Chisholm completes cross country title treble
When the women’s 6km race got underway, previous winner Jennifer MacLean (EAC) decided to test her competitors by opening up a 20m gap.
Chasing alongside Chisholm were GB ultra-distance and Commonwealth marathon runner Joasia Zakrewski and triathlon specialist Catriona Morrison.
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Hide AdBy the end of the 1st lap, the leaders were clear with Lesley and Dianne Lauder having a 5m advantage of Joasia and Jennifer and Catriona a further 10m in arrears.
It took a determined sprint finish from Lesley to retain her title winning by six seconds from Dianne and a closing Joasia only one second further back.
Other local athletes from Garscube Harriers to compete were Norman Baillie (4th M65) Arlene Lewis, Morag Casey and Paddy Gibbons.