news
Neilston Pad race
Saturday 2nd May was the one sunny day of a wet week. Just as well, because the big Clydesdale horses and beefy locals were churning up the field where the annual "Neilston Show" is held something terrible - and that was the start and finish of the Pad race. Neilston Show is worth the visit on its own account - a mixture of Gala day, car boot sale, and display of anything remotely farm-related from tractors to "Chelsea tractors", green wellies, exotic pets (including a gekko in a Tupperware box) etc.
To the race, then, which played out on gender lines (ie blokes first - no Paula Radcliffe types to upset the natural order of things! JUST JOKING - oops!). Thus after some 4.5 miles of farm trails and hilly terrain, I found myself almost last bloke. Haven't got my time, but guess about 44 minutes.
Results: Men 1st S. Fleming (Kilbarchan) 29m38; Women 1st C. Henry 44m18. I think the men's winner was almost the only runner in a club vest!
Posted by Graeme Orr on Tue 5 May 2009 | 1 comment
Category races
Subscribe
Last 10 posts
Latest posts
Latest comments
- Hamilton on Goatfell Hill Race 2012
- Chris on Goatfell Hill Race 2012
- Gaynor G on Ben Lomond 2012
- GrahamB on Ben Lomond 2012
- DON on Ben Lomond 2012
- Alan Gilkison on Ben Lomond 2012
- Ciaran on Strathkinness to Blebocraigs 2012
- John Hamer on Stuc 'a Chroin 2012
- Johnston Summit Marshall on Ben Lomond 2012
- Don on Ben Lomond Junior Fun Run 2012
Categories
- 10k (2)
- archive material (4)
- beach and promenade novelty run (1)
- club races (57)
- club runs (36)
- cross country (67)
- duathlon (2)
- education (2)
- extreme (1)
- fun run (4)
- handicap races (62)
- hill race (156)
- hill walk (1)
- hill walk, trail walk, road walk (4)
- loch ossian (13)
- long distance (10)
- marathons (4)
- mountain marathons (12)
- news (514)
- non-running challenges (6)
- parkrun (23)
- race series (1)
- races (518)
- recce (1)
- relays (4)
- road race (53)
- road race (cycling) (1)
- short hill race (13)
- social (40)
- social run (14)
- summer league (19)
- time trial (9)
- track race (1)
- trail race (23)
- weekend (2)
- winter league (34)
Comments
Non-Grim Namesake said...
Grim,
Was your home-made Westies vest in evidence?
Tuesday 5th May 2009 9.12pm