.57. 64. Christine Buckley (HBT) 53.26. 65. I.Shield (Anster Haddies) 53.44. 66. Alastair Robertson (Fife AC) 1st over 60. 53.50. 67.Eric Nachman (Fife AC) 54.05. 68. S.Hutchison (Unatt) 54.23. 69. J.Scott (Unatt.) 2nd over 60. 54.52. 70. Johanna Paananen (Fife AC) 54.54. 71. Eliza McLachlan (Fife AC) 55.42. 72. Bob Stark (Fife AC) 3rd over 60. 56.24. 73. R.Annand (Unatt.) 56.37. 74. Alan Lees (Fife AC) 56.44. 75. Sarah Moss (Sri Chinmoy) 56.48. 76. Alison Strachan (Dund.RR) 57.04. 77. Neane Troy (HBT) 57.47. 78. Margaret Robertson (Dund.RR) 58.17. 79. Charlotte Kirby (Unatt.) 58.25. 80. Agnes Molner (Sri Chinmoy) 58.39. 81. Alison McAdam-Smith (Unatt.) 60.30. 82. Luzana Tobolkova (Sri Chinmoy) 60.38. 83. S.Hamilton (Unatt.) 61.10. 84. Joanna Walker (Unatt.) 68.53. 85. Kate Pether-Smith (Unatt.) 68.52. 86. Jennifer Carswell (JJ) 71.24. 87. Margaret Ingledew (JJ) 71.31.

Graham Bennison