Striding out in the Lang Toun

Jun 20 2008

THE Lang Toun 10k takes place over a scenic but challenging route on quiet back roads around Auchterarder.

It starts and finishes at the school in the town centre and proceeds in a large anti-clockwise circle, with the runners just taking the first turning to the left all the time.

It’s undulating, and the long gradient through Castleton to Main Street, coming three-quarters of the way through the race, isn’t too welcome.

But the run down the High Street and back to the school can conjure up a good turn of speed out of even the weariest of legs.

The 2008 race was the third in Perth Road Runners’ Summer Series of local races and it had the biggest turn-out to date, with 21 of them competing and once again going home with plenty of prizes.

Greg Simpson 36:15 came first, with Linton Scarborough 37:08 in second place.

Derek McIntosh 38:26 was second vet., with David Norrie 43:23 and Kenneth Stewart 44:18 first and third super vets.

Fiona Angus 44:37 was first lady and Angela Park 46:58 was third lady and first local lady, setting a new record into the bargain and taking 47 seconds off the old time.

Claire Douglas 46:59 was just a second behind Angela and took the second lady vet. prize.

Other results were: Bill Lawson 41:59, Scott Sharp 46:16, Peter Ritchie 49:01, Fiona Manson 49:18, Robert Thornton 49:25, Jake Carter 50:50, Linda O’Neill 53:40, Christine Chatilla 56:00, Anne Wombill 57:45, Karen Walters 59:24, Lorna Harold 64:23, Fiona Morrison 65:52, Sheena McIntyre 65:53