Scottish hill runners head for Italy after Carnethy medals

Friday 25th October 2024

Scotland athletes at Trofeo Vanoni last year

Scotland will be represented in their final mountain international for 2024 this Sunday at Trofeo Vanoni, in Morbegno, Italy.

This classic relay over 7.2km with 435m ascent/descent will be streamed and the Italians do like to show how much they love the discipline of mountain running.

https://www.youtube.com/sportdimontagna.

Competing for Scotland in the three-man relays are Moray Pryde (Lothian RC); Angus Wright (Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds); Joseph Wright (Carnethy)

In the two women relay are Catriona MacDonald (Bellahouston Road Runners) and Isla Paterson (Gala Harriers).

This year Jonathon Downey, Thomas Hilton and Harris Pagett have entered as an U20 Scotland team.

After competing in 2023, Jonathon took the initiative to organise a junior team.

Further Scots also racing in Morbegno are Ross Gollan, Ewan Brown and Kieran Cooper.

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The British Fell and Hill Running Relays took place last weekend at Appletreewick, Wharfedale, Yorkshire Dales.

In the men’s race, Carnethy HR finished second behind Dark Peak and Carnethy’s B team finished sixth to demonstrate the strength of the club (unheard of to have two teams finish in the top 10).

The Masters V40 team were third behind Calder Vally and Helm Hill.

In the Women’s race, Carnethy A were sixth, Carnethy B were eighth and Shettleston in ninth to make it three Scottish teams in top ten.

The relay is four legs, two individual, one paired long leg and one paired navigation leg. There were fastest leg times for Andy Douglas (Westerlands) on leg one and Sasha Chepelin/Luke Fisher on the paired navigation leg.