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Craig Shennan and Amy Teasdale on their way to U17 Inter-District title wins at Perth (photo by Bobby Gavin)<\/strong><\/p>\n Results (provisional)<\/a><\/p>\n Giffnock North athlete Craig Shennan<\/strong> is no stranger to a cross country title in Scotland and he added his first at U17 level in Perth.<\/p>\n Amy Teasdale<\/strong>, meanwhile, took the U17 Women\u2019s Inter-District gold only eight days after winning 30900m gold indoors and just a few weeks into working with a new coach.<\/p>\n The U17 races were over 6k and in with the U20 Cross Challenge event.<\/p>\n Shennan, a National champion at Falkirk at U13 and U15 level, took both Cross Challenge and Inter-District golds with a fine run as he headed the East\u2019s Reiss Marshall<\/strong> and the West\u2019s Oliver Patton<\/strong> in our Inter-District podium.<\/p>\n \u2018It was fun to race and I\u2019m really pleased with that,\u2019 smiled Craig.<\/p>\n \u2018I ran in the Cross Challenge at Milton Keynes in November and tested positive for Covid on the Monday after we came back. It knocked me off training for a bit.<\/p>\n \u2018Today I was spiked after about 100m on the first turn and I could feel it. But after a bit I just ignored it and kept going.<\/p>\n \u2018I love cross country and this is my first national victory in the U17 age group.\u2019<\/p>\n West duo Zara Redmond and Tristan Robin won victories at U15 as they claimed both Cross Challenge and Inter-District titles (photos by Bobby Gavin)<\/strong><\/p>\n Amy was second in the Cross Challenge to English athlete Zoe Gilbody<\/strong>. Millie McClelland-Brooks<\/strong> (West) followed the Kilbarchan AAC athlete home for second in the Inter-Districts with Caitlyn Heggie<\/strong> landing another individual medal for the North in third.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s the longest race I\u2019ve had being over 6k and obviously it is wee bit different from 3000m indoors,\u2019 laughed Amy.<\/p>\n \u2018It was really wet and muddy today and a tough run when you hit the hilly sections. I enjoyed it and I\u2019m working with Sarah Dempsey<\/strong> now as my coach and it\u2019s been good.<\/p>\n \u2018I really got into running during the Covid lockdowns. I just couldn\u2019t sit around the house all the time and felt I had to get out the door.<\/p>\n \u2018At one stage I was running almost every day but since then I\u2019ve been to the club (Kilbarchan AAC) and there\u2019s more structure to my training now. I am looking forward to Falkirk now.\u2019<\/p>\n Rhuairdh Laing\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n In the U13 Girls race, Cerys Wright<\/strong> (East) took victory in the both the Inter District and British Cross Challenge races.<\/p>\n With Penelope Boyle<\/strong> (Leven Valley) second \u00a0in the British Cross Challenge, that saw Erin Burnett (West) take second in the Inter District and third in the British Cross.<\/p>\n Completing the Inter District podium was Lucia Connell<\/strong> in third place. The East took the team win, with the West second and the North third.<\/p>\n It was a clean sweep for the West District in the U13 Boys race, making the podiums identical for the British Cross and Inter Districts \u2013 Rhuairdh Laing<\/strong> took the win, with Louie Muir<\/strong> in second and Cameron Nugent<\/strong> third.<\/p>\n Not surprisingly, that gave the West the team win, followed by East, with North third.<\/p>\n The U15 Girls race gave us one of the more complex results of the day, with high-placed runners from across a considerable geographical spread.<\/p>\n Young Scot Zara Redmond<\/strong> (West) won both the British Cross and Inter District titles. The British podium was completed by Katie Pye<\/strong> (Aldershot, Farnham and District) in second and Eimear Cooney<\/strong> (Athletic Association of Ireland) in third.<\/p>\n The Inter District race saw Lois MacRae<\/strong> (North) take second place with Freya Campbell<\/strong> (West) third.\u00a0Team honours went to the East, with West second and the North third.<\/p>\n Tristan Robin<\/strong> took both titles in the U15 Boys race, with another West District triple-header \u2013 Calum Dick<\/strong> second and James Alexander<\/strong> third.<\/p>\n That of course gave the West District the team win, with East second and North third. In the British Cross race, Jon Pepin<\/strong> (Southampton AC) was in second place (which saw Calum move to third place on that podium).<\/p>\n Cerys Wright<\/strong><\/p>\n +++<\/p>\n Tags:<\/strong>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IntDist23-519766-1024x683.jpg\")
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