Borderers head north for miler meet in Glasgow
Six Gala Harriers were among those representing the Borders at Glasgow Athletics Association’s latest miler meet last Friday at the city’s Crownpoint Sports Complex, also including this year’s Scottish under-20 and under-18 3,000m championships.
First of them up was Ava Richardson in the under-20 women’s 3,000m championship, finishing tenth overall in 11:02.79, just over a minute behind Edinburgh winner Alice Mourao’s time of 9:49.21.
Edinburgh’s Nancy Corrie was runner-up in 9:56.62 and Falkirk’s Isabella Ogg was third in 9:59.84.
Next up was James Dennison in one of six races making up the event’s 3,000m open and he finished as second man aged 50 to 54, and 83rd overall, in a new personal best time of 10:10.49.
Also contesting those half-dozen races were Oliver Hastie and Archie Dalgliesh, with former placing as seventh boy under 18 and 42nd overall in a PB of 8:54.62 and the latter as 12th under-20 male runner and 43rd overall in 8:54.72.
First place went to East Renfrewshire’s Oliver MacDonald in 7:59.14.
Brothers Robbie and Irvine Welsh threw their hats into the ring for the 13 races making up the 800m open.
The former finished 16th overall in 1:58.80 and the latter 30th in a PB of 2:05.18.
Crossing the finishing line in between them was Teviotdale Harriers’ Thomas MacAskill, placing 24th in 2:01.93.
First place was claimed by Central Athletic Club’s Josh Scott in a PB time of 1:50.71, with Kilmarnock Harriers’ Jordan Phillips second in 1:50.89 and Edinburgh’s Fergus Ross third in 1:53.62.