Eleven Harriers made it to Milnathort for the annual Dash
this year – a great improvement over last year’s entry of just three Harriers. The
weather was considerably better too, after last year’s torrential rain. The Milnathort
Dash is a very friendly event run over a distance of about 5.3 miles on the
roads above Milnathort. It’s nominally a road race, and includes just enough of
a hill to break up the rhythm. It also features a special competition for the
first man and woman up the hill at the start, which provides a bit of added
spice for the fast boys and girls.
First Harrier to finish, taking 10th position overall and 1st MV50,
was Patrick, in a very good time of 32.57. Chris did his best to keep Patrick
in his sights, but couldn’t quite hang on, to finish in 13th place overall in
33.52 – a particularly good effort given his marathon exertions 11 days
earlier. Phil T was next Harrier home in 21st place, in 34.56, and I was next
to finish in 28th place in 36.01. Also racing after the Strathearn Marathon was
Jim, who was happy with his run of 37.35, and next in was Al, at 41.07.
Nicola was our first woman finisher, in a time of 41.30,
with Ali M coming in not far behind on 42.20. Allan MacInnes was next home in
44.00, followed by Dave G in 49.10 and Mary, in 1.03.02, shepherding one of the
Morrison’s runners in a preparation event for their Hong Kong trip later in the
year.
The race was won by Greg Simpson of Perth Road Runners in a
time of 30.07, while the women’s race was won by Amie McKimmie of Fife AC in
34.50.
The evening was rounded out with the usual fine Milnathort
spread of sandwiches and cake, enjoyed in pleasant evening sunshine.
After this race, Patrick moved into a decisive lead in the club championship on 74.6 points. I managed a 1.1 point lead over Phil, so it looks like the battle is on for the silver and bronze positions. In the women’s Championship, Emily still leads the way with a solid 71.8 points, ahead of Nicola on 59.5 points and Maddy on 56.5 points.
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