A selection of photos
from Ythan Challenge 2004
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They’re off! The 247 runners head
off from The Meadows. |
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on images to enlarge)
With
many thanks to the Press & Journal for letting us
use the following six photographs.
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| Picture by Jim Irvine, Press & Journal
Burn those quads … runners make their way up the first climb… |
Picture by Jim Irvine, Press & Journal
… to face the hay bales at the top. |
| Picture by Jim Irvine, Press & Journal
Winner Rob Taylor by the old van near the riverbank. |
Picture by Jim Irvine, Press & Journal
Making light work of one of the bogs. |
| Picture by Jim Irvine, Press & Journal
Cooling down in the river. |
Picture by Jim Irvine, Press & Journal
Rob Taylor shows off the winner’s trophy
- for the third year in a row! |
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| Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Rob Taylor checks out the new river section before going on to win
for the third year running.
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Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Three’s company…
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| Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Heading up-river…
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Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Women’s winner Julie Giles (257) behind Elaine Whyte (299), who went on to finish second.
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| Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Third-placed woman Donna Unwin (297) in among the men.
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Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Tough going…
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| Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Cooling off…
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Picture by
Brenda Duncan
The bogs were in fine form after recent torrential rain.
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| Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Set for a soft landing…
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Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Redefining the meaning of ‘squelchy’…
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| Picture by
Brenda Duncan
The (in)famous Ythan Challenge hay bales were back again…
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Picture by
Brenda Duncan
… so were the tyres
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| Picture by
Brenda Duncan
The steps back up to the Meadows
are a wicked twist…
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Picture by
Brenda Duncan
Last runner Joan Irvine brings up the rear…
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