In photos: East Fortune favours young runners from Borders with top-ten finishes and gold medal

The under-15 girls’ 4km race saw the day’s biggest success for the region’s representatives in East Lothian, with Erin Gray finishing seventh in 14:34, Ava Richardson eighth in 14:38 and Kirsty Rankine 13th in 15:03 to claim a team gold medal for the Galashiels club.

Further back, their clubmates Poppy Lunn, Jaidyn Brown and Annabel Hendry ended up 34th in 17:03, 37th in 17:14 and 60th in 20:56 respectively out of a field of 61, with Teviotdale’s Jessica Smith 36th in 17:08.

Further top-ten finishes were claimed by Gala in the under-17 girls’ 5km race, Isla Paterson placing eighth in 18:34, and the under-13 boys’ 2.5km race, with Gregor Adamson tenth in 8:35 and Charlie Dalgliesh four places behind in 8:44.

Teviotdale's Alfie Walker and McLaren Welsh were also among a 46-strong field for the U13 boys’ race, placing 37th in 10:02 and 40th in 10:28.

The girls’ race for that age group saw Gala’s Kacie Brown and Hannah Laker get back 25th in 10:03 and 34th in 10:39.

Gala’s Corey Cruddas finished 35th in 14:34 in the U15 boys’ race, with clubmate Matty Fleming 49th in 16:01.

In the U17 boys’ race, Gala’s Cameron Rankine and Zico Field were 22nd in 16:55 and 30th in 17:18, with Teviotdale’s Irvine Welsh 27th in 17:13.