2007 Race Report:
After a week of settled Autumnal weather, race day arrived with the good
weather spell continuing through the race.
The conditions under foot were pretty dry apart from the usual muddy conditions
on the course approaching Nursery Cottage. However course conditions were
much improved in some places thanks to the recently completed path
upgrades up on top of the Bennachie range.
A total of 103 runners took part in this years senior race and some great
finish times were set; Cosmic's Dan Whitehead was 1st man home
in a time of
56:09, while Desside's Ruth Mackenzie was first lady home in a time of 1:10:17.
Ruth was also awarded
the Linda Trahan Trophy as first lady vet home. The Cosmic men (Dan Whitehead,
Jason Williamson, Keith Varney) retained the men's team prize while GariochRR's
Ladies (Donna Gray, Rachael Paterson, Chantel Clark) re-claimed this
year's ladies team prize.
The full results of the senior hill race are available here.
A big thank you to everyone who came along and took part, as well as all our helpers, particularly the marshalls up on the hill range trying too keep warm as the runners raced past.
Click on the links below for information on the following:-.
Race Sponsor: Thanks again to Aberedeen's
premier running shop RUN-4-IT who once again sponsored
this years event by putting up the prizes for the race.With
shops
located
throughout
Scotland, the Aberdeen shop at 21 Holburn Street offers an excellent selection
of running shoes & apparel. Click on the logo below for
more details.
The Race Route maps have been updated: an elevation profile has been
added to the 2D course map, and a new 3-D fly-through map of the race route
is now available. Check out the Race Route section
for more details.
Race registration, the start and finish lines are all at the Back 'o Bennachie car park near Oyne, Aberdeenshire. OS map #38, grid reference 661244
The nearest Airport is Aberdeen (distance: 20miles)
The nearest Rail Station is Insch (distance: 4miles)
Directions for entrants coming from Aberdeen are as follows:-
From Aberdeen follow the A96 to Inverurie and continue for approx 7 miles to the turning to OYNE and INSCH on the B9002. Go left proceeding for another 1-3/4 miles passing through Oyne, before turning left at the signost marked GADIE BURN. Continue up that road for a further mile to the car park at the Back o' Bennachie.
The illustration above shows roughly the route of the race.
Click here for a detailed 2-D map including a route profile.
Click here for a 3-D fly-through of the route. Note: this is a big image; you will either need a broadband connection or a lot of patience!
The route will be manned by race marshalls at each path junction; the route will also be clearly marked, in the unlikely event of poor visibility as a result of bad weather (!).
The route is approximately 8.3 miles in length with a total of 1150ft of ascent required.
Prizes will be awarded for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions Male / Female, Senior and Veteran Categories.
Entry Fees:
Entry forms (PDF format) will shortly be available to Download. Nearer the time, forms will also be available from GariochRR notice board in the Garioch Sports Centre Inverurie, or the RUN-4-IT Running Shop, 21 Holburn Street, Aberdeen.
Completed forms should be return along with the entry fee by no later that Mon 1st October 2007 to: B. Taylor, 21 Dunnydeer Park, Insch, Aberdeenshire, AB52 6GD. Entries are available on the day, but to aid administration, pre-entries would be appreciated.
For any other information, please contact either Steve Waites by e-mail or tel 01467 672342 or Bruce Taylor by e-mail
| Course Record (Male) | Graeme Bartlett (Forres Harriers) 55:10 mins |
| Course Record (Female) | Clare Miller (Cosmic Hillbashers) 61:25 mins |
| 2006 Winner (1st Male) | Dan Whitehead (Cosmic) 58:28 mins |
| 2006 Winner (1st Female) | Mari Todd (HBT) 1:05:36 mins |
| 2006 Winner (Male Team) | Dan Whitehead, Jason Williamson, Keith Robertson (Cosmic) |
| 2006 Winner (Female Team) | Sonia Armitage, Elaine Stewart, Lois Noble (Cosmic) |
| Total No Finishers 2006 race | 117 |
Click here for the full results of the <1999> <2000> <2001><2002> <2003> <2004> <2005> <2006> <2007> Bennachie Hill Races.
Welcome to the Garioch Road Runners Bennachie Hill Race page. Now in its
18th year, the race is firmly established on the hill running race calendar
as one of the most popular hill races in the North-East of Scotland. Not
that this a race solely for the ultra-fit, this race is open to all runners,
of all abilities.
The RESULTS for the 3 races on the programme are now
available:-
Race
Sponsor