Cambuslang Harriers athletes have taken part in several track, trail, hill and road race events over recent weeks.
At the Livingston Open Meeting, Gavin Smith and Chris McLew filled the first two places in the ‘A’ 1500m, assisted by team-mate Jamie MacKinnon as pace-maker.
Smith took 0.01 of a second off his personal best time in 3.48.01, while McLew clocked 3.55.86.
Under-15 runner Euan Reid (5.24.32) and under-17 Chris Black (4.53.85) at that distance.
Under-11 Ewan Kennedy had a convincing seven-second win in the 600m event, clocking 1.52.20.
At the Calderglen Trail Races, under-9 runner Douglas Gallie took third in the 1k race.
Brooke Walker and Aiden O’Connell gained good experience in the under-12 3k race, while second-placed Sam McCarthy led home Cian Kearney, Alistair McLachlan and Erin Kearney in the under-15 3k.
Finlay Robb (U17) held off more experienced and older rivals to finish first in the 5k, with Rachel Wardrope securing the second under-20 lady position.
In the men’s 10k, runner-up Kieran Cooper split the East Kilbride duo of Daryl Reid and John Fergusson.
Masters Justin Carter, first M45, George Pettit and Richard Cooper, the leading M50, packed well in ninth, 12th and 13th spots, respectively.
Kirsty O’Brien was delighted with her podium third place, and club secretary Dave Thom lifted the M60 prize, ahead of M50 runners Dan O’Connell and Iain Crawford.
Fraser Stewart, a marathon runner who is currently ranked third in Scotland, took part in the gruelling 43k Lairig Ghru event, held between Braemar and Aviemore police stations.
The 2,733 ascent covers a mixture of road, forest tracks and rocky single tracks, but Fraser opened up a four-minute gap by the finish, clocking in at 3.08.47 – an improvement of three minutes on his previous run.
Cambuslang athletes popped up at various Parkruns in Scotland and England.
There were first places in Scotland for Iain McDonald, Kerry-Liam Wilson and Kieran Cooper, with second spots for Ian Hodge and Mark Gallacher.
Carole Setchell and Justin Carter were third.
In England, Mike Christoforou had a comfortable win, with Lesley McArdle, Jamie Reid and Chris Upton all in fourth position, and Paula McCabe fifth.
Newcomer Euan Duernberger finished third in the Edinburgh Great Scottish 10k.
Older runners performed well in the Scottish Veteran Harriers 5k Road Race at Clydebank.
Gordon Robertson took fourth M40 spot in 15.35, and M35 Ian Hodge (16.52) edged out first-placed M50 Mark Gallacher by one second.
Richard Cooper was second M50 with a PB of 17.05, and Mark King finished fourth in the same age group with 17.35, while Kevin Newberry’s time of 18.26 earned him second M55 placing.
W45 Lynn Angely clocked the respectable time of 22.52, with third M65 Sandy Eaglesham closing in, on 23.46.
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