Over 200 runners head our for Cupar 5 Mile

A contingent of Falkland Trail Runners were among a big field of 250 runners who took part in the annual Cupar 5 Mile Road Race from Duffus Park, writes Shane Fenton.
The FTR squad who took part in the Cupar 5 Mile Race.The FTR squad who took part in the Cupar 5 Mile Race.
The FTR squad who took part in the Cupar 5 Mile Race.

The event has been a staple in the calendar for some time and continues to attract a terrfic entry list.

Some of the Kingdom’s best runners headed to compete, with the local club also heavily involved.

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The FTR times and finishing positions were: 95th Susanne Lumsden 34m 55s, 100th Gordon Coull 35m 05s, 104th Louise Lessells 35m 28s, 240th Jacqueline Cook 51.49, 242st Jane Gatherer 51m 50s, 242nd Bill Duff 51m 51s, 240th Sandra Gardener 55m 33s.

The overall male and female race winners were Ally Hay Central AC 24m 33s and Jennifer Spence Fife AC 30.25.

Further afield Zoey Johnston ran the Benidorm Half Marathon finishing in 1 hour 39 minutes 11 seconds.

FTR members were out and about at nine different parkruns on Saturday morning.

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The parkruns continue to prove popular across Fife with several more staged over the weekend.

Falkland Trail Runners were again out and about.

Results were: St Andrews - 9 Gordon Laing 20.09, 137 Allan Sheret 30.39, 161 Jude Alcock 33.22.

Kirkcaldy - 8 Dave Clark 18.59, 21 Tyler Stevenson 21.00, 73 Susie Harley 24.01, 123 Rebecca Clark 26.47, 135 Ross McArthur 27.27, 153 Kevin Funnell 28.44, 182 Laura Robertson 30.41, 185 Fiona Clark 30.48.

Dunfermline - 35 Andy Harley 24.14. Elgin- 95 Fiona Malone 29.04, 175 John Malone 37.32.

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Lochore Meadows - 5 Brian Cruikshank 20.28, 6 Ieuan Ward 20.40, 35 Amy Davidson 25.37, 63 Jim Close 29.42. Loch Leven- 11 Tony Martin 21.54, 19 John Wilmot 23.51, 41 Graeme Braid 28.23, 66 Ann Davidson 33.44.

University of Stirling - 33 Kevin Murray 22.33, 136 Alexa Tweddle 30.05, 145 Michelle Chisholm 30.44.

Oriam - 119 Rosemary Lee 33.05, 129 John Lee 34.05.

Faskally Forest - 38 William Starkey 27.50, 42 Mark Dewar 28.18, 56 Christine Wilson 29.14, 57 Vinnie Atkinson 29.15, 63 Bill Duff 30.13, 64 Tim Bennison 30.30, 93 Sian Burkin 35.23.

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