Anna Hedley 1

Cademuir Roller Coaster, Peebles, Scotland

Third place finisher Anna Hedley of Fife is in the first year of the U15 girls age group, in doing so she outperformed all the girls regardless of age and almost all the boys save for James Connelly pictured just behind Anna on this the final descent to the finish and Ben Cameron currently out of shot and leading by 40 to 50 metres.  Anna's finish time was 75 second faster than the first placed official Junior Hill Running International (JHI) selected runner.  I am neither related to Anna, nor do I have any knowledge of any extenuating rules and regulations of Scottish Hill running, so as a casual observer then, I cannot help but say, it would seem farsical if she were not selected in the JHI to run for Scotland given her clear and demonstrable superiority.
Photo © copyright by Ian Cameron.

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