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Ross County Athletics Club duo finish on podium in Inverness


By Will Clark

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Ross County Athletics Club duo Lachlan Thomas and Andrew Baird finished on the podium at the River Ness 5k in Inverness.

Lachlan Thomas, Cameron Green and Andrew Baird. Picture: James Mackenzie.
Lachlan Thomas, Cameron Green and Andrew Baird. Picture: James Mackenzie.

Thomas claimed silver after finishing in second place while Baird took bronze by finishing in third place.

The men’s 5k race was won by Cameron Green of Giffnock North Athletics Club who won in 15 minutes 21 seconds.

The 17-year-old Glasgow-based athlete was satisfied with the result, although admits he would like to have been faster.

He said: “I used to live in Inverness and I actually took part in this event when I was seven or eight.

“I think I did around 22 minutes on that occasion.

“I still have family here so it was good to come back and be part of the running festival after all those years. I ran a personal best 14:56 the previous weekend so I was hoping to be quicker, but I was out on my own so I’m happy enough with the time.”

The women’s 5k was won by Millburn Academy pupil Lois Macrae.

She recorded a personal best time of 17:58.

The result marked a huge improvement on the 13-year-old’s previous best for the distance by 72 seconds. Jessica Needs of Peterhead Athletics Club finished in second place while Rhian Birnie of Young Meldrum Runners took third spot.

Macrae says she was pleased with her performance and to produce a new personal best.

She said: “I pulled away from other girls so I tried to hang on with some of the boys to get a fast time.

“I’m really pleased with the time as it’s an improvement of one minute 12 seconds on my previous best.”

In the other events, Edinburgh athlete Dougie Selman was crowned the winner of the Loch Ness Marathon.

The Corstrophine Athletics Club athlete claimed victory in a time of two hours, 23 minutes and 53 seconds.

Kenyan athlete Isaiah Kosgei finished in second place in a time of 2:26:36 and was one second ahead of Highland Hill Runners athlete Shaun Cumming who claimed the bronze medal in 2:26:37.

The women’s race was won by Aberdeen athlete Jemima Farley who set the second fastest female time in the event’s history with 2:42:40.

Glasgow University student Rosa Donaldson, competing in only her second marathon, finished in second in 2:57:01. Carolyn Hay from Nottingham was third in 3:02:20.


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