Hunters Bog Trotter Murray Strain led home a field of 381 runners at Wednesday evenings Auld Toun 10K Road Race in Dunfermline. Murray raced to the finish in Pittencrieff Park setting a new course record of 31.36. Keith Hood (Corstorphine AAC) clocked 32.16 in 2nd position while Martin Gore (Lasswade AC) was 3rd in 33.57. In form Jeff Farquhar (Pitreavie AAC) enjoyed an excellent run around the testing 6.2 mile course placing 4th overall and leading M50 in 34.06. Grant Wilkie (Corstorphine AAC) won the M40 award, finishing 5th overall in 34.17. Archie Duncan (Pitreavie AAC) won the M60 award placing 69th overall in 43.19. Congratulations to Katherine Brownlee (Unattached) who was the convincing winner of the ladies race in 38.23. Eilis McKechanie (HBT) recorded a time of 40.20 in 2nd position while Fife AC’s Alison McGill was 3rd lady in 40.49. Siobhan Culleton (Unattached) placed 4th in 41.10 and Carnegie’s Kristin Lownie was 5th lady in 41.27. Gail Murdoch (Carnegie Harriers) was the leading F40 (7th overall) in 42.36 with club mate Isobel Burnett winning the F50 award placing 10th overall in 43.55. The mens team award was won by Carnegie Harriers (22 points), Pitreavie AAC were 2nd (34 points) and Kinross Road Runners placed 3rd (87 points). The ladies team award was won by Carnegie Harriers with 20 points, Kinross Road Runners were 2nd (49 points) and Fife AC were 3rd on 66 points. Very well done to everyone who took part in the 2010 Auld Toun 10K and we hoped you enjoyed the event.
Filed under 10k runs, Reports, Results, british 10k by Neil
3 June 2010
Auld Toun 10k 2010 Results
Here are the results of the 2010 Auld Toun 10k race in Dunfermline.
Murray Strain headed a field of 280 runners at the 22nd Auld Toun 10K Road Race in Dunfermline on Wednesday evening. Murray forged ahead of the leading pack at halfway and went on to retain his Auld Toun 10K title equalling the course record in 31.59.
Carnegie’s David Simpson ran a strong race to finish 2nd in 32.25 ahead of Steve Cairns (HBT) who was 3rd and 1st M40 in 32.36. Ian Johnston covered the challenging course in 38.37 (17th) to win the M50 award.
Ros Alexander
Ros Alexander (Carnegie Harriers) made a successful comeback to racing winning the ladies race in 39.10. This was Ros’s fourth Auld Toun 10K victory having previously won the race in 2004, 2005 and 2007. Fife AC’s Angela Howe placed 2nd lady in 39.34 and Kristin Lownie (Unattached) ran well finishing 3rd lady in 41.17. Jane Aitchison (Bonita RR) from San Diego, California won the F35 award clocking 42.39. Scottish 24 hour record holder Pauline Walker (Carnegie Harriers) won the F45 award in a time of 44.25.