Calderglen Harriers 10 Mile Road Race

As part of the clubs 25th Anniversary the Harriers re-launched the old 10 miler which took place on Saturday in fantastic blazing sunshine around the back roads of Auldhouse. The idea behind the race is to get teams of 10 with prizes available for the quickest team of 10 over the line and there was a great turnout considering the number of other races that were on on the same day.
This is a tough 10 miler with plenty of undulations to keep you working hard but the conditions were perfect & there were loads of marshalls, supporters & photographers out on the course.
First home was Robert Gilroy in 54 mins but the glory of the winning team went to Calderglen. I went round in 62 mins & finished 3rd Harrier in 8th place, quite pleased given the fairly heavy 16 hour training week - no sprint finish in the legs but I ran the whole distance at around 6 min miling, apart from the hillier sections.
Well done to Graeme A & Aileen who went round (together) in a very respectable 1.26 and to Frank who, rumour has it, ran round whilst entertaining some ladies & finishing in 1.36.
Loads of photos to follow - there will be some appearing HERE shortly. You may recognise the dashing young athlete currently on the homepage.
RESULTS here.
Saturday night was the Harriers 25th Anniversary Dinner Dance at which I over indulged on the red wine & feel sorry for myself today. Well done to Genevieve & Joanne who somehow managed to go out this morning & run for 2 1/4 hours. Fortunately I am on a rest day - gives me a chance to recover not only from the race but also the rigours & humiliation of my shocking ceilidh dancing.