On a typical winter’s dreich day up the Cut, fifty runners took part in the annual Willow Bowl conceding handicap race.
The course starts at the end of the Long Dam, up over the Rocky Road, down past Cornalees and then clockwise around the Cut and back to the start.
Heather and Neil Lafferty picked up winners trophies, with Neil winning the Men’s race and Heather winning the overall Handicap.
Second in the Handicap race was Eric Lynsey (1:25:47). Third was Kevin Begley (1:26:47).
Second in the scratch Men’s race was Dylan Crawford (46:15). This was a great run from Dylan who had just recovered from a bad cold. Third in with another excellent performance was Kyle Johnstone (46:42).
The next three in the Men’s race were Daniel Doherty (46:54), John Logan (47:37) and Chris Mooney (48:30) with a cracker of a run.
In the Ladies race, club champion Jill Cox (50:26) secured another first, with Liz Gemmell (1:01:11) in second and Jill Aikman (1:01:43) in third.
Fourth to sixth in the Ladies race were Lynne Harrison (1:04:35), Nathalie Smith (1:04:54) who is improving week-to-week and Cheryl Thomas (1:06:20).
Special mentions go to Debbie McKenzie (1:06:27), Steven Campbell (50:01) and Mickey Dunn (59:26) who all had great runs.
Handicap
1st Heather Lafferty 1.25.38
2nd Eric Lindsay 1.25.47
3rd Kevin Begley 1.26.02
Ladies
1st Jill Cox 50.26
2nd Liz Gemmell 1.01.11
3rd Jill Aikman 1.01.43
Gents
1st Neil Lafferty 45.00
2nd Dylan Crawford 46.15
3rd Kyle Johnstone 46.42
Special thanks to our Race Sponsor Richard Hodelet.
And a very special thank-you to the 16 volunteers who braved the rain, allowing the race to take part and keeping us all safe.
As always, well done to the Handicap Committee for creating another exciting race.
Click here to download the full set of results: Willow-Results-v3
