15th Jed Renilson Wheelchair & Handcycle 10k

The 15^th Jed Renilson Wheelchair & Hand Cycle 10k race took place on Sunday 25^th October, attracting a small field to Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.  The event has been renamed in honour of its late founder, Jed Renilson, and is now organised and driven by Graham Cook from the Scottish Borders Disability Sport Group (SBDSG).  The race is supported by scottishathletics and Scottish Disability Sport.

First over the line was Ben Rowlings (Red Star AC) who clocked a time of 24.03, slightly slower than his excellent time from last year, 23:27 which remains his personal best for a competitive 10k.  Rowlings commented ‘the conditions were good going out, however it was tougher on the way back in due to the slight headwind’.  Rowlings took advantage of the absence of 9-time race winner Simon Lawson, who was unable to defend his title this year through injury.

Second to pass under the finish arch was West of Scotland athlete Kyle Brotherton (Red Star AC) who finished in a time of 25.08 – 50 seconds faster than his 2017 time at the same event.  Although Brotherton finished 2^nd, he claimed the event title as the first Scottish athlete to cross the line as Ben Rowlings is from South of the Border and entering as a guest.

Third to finish and first female was Borders born athlete Sammi Kinghorn who clocked the fastest woman’s 10k time in the UK this year.  Kinghorn (Red Star AC), now based in Glasgow, is the current T53 100m and 200m World Champion so it was great to have an athlete of this stature involved in the race again this year.

The race also saw two Hand Cyclists complete the 10k distance with Alastair Corps-Bell claiming another event victory and Edinburgh’s Mike Thomas finishing in second place.

Full wheelchair results can be found below :