The Hillbilly Duathlon, Kirroughtree.

Six DRC members took part in the Hillbilly Duathlon which took place in Kirroughtree forest on Sunday 17th May. Now in its second year, this was part of a weekend of events with junior races taking place on the Saturday and the senior race on the Sunday...

The senior race consisted of a 10k trail run followed by a 16K bike on the 7 Stanes mountain bike red route. Most of the DRC members were running as part of a team and resulted in a number of them filling podium places.

Results for DRC members were as follows:

Alan Baxter 44.37  (1st MV40 team)

Richard Beck 44.56

Norman Neilson 48.27 (3rd MV40)

Alison Groat 57.13 (1st F team)

Sue Jeffery 57.53

Craig Malcolmson was the only DRC member tough enough to complete the whole challenge! He completed the run in 52.07 followed by a strong bike section to finish in 1.55.30 earning the prize for 3rd MV50.

All agreed it was a great, friendly event despite the 'hiccup' with the route marking resulting in the run turning into a 'country 10K' (6.7 miles)! In addition, the fastest 4 runners (including 2 DRC members) added a slight detour of their own.. all part of the fun!

Alison.