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Harris Half Marathon 2009

Local Harris and HEB3 Winner

SRAC runner Andrew Joyce, who had earlier in the season become the first local runner to win the Stornoway Half Marathon, also won the Harris title in style on Saturday! His second individual victory in the HEB 3 (in which runners must complete three form five half marathons, Stornoway, Benbecula, Skye, Barra or Harris) by over three minutes, ensured an overall victory of one minute, twenty seconds!

On a gloriously sunny day that was greatly welcomed by visiting tourists and locals alike, all the elements that make racing half marathons difficult ensured that for the one hundred and thirty four runners finishing the race were made to work very, very hard for their finishers’ medals! The character building Hebridean wind was present for most of the first eight miles, which combined with the hot and sunny conditions ensured the four water stations were well used. There was also the matter of the four mile climb form Luskintrye that either made some of the runners race, or broke them! However the degree of difficulty of both the course and the weather could not stop the biggest ever number form crossing the finish line in Tarbert in a Harris Half Marathon. Perhaps the unmatchable beauty of this stunning route was the energizer that remedied the aches and pains of the punishing terrain and conditions?

At the start line at Borve Lodge Bellahouston Harrier Greig Glendinning had a 29 second advantage over SRAC’s Andrew Joyce and Gordon Lennox of Ross-shire was a close third with veteran Terry Coyle also ready to mount a challenge!  From the start the four closely followed by Portobello’s Peter Buchanan and Paul McLaren (Stornoway) pushed the pace breaking well clear by four miles at Luskentyre. There had been doubt over Joyce as he pulled up at three miles having trouble coughing. But, he’d rejoined the group and by mid race Andy Joyce and Terry Coyle had broken away from the rest of the lead group! From eight miles on where the course becomes more forgiving Andy broke clear. Aware of being 29 seconds behind the “Bella” runner after two HEB 3 races he pushed hard to the finish in an effort to become the first Hebridean, Hebridean 3 winner! Andy crossed the line victoriously in 1hour 19minutes and 51 seconds to take the Harris title and with what would prove to be a HEB 3 winning margin of 1 minute and 20 seconds!

Terry Coyle again proved that as a super veteran he could still mix it with the younger runners and took second ahead of Lennox. Helensburgh runner Julia Henderson who had shadowed the following pack for the entire race finished well clear of Corstorphine’s Gillian Carr in a good time on such a day of 1hour 30minutes and 33secs. However there was still to be winning success for the Corstorphine runner Gillian Carr as she won the HEB 3 series title.  

SRAC were present at the race in numbers with six runners in the top twenty and were the team winners on the day. But the well travelled Portobello Harriers team took the HEB 3 team prize ahead of SRAC, the women’s team prize was won by Hunters Bog Trotters. It would appear that SRAC‘s team efforts in future events will be much strengthened as the club’s number one, Andrew Joyce will be supported by new club runners Stuart MacIver, Paul MacLaren and Jonny Pritchard.
The HEB 3 celebrated its twentieth season and is the longest running half marathon series in Scotland. This year a total of sixty eight completed the HEB 3 and eleven did all five island races! So it will be the coming of age for the highly popular HEB 3 and event organiser Jim Bruce of SRAC will have a new sponsor in place for the series for 2010. The late Buck MacAskil had sponsored the event (N & C Plant Hire) since 2001and his support and enthusiasm for the event was greatly appreciated.

Harris Half Marathon Results (Full Results Below) - Click Here to see Heb 3 Results

1st Andrew Joyce SRAC 1.19.51
2nd Terry Coyle Glasgow 1.21.14
3rd Gordon Lennox Ross-shire 1.21.54

Ladies
1st Julia Henderson Helensburgh 1.3.33
2nd Gillian Carr Corstorphine1.38.04
3rd Susan Johnson 1.38.19

Male Veterans
1st Peter Buchanan Portobello, 1.22.51
2nd Colin Feechan Cambuslang 1.26. 40
3rd Ross Munro SRAC 1.28.10

Veteran Ladies
1st Janet McWinnie Carnethy Hill Runners 1.40.51
2nd Meressa Pitt Haywards Heath Harriers, 1.44.10
3rd Maureen MacLeod Bearsden 1.44.59

Mens Team SRAC

Ladies Team Hunters Bog Trotters.

A Tupper.

Place Name Club Category Time
1 Andrew Joyce Stornoway R & AC M Sen 1.19.51
2 Terry Coyle SVH M V50 1.21.14
3 Peter Buchanan Portobello M V40 1.22.51
4 Greig Glendinning Bellahousten Road Runners M Sen 1.23.04
5 Paul McLaren Stornoway M Sen 1.23.40
6 Colin Feechan Cambuslang Harriers M V50 1.26.40
7 Ross Munro Stornoway R & AC M V40 1.28.01
8 Alastair Smith Inverness M V40 1.28.21
9 Andy McMahon Stornoway R & AC M V40 1.28.44
10 Ivor Norman Hunters Bog Trotters M Sen 1.29.31
11 Stuart Shaw   M V40 1.29.57
12 Alan Inglis Stornoway R & AC M V40 1.30.04
13 David Atkin Mainland Mules M V50 1.30.06
14 Allan Cummings Lasswade AC M Sen 1.30.27
15 Julia Henderson  Helensburgh AC F V35 1.30.33
16 Dean Carr  Corstorphen AC M Sen 1.31.14
17 John MacAskil Harris M Sen 1.33.28
18 Drew Milne     1.33.44
19 Richard Haynes Haywadrs Heath Harriers M V40 1.34.06
20 Robin Livingston Hunters Bog Trotters M V50 1.34.31
21 Peter MacLelland Hunters Bog Trotters M Sen 1.34.51
22 Graham Jervis Hunters Bog Trotters M V40 1.35.10
23 James White Irvine AC M V50 1.36.25
24 Nicholas Brown     1.36.30
25 Johnny Pritchard Stornoway R & AC M Sen 1.36.37
26 Iain MacKay Stornoway R & AC M V50 1.36.37
27 Gordon Taylor Inverness Harriers M V40 1.36.53
28 Gillian Carr Corstorphine AC F Sen 1.38.04
29 E Johnstone Corstorphine AC M V40 1.38.19
30 John MacLeod Inverness M Sen 1.38.24
31 Malcolm Beharrell Nairn Road Runners M V40 1.39.34
32 Hamish MacDonald Mainland Mules M V50 1.40.04
33 Janet MacWhinig ?   F V 1.40.09
34 Simon Axon  Hunters Bog Trotters M V40 1.41.00
35 Morag MacCracken Hunters Bog Trotters F Sen 1.41.27
36 Alistair Wylie Helensburgh AC M V50 1.42.06
37 Louise Provan  Hunters Bog Trotters F Sen 1.42.59
38 Hugh McPherson   M V50 1.43.19
39 Reid Sim   M V 1.43.57
40 Peter Johnson   M V 1.44.08
41 Maresa Pitt Haywards Heath Harriers F V 1.44.16
42 Ryan Sinclair Mainland Mules M Sen 1.44.32
43 Mary Hunter   F V 1.44.35
44 Maureen MacLeod   F V 1.44.39
45 Jason Laing Stornoway R & AC M Sen 1.45.37
46 Pauline Fulton   F V 1.46.18
47 Deborah MacDonald Hunters Bog Trotters F V 45 1.46.57
48 John Morrison   M Sen 1.47.15
49 Nicky Crampsey   M Sen 1.47.42
50 Neil MacRury Stornoway R & AC M V40 1.48.10
51 Mike Alcock   M V 1.48.11
52 Jim Bruce Stornoway R & AC M V50 1.48.32
53 Wilson Hamilton Helensburgh AC M V 1.49.24
54 Ishbel Murdoch   F V  1.49.25
55 Billy Turnbull   M Sen 1.49.31
56 Alastair MacLeod Knavesmire Harriers M V 1.49.35
57 Neil MacKinnon Isle of Lewis M V 40 1.50.19
58 Stuart Ross   M Sen 1.50.39
59 Sarah Archer Clapham Chasers F Sen 1.50.44
60 Margret Douglas Garscube Harriers F V45 1.51.00
61 Alex Kinninmouth Clapham Chasers M Sen 1.51.08
62 Christine Anderson Stornoway R & AC F V45 1.51.26
63 Noreen Hagertty   F V 1.51.31
64 Dick Wall Hunters Bog Trotters M V50 1.56.37
65 Joy Loan Stornoway   1.56.53
66 Murdo MacRae   M V 1.57.07
67 Graeme Miller   M V 1.57.29
68 Chris MacInnes   M V 1.58.55
69 Andrew Henderson Helensburgh AC M V40 2.00.36
70 Mandy MacDonald Stornoway R & AC F V35 2.01.22
71 Finlay Dowell Mainland Mules M V40 2.01.27
72 Mary Little Lothian RC F V45 2.03.00
73 Joanna Lockley   F V45 2.03.03
74 Gordon Little Lothian RC M V40 2.03.18
75 Bob Clarke   M V 2.03.36
76 Alison MacLeod    F Sen 2.03.39
77 William Cummings Harmeny Pentland M Sen 2.04.26
78 Norman Reynolds   M Sen 2.04.28
79 Deborah Shaw Edgeworth RC F Sen 2.04.40
80 Bill Logan Skye M V50 2.05.25
81 Cath Boorell   F V 2.05.36
82 Peter Chittenden Tone Zone Runners M V50 2.05.59
83 Douglas Strachan Skye& Lohalsh RC M V50 2.06.43
84 Malcolm MacLeod   M Sen 2.07.17
85 Lorna Soudon Metro Aberdeen  F V 2.08.23
86 Carolyn Allen     2.08.48
87 David Millar Lucky2bHere M Sen 2.09.08
88 Malcolm MacDonald Lewis M V 40 2.11.00
89 Elizabeth MacDermott   F Sen 2.11.00
90 Linda Irvine   F V 2.11.46
91 Lucy M Marshal   F V 2.12.25
92 Clare Carswell   F Sen 2.13.03
93 Ian MacIntosh   M V 2.13.24
94 George Oliver Trafford's Tramps M Sen 2.14.30
95 Cathy Dawes   F Sen 2.14.30
96 Vicki MacLean   F Sen 2.14.31
97 Neil Whittaker   M Sen 2.14.54
98 Emma Andersom Bellahousten Harriers F Sen 2.15.20
99 Neil Anderson Bellahousten Harriers M Sen 2.15.20
100 Sarah Hall   F Sen 2.15.57
101 Katherine White   F Sen 2.16.42
102 Catriona Logan Skye F V45 2.16.43
103 Carol Ann MacAulay Lewis F V 35 2.21.55
104 Davy Hearns Hunters Bog Trotters M V50 2.23.02
105 Alasdair Connor   M Sen 2.24.12
106 Roderick MacAulay Jog Scotland Daliburgh M V 2.26.29
107 Morag Reid Skye F V45 2.27.42
108 Jo Kopela   F Sen 2.28.40
109 Donald McNab Lucky2bHere M V 2.31.11
110 Stuart Clarke Corstorphen AC M V 40 2.32.48
111 Finlay McNab Lucky2bHere M V 2.37.40
112 Alan MacLain    M V 2.40.08
113 Eric Dodd Mainland Mules M V40 2.40.10
114 Paul MacLeod   M Sen 2.43.47
115 Benn Sallman   M Sen 2.45.18
116 Lynn Mosley   F V 2.48.30
117 Paul Mosley   M V 2.48.30
118 Shona (?) MacDonald   F Sen 2.51.21
119 Amy Mason   F Sen 2.58.34
120 David Kerr   M Sen nonegiven