Saturday  1 November  2008 - Alan Scally Road Relay

The Alan Scally Road Relay race last Saturday 1 November 2008, also counted as the Scottish Universities Relay Championships and Kilbarchan athletes contributed significantly to the overall as well as to the University results.

Shettleston Harriers, with their Eritrean contingent, won the Men’s race, 4x4.7miles,  with Strathclyde University second and winning the University Championship, the team including 3 Kilbarchan runners, Ross Toole, Paul Leck and Conor McNulty. Second University and 3^rd overall was Edinburgh ahead of Glasgow University who had Derek Hawkins on the first leg and who ran the fastest time of the day by a Kilbarchan athlete, 23minutes 27 seconds which was also the fastest time by a University athlete.

The Universities dominated the Women’s 3 lap race filling the first 4 places, with Edinburgh first ahead of Glasgow, who had Elspeth Curran on the first leg. Glasgow B team which included Jessica Martin, finished 3^rd and Edinburgh B team were 4^th, team including Christina Rankin. Also competing was Eilidh Menzies, on the comeback trail after various long term injuries and illness.

First actual club team to finish, was Kilbarchan . Despite so many girls competing for strong University teams, the trio of Louise Manson, Lorraine Gribben and Lynsey Curran did a fine job to finish 5^th.