Think of any of Scotland’s top distance men at any time between 1930 and 2000 and you can bet that they ran on this stage of the Edinburgh to Glasgow. Emmet Farrell, Joe McGhee, Ian Binnie, Graham Everett, Alastair Wood all did their best for their club. Donald Macgregor, Jim Dingwall, Lachie Stewart all managed to find their way over the seven miles from the Forestfield Inn to the War Memorial at Airdrie. What follows is, first, some photographs from the original programmes, then a selection of photographs from 1967. Then some from 1985 (photographs were taken by Graham MacIndoe), then Graham Haddow’s and then some more.
Harry Fenion (Bellahouston)
Clark Wallace to Eddie Bannon for Shettleston in 1960, start of Stage 6
For ESH, Ross to Ballantyne in 1960
Peter Duffy (AAAC) to Steve Taylor at the start of Six
Ian Donald to Graham Everett for Shettleston in 1961
Lyall to Fraser, ESH, in 1961
Cameron Shepherd, Glasgow University, to Dougie Gifford in 1961
Fergus Murray (ESH)
Gareth Bryan-Jones (EU H&H)
Pat Maclagan (VPAAC)
Andy Daly (Bellahouston) 1983
Charlie Haskett, 1983
J Graham, 1983
Evan Cameron, ESH, 1984
Colin Youngson, 1985
Simon Axon (AAAC) leading Graham Crawford (Springburn) 1985
Jim Dingwall, Falkirk Victoria Harriers, 1985
Neil Tennant, Edinburgh Southern
Lindsay Robertson, Edinburgh AC
Bobby Quinn, Kilbarchan
Lawrie Spence, 1985
Alistair Douglas, Victoria Park
Peter Fleming, Bellahouston
Simon Axon, Aberdeen, leading Graham Crawford, Springburn
Terry Mitchell, Fife AC
Craig Hunter 1986
Above: Fraser Clyne, AAAC 1986
Below: Steven Connaghan to Lawrie Spence, Spango Valley, 1986
Tommy Murray, 1986
Ian Murphy, Clydesdale, and Drew Nicol, Victoria Park
Ian Murphy, Clydesdale Harriers
Peter Fleming (Mizuno) and Graeme Wight (Shettleston) 1996
1996, Doug Runcieman on Five handing over to Graeme Croll , Stage Six for Cambuslang
Glen Stewart, 1999.
Glen Stewart leading Phil Mowbray in 2001
Phil Mowbray started that leg 10 seconds ahead of Glen Stewart; after 6 miles at the end of the leg Glen was 1 second ahead of Phil. 2 fastest 6 stage times of the day, great race by 2 fine athletes
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