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Croftamie Handicap 2009
A small but quality field turned out for last night's annual Croftamie Handicap, slightly later in the year than normal due to holiday commitments which meant the light was failing rapidly by the end of the 7.8 mile (12.5km) course.
9 runners started the race, and all but one finished successfully. New recruit Dom managed to uphold the fine Westies tradition of going wildly off route but seemed to enjoy his extended run despite having to be rescued by Drew and Margaret. The racing snake David Riach lived up to his name by lurking at the back and then slithering his way through the field to steal the handicap win overhauling both Fiona and Helen in the final metres. I was next home, having passed Ellie in the final straight, with Matt and JD finishing very soon after.
The timings appeared to be a bit of a mystery, but by my estimations David clocked 46:18 and I was just over a minute behind in 47:27. Ellie must have been next fastest, followed by JD, Matt or Helen and Fiona.
Posted by Chris Upson on Thu 10 Sep 2009 | 3 comments
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Rob said...
Wouldn't be Croftamie without someone getting lost :o)
As for times, what does it matter? It's a handicap: first across the line wins, no need for a watch. (Apart from making sure everyone sets off at the right intervals obviously.)
Thursday 10th September 2009 6.34pm
Hel Mac said...
I's a shame so few people turned up for this race; it's usually relatively well attended. It was quite lonely out there on the moor - no one to follow out front and no immediate sense of being hunted down; well not until the last half mile. Anyway, it doesn't take away from the fact that it's a brute of a course but, boy, do you feel you've achieved something when you finish. The handicapper did pretty well; everyone finished very close in time - apart from the stray new start, Dom.
Route marking note - there are actually a few decision points before the right hand turn; need more markers up there. It was a beautiful running night. Well done to everyone who ran and thanks to Drew, Margaret and Steph for time-keeping and encouragement. Not sure what the official timing difficulties were. Mine was that my stop-watch didn't actually start! Oh well.
Anyone going to post even approximate times?
Sunday 13th September 2009 8.06pm
Chris said...
Yes - a strangely low turnout on such a lovely evening. Makes the handicap seem a bit lonely when there's nobody to chase. I reckon Helen was just over an hour and Fiona was 1:09. Too bad that Dom got lost, especially after we marked all the road junctions beforehand - but he never got that far!
Tuesday 15th September 2009 9.43am