Photo by Bobby Gavin
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Laura Muir likes to support events in the Lindsays Cross Country Season as and when her schedule allows and, for the second year in a row, the triple Olympic finalist was in attendance at the West District XC Relays.
Brother Rory has swapped Aberdeen AAC for Cambuslang Harriers now he is based in Glasgow and this made a West XC debut.
Laura turned out to cheer him on and, while she wasn’t quitebedecked in red-and-white herself, she witnessed a great afternoon for Cambuslang.
There was also a chance meeting – and photo opportunity – with another Olympic 1500m finalist, Lynne MacDougall.
Respected coach Lynne was the youngest-ever finalist in the Women’s 1500m America back in 1984 and there were brief words with Laura about Los Angeles (venue for the 2028 Olympics!).
Cambuslang Women claimed victory in the Senior race with a strong team effort from the trio of Hannah Addison, Even MacKinnon and Zoe Pflug. Inverclyde AC took the silvers and there were bronze medals for Kilbarchan AAC.
It wasn’t too different in the Men’s race with Cambuslang’s quartet of Chris McClew, Callum Tharme, Jamie Mackinnon and Andrew McGill over-turning the early lead by Inverclyde AC and then Kilbarchan AAC.
By the finish, Inverclyde had taken second and Giffnock were into the bronze medal position.
Giffnock North are strong in the younger ages at national level, never mind the Districts, and there was double West title glory here.
The Giffnock lads won the Young Males race from Garscube and Cambuslang while Giffnock went 1-2 in the Young Females race with VP-Glasgow taking bronzes.
Giffnock won the Women’s Masters golds and Cambuslang won the Men’s Masters title, taking silvers as well.
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Morag Millar won a Scotland international vest on the roads during the summer and, in Scottish Women and Girls Sport Week, the mother-of-two demonstrated her cross country expertise to claim team golds for Central at Livingston.
Two Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds teams and Aberdeen were ahead before the last changeover but Morag stormed through for the win – with Aberdeen taking the silvers as Annabel Simpson brought Fife AC to the podium.
There was almost a replica in the Men’s race as Logan Rees followed…
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