Sunday 2 October 2016

Scottish Borders Hill Race Series Inaugral Year Final Placings

 
Scottish Borders Hill Races Series Trophies and Tankard
Overall Champion was Andrew Cox won the series with very solid and consistent results throughout always being there or there abouts. Lucas Cheskin had to settle for 2nd in the Senior Male category while Susan Ridley from Peebles (who runs for Edinburgh AC) won the prize for the first female Borderer, as well as being the first F50. The overall woman’s title went to Edinburgh’s Jill Stephen who runs for the Hunters Bog Trotters club.The prize giving took place straight after the Penchrise with the awards being made by Scottish Borders Councillor for Hawick and Hermitage, David Paterson.
 
Scottish Borders Hill Race Champions 2016 -  Andrew Cox & Jill Stephens

 

The Series class winners and top 3 (where 3 or finishers) were:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Name
Club
Cat
Pts
Jill Stephen
HBT
1st F Overall
88
Susan Ridley
Edinburgh AC
1st F50 and 1st Borderer
113
Pauline McAdam
Teviotdale Harriers
1st F60
385
Andrew Cox
Moorfoot Runners
1st M Overall and 1st Borderer
15
Lucas Cheskin
Moorfoot Runners
2nd M Senior
41
Craig Freshwater
Westerlands
3rd M Senior
43
Brian Marshall
HELP
1st M40, 3rd M Overall
40
Neil Pendrich
Carnethy
2nd M40
167
Paul Lockie
Teviotdale Harriers
3rd M40
194
Mike Andrew
Carnethy
1st M50, 2nd M Overall
32
Keith Murray
Teviotdale Harriers
2nd M50
72
Tim McCall
Norham RC
3rd M50
76
Frank Birch
Teviotdale Harriers
1st M70
249
 
Full results can be found here 

Thanks to the kind sponsorship James Jones and Sons Ltd and timber contractor active throughout southern Scotland there was no additional fee to enter the series.

Series Co-ordinator Colin Williams, Club Secretary of the Moorfoot Runners, said

"For faster runners there has been a bit of prestige to compete for, but overall the idea is to promote the different races throughout the beautiful Scottish Borders in an increasing busy calendar and hopefully motivate to get out and enjoy the hills. 

The series has been a real show case for what the region has to offer. The races stretch all across the Borders ranging from the Pentlands by West Linton in the west, to the Cheviots by Yetholm in the east and with other venues including Peebles, Earlston, Melrose and Selkirk. All the races saw an increase in entries and in total 500 individuals took part in at least one of the 10 races, with 22 runners gaining a series placing with local Borders clubs Teviotdale Harriers, Moorfoot Runners and Lauderdale Limpers well represented."