Dufftown run too close to call
THE inaugural Dufftown 10-mile run produced a ding-dong battle between David Weir and Kenny Wilson.
Weir, of Forres Harriers, and Moray Roadrunner Wilson enjoyed a keen scrap over the hilly countryside course.
Organised by Dufftown JogScotland, the race attracted a field of 38 runners.
It was super vet Weir and Wilson who dominated the race from the start and they were nip and tuck for most of the 10 miles.
Weir took the honours in a time of 1hr 02min and 27sec, with Wilson just 24 seconds behind.
They were almost a full 10 minutes ahead of the third and fourth place runners.
That saw an even closer battle between Moray Roadrunner Louise Cartmell and Wendy Duigan, of Strathearn Harriers, with Cartmell taking third by a mere five seconds.
Results: 1 David Weir, Forres Harriers 1h 02m 27s; 2 Kenny Wilson, Moray Roadrunners 1.02.51; 3 Louise Cartmell, Moray Roadrunners 1.12.14; 4 Wendy Duigan, Strathern Harriers 1.12.19; 5 Steven Ord, Garioch RR 1.13.00; 6 Elspeth Jenkins, Moray RR 1.15.06; 7 Greg Lawrence, unattached 1.16.42; 8 Ewan Rennie, unattached 1.18.08; 9 Neil McPherson, unattached 1.18.52; 10 Nigel Williams, unattached 1.18.59.
11 Colin Brown, JS Bridge of Don 1.20.19; 12 Lawrence Howell, Perth Tri Club 1.20.42; 13 Jess Neal, Forres Harriers 1.21.50; 14 Derek Coull, Deeside Runners 1.22.00; 15 Michael Harbottle, JS Bridge of Don 1.23.07; 16 Graham Coull, Forres Harriers 1.24.02; 17 Norman Cameron, Dufftown JS 1.24.27; 18 Jackie Nicol, Forres Harriers 1.25.50; 19 Colin Taylor, Aberdeen ACC 1.26.09; 20 Mel Angus, Aberdeen ACC 1.27.11.
21 John McGregor, Moray RR 1.27.39; 22 Martin Bain, Dufftown JS 1.27.58; 23 Malcolm Christie, Elgin AAC 1.28.28; 24 Claire Reilly, Moray RR 1.32.18; 25 Ros Wright, Forres Harriers 1.33.44; 26 Lesley-Ann Morrison, Carnethy 1.34.35; 27 Lewis Coutts, unattached 1.34.58; 28 Denise Price, unattached 1.35.58; 29 Scarlett Courtney, Outrun 1.38.39; 30 Hayley Donald, Dufftown JS 1.45.50.
31 Alison Watt, Dufftown JS 1.45.50; 32 Stewart Chambers, Peterhead JS 1.45.50; 33 Alex Benvie, Dufftown JS 1.45.50; 34 Fay Campbell, Forres Harriers 1.46.56; 35 Margaret Bryant, Garioch RR 1.48.53; 36 John Duffy, Cairngorm Runners 1.50.27; 37 Di Gilbert, unattached 1.51.01; 38 Wenzel Dunnet, Dufftown JS 2.04.30.
