Scottish XC Champs

Nicola Hood and Joanna Muir were Dumfries & Galloway's 2 winners at the Scottish National XC Championships in Falkirk.

Under 13 Boys
Winning Time: Jake Kerr (Edinburgh AC) 11:59

Under 13 Girls
Melissa McCrindle (Nithsdale AC) ran well although found some of the hills a bit tough. She was 81st in a large field, clocking 16:45.

Winning Time: Florie McLeish (Preston Harriers) 13:14

Under 15 Boys
Winning Time: Craig Wellcoat (Law & District) 12:49

Under 15 Girls
Joanna Muir (Stewartry AC) ran fantastically to finish 1st in the Under 15 Girls race. She held off the challenges of Rachael Dunn (Edinburgh AC) and Emma Dunnett (Caithness AAC) to win her first national XC title. Also in this race was Maili MacKenzie and Danielle Beattie of Nithsdale AC. They finished 37th (16:57) and 66th (17:58) respectively.

Winning Time: Joanna Muir (Stewartry AC) 14:58

Under 20/Under 17 Women
In a repeat of last year, Nicola Hood (VP-Glasgow) was beaten by teammate Beth Potter. However, Nicola was 1st Under 20 home and therefore wins the national Under 20 title. Potter finished 8 seconds clear in 15:59 with Nicola finishing in 16:07. Stephanie Lawrie (Nithsdale AC) also ran, finishing 58th in 20:53. She was 36th Under 17.

Winning Time: Beth Potter (VP-Glasgow) 15:59

Under 17 Men
David Vernon (Nithsdale AC) managed to make the transition from Under 15 to Under 17 with a superb bronze medal. He was not match for runaway winner Callum Hawkins (Kilbarchan AAC) but finished 10 seconds clear of 3rd place in 22:55. Kyle McLellan (Nithsdale AC) also produced a good run to finish 6th (23:11). Both boys took a notable scalp in the shape of Lachlan Oates (Shettleston Harriers), West District silver-medallist. Kyle overtook Oates with very little distance remaining, thanks to his demon sprint finish. Twin Ronan also had a good run, finishing in 21st (24:43). Jack Hastings (Nithsdale AC) was 53rd (27:24). Unfortunately, the boys just missed out on a team medal, finishing 4th, just 9 points adrift of 3rd.

Winning Time: Callum Hawkins (Kilbarchan AAC) 22:09

Senior Women
Winning Time: Freya Murray (Edinburgh AC) 27:24

Under 20 Men
Winning Time: Derek Hawkins (Kilbarchan AAC) 24:47

Senior Men
Willie Mackintosh (Nithsdale AC) didn't disappoint his waiting fans. He finished 399th in 1:01.35 but the spectators were just grateful to be in the prescence of a true legend. lol.

Winning Time: Al Hay (Central AC) 37:14