MORE than 460 athletes took part in Saturday’s gruelling Corrieyairack Challenge, a 43-mile bike, hike or run from Fort Augustus to Kincraig, near Aviemore, mostly on the remnants of the old military road built by General Wade.
Entrants could opt to make the high-pass crossing on foot for 17 miles before switching to bike at Barva Bridge for the final 26 miles, or tackling the entire route by bike.
The annual event is to raise funds for the Speyside Trust, a Scottish charity, based at Badaguish Outdoor Centre near Aviemore, providing quality respite care activity holidays for adults and children of all abilities.
Charity director Andrew MacKenzie said: “It was a super day although quite stormy at times.
“Fortunately, the cyclists had the wind behind them on the run towards the finish.”
Results:
Men’s Duathlon - 1 Stuart Macleod, 2 Drew Sharkey, 3 Doug Allan.
Women’s Duathon - 1 Keri Weatherhogg, 2 Morgan Windram-Geddes, 3 Lucy Colquhoun.
Men’s Mountain Bike - 1 Philip Kelman, 2 Marcus Shields, 3 Mark Cooper.
Women’s Mountain Bike - Katy Boocock, 2 Julie Nimmo, 3 Justina Stewart.
The winning men’s team was Ochil Hill Runners. (Doug Allan, Sean McFarlane and Eoin Disckson).
Women’s top team was Fife Trotters (Morgan Windram-Geddes, Cathy Sinclair and Sarah Legge).
Mixed mountain bike top team was Square Wheels, Strathpeffer (Peter Ferguson, Vince McGregor and Katy Boocock).
Mixed duathlon team winners - Your Late (Stuart Macleod, Drew Sharkey and Lucy Colquhoun) and men’s mountain bike team was Team VisualSoft ( David Cant, Paul Evans, David Mackay).
Monday, 5 July 2010
Gruelling Corrieyairack event raises cash for charity
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