Awards Night 16/12/09
Willie M - fast start! (slow finish)A hideous evening: rain and wind lashed the cold prom along which we were to race 5k. Many did the sensible thing and stayed home. However many also selflessly came out and helped organise the handicap race and a big thanks to those who did, particularly Richard who gets landed with these things because he does them so well. I've no idea how he managed to mark the course in that weather in something permanent enough to resist the elements.
Well done and thanks to Richard and his team.Also committee secretary Amanda who checked her minutes at the eleventh hour to find out it was herself who had been volunteered to organise the catering. After a good deal of scurrying about she managed a fine job (including her trademark superb homebakes) and I shouldn't really let the cat out the bag in reporting the slight panic earlier in the day.
Scott starting the race with arms crossed enjoying every minute.I ran the course but my heart wasn't in it. Richard's results flatter the time I really ran although nobody ran their best possible 5k. Well done to all who braved the filthy weather.
That done, we had another shower (ho ho) then went upstairs for the presentation of the championship awards etc. Douglas, showing the sort of forward planning that a chairperson should have, was off to Florida for the holidays. And so coach Gordon took the helm and made a great job of dispensing awards, bottles and witty remarks. There is something a bit funny about the lighting upstairs which denies me decent photos every year so I am not even bothering to put them up here. Results of the championship races can be viewed here. Many thanks to Willie J for noting the calculations throughout the year. We make his task more difficult each time by having things like the "any marathon" option. Next year it will be "any Parkrun" as well.
Mark enjoying himself also.Below are Richard's provisional results for the 5k though as he says...
“Provisional – because apologies to Shery, we seem to have muddled up your finish time. If you can remember who you finished behind or in front of, then a final set of (slightly) more accurate results will follow”
Given the appalling weather on the night I'm impressed anyone felt it was worthwhile standing outside noting numbers and times and they didn't just judge the whole thing from inside the Bowling Club glass doors.
Have a great holiday and New Year and see you all on Wednesday 6th January 2010 by which time the coaches will have sent their new year schedules in I'm sure. Keep an eye on the website front page for occasional runs (and races) - such as Bert doing an extra session on Wed 23/12/09 from the Bowling Club, 6.30pm, 8 miler, I think Ma Forman's. Also Graham and Ricky are doing a boxing day run "from Morrison's car park at Hunter's Tryst on Boxing day at 0900hrs for a hilly multi-terrain 90 - 120min."
Photos pb and coach Lynn
2009 December 5k Handicap Provisional Results
Runner Finish Time Handicap Run Time
1 294 Andrew Simpson 24.12 2.15 21.57
2 130 Duncan Saunders 25.07 4.15 20.52
3 245 John Dixon 25.15 5 20.15
4 253 Gordon Beedie 25.47 4.35 21.12
5 290 Graham Porteous 26.03 2.15 23.48
6 208 Johnny Lawson 26.04 7.3 18.34
7 217 Jamie Marwick 26.07 6.4 19.27
8 246 Bob Still 26.1 5 21.10
9 207 Gareth Green 26.12 7.3 18.42
10 218 Ricky Fraser 26.17 6.3 19.47
11 201 Mark Grierson 26.18 7.5 18.28
12 268 Rachel Berry 26.23 3.5 22.33
13 257 Sandy MacDonald 26.25 4.15 22.10
14 222 Bert Logan 26.26 6.2 20.02
15 228 Lynn Morrice 26.27 6.05 20.22
16 210 Willie Jarvie 26.28 7.15 19.13
17 209 Scott Ferguson 26.29 7.15 19.14
18 266 Rab Henderson 26.3 3.5 22.40
19 260 Neil 26.33 4.05 22.28
20 203 Peter Buchanan 26.45 7.5 18.55
21 271 Jenni Owens 26.47 3.25 23.22
22 286 Sally Olds 26.5 3.05 23.45
23 274 Eric Foster 26.51 3.15 23.36
24 258 Alan Aitchison 26.52 4.05 22.47
25 282 John Forker 26.53 3.05 23.48
26 243 Jim Scott 26.55 5.15 21.40
27 262 Shery Johnston 27 4.05 22.55
28 232 Jacqui Ramsay 27.02 5.45 21.17
29 242 Derek Elms 27.07 5.15 21.52
30 233 Paul Edwards 27.23 5.45 21.38
31 259 Mary Hunter 27.4 4.05 23.35
32 275 Gillian McKelvie 27.46 3.25 24.21
33 90 Marion Rodger 28.18 0.45 27.33
34 300 Willie Murray 28.26 1.3 26.56
35 200 Ian Goode 29.07 8 21.07Great to see Ian Goode there, after many months of absence through injury. However his great form about this time last year gave him the last place on the starting grid. And not having returned to full fitness he stayed in that place (for which I was grateful as I wasn't much ahead at the turns.) It wasn't all bad news however as being the furthest from his start-time estimate he won a prize.
