Inverness Cross Country 18th January 2014
Dores was the stunning new venue for the Inverness fixture in this season’s North District X – Country League. The undulating course provided a real challenge for the runners and there were some notable performances from our junior members in particular. Blair Milne (U11) battled hard to finish 2nd in his race a mere 6 seconds behind the winner and Grace Whelan (U13) also finished 2nd which leaves things finely poised in her age group with only 2 races remaining. Following on from his fine run in last weekend’s inter district champs, Cameron Main (U15) ran strongly to finish a clear 2nd in his first league outing of the season. Performance of the day though went to Sophia Green (U15). Better known for her swimming prowess, Sophia used her endurance to great effect to claim an outstanding victory in her debut race for the Club. Well done to all our other juniors for ensuring another good show of yellow vests.
There was real quality in the senior races and our men competed well to consolidate their 3rd place in the league with Gareth Jenkins and Kenny Wilson leading the team home, ably supported by Paul Taylor and Colin Green. In the Ladies Race, Michelle Green, Karen Norvell and Irina Thompson were our scorers on the day. Well done to all those who made the journey through and a big thank you to Inverness Harriers for an excellent event. The next fixture is Saturday 25th January at Edderton.