Durisdeer Hill Race

14th June 2008
14.7 km, 1240 metres of ascent

Perfect weather combined with a top quality British Championship field meant that both men and women's records were sure to go.

Rob Jebb (Bingley) won the Durisdeer Hill Race in a new record time of 1:21:52, a mere 7 seconds ahead of Morgan Donnelly (Borrowdale), with Shettleston's Jethro Lennox in 3rd place in 1:23:25.

In the ladies race, Angela Mudge finished 1st in 1:34:42, knocking exactly 20 minutes off the previous record. 2nd was Natalie White (Bingley) in 1:37:09, and 3rd was Bellahouston's Elke Schmidt in 1:38:39.

I jogged around in about 1:43:20, finishing as 5th Westie behind Manny, David, Nige and Crawford.

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Durisdeer Hill Race - 19th June

10.5 miles / 3800ft
Results
Almost as muggy and humid as yesterday. Monsoon conditions in Glasgow before the race. Low grey cloud and poor visibility on the hill. Plenty of scope for getting completely lost. The route starts at the picturesque Durisdeer village, climbs Black Hill, drops very steeply off Pettylung to cross the A702 and head through Dalveen Farm. Next comes some better running as you circumnavigate Steygail before going past Upper Dalveen Farm and a steep climb back up to the A702. Then a rather confusing line in the mist to the summit of Well Hill, the highest point in the race. Some more good running before a steepish climb back to Black Hill, and a fast grassy descent. Great tea and cake tent at the end.
Unfortunately the results were only recorded to the nearest minute for some strange reason.