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Pentland Skyline Hill Race
(Part of the Scottish Long Classics Series and Pentland Hills Series)

95: Andrina Buchanan (Central AC), 33: Stuart Mathieson (Bellahouston RR), 94: Eddie Dealtry (Ochils), 54: Charlie Love (Dundee Hawkhill) 107: Alasdair Anthony (Ochils), 114: Grant Stewart (EAC), 30: Ben Kemp (Portobello) 32: Simon Fox (Carnethy), 22: Kate Ives (Kinross RR), 14: Mark Ellison (U/A). John Littlewood (Carnethy)

Next Race Sunday 12 October 2008, 11am
Organiser Shane Bouchier, 2/5 Tay Street, Edinburgh, EH11 1EA.
Tel. 0131 229 2682, Email:
Entry Fee £3 on the day only
Race Category AL, 16 miles, 6200 feet total climb
Course Records Men: A Kitchin 2:22:40 (1994)
Women: A Mudge 2:42:29 (2002)
Start Location Midlothian Snowsports Centre, Hillend, Biggar Road, Midlothian, EH10 7DU
Grid Reference: NT243666
(Changing rooms and showers available)

Previous Skyline Results
Man-or Mouse Results (for combined Manor Water and Pentland Skyline when they're on the same weekend)

skyline profile

  1. All competitors must be aged 18 or over.
  2. The course will not be marked.
  3. Experience and navigational skills required. Low cloud often covers the Pentlands. You MUST be able to find your way in mist using map and compass. You cannot depend on being able to follow a path or another runner, who may be lost too. Local knowledge an advantage.
  4. The following equipment MUST be carried (checks will be in operation):
    1. Windproof complete body cover
    2. Other body cover appropriate for the weather conditions.
    3. Suitable map and compass.
    4. Whistle
    5. Emergency food
  5. The course is long, with a lot of climbing, some steep. Some of it is grassy, some on gravel paths, some in deep heather without useful paths.
  6. IF YOU RETIRE, YOU MUST REPORT TO THE START/FINISH. If you do not we MUST come and look for you.
  7. Maps (either of):
    1. Explorer 344: Pentland Hills, Penicuik & West Linton (1:25000)
    2. Landranger 66: Edinburgh, Penicuik & North Berwick (1:50000)
    3. Harvey Pentland Hills (1:25000)
  8. To limit suffering by checkpoint marshals and sweepers, as well as runners, if conditions are rough, especially poor visibility and heavy rain, we ask runners taking more than 2 hours 15 mins to reach checkpoint 12 (The Drove Road), to retire and accept a lift to the start/finish.
  9. You must have previously completed a ‘short’ or preferably ‘medium’ category ‘A’ race.
  10. The organiser recommends trying this course before race day or at least doing some training runs of equivalent height and distance. This race is much harder than over 16 miles of easy country.

Links
  Past Winners Winners and Records since 1986
  2007 Photo Report Including FRA report and prize winners
  A Runner's Report from 2007 Member Michael O'Connor shares his pain.
  2006 Photo Report Including route commentry by Willie Gibson
  The Peasouper Skyline From Hell Skyline Poem by Tom Moffat and Ewan McColl
  Pentland Skyline Slide Show Series of Photos taken in 2004

Downloads
Race Map download (1.6 Mb)
Race Registration Form (Entry on the day only) download (67 Kb)
Race Checkpoints and Escape Routes download (16 Kb)
Race Advertisment Poster download (19 Kb)
Steven Fallon's Virtual Skyline Route Map download (1.8 Mb)

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