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Andrew Butchart helps Central AC to fifth successive Scottish Relays win
- Updated: October 23, 2016
Olympians Andrew Butchart and Callum Hawkins each had good reason to smile after they swapped the track and roads of Rio for the Scottish National XC Relays at Cumbernauld on Saturday (October 22), reports Peter Jardine.
Butchart led defending champions Central AC to victory in the senior men’s race on the country as coach Derek Easton’s squad made it five-in-a-row in that category.
The ‘consolation’ for Hawkins was the fastest 4km leg of the day with his 11:01 on the third leg for Kilbarchan AAC some 21 seconds quicker than Butchart’s 11:22, albeit that the Central AC athlete was on the last leg with his team already well clear.
Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds took second, with a couple of GB international hill runners in their quartet, with Aberdeen AAC on the podium as they took bronze. Aberdeen’s team included Rory Muir, younger brother of Olympian Laura.
Students were very much to the fore in the senior women’s race as Edinburgh Uni took the title thanks to the efforts of Steph Pennycook, Catriona Graves, Louise Mercer and Mhairi Maclennan. Central AC took silver with the bronze claimed by a VP-Glasgow team including GB internationals Josephine Moultrie …
