Toughest race ever! Yvonne and Lewis land golds at Lindsays Scottish 10-Mile Champs

Monday 30th March 2026

Report by Bobby Hill

Tom Scott Road Races website

The Lindsays Scottish 10 Mile Championships and 62nd Tom Scott Memorial Road Races will be remembered as an attritional test of endurance, as athletes battled driving rain and winds gusting up to 45mph across an exposed Strathclyde Park.

In fact, many of those who raced later described it as the toughest conditions they had ever experienced and we send warm congratulations to each and every finisher.

In the Men’s race it was Lewis Hannigan (Kilbarchan AAC) who would master the elements best, claiming the 10 Mile title and Tom Scott Trophy for the second time in three years.

Hannigan and Callum Hawkins broke away early in the race and were inseparable as they turned off the loch just after the Mile Three.

It was as the pair headed up the hill towards M & Ds that Hannigan broke away, developing a gap which he never looked likely to relinquish, and eventually crossing the line in 49:08 mins, some 27 seconds ahead of his highly decorated club-mate.

Lewis Rodgers (Fife AC), who ran solo for much of the race, ran an excellent race to better his fourth-place finish from 2022, claiming bronze in a time of 51:18 mins.

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The women’s race saw Yvonne McNairn claim her first 10 Mile title in a time of 60:10 mins.

It was a dominant performance from the Giffnock North athlete, crossing the line over a minute ahead of the 2019 champion Elspeth Curran of Kilbarchan (61:15 mins).

The gap between second and third was much closer, with Meredith Reid of Inverclyde a further 15 seconds back in 61:30 mins.

Speaking post‑race, Yvonne described the conditions as the toughest she had ever experienced in a road race, explaining that her 10-mile split during the recent Inverness Half Marathon had been quicker.

It really was a day when times went out the window, and the goal was simply to battle as hard as possible against the elements and get ot he finish.

Tom Scott Road Race organisers Law & District AAC are extremely grateful to all competitors who turned out in numbers to support this historic race once again.

Special thanks should also go to all the volunteers who braved the elements and to the staff at Strathclyde Park for their assistance.

A final thanks goes to event sponsors Hydracrat, Co-Op Funeralcare Airdrie and Tunnock’s for their invaluable support again this year.

Lindsays Scottish Championship medals:

10 Mile Teams

Men

1 Kilbarchan AAC (1st Lewis Hannigan, 2nd Callum Hawkins, 4th Jack Heathwood)

2 Fife AC (3rd Lewis Rodgers, 7th Carter Taylor, 20th Scott McClung)

3 Dundee RR (11th Ewan Duthie, 13th David Webster, 21st Nick Bennett)

Women

1 Dundee Road Runners (7th Alison McNeilly, 9th Mairi Littleson, 13th Eve Martin)

2 Law & District AAC (8th Reagan Binnie, 12th Elaine Boyle, 17th Christine Neill)

3 Bellahouston RR (10th Cathy Wood, 18th Ann Robin, 23rd Claire Wharton)

 Men’s Masters

V40 Men

1 Colin Reilly (Cambuslang Harriers) – 54:13

2 Matthew Macioccia (Metro Aberdeen RC) – 55:30

3 Mickey Breen (Corstorphine AAC) – 55:34

V50 Men

1 Jamie Reid (Cambuslang Harriers) – 1:00:02

2 Justin Carter (Cambuslang Harriers) – 1:00:27

3 Michael Fullerton (Edinburgh AC) – 1:01:37

V60 Men

1 Grant Matheson (Falkirk Victoria Harriers) – 1:03:39

2 Gareth Walker (Bellahouston Harriers) – 1:03:57

3 Keith Charters (East Kilbride AC) – 1:06:18

V70 Men

1 James Scott (Edinburgh AC) – 1:15:02

2 Alex Wood (Linlithgow AC) – 1:49:48

Women’s Masters

V40 Women

1 Yvonne McNairn (Giffnock North AC) – 1:00:10

2 Michelle Sandison (Springburn Harriers) – 1:04:29

3 Alison McNeilly (Dundee Road Runners) – 1:05:30

V50 Women

1 Avril Mason (Shettleston Harriers) – 1:05:00

2 Nathalie Brohan (Cambuslang Harriers) – 1:07:18

3 Claire Wharton (Bellahouston Road Runners) – 1:14:44

V60 Women

1 Noreen Crombie (Kilbarchan AAC) – 1:20:24

2 Frances Ferguson (Calderglen Harriers) – 1:21:16

3 Anne Noble (Troon Tortoises) – 1:21:38

V70 Women

1 Morna Fleming (Pitreavie AAC) – 1:42:44

Photos by Bobby Gavin

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Tags: Lewis Hannigan, Lindsays 10-Mile champs, Strathclyde Park, Yvonne McNairn

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