Pitreavie Best Performances: Men – Track

Olympic Champion Allan Wells winning at Pitreavie in the British Airways Games, 1979

PITREAVIE STADIUM

BEST PERFORMANCES

TRACK EVENTS – MEN

100 Metres

 

Sen     10.4                                         Alan Wells (ESH)                                 27 May 1979   

Brit Airways Games                Olympic Gold Medalist 1980

            10.41                                       Nick Smith ( Shaftsbury B’nett )   30 Aug 2008           

Scot Sen Champs

10.49                                       Stuart Benson(TVH/RAF)                   30 Aug 2008

Scot Sen Champs

10.6y                                       Ian Turnbull (Bellahouston H)           28 May 1968

East Dist Champs

10.6                                         Ian Mackie (Pit AAC)                          25 May 1995

 

10.61                                       Richard Kilty (Gatshead H)                30 Aug 2008

Scot Sen Champs                    Euro Ind 60m Gold Medalist  2015/2017

 

U20     10.66                          Ryan Oswald(Pit AAC)                        30 Aug 2008   

Scot Sen Champs

10.7                                         Mark Learmouth(Edin AC)                 14 June 1980

Scot Schls Champs

10.7                                         Chris Carson (Shaftsbury B’nett)       01 Jun 1997

Fife Schls Champs

Note W/A

10.78mw                                 Ross Ballie (VP)                                  08 June 1995

Scot U20 Champs                               

U17    11.0y                                       Alan Crorie ( Bella H/ Hutch GS)        17 June 1967

            Scot School Boys Champs

Note W/A

 10.7w                                      Ian Mackie (Pit AAC )                           16 June 1992

10.8w                                      Kris Stewart (Sc Borders)                   15 June 1996

10.8w                                      Chris Carson ( Lochgelly & Dist)         15 June 1996

Scot Schls Champs

10.88w                                    Tom Began ( Shett H )                        08 July 1995

Scot U17 Champs

 

U15    11.27                                       Kieran Kevlin (EAC)                            13 Sept 2009   

Pit Trophy Meet

U13    12.47                                       Ben Robbins(EAC)                              13 Sept 2009   

Pit Trophy Meet

 

200 Metres

Sen     20.9                                         Alan Wells (ESH)                                 27 May 1979   

Brit Airways Games                  

               21.3                                         Grant Plenderleith(FVH)                    23 May 2014

            East Dist Champs

            21.3                                         Ryan Oswald (Sale H)                         23 May 2014   

               East Dist Champs

               21.39                                       Nick Smith (Shaftsbury B’nett)          18 July 2010

            Scot Sen Champs

            21.4y                                       Menzies Campbell ( Garscube H)      03 June 1965

            East v West    

            21.40                                       Stuart Benson (Thames Valley/RAF) 31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

 

U20    21.3                                         David Jenkins (Edin Univ)                  15 May 1971

            Scot Univ Champs

21.6                                         Peter Little (EAC)                                27 May 1979

            Brit Airways Games

               21.81                         Ross Ballie(VP)                                   08 June 1995

            Scot U20 Champs

           

U17    22.12                           Dean Patterson ( Larkhall /GSOS)     25 June 2021

            Pit Open

Note W/A

            22.0w                            Chris Carson (Lochgelly & Dist)         15 June 1996

            Scot Schls Champs

 

U15     23.06                             Kieran Kivlin (EAC)                             13 Sept 2009   

            Pit Trophy Meet

 

U13     26.30                                                 Ben Robbins (EAC)                             13 Sept 2009   

Pit Trophy Meet

400m

Sen     46.79                                       Kris Robertson (Kirk Olys)                 31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

            46.82                                       Alan Stuart (Shett H)                          31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

            47.35                                       Brian Doyle (Harrow AC)                   31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

            47.45                                       Patrick Swan(Gatesh’d H)                  18 July 2010

            Scot Sen Champs

            47.62                                       Jamie Bowie ( Inv H)                          20 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

            47.87                                       Sean Watson ( Shett H)                      20 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

 

U20     48.36                                                 Kris Stewart (Sc Borders)                   08 May 1999

            East Dist Camps

            48.7                                         Alasdair Donaldson (Pit AAC)                        25 June 1995

 

            48.86                                       Nick Petrou (Leeds City )                    27 April 2014

            YDL(H)NP2

              

U17     48.17                                       Greg Loudon (Lass AC)                       20 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

U15     52.4                                         George Gray (Vale of Leven)             14 June 1980

               Scot Schls Champs

U13     59.1                                         Craig Robinson (Pitreavie AAC)         21 June 2005

            FVLge

 

800m

Sen     1:49.00                                    Mark Mitchell (Forres H)                    31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

            1:49.27                                    Neil Burnside (SBH)                            31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

            1:49.9                                      Graham Williamson (Spr’burn H)      27 May 1979

 

1:50.4                                      Dick Hodelet( Greenock GlPk)           08 June 1966

            East v West

            1:50.61                                    Stewart Reid (Pit AAC)                       09 May 1999

               East Dist Champs

               1:50.99                                    Tom Nimmo ( City of Edin)                20 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

 

U20     1:52.0                                      Graham Grant (Dumb’ton AAC)        30 June 1965 

               1:53.79                                    Guy Learmouth (Lasswade AC)         18 June 2010                         

               Scot Sen Champs

               1:54.6                                      David Henry  (Gala Ac)                       04 July 1964

               SAAA v Atalanta

 

U17     1:57.1                                      John Scott (Edin AC )                          21 April 1974

            Sc Young Athletes Lge East

 

U15     2:01.41                                    Ben Greenwood(PSH)                        09 Sept 2012

               Pit YA Trophy Meet

 

U13     2:11.6                                      Calum Dick ( Giffnock N)                    03 Jul  2021

            Dunf T&F Open

 

1500m

Sen     3:42.56                                    Colin Birmingham(Australia)             21 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

            3:44.3y                                    Ian McCafferty ( Law & Dist)             07 June 1967

            East v West                             Commonwealth Silver Medalist 1970

            3:46.6y                                    Lachie Stewart( Vale of Leven)          07 June 1967

            East v West                             Commonwealth Gold Medalist 1970

            3:46.60                                    Chris MacKay (N’ham& Essex B)       21 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

            3:48.13                                    Ian Williamson (Cambridge & Co)     21 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

            3:48.29                                    Alastair Hay (Central AC)                   20 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

( y –  1m time minus 18 secs)

 

U20    3:56.06                                 Andrew Thomson (Fife AC)                 12 Sept  2021

             (Pitreavie Club Champs)

            4:00.31                                    Alasdair McMonagle ( C’nauld)         25 June 2021

            Pit Open

           4:03.18                                    Stuart Gibson ( Motherwell AAC)      08 June 1995

            Scot U20 Champs

            

U17     4:03.2                                      Josh Kerr ( EAC)                                  23 May 2014

            East Dist Champs                     Olympic Bronze 2021 [2020]

 

U15     4:06.4                                      Alistair Currie (Dumbarton AAC}       14 June 1980

            Scot Schls Champs

 

U13     4:34.68                                    Ryan Gray (Inverclyde AC)                 09 Sep 2012

            Pit YA Trophy Meet

1 Mile

Sen     4:02.3                                      Ian McCafferty ( Law & Dist)             07 June 1967

            East v West

            4:04.6                                      Lachie Stewart( Vale of Leven)          07 June 1967

            East v West

            4:07.6                                      Bill Ewing ( A’deen Uni/AAC)            29 June 1966

            SAAA v Atalanta

            4:07.8                                      Ian McPherson (VP AAC)                   30 June 1965

            SAAA v Atalanta

            4:09.5                                      John Linaker (Pit AAC )                       08 June 1966

            East v West

            4:10.8                                      Roddy Wilson (Teviotdale H)             04 July 1964

 

U20     4:22.2                                      Alistair Riddell (Loretta Sch)              17 June 1967

            Scot Schls Champs

            4:24.3                                      James Cook (Garscube H )                 17 June 1967

            Scot Schls Champs

            4:29.99                                    Ben Potrykus (Pit AAC)                      08 Sept 2014

            Pit Trophy Meet         

 

U17     4:24.13                                    Aiden Thomson (Pit AAC)                  08 Sept 2014

            Pit Trophy Meet         

 

U15     4:27.74                                    Ben Greenwood Perth SH)                 08 Sept 2014

            Pit Trophy Meet         

 3000m

Sen     8:31.0                                      Jim Brown ( Clyde Valley)                  13 Apr 1975

 

 

Fergus Murray in the Hawkhill Harriers vest

5000m

Sen     13:56.8y                                  Fergus Murray ( Edin Univ)                08 June 1966

            East v West

            14:10.0                                    Chris Robinson (Spango Valley)        28 May 1995

           

          14:11.04                                  Andrew Lemoncello (Fife AC)            31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

            14:12.6                                    Robert Quinn (Kilbarchan AC)           28 May 1995

 

            14:13.6y                                  James Johnston (Monkland H)          08 June 1966

            East v West

            14:15.70                                  Woldemichael Tsege (Shett H)          31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

 

U20     15:08.8y                                  James Burns ( Shett H )                      15 June 1974

            Scot Schls Champs

            15:10.4y                                  Tom Paterson ( Springburn H)           15 June 1974

            Scot Schls Champs

               15:16.65                                  Alex Hendry (Central AC)                   17 Jul 2010

            Scot Sen Champs

   ( y – 3mile time plus 30secs}

10,000m

Sen     30:26.2                                    Frank Harper (Pit AAC)                       14 May 1988

            GRE Cup 1st Rd

            30:52.10                                  Neil Renault ( EAC)                             24 June 2012

            Scot Sen Champs

            31:04.4y                                  John Linaker (Pit AAC)                       06 Oct 1962

           

            31:32.77                                  John Newsom (Cent AC )                   24 June 2012

            Scot Sen Champs

            31:36.77                                  Ben Hukins (Unatt)                            24 June 2012

            Scot Sen Champs

            32.44.7                                    D.Cameron ( Shett H )                        13 May 1989

            GRE Cup 1st Rd

           (y – 6mile time plus 60secs)

Tony Hogarth and Fraser Proven

110m/120yds Hurdles

Sen     14.4y                                       Tony Hogarth (Octavians , H)             25 May 1968

            East Dist Champs

            14.48                                       Chris Ballie (VPCoG)                           18 June 2010

            Scot Sen Champs

            14.7y                                       Alan Murray (ESH)                             25 May 1968

            East Dist Champs

               14.7                                    Francis Smith (WG&EL)                      31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

            14.8y                                       Fraser Provan ( Octavians )                06 July 1963

 

            15.0y                                       Alf Bellah (HMS Caledonia/Nigeria) 08 July 1961

            SAAA v Atlanta

            15.0                                         Robert Davidson (Edin Univ)             29 May 1971

            East Dist Champs       

 

U20     14.90                                       S Bowden (USA)                                 08 June 1995

            Scot U20 Champs

            15.0                                         George McCallum (Central Reg )       14 June 1980

            Scot Schls Champs

            15.0                                         Kevin McLennan (Black Isle AC)        15 June 1996

            Scot U20 Champs

            15.0                                         Taylor Roy (Pit AAC)                           07 June 2016

            Fife Schls Champs

Note W/A

14.5w(2.2)                                        Jack Lawrie                                         27 Apr 2014

            YDL(H)

100m/110yds Hurdles

U17     13.60                                       Gordon Menzies ( Kilbarchan AAC)   08 June 1995

            Scot U17 Champs

80m Hurdles

U15     11.5                                         Kenneth McKeown (Ayr S’forth)       19 June 1996

            Scot Schls Inter Area

            11.5                                         Callum Newton ( Dunf T&F )              03 July 2021

            Dunf T&F Open

Note W/A

             11.44w(4.7)                            Chris Ballie (VP)                                  09 July 1995

 

75m Hurdles

U13     11.8                                         Cameron Goodhall( Lasswade)          10 Sept 2006

            Pit Trophy Meet

Francis Smith

400m/440ys Hurdles

Sen     52.25                                       Francis Smith (WG & EL}                    21 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

            52.56                                       Martin Lipton (Kilbarchan AC)           21 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

            53.32                                       David Martin (VPCoG)                       10 July 2010

            Scot Sen Champs

            53.91                                       Derek Paisley (Blackheath & B H)     21 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

            54.15                                       Andrew Faulkner (Yeovil Olym’ds)   06 June 2009

             BAL D 4

            54.2                                         Alan Murray( Edin SH )                      29 May 1971

             East Dist Champs

 

U20     52.73                                       Neil Flannery (Gateshead H )             31 Aug 2008

            Scot Sen Champs

            54.19                                       Jack Lawrie (Pit AAC)                         27 Apr 2014

            YDL(H)

               55.34                                       Ewan Dyer (Pit AAC)                          28 Apr 2015

            YDL(H)

 

U17     52.81   (Scot Rec)                    Richard McDonald (Perth SH)            10 Aug 1996

            Celtic International

 

U15     61.0                                         G.Nugent ( Lenzie Ac)                         14 Jun 1980

            Scot Schls Champs

61.0                                                      Graeme Lammie (Perth SH/PHS)       15 Jun 1996

            Scot Schls Champs

 

3000mS/C

Sen     8:59.2                                      Gareth Bryan Jones (ESH)                  29 May 1971

            East Dist Champs                    AAA 3k SC Champion 1968

            9:12.2                                      James Austin (Clydesdale H)             25 June 1995

 

            9:18.0                                      John Linaker (Pit AAC)                       07 Aug 1965

            Scot v Army

            9:23.0                                      Bill Ewing (Aberdeen AAC)                25 May 1968

            East Dist Champs

               9:23.0                                      Hugh Elder ( Dumbarton AAC)           13 June 1971

               Inter Counties

               9:30.1                                      Cameron Watson (Pit AAC)               20 June 1995

 

U20     9:34.2                                      David Lorimer (St Andrew’s Univ)     15 May 1971

            Scot Univ Champs

            9:34.86                                    Lachlan Oates ( Shett H )                   18 July 2010

            Scot Sen Champs

            9:48.96                                    Mathew Graham (Kirk’tilloch Oly)    21 June 2009

            Scot Sen Champs

  2000mS/C

U20     6:04.9                                      Andrew McKay (EAC)                         14 June 1980

            Scot Schls Champs

            6:11.88                                    Bertie Houghton (Doncaster AC)       27 Apr 2014

            YDL (H)                       

            6:14.91                                    Aidan Thompson (Pitreavie AAC)      27 Apr 2014

            YDL (H)                       

                                                            1500mS/C

U17     4:25.6                                      Iain Murdoch ( Avonside TC)             15 Jun 1996

            Scot Schls Champs

            4:34.9                                      Derek Easton ( Shett H)                     15 Jun 1974

            Scot Schls Champs

 

4x 100m Relay

Sen      42.1                                                    West of Scotland Team                           09 June 1965

               East v West

               42.5                                                  SAAA Team                                         08 July 1961

            SAAA v Atalanta

               42.65                                                  Coventry Godiva                                        06 July 2009

               BAL D4

U20     44.1                                         Motherwell AC                                      08 Aug 1998

               Scot U20 Champs

U17     42.77                                       Scotland U17                                      10 Aug 1996

            Club

             42.89                                       Edinburgh AC                                     15 June 2014

            Scot U17 Champs

U15     45.51                                       Edinburgh AC                                     31 Aug  2008

            Scot U15 Champs

 

U13     51.76                                       Edinburgh AC                                     18 July            2010

            Scot U13 Champs

 

4x 400m Relay

Sen     3:23.3                                      Kilbarchan AC                                     24 June 2012

            Scot Sen Champs                   

 

U20     3:27.2                                      Motherwell AC                                      08 Aug 1998                Scot Sen Champs

 

U17     3:30.19                                    Kilbarchan AC                                     30 May 2004

            Scot Sen Champs                   

3x 800m Relay

Sen/    5:47.21                                    Giffnock North AC                              24 June 2012

U20     Scot Sen Champs

 

U17     6:06.47                                    Edinburgh AC                                     15 June 2014

            Scot U17 Champs

 

U15     6:33.99                                    Edinburgh AC                                     15 June 2014

            Scot U15 Champs

 

U13     7:15.03                                    Giffnock North AC                              15 Sept 2019

               Scot U13 Champs

                                                                           Decathlon

Sen     5765 pts                                  Robert Miller (Aberdeen AC)             29/30 May 2004

            Scot Sen Champs

            5615 pts                                  David Agnew ( Pit AAC)                     10/11 July 2010

            Scot Sen Champs

4823 pts                                  Ian C McEwan (Whitemoss AC)         10/11 July 2010

            Scot Sen Champs

 

U20     6447 pts                                  Michael Downie ( Arbroath & Dist)  10/11 July 2010

            Scot U20 Champs

 

U17     5222 pts                                  Andrew Murphy ( Ayr Seaforth AC)  10/11 July 2010

            Scot U17 Champs

 

Pentathlon

U15     2765 pts                                  Andrew Smith (Dundee HH)              29 May 2004

            Scot U15 Champs                   HJ / 80mH / LJ / SP / 800

2709 pts                                  Kenneth McKeown(Ayr )                     8 June  1996

               Scot Schls CEs                         80mH / SP / 200m / LJ / 1500m

 

U13     1891 pts                                  Connel McDonald ( In’ness H)           18 July 2009

            Scot U13 Champs                   HJ / 75mH / LJ / SP / 800  

Track – Ultra

25,000m(15.53miles)

1hr 19m 16.6secs                   Don McGregor ( Edin SH)                   12 Dec 1970

1hr 19m 16.6secs                   Alistair Wood ( A’deen AAC)             12 Dec 1970

 30,000m(18.64miles)

1hr 35m.13.8secs                   Don McGregor ( Edin SH)                   12 Dec 1970   

                                                     35,000m(21.75miles)

1hr 50m.59.8secs                   Don McGregor ( Edin SH)                   12 Dec 1970

                                                         World best )at the time_

40 mile

3hr 49m 49secs                      Alistair Wood ( A’deen AAC )            13 Dec 1969

                                                        World Best (at the time)

                                                            2 Hours

33.82Km(21m21y)                  Alistair Wood ( A’deen AAC )            13 Dec 1969 

33.82Km(21m21y)                  Steve Taylor ( A’deen AAC)                  13 Dec 1969       

                                                                                                            34.91Km(21m337y)                Willie Russell (Shett H )                     13 Dec 1969

 

Compiled by Graham McDonald  updated  July  2021

 

 

 

 

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World Best 40 Miles at Pitreavie Track, 1969

Phil Hampton (3), Steve Taylor (6), Alastair Wood (2) and Willie Russell (5)

 

 

 

 

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