Inveraray Jail Breakout, Sat 30th May
Six EckO members took part in the inaugural Dun na Cuiche run (6.5km 236m climb).
Andy Dale was 4th, Mark Hill 11th, Finlay Walton 14th, Paul Frost 21st, Carol Burnapp 28th & Lynne 29th.
Lynne tripped over about a km from the finish and put a 4.5cm gash just below the patella almost down to the tendon. This required a visit to Inverclyde hospital, a general anaesthetic and an overnight stay. We were very impressed with the quality of First Aid support that very quickly dealt with Lynne within seconds of crossing the line.
Race report
A lovely warm day greeted the starters for the inaugural Dun na Cuiche run sponsored by Inveraray Jail on Saturday May 30th. The 29 strong field left the Jail at 11am prompt making its way through the tourists admiring Loch Fyne and on into the castle grounds. The field was led all the way by the eventual winners from Arran Runners with the rest of the competitors fighting their own personal battles be it against the 236m hill or fellow club runners along the way.
The friendly rivalry made for some very good times. The majority of the climb was shaded by the trees which was very welcome on one of the warmest days so far this year. The view from the top was not admired by many, except the marshals before powering it back down to the finish line in the Castle grounds.
Nick Emsley and Paul Cameron both from Arran runners battled it out in the final stages for first place with Nick making it over the finish line with 8 seconds to spare. Both walked away with Quaiches in the end with Nick as overall winner 28.46 and Paul as first Junior 28.54. First male veteran and third overall went to Paul Thompson from Helensborough. There was an excellent showing from the Mid Argyll triathlon and cycle club with Stephen Whiston , Toby Corner (Inveraray Jogscotland) , Matt Donald and Peter Robertson jostling for position throughout the race. Toby won through in the end crossing the line (with only one shoe!) in 31.33, his first adult race and first local home.
First female home was veteran Fiona Corner (MATCC and Jogscotland Inveraray) in 38.59, first female senior was Naomi Dixon, MATCC in 41.02. Third lady over the line was Liz Feeney ,fellow MATCC member in 41.31.First female junior, also running in her first race was Naomi Sturrock, 44.14 who only started running with the newly formed jogscotland Inveraray group 6 weeks ago.
Tribute must also be paid to the dedication of Lynne Walker who despite a bad fall continued run over a km to finish nearly 2 minutes under her personal goal of 60 minutes.
The organisers wish to thank all their sponsors Inveraray Jail, David and Kathy from Londis, Inveraray and Rhia and Shannon from Argyll Adventure who made the best tablet ever to replace that lost energy. The marshals and line judges did a fantastic job on a busy Saturday as did the volunteer first Aiders Bill and Fiona Nelson. The Duke of Argyll presented the Quaiches and prizes in the castle grounds.
Web site, http://www.inveraray-argyll.com
Posted on 31st May 09
by Paul Frost - Website, Membership, Publicity
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