Picked for GB and NI! Ten Scots set for World Mountain and Trail Champs

Thursday 22nd September 2022

European bronze medallist Scout Adkin is one of our strong Scottish cohort for the World Mountain and Trail Running Champs in Thailand

British Athletics website announcement

British Athletics have announced their full selection for the World Mountain and Trail Running Champs – and there’s a very strong Scottish cohort headed for Thailand.

No fewer than 10 Scottish athletes are picked in the overall GB and NI team of 35, who will head for the event in Chiang Mai on November 3-6.

Following the competitive mountain running trials in the Lake District and Scotland earlier this month, full mountain running teams for the senior uphill only and up-and-down and the junior up-and-down races have been announced.

Further athletes have now also been selected for the 40km and 80km trail races in Thailand.

In the Trail event, the Scots involved are Catriona Graves, Meryl Cooper and America-based Ryan Smith.

In the Mountain Running event, the Scots involved at Senior level are Scout Adkin, Holly Page, Jacob Adkin, Andy Douglas, Sasha Chepelin and Ross Gollan.

And Fraser Gilmour joins those athletes at Junior level in the men’s team for up-and-down race.

It’s an excellent reflection on hard work by Scottish athletes and coaches over a number of years in off-road competition.

We offer our warm congratulations to all athletes and their families, coaches and clubs on being selected for World Champs action.

Sasha Chepelin (Carnethy) wins his first GB and NI vest in hill running and will be joined by Andy Douglas (centre) and Chris Richards

In addition to those 10 Scots, Welsh athlete Kristian Jones is based in Scotland, too, and is picked for the 40k race in the World Trail event.

Scout Adkin was an individual bronze medallist at the 2022 European Off-Road Running Championships and is joined by Holly Page for both the uphill event and the up and down event.

Jacob Adkin, the 2019 European uphill only champion, is once again part of the senior men’s quartet for the uphill race.

Joining the experienced Andy Douglas in the Senior Men’s up and down team are two athletes who will make their GB and NI debuts: Sasha Chepelin (Carnethy), a regular in the GB orienteering team, and Ross Gollan (Shettleston Harriers).

Here are the Scottish athletes selected (full team on British Athletics website)

Trail Running

Senior women – 40km Trail race:

Catriona Graves (Tracey Brindley, Carnethy)

Senior women – 80km Trail race:

Meryl Cooper (David Roche, Deeside Runners)

Senior men – 80km Trail race:

Ryan Smith (self-coached, Rocky Mountain Runners)

Mountain Running

Senior women – uphill only:

Scout Adkin (Angela Mudge, Ambleside)

Holly Page (Lewis Walker, Dartford)