Pitlochry provides multi-terrain event for runners

Oct 3 2008

THE 10k multi-terrain race was staged in Pitlochry last Sunday.

The race started and finished outside Fisher’s Hotel on a bright day and attracted 208 starters of which 23 were from Perth Road Runners.

Neil Muir outsprinted Derek Phillips to the finish line, coming home in 37:06, two seconds ahead of Derek, with the two of them claiming second and third places in the male vets’ category.

Only 12 seconds behind Derek was Stephen Ferguson, who was first in the male supervet category.

Keri Weatherhogg was the first female in 39.10, Erni Hamilton first female vet in 41:12 and Fiona Hair first female supervet in 51:14.

Meanwhile, in Germany, Jean Wainwright took part in the Berlin Marathon. She finished seventh in the female over-70 class in 5:27:53.

Haile Gebrselassie, of Ethiopia, set a new world record of 2:03:59 in the event which attracted 36,000.