Sri Chinmoy 3 x 1 mile Relays. The Meadows, Edinburgh.
24th July 2024
RESULTS HERE
The annual Sri Chinmoy 3 x 1-mile Relays took place on 24th July 2024 in The Meadows in Edinburgh.Read on for a short report and a list of the fastest man’s and women’s times.
The event has been a popular fixture in the Edinburgh Running calendar for many years. 85 teams turned up on the evening, and a sudden shower of rain pre-race did not dampen spirits.
The format of the relays, is three legs, of 1 mile. The 1 mile course is a loop on tarmac paths within the Meadows park. Teams can be all-male, all-female or mixed. They can also be made up of the same or mixed age groups.
It leaves scope for the serious-minded clubs to put out a strong team and “Go for It! Or for clubs to mix things up, having juniors running with seniors, boys with girls and so on to make it a more Inclusive club experience.
Mens Race
A competitive first leg saw David Wright bring Lothian Running Club’s men home in 4:29, 19 seconds clear of Fearghas Thompson of HBT in 4.39. James Badenoch, Heriot-Watt, was in third, clocking 4.41.
A storming 4:28 from Julian Barrable of Corstorphine, the fastest leg of the evening, brought his club from 11th into 3rd, now only 2 seconds behind HBT.
Ryan Kirkland, with a solid 4:48, kept Lothian comfortably in the lead.
On the third and final leg, Corstorphine’s Euan Brown and Lothian’s Moray Pryde recorded Identical 4:32 Splits. That enabled Pryde, the 2023 Loch Ness marathon winner, to bring Lothian home in 1st in a cumulative time of 13:49. Brown, who had been in the Scotland team at the Snowdon hill race the previous Saturday, took Corstorphine ahead of HBT into second recording 14:04, with HBT on 14:28.
Women’s Race
In the women’s team race, there was a victory for HBT (Hunters Bog Trotters).
Niamh Shaw, with a 5:36 opening leg, brought them home in the lead ahead of Edinburgh Running Network’s (ERN) Jessica Berta and Lothian’s Courtney Moffat, who both ran 5:58.
On leg two, Susie Robertson, with 6:09, kept HBT in the lead, but the gap had narrowed to just 5 seconds, with ERN’s Louise Turner clocking 5:52. Lothian were still third.
Although Zorana Tasova, with a 5:53, pushed hard on the final leg, reducing the gap to just 7 seconds, Katie Williams was strong enough to earn the win for HBTin a cumulative time of 17.40 to 17:43 for ERN.Lana Turnbull held third for Lothian whose cumulative time was 17:58.
Mixed and Masters Teams, Sri Chinmoy 3×1 Mile Relays.
In the mixed team categories, Sisters Ailsa (5:26) and Jennifer (5:41) Cruikshanks, backed up by Lewis Rogers with a speedy 4.32, saw Fife AC take the win.
O/50 teams.
Women. Edinburgh AC. Emily Ramsay, 6:38, Cath Ferry, 6:14 and Jenny McLean, 5:57
Men Gala John Dennison, Liam Kemp and John Dennison again
Men O/60 Bill Cross, 5:22, Chris Creegan, 6:21, Jim Scott,6:23.
Men O/70 Lothian
Cliff Dicker, Philip Jurczyk, Alan Robertson
Ist All Junior team HBT
Finn McLelland, Guy Bruce, Angus McLelland
Thankyou all for supporting the event, Great to see so many teams.
Thanks as always to all our Officials. Although it is a simple, “pop-up” race, it needs experienced and enthusiastic helpers to ensure all runs smoothly.
Where pre-entry and chip timing are predominantly the norm, it is almost refreshing, but slightly scary, to have no idea how many people might turn up.
Having experienced officials in Alex Jackson, Ian Mann, Dave Cairns, Linden Nicholson and others recording all times manually, in a fast-paced situation, enables us to produce a prize list and a complete set of split times relatively quickly.
Go Here to see the Video and picture gallery of the race.
Go Here for the story of why Pineapples make the best prizes!
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Adrian Tarit Stott.
The author is a former GB 24 hour ultra international with over 100 ultra race completions. He has also been involved organising ultra distance races for over 30 years. Still an active recreational runner, he is currently a member of UKA’s Ultra Running Advisory Group (URAG) and part of the selection and team management for both Scottish and GB ultra teams.He is also a freelance writer in his spare time, contributing articles and reports to several websites and magazines including Athletics Weekly and Irunfar.
