ScottishAthletics Virtual Road Relay Challenge 2020

Scottish Athletics also organised virtual road relays too over the Easter long weekend Friday to Monday - teams of 6 this time 3 x 10km, 3 x 5km. Run solo strictly in accordance with social distancing rules, and recorded on GPSs. You had to be a member of Scottish Athletics to enter and only about a quarter of Senior Moorfoots are SA members so made getting a team out more of a challenge. Full details here https://scottishathletics.sportserve.net/pages/even/athleticsbookingdetails.aspx?id=10812

We succeeded in getting a team out, and it was great to include Scout locked down in the Lake District south of the border. The team of six was:
5kms - Beth Hobbs, Scout Adkin, Pete Hall,
10kms - Paul Nichol, Colin Williams, Andy Cox.

Scottish Athletics weren't very flexible which made it difficult for smaller clubs like ours and non-first claim club runners are excluded which ruled out Charlotte Clare and Dean Carr, even though they were keen. Also there was no mixed/open category so I've added up our own combined time below. The full results are here https://data.opentrack.run/x/2020/GBR/truwealthsarelaychallenge/ and 1136 individual runners registered a time.

Some cracking times and in particular from Beth Hobbs to finish 4th U20 and Paul Nichol 8th M55.
Also Charlotte Clare in a Lasswade vest clocked the fastest U20 time and a very speedy 6th female overall in the 5km. And well done to 'graduate' Sophie Collins making the female top 10 too.
All in all a good way to stay sharp in these times

Distance	Name	Cat	Cat Pos	Team	Time
5km	Scout ADKIN	SW	13	MRFT	19:30
5km	Beth HOBBS	U20W	4	MRFT	20:26
5km	Pete HALL	M50	26	MRFT	23:07
10km	Andrew COX	M35	19	MRFT	38:10
10km	Colin WILLIAMS	M40	16	MRFT	39:05
10km	John Paul NICHOL	M55	8	MRFT	44:10
				Total	3:04:28
2nd Claim members
5km	Charlotte CLARE	U20W	1	LASSW	18:12
5km	Dean CARR	M45	22	CORST	20:47
Graduates
5km	Sophie COLLINS	SW	8	HBT	18:49

Beth racing 'non-virtually' last summer