Nancy Scott, a 25-year-old doctor from Edinburgh Athletic Club triumphed in the annual Scottish half marathon championships in Inverness in a time of 01:13:24.
In adding to a recent spell of success Nancy had a bit to spare from Midlothian’s Naomi Lang (Carnethy Hill Racing Club) who clocked 01.14:46 – a personal best.
The men’s champion for 2025 is Jame Crowe (Central AC) who ran 01.05:19.
Nancy set her PB of 01.12:51 at the Barcelona half marathon in mid-February then finished second in the National XC at Falkirk the following week.
‘I am happy with my time as I expected to be a bit slower and I was glad to be able to finish strongly,’ said Nancy, adding:
‘I took it quite conservatively early on as I knew the hills were coming, but they actually weren’t too bad. I just didn’t want to go too fast in case I blew up.
“Overall, I’m delighted. I’m going to take a bit of a break from racing and my next big target will be the Scottish 5k at Silverknowes in May.’
Scott picked up a second gold by leading her club to the national team title with backing from Kirsty Walker who finished fourth in 75:31 on her debut at this distance, while Lucy Naga completed the scoring when finishing 25th in 86:02.
Some 3,335 athletes signed up for the Half Marathon with another 1,500 enlisted for a 5k.
Nancy Scott wins the Inverness Half Marathon female in a time of 1:13:24 Photo: Paul Campbell
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