Killin 10k and 1k

Saturday 25th August was the 2nd year of this 10K event with 110 runners taking part and high number of them unattached but still providing good competition and challenge.  I was delighted to take part as couldn’t last year and it allowed me to do the 2 things I like doing most, spending time with my family (my sister stays in Killin) & running.  After a good night sleep, we set off from East Kilbride just after 9am for the 90min journey to Killin to ensure we got there in good time. We arrived a little after 1030am and made straight for McLaren Hall (Event HQ) to pick up our numbers and timing chips.  By good timing we meet my sister and my niece at the same time.  Unfortunately my sister had to pull out of the 10K as she has a chest infection and my niece Emily was doing the 1k with her cousin.  Once we got our numbers we strolled up the Main Street to the start close to the Dochart Bridge.  Just before this point I went away to do a warm up run to stretch my legs after the car journey.

We all met at the start at the west end of the village in the Acharn Forest Car Park next to the war memorial.  Sarah & Melissa returned down the Main Street to get in a good position for video recording & pictures and Emma, Emily & I remained at the start.   There was the safety briefing at 11.55am and the 10k race started at 12pm with the 1k starting just after the 10k race at 12.05pm. This race was introduced this year for anyone age 5 yrs to 15 yrs so needless to say Emma was quietly confident she would win the race.  

The 10k went first with the first 2k of the race was slightly downhill & flat took the runners over the Dochart Bridge, running down the Main Street and past the McLaren Hall taking us out of the village and loop up Glen Lochay to the Hydro station before returning to the village and finishing in Breadalbane Park. The middle 6k was a slight undulating loop of Glen Lochay the last 2k was mainly downhill towards the Main Street.  It was a great run and my time was 50:04, over 2 mins faster than my last 10k time at Rouken Glen and my target time was 50mins so all good.

Click HERE for a map of the route on mapmyrun.com

The 1k runners ran the first part of the 10k route then before the McLaren Hall took a left into Breadalbane Park and ran through the finishing funnel. Emma let a few boys take the lead to the Dochart Bridge then proceeded to run past them as they ran out of steam and won the race with comfortable margin however the race was not chipped so not sure of her time.  1st overall and 1st Girl!

After the racing we all enjoyed the lovely spread in the McLaren Hall, which was selling soup and sandwiches, tea, coffee and home baking, along with the heavily sponsored prize giving, courtesy of The Real Food Café in Tyndrum. Emma picked up her prize to a large round of applause.

Thanks to Richard for the report and well done to both Richard and especially Emma.

Alan