Runners from round 100 golf equipment descend on Falkirk to chase nationwide medals on the nation
Scotland worldwide Lynn McKenna claimed the most important win of her athletics profession within the Lindsays Nationwide XC Champs – then thanked the packed crowds across the course at Falkirk.
Help from additional afield helped encourage Logan Rees to his second senior Scottish title on this occasion – his girlfriend was over from California – as he made amends for dropping his shoe within the mud at Liverpool in November.
McKenna received gold from Nancy Scott of Edinburgh AC and her Shettleston clubmate, Brogan Wallace, who has returned to the game after a five-year absence.
With 2207 names on begin lists and 100 golf equipment represented, the Lindsays Nationwide XC drew a crowd of 3000 to 4000 to Callendar Park in Falkirk.
Particular person medals for Shetland AAC in under-20 and Stornoway RAC at under-17 races added to the occasion’s depth and environment as runners took Trains, Planes and Vehicles (and Ferries) to be there.
Over 900 seniors completed the 10km of cross nation motion with the fields together with Olympian Freya Ross from native membership Falkirk Victoria and athletes from under-13 to M80.
“I’ve not run right here for a couple of years as I’ve been injured at this level of the season – so Falkirk was an enormous goal for me this yr,” stated McKenna.
“I felt as if Nancy and others have been near me within the first couple of laps however as soon as you’re feeling you’re forward you simply must push on and belief your self.
“It means an terrible lot to me to win this once I see the names on the trophy like Freya Ross and Mhairi Maclennan.
“The environment right here is sensible and at each level within the course I felt there was somebody shouting me on. It actually helps and then you definitely come again into the part with all of the membership tents and the street is deafening.”
In that senior girls’s race, Shettleston received crew golds with Edinburgh second and Carnethy Hill Runner third.
Logan Rees (Bobby Gavin)
Rees was a person with a plan and executed it beautifully as house favorite Scott Stirling of Falkirk Victoria Harriers took silver and 37-year-old Kevin Campbell of Cambuslang Harriers landed a shock bronze.
Central AC received the crew golds as soon as once more with Carnethy the silvers and Shettleston have been third.
“My girlfriend was over from America and a variety of household have been right here too so I couldn’t allow them to down,” grinned Logan.
“I believe Liverpool and Falkirk are the 2 massive ones for Scottish athletes by way of cross nation. Liverpool didn’t go means I hoped once I misplaced a shoe so I’ve to be actually happy with gold right here. I tied my spikes additional exhausting right this moment!
“I’ll look to 10km on the street now and try to win a GB and NI choice.”
Isla Paterson of Gala Harriers, whose uncle Chris Paterson is Scotland’s high factors scorer in worldwide rugby, added to that household story with under-20 girls’s gold. Logan Beagley of Central AC received the under-20 males’s title after enhancing from fourth the earlier yr.
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