Successful weekend on the road for the Scots

Monday 28th September 2026

Photo: London Marathon Events

It’s been a busy weekend of action on the road for Scots as there were podium moments and records broken across the mile and 10k.

On Saturday, Cameron Boyek took the British Road Mile title in London in a thrilling sprint finish which saw him crowned Champion in 4:02.24.

He was declared the winner of the BMC Bannister Wave at the Vitality Westminster Mile after a photo finish with Tom Dodd who was officially granted the same time.

Edinburgh AC’s Peter Cameron finished 4th in 4:09.77.

Reflecting on his performance, Boyek said:

“It’s my first time here. I’ve always wanted to come down and do it because I’ve watched it for many years.

“I’ve had a really funny year, with injury and lots of disruption, so I got to the end of the season didn’t race as much as I wanted to,

“I’m relieved to take the win, because I thought I’d lost it coming into the final corner. Tom hit the front, but I was just strong enough to come past him in the sprint.”

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Photo: London Marathon Events

On Sunday, Eilish McColgan was back in action at the Vitality London 10,000 taking the win for the third year in a row in 31:50. f

It is a record fourth title at the event, in her first return to racing since being forced to retire from the Great North Run just two weeks ago after suffering from some terrible blisters.

Speaking after the race, she said:

“I am really happy. The goal today was to try and win but to come away with my fourth title here is really special.

“I can see from my time today that my fitness isn’t quite where I’d like it to be. It’s no secret I’ve had some issues since April, so I am just happy to be back racing.

“I am proud of what I’ve been able to do off of four weeks, but the goal now is to get into a big block of training.”

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Sunday was also a big day in the north of Scotland as the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running welcomed a record-breaking 11,100 participants from 45 countries.

Participants of all ages and abilities took part in the event which offers a distance for everyone, with 6,000 marathon participants tackling the iconic 26.2-mile route, 3000 taking on the popular Baxters River Ness 10K and local school children and families taking part in the River Ness 5K and the popular Wee Nessie.

Photo: Trevor Martin

Headlining the day’s competitive action was Inverness’s own Olympic athlete and Commonwealth bronze medallist Megan Keith, who thrilled home crowds in the Baxters River Ness 10K by taking first female place and setting an extraordinary new course record of 31:24.

It was a clean sweep for Inverness Harriers, with Charlotte Rose-Burton (36:17) and Helen Leigh (36:30) finishing second and third.

The Men’s 10k was won by Fife AC’s Logan Rees (28:52) ahead of Max Abernethy (29:00, Aberdeen AAC) and Angus Smith (29:29, Corstorphine AAC).

In the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon, Metro Aberdeen’s Hazel Wyness took the win for the women in 02:52:05, ahead of Briony Cornish (02:52:54) and Rosie Thorogood (02:53:59, Oxford University AC).

The Men’s event, William Strangeway (Lincoln Wellington Athletic Club) was first over the line in 02:20:16 just under a minute clear of East Sutherland AC’s Shaun Cumming (02:21:10). David Webster from Dundee Roadrunners was third in 02:28:21.

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Melanie Woods was also back in action at the Berlin Marathon where she finished an impressive 4th on her debut at the distance (01:47:00).

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Tags: Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Running Festival, Berlin Marathon, Cameron Boyek, Eilish McColgan, Megan Keith, Melanie Woods, Vitality London 10000, Vitality Westminster Mile