14 Bella’s made the trip down to Irvine for the Irvine Running Club‘s 5 mile road race, which was the penultimate short distance race of this year’s Club Championship.
Gathering clouds and a weather forecast to match that didn’t promise great weather, but an epic downpour 45 minutes before the event started seemed to clear the air perfectly, leaving good running conditions – the odd sea breeze excepted – for the event. An out and back from the centre of town, along cycle path on the way out, and a closed for the event Marine drive on the way back made for a great course (a few deceptive climbs over rivers and roads excepted), and excellently marshalled.
Full results available on the Irvine Running club website, club member performances were:
Irvine 5 mile 2015
| PB | Name | M/F | Cat | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Allen | M | M50 | 29:05 | |
| Alan Moss | M | M | 30:44 | |
| David Ferguson | M | M | 32:15 | |
| Garry Porch | M | M | 32:37 | |
| Claire Wharton | F | F40 | 33:26 | |
| Mary Senior | F | F40 | 33:59 | |
| Richard Leyton | M | M40 | 35:01 | |
| Alexandra Young | F | F | 36:53 | |
| Sandra Band | F | F50 | 38:06 | |
| Walton Pantland | M | M40 | 38:42 | |
| Helen Craig | F | F | 38:46 | |
| Emma Lindsay | F | F | 38:46 | |
| Lyndsay Kennedy | F | F | 39:42 | |
| Alison Brown | F | F50 | 40:51 |
A total of 165 runners took part, and First male runner home was Neil Renault (Edinburgh AC) in 24:58 and first female Melissa Wylie (Dumbarton AC) in 31:05.
A couple of prizes for the club: Claire Wharton was 3rd female home, and Mary senior 1st F40.
A special mention too to Lyndsay Kennedy too for whom this was her last race with the club before moving south to Poole.
Well done to everybody! A reminder that the Strathclyde parkrun on 8th August is the final short race in the club championship.
