Stornoway Running and Athletics Club
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The first race of La Liga 2007 was a 5k - with a twist. Competitors had to estimate their time then run without a watch! Points were awarded not for the fastest time but for the time closest to estimate. The race fit younger racers all took the "go for it option" and aimed for fast times while the old codgers took the "easy" option of trying to run a slow time. Unfortunately for Neil, Neil and Gavin who all estimated 24 minutes they ended up chatting all the way round, forgot to keep an eye on the pace and ended up running a minute too fast. Gavin even realised it was too fast, stopped at the bottom of Smith Avenue, lost his nerve and sprinted to the line - if he had walked to the finish he could have been spot on. Andrew had the fastest time of the night - an excellent 17m 49s and, because he was only 11 seconds off his estimated time, he also won the competition. Ollie was only 12 seconds off his estimate and took second place, with Eilidh taking third place - still only 20 seconds off her estimated time. Donnie ran an amazing 1m 15s faster than his estimate but to no avail - he was furthest off his estimate and so finished in last place - is there no justice in this world? Murdo Alex also had a good run but failed to reach his estimated time and finished down the pack.
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| La Liga Winter 2007 Current Positions | ||||||||||||
| Place | Name | 5k | 3Race Bonus | Total | ||||||||
| 11 | Andrew MacKenzie |
25 |
25 |
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| 3 | Ollie Cook |
22 |
22 |
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| 4 | Eilidh MacKenzie |
20 |
20 |
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| 5 | Stewart Chalmers |
19 |
19 |
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| 6= | Gavin Earons |
18 |
18 |
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| 6= | Murdo Alex MacKenzie |
17 |
17 |
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| 8 | Neil MacDonald |
16 |
16 |
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| 9 | Neil MacRury |
15 |
15 |
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| 10 | Donnie MacLeod |
14 |
14 |
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Liga Winter 2007 The Winter 2007 La Liga series started with a "guess your time" 5k around town and will conclude with the Pentland Road 10k prior to the Stornoway Half Marathon. Races will take place on the first Tuesday of each month (ish) - events will be added to Club Events diary page in advance. The race will cover a range of distances - both on road and off! Points Scoring • Winner of race will be awarded 25pts (by either time in a non handicap race or placing in a handicap race – in an open race the points will be awarded in female and male categories). Thereafter 22, 20, 19, 18, 17 right down to 1 point, where there are more runners than points to be awarded all those behind the runner awarded one point will also be awarded one point. • Points are now awarded by age group in non handicap events • Any runner attending three consecutive races will be awarded 10 bonus points. When completing three in a row, the count towards three in a row for more bonus points starts again. • DNF's will be awarded 10 points less than the lowest score on the day • All competitors will be awarded at least one point for every race (even DNF's). |