Scottish runners dominate on house soil at the newest British Athletics Go Problem
On November 11, athletes from throughout the United Kingdom collected in Glasgow for the 3rd match of the United Kingdom Athletics Go Problem at Alexandra Park.
Competing in chilly, snowy stipulations, runners no longer simplest battled each and every different, but additionally the cruel, hilly terrain of the golfing route venue as the development doubled up because the Scottish Inter-District Championships.
Jamie Crowe from Central AC entered the senior males’s race because the protecting champion after profitable remaining 12 months’s Problem fixture in Renfrew and was hoping to assert a victory after completing eleventh on the Liverpool Go in November.
The 8km route, which featured 3 difficult laps, noticed the lead pack keep in combination till the overall phases, the place Crowe made his transfer to drag away and protected the name.
Aidan Thompson, Crowe’s coaching spouse, completed in 2d position, whilst Cameron Allan of Houghton Harriers took 3rd.
Aidan Thompson, Jamie Crowe & Cameron Allan (Bobby Gavin)
Reflecting on his win, Crowe stated: “It was once difficult stipulations in the market with how chilly it’s, the bottom being in point of fact laborious, and there was once difficult pageant as smartly. It got here all the way down to the remaining kilometre so I’m satisfied to get the win.
“The first two laps I was getting used to what it looked like and I figured out which bits I felt best at which was the climb of the hill and the sharp corners. With one lap to go I pushed on from there and I was lucky enough to get a gap so I didn’t have to sprint finish because my legs were going.”
Lynn McKenna of Shettleston took keep an eye on of the senior ladies’s race, pulling forward of her opponents, together with Morag Miller from Central AC and Mountain Global Cup champion Scout Adkin from Moorfoot, who completed 2d and 3rd respectively.
As she entered the overall lap of the route, McKenna driven forward decisively, claiming the win. Her efficiency got here only a week after surroundings a private perfect of 9:25.07 on the Scottish Indoor 3000m championships.
McKenna instructed Athletics Blogs, “I’ve run this route sooner than and I knew the hills swimsuit my strengths, so I knew if I used to be within the lead pack, I may just see the place I used to be after a lap or two. I felt slightly sturdy, so I driven it on, and no person stayed with me this time, so it paid off.
“I never take for granted who is in the race with me, and I give everyone the respect they deserve. These girls have loads of experience, so to get the win today is very special.”
Lynn McKenna (Bobby Gavin)
Whilst the snow stayed away right through the senior races, it made its look right through the junior males’s race, which integrated each the under-20s and under-17s working 6km.
Within the junior males’s race, Moorfoot’s Thomas Hilton marked the beginning of 2025 with a powerful victory, taking the highest spot within the under-20 class as he pulled clear of the pack within the remaining lap.
He crossed the end line 9 seconds forward of Erik Nederheim, whilst Joe Dixon of Morpeth completed 3rd.
Within the under-17 class, Andrew Baird of Ross County delivered an impressive efficiency, making improvements to on his 5th position in Liverpool to take gold forward of Daibhidh Kinnaird from Cambuslang and Alasdair MacLean of Giffnock North.
The junior ladies’s race was once every other thrilling contest, with Zoe Gilbody from Telford AC claiming the win by means of 22 seconds.
The victory additional cemented Gilbody’s standout move nation to this point, which integrated a staff gold for Nice Britain on the Ecu Go Nation Championships in Antalya. She additionally loved a 3rd position end on the Cardiff Go Problem and fourth in Liverpool.
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She instructed AW: “I felt strong today, I was surprised. I was surprised at the amount of hills in it and three laps of that is tough. My aim was just trying to get a gap on the downhill and then see what I have left.”
Completing in the back of Gilbody within the under-20 class was once Swansea’s Hannah Kinane, who completed fourth total, whilst Anastasia Nilsson claimed the bronze.
Within the under-17 race, Isla McGowan of Banbury persisted her very good shape, taking the gold medal and completing an excellent 2d total. Zara Redmond of Kilbarchan secured silver on house turf, whilst Olivia Forrest of Brentwood Beagles took bronze.
The under-15 boys race noticed an entertaining end as Billy Sutherland of Ross County celebrated his first Go Problem victory by means of jumping over the end line. Sutherland triumphed forward of Falkirk Victoria Harriers’ Luke Sedman and Rory MacMillan, respectively.
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Within the under-15 ladies race, Madison Welby of Town of Lisburn and Windsor. Slough, Eton & Hounslow’s Kara Gorman went head-to-head in an exhilarating combat for the highest spot. Welby in the long run got here out on best whilst Gorman took silver, as Freya Brown of Lasswade completed 3rd.
Madison Kindler within the under-13 ladies race persisted her dominant shape, securing her 3rd immediately victory within the Go Problem collection. Emma Nicholson of Giffnock North took 2d position and Ellie Blackhurst from Preston completed 3rd.
The under-13 boys noticed Tom Ibbs of Musselburgh take the win forward of Alexander Wotherspoon of Legislation & District, whilst Preston’s Albert Yates claimed 3rd.
Click on right here to look at video content material from Saturday’s Go Problem.
Males (8km): 1 J Crowe (Centr/E) 23:01; 2 A Thompson (Centr/E) 23:06; 3 C Allan (Hough) 23:07; 4 S Stirling (Falk V/W) 23:09
U20: A Wright (Edin U/Stu) 24:09
TEAM: 1 East 41; 2 West 72; 3 Scholars 94
U20 (non-District, 6km): 1 T Hilton (Moorf) 17:47; 2 E Nederheim (SWE) 17:56; 3 J Dixon (Morp) 17:59
U17 (6km): 1 A Baird (Ross C/N) 18:04; 2 S Kinnaird (Cambus/W) 18:158; 3 A MacLean (Giff N/W) 18:21
TEAM: 1 West 47; 2 East 55; 3 North 133
U15 (4km): 1 B Sutherland (Ross C/North) 12:30; 2 L Sedman (Falk VH/E) 12:34; 3 R MacMillan (Falk VH/E) 12:36
TEAM: 1 East 33; 2 West 61; 3 North 150
U13 (3km): 1 T Ibbs (E Loth/E) 10:11; 2 A Wotherspoon (Legislation/W) 10:13; 3 A Yates (Prest) 10:16; 4 E Tyler (Giff N/W) 10:25
TEAM: 1 East 31; 2 West 54; 3 North 132
Girls (8km): 1 L McKenna (Shett/W) 26:29; 2 M Millar (Centr/E, W35) 26:36; 3 S Adkin (Moorf) 27:10; 4 E MacKinnon (Cambus/W) 27:22
U20: L Todd (Shet’d/N) 28:13
TEAM: 1 West 37; 2 East 61; 3 North 139
U20 (non-District, 6km): Z Gilbody (Tel) 20:10
U17 (6km): 1 I McGowan (B’bury) 20:32; 2 Z Redmond (Kilb/W) 20:46; 3 O Forrest (Brent B) 21:09
District: 2 E McGregor (Edin/W) 21:52; 3 A Stewart (Storn/N) 22:16
TEAM: 1 East 32; 2 West 62; 3 North 138
U15 (4km): 1 M Welby (Lisb) 13:20; 2 Ok Gorman (WSEH) 13:29; 3 F Brown (Lass/E) 13:34
District: 2 C Wright (Lass/E) 14:00; 3 I Turner (E Loth/E) 14:12
TEAM: 1 East 33; 2 West 55; 3 North 161
U13 (3km): 1 M Kindler (Brent B) 10:40; 2 E Nicholson (Giff N/W) 10:58; 3 E Blackhurst (Prest) 10:59; 4 M Glass Park (Banc/E) 11:00
District: 3 I Madhra (Lass/E) 11:18
TEAM: 1 East 31; 2 West 60; 3 North 115
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