Falkirk data
Via Peter Jardine, Head of Communications
Once a year the date for the Lindsays Nationwide XC at all times looms massive at the calendar for golf equipment and athletes – and now the 2025 version is nearly upon us.
Callendar Park in Falkirk is the venue as soon as once more and it’s arduous to not regard Saturday as a circle of relatives accumulating.
This can be a second when historical past and the existing collide with the Nationwide XC’s wealthy heritage stretching again nearly 150 years whilst coveted medals for people and for groups are very a lot ‘in the moment’ podium studies.
With 2207 names on start-lists the fields are as soon as once more worthy of the instance with annually since Covid having now attracted over 2200 entrants.
Higher nonetheless, the 2025 version has no fewer than 100 Scottish golf equipment represented by means of a minimum of one athlete – a fairly sensible demonstration of the achieve and enchantment around the period and breadth of Scotland.
Go searching you on Saturday and there shall be a myriad of colors because the other membership vests merge amid an instance which at all times generates a unique surroundings.
Ten races are scheduled with all age teams lined from the outlet races for U13s thru to the Senior Males and Non-Binary race at 2.40pm.
Please do find out about the path map and browse the development data on our Tournament Phase web page.
Please observe the path adjustments as defined in our tale remaining weekend.
Why we’ve needed to exchange path to offer protection to the Antonine Wall
Lindsays Trophy headed for large end at Falkirk
In addition to the medal battles, there are a few different components to Saturday.
The Lindsays Trophy reached a finale with finisher numbers assigned to every membership (throughout 3 occasions over the season) to resolve league completing position.
There’s even promotion and relegation puts at play throughout our three-tier construction.
It’s also the realization of the Scottish Move Nation Grand Prix. Senior athletes were competing for issues and Falkirk will dictate who wins how a lot as we cut up £4000 of prize-money.
Jamie and Lynne lead Grand Prix
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Jamie Crowe and Scott Stirling struggle for medals remaining yr (photograph by means of Bobby Gavin)
So, what about the ones medal battles at Senior degree?
The Girls’s race has 399 names at the beginning listing and arguably seems to be very open in relation to the champion and certainly the rostrum.
We’d be expecting to look an exhilarating contest with the next distinguished: Scout Adkin, Morag Millar, Lynn McKenna, Nancy Scott, Kirsty Walker in addition to Eve MacKinnon, Naomi Lang and Rosa Donaldson.
When it comes to the workforce, it’s smartly value noting we have now had 4 other winners previously 4 editions:
2020: Fife AC; 2022: Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds; 2023: Shettleston Harriers; 2024: Edinburgh AC.
The ones golf equipment may just contend in addition to Cambuslang and Carnethy.
Central AC are favourites as soon as once more for Senior Males golds as they search for a 14th successive victory right here. The problem must come from Shettleston, Cambuslang, Carnethy, Corstorphine and Inverclyde AC.
For the person medals, Logan Rees looks as if a person on a challenge however protecting champion Jamie Crowe has eyes on a conceivable fourth identify (after successful his 3rd remaining yr).
Falkirk’s Scott Stirling would dearly like to win on his house patch and the likes of Ross Gollan, Aidan Thompson and Taha Ghafari may well be within the combine for the medals.
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As standard, we requested for fortify from golf equipment to lend a hand ourselves – and host membership Falkirk Victoria Harriers – ship the Nationwide XC by the use of gives to lend a hand as race marshals.
The reaction was once terrific as soon as once more in a #SALtogether roughly approach.
We’re thus thankful to representatives of the next golf equipment for his or her fortify for Saturday’s races:
Cambuslang Harriers, Carnegie Harrers, Clydesdale Harriers, Corstorphine AAC, Dunblane Runners, Edinburgh AC, Fife AC, Ferranti AC, Giffnock North AC, Hunters Lavatory Trotters, Inverclyde AC, Kinross Street Runners, Lasswade AC, Linlithgow AAC, Lothian RC, Motherwell AC, Penicuik Harriers, Perth Street Runners, PH Racing Membership, Springburn Harriers, Sri Chinmoy AC and Shettleston Harriers.
With due to Alex Jackson
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Move Nation GP, Falkirk, Lindsays Move Nation Season, Lindsays Nationwide XC, Lindsays Trophy
