Press Release, Tues 11 Oct 2016

The cross country season got under way last Saturday, with the West District Relay Championships at Kilmacolm and Kilbarchan Athletic Club had a successful day, winning the Women’s title and finishing 2^nd in the Men’s event.

The trio of Elspeth Curran, Kerry MacAngus and Jemma Reekie, ran strongly all the way to win their 3 lap race in 43 minutes, 51 seconds, with Jemma having the fastest time of the day of 13.55 for the 4K circuit.  The Kilbarchan B team of Elaine Eadie, Holly Thomson and Jennifer Rooney did well to finish 7^th and Kilbarchan were also 3^rd in the over 40s category, the team of Julia Wylie, Caroline Cochran and Sharon Hastie , 12^th overall from 40 starting teams, in a time of 52.09.

Shettleston Harriers won the Men’s 4 stage race in 48minutes 47 seconds with the Kilbarchan quartet of Ewan McKerral, Callum Hawkins, Scott MacAulay and Callum Matthews, 2^nd in 49.53. Olympic marathon star and Glasgow ½ marathon winner Callum Hawkins, had the fastest time of the day of 11 minutes 8 seconds. The Kilbarchan B team also performed well, the quartet of Graham Evans, Scott McLardie, Conor Thomson and Sam McNair finishing 10^th.

79 teams started in the girls race won by Giffnock North, with the Kilbarchan team of Rachel Muir, Alisha Sivell and Leona Murray  7^thand their B team of Louise Hastie, Laine Alemu and Libby Sutherland also well to the fore finishing 10^th . The boys race was won by Shettleston Harriers, with the Kilbarchan team of Ross Hastie, David McNair and Andrew MacAngus, 11^th ..

This coming Sunday, the Renfrewshire County relay Championships are being staged at Bellahouston Park, the historical county area including Inverclyde and Eastwood areas , parts of Glasgow Southside, as well as Paisley district.

Arthur Smith