15th September 2010
Records set at Windy Caerketton Doonhiller
Alasdair Anthony (Ochils) and Eilidh
Wardlaw (HBT) set new records at the Caerketton Downhill aided by a very
strong following wind (well over the 2 m/s limit for track records!!).
With 53 runners and 51 finishers it was great work from the finish marshals
to get the results out so quickly. Remember it's not just the first past
the post that wins - there's the tricky job of adding and subtracting
minutes and seconds..... Runners start at 15 second intervals at the
top and no-one knows the start time till Mark is down. It was a cold
wait at the top for the last runners but the setting sun over Edinburgh
provided a brilliant backdrop.
Results
and other stats here
    
It was a night for records at this year’s Caerketton Doonhiller.
Al Anthony (Ochils) pushed the course record that bit closer to a sub
5 by knocking 7 seconds off Ian Wellock’s course record, clocking
5mins 4secs for the 1.8km course with 300m descent. Eilidh Wardlaw (HBT)
knocked 23 seconds off her own women’s course record, Russell
Anderson (Moorfoots) did the first sub 6 minute clocking by a vet 50
and Thomas Knox (Anster Haddies) set a new under 20 record of 6mins
15secs. Paul Ireland (Edinburgh) set a boys record in the shorter junior
race though was still 2 seconds outside Helen Roger’s overall
junior record. Other records included the largest turnout with
51 seniors and 7 juniors finishing. The wind speed was also the strongest
ever recorded
for the race, threatening to knock competitors off the summit cairn
at the start. And I also had the shortest time ever (16mins) to get
from registration to the summit in order to start the race on time!
Twenty six assorted prizes were on offer on the night including various
beverages,
top quality food and sports
gear. Al won one of the more ‘assorted’ prizes
for his efforts in the random prize draw, a box of 225 fluorescent
bendy straws which he can use to drink all the beer and wine he wins
in his forthcoming races! We had a slight discrepancy in the results
during the night with times and places becoming out of synch about
halfway
down the field,
so some of the positions and times announced on the night may have
been a little out. Apologies to anyone affected though the problem
has now been rectified. Many thanks to those
who helped out on the night and see you all next year for more adrenaline
filled fun!
Mark Johnson
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