Edward Black and Birgit Schulz emerge winners at Muscat Road Runners Summer Series

Muscat: Edward Black and Birgit Schulz emerge overall winners in the fourth round of the Muscat Road Runners Summer Series in Al Ansab recently.
The 5.4km race saw over 61 runs competing in tough conditions.
The organisers described the route as: “The ‘Two Dams’ route was probably the most varied in terms of terrain, ranging from concrete dam walls to dusty paths and following tyre tracks through knee high shrub! The planned 5.4k route took us off road, up hill and down dale, twisting through the wadi and climbing up dam walls until we returned to the start point and found that unfortunately some runners had run a bit further than others due to some unplanned detours along the way!”
After the completion of a gruelling race, Edward Black emerged the men’s as well as overall title winner completing the race in a time of 21 minutes and 54 seconds.
David Mulholland took the overall and men’s category second place in 25:34 while Karl D Street, who topped the men’s veterans race, settled for the third place in 25:36.
Mohammed Al Azri, in 25:45, was third in the men’s category.
Birgit Schultz, who finished first in the women’s veterans category, was the first woman to complete the race and was 6th overall in a time of 26:06.
In the women’s open section, Irene Ng’eno won in a time of 26:36 followed by Sally Hart (26:53) and Jo Charters (31:33) in that order.
Meanwhile, in the 3km junior race James emerged the winner in a time of 17:58. Sankara finished in 19:10 and Kiki clinched third palce in 22:07.
The MRR Summer Series resumes after Ramadan and school holidays on August 31. For further details visit MRR website: www.muscatroadrunners.com or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Muscat-Road-Runners.
Results
Men’s open: 1. Edward Black - 21:54; 2. David Mulholland - 25:34; 3. Mohamed Al Azri - 25:45.
Women’s open: 1. Irene Ng’eno - 26:36; 2. Sally Hart - 26:53; 3. Jo Charters - 31:33.
Men’s veteran: 1. Karl D Street - 25:36; 2. Dave Salt - 26:06; 3. Sunil Deshpande - 26:26.
Women’s veteran: 1. Birgit Schulz - 25:43; 2. Fiona Vaughan - 38:58; 3. Amanda Greenwood - 39:41.
Super veteran: 1. Cesare Porta - 32:09; 2. Cor Huibers - 39:00; 3. Robert Borjal - 39:12.