Red Moss 2000 Handicap Results
Organiser Nick Macdonald
|
Position
|
Name
|
Handicap Time
|
Run Time
|
Finish Time
|
Points
|
|
1
|
Nick Macdonald
|
23.00
|
1.11.48
|
1.34.48
|
35
|
|
2
|
Angela Wood
|
12.35
|
1.22.50
|
1.35.25
|
34
|
|
3
|
Bill Cross
|
22.00
|
1.14.56
|
1.36.56
|
33
|
|
4
|
John Mendum
|
22.00
|
1.15.31
|
1.37.31
|
N/M
|
|
5
|
Alan Hogg
|
27.40
|
1.10.02
|
1.37.42
|
32
|
|
6
|
Alison Laws
|
31.45
|
1.07.26
|
1.38.11
|
31
|
|
7
|
Nigel Rose
|
22.00
|
1.17.12
|
1.39.12
|
30
|
|
8
|
Anne Nimmo
|
25.35
|
1.14.51
|
1.39.26
|
29
|
|
9
|
Joanne Anderson
|
23.35
|
1.16.14
|
1.39.49
|
28
|
|
10
|
Jim McWhinnie
|
29.50
|
1.11.37
|
1.40.27
|
27
|
|
11
|
Russell Stout
|
40.25
|
1.00.24
|
1.40.49
|
26
|
|
12
|
Ian Jackson
|
23.30
|
1.18.42
|
1.41.12
|
25
|
|
13
|
Rupert Warren
|
39.20
|
1.03.19
|
1.41.39
|
24
|
|
14
|
Cali Ingham
|
15.35
|
1.27.30
|
1.42.05
|
23
|
|
15
|
Paula Drouet
|
13.35
|
1.29.07
|
1.42.42
|
22
|
|
16
|
Willie Gibson
|
40.00
|
1.05.05
|
1.45.05
|
21
|
|
17
|
Bill Gauld
|
35.35
|
1.11.49
|
1.46.24
|
20
|
|
18
|
Joanne Thin
|
12.35
|
1.34.05
|
1.46.40
|
19
|
|
19
|
Richard Roberstson
|
06.56
|
1.43.55
|
1.49.51
|
18
|
|
20
|
Stuart Whittlie
|
45.30
|
1.10.49
|
1.55.19
|
17
|
It was a fine gentle night. A pale translucent light bathed the hills, whilst
gentle zephyrs stirred the air, ruffling the branches of the trees and
scattering a mosaic of myriad patches of colour and light which dappled the
lush grass...Aye, but not where we were. The Pentlands were humid dank and wet,
with the visibility waxing and waning as the mist dirled around the tops.
Some twenty stalwarts ventured out to Red Moss and with the handicapper off to
Iceland it seemed to be fair game for most to complain about their cruel
handicaps, all to no avail as usual as I had to remain objective and abide by
Willie's calculations. Besides, I had a decent handicap and I wasn't letting
anyone else get any advantage. Anne Nimmo in particular couldn't understand why
her handicap was so severe, even when I explained to her it was because she won
the last event. 'But that was a golf match', she complained. Poor lass, she
obviously doesn't understand the complexities of the handicapping system.
As aforementioned, our absent handicapper had given me the best handicap I'd
had in about 2 years. The best in fact since I wrote that article on how to win
a handicap without really trying. Willie had obviously forgotten that 2 of the
ways mentioned to aid your success are organising the race and planning the
route. As it turned out the mist did the rest...
Sometimes you can't see the Wood for the mist and, like the poet Robert Frost,
Angela mixed up the paths on Scald Law and took the one less travelled by and
that made all the difference. For she threw away her lead, allowing me to pass
in the mist to just stay ahead of her and the rest of the pack to the finish.
The evening was rounded of with an ale or two, some fine grub and some
convivial conversation in The Johnsburn Inn. Now, who's organising the next
handicap?
To see the route description and more information
click HERE
