Comrie Fortnight Hill Race, 4 August

So it came down to this, the Comrie Fortnight Hill Race, and the decider for the women's championship! Will had the men's championship sewn up long ago, but Kerry and Angela were separated by a single point, with the final destination of the championship resting on the result of this race. The most important bit of equipment was Phil's calculator!

We had a record 19 Harriers racing, making up a sizeable chunk of the field. From the off, Angela and Kerry stuck close to each other for all but the last mile, when Angela opened up a decisive lead on the Glen Lednock Road and widened the gap as she hurtled through the woods above the Deil’s Cauldron and finished as the first woman back at Laggan Park. But was Kerry's time close enough to Angela's to get her the points she needed?

In the men’s race, Patrick disappeared off into the distance after the first mile and we didn't see him again until the finish. He finished in what is thought to be a course record of 32:18 - such is the charm of the race that quaint notions such as timing are mere pipe dreams. Patrick was eventually followed home by the brothers-in-law Phil T and Phil M, followed by Andy G making a welcome appearance in amongst injuries.

After the race we retired to the Comrie Hotel where Phil did his sums and duly announced Kerry as the women's champion, with Angela in second place in the championship. Nicola finished third woman in the race and third in the women’s championship, with an impressive eight of the ten championship races under her belt.In the men's championship, I'd done enough to hold on to second place, ahead of Phil M in third place.