Tom Scott 10 Mile Road Race

Strathclyde Park saw 4 Harriers and 1 former Harrier line up in scorching conditions on
Sunday to compete in the Tom Scott 10 Mile Road Race.

The course was the usual inner and outer loop of the park and again the runners were met with
an angry pack of dog walkers and cyclists who were less than happy that the park had been
taken over by runners for a couple of hours.

The weather certainly didn’t help today. As we lined up at the start the temperature was
rising. Think the mercury hit 26 degrees! There was a slight breeze as we made our way
back towards the Boathouse but this didn’t last long.

The first Harrier home was Billy Buchanan in a time of 1hr 13.42 followed by Frances
Maxwell in a time of 1hr 14.44. Not far behind was Julie Beveridge on her first outing to the
Tom Scott finishing in a time of 1hr 16.00. John McBride was next to finish in a time of 1hr
24.19 with Russell completing in a time of 1hr 40.50. Former Harrier Andrew Buchanan had
travelled down to EK for the weekend and ran a respectable 1hr 3.32.

The conditions certainly did not suit everyone as could be seen by the unhappy red faces at
the end of the race.

Thanks to Frances for the race report and well done to all, particularly Billy and Frances who both achieved Calderglen age group bronze performance standards with their times. Photos will soon be available on the excellent www.roadrunpics.com web site.