Powderhall 10 mile

Edinburgh SCO

Race Winners (34 runnings)

02 Jan 1942

10 mile

 56:08 T Barclay (SCO)

02 Jan 1941

10 mile

57:45 Cyril Frow-5

02 Jan 1940

10 mile

52:18 Cyril Frow-4

03 Jan 1939

10 mile

 55:51 Cyril Frow-3

03 Jan 1938

10 mile

54:56 Cyril Frow-2

02 Jan 1937

10 mile

57:22 Cyril Frow (ENG)

02 Jan 1936

10 mile

55:08 R W Andrews-2

02 Jan 1935

10 mile

 56:27 R W Andrews (ENG)

02 Jan 1934

10 mile

54:33.5 James Campbell-2

03 Jan 1933

10 mile

56:29 James Campbell (SCO)

02 Jan 1932

10 mile

57:09 Allan Scally-5

02 Jan 1931

10 mile

54:26 Allan Scally-4

02 Jan 1930

10 mile

 1:00:58 R W Dawson (SCO)

02 Jan 1929

10 mile

54:36 Allan Scally-3

03 Jan 1928

10 mile 54:25 Allan Scally-2

03 Jan 1927

10 mile

53:43 Allan Scally (SCO)

02 Jan 1926

10 mile

53:29 J Kerr-3

02 Jan 1925

10 mile

52:50 J Kerr-2

02 Jan 1924

10 mile

52:16 J Kerr (SCO)

02 Jan 1923

10 mile

 51:54 George McCrae-7

03 Jan 1922

10 mile 53:17 Robert E Cole (ENG)

03 Jan 1921

10 mile

 53:16 George McCrae-6

02 Jan 1920

10 mile

 53:49 Tom Potter (SCO)

02 Jan 1919

10 mile

 53:32 George McCrae-5

02 Jan 1918

15 mile

 1:23:41 George McCrae-4

02 Jan 1917

15 mile

 1:21:08 George McCrae-3

03 Jan 1916

15 mile 1:21:55 George McCrae-2

02 Jan 1915

14.75 mile

 1:20:10 George McCrae (SCO)

02 Jan 1914

15 mile

 1:22:12 Hans Holmer-2

02 Jan 1913

15 mile

 1:21:45 George Dinning (ENG)

02 Jan 1912

marathon

 2:32:56.5 Viljami Kolehmainen (FIN)

03 Jan 1911

marathon

2:32:21.8 Hans Holmer (CAN)

03 Jan 1910

marathon

 2:40:07.5 John Price (ENG)

01 Jan 1909

marathon

 2:44:40a Henri St Yves (FRA)
Notes: The Powderhall Marathon was inaugurated in 1909 as a feature event at the Powderhall New Year’s Carnival for professionals. The inaugural marathon was run as a road race run from Falkirk to Edinburgh, finishing at Powderhall Stadium. The distance was advertised as 26 miles 385 yards. A recent analysis of the original course by Hugh Farey indicates the distance was 26.22 miles altho another analysis yields 41.7 km. From 1910-42, this race was run on the quarter-mile cinder track at the Powderhall Ground, Edinburgh. The first four runnings were over the full marathon distance. Hans Holmer set an outright world record in 1911. The distance was reduced from the marathon to 15 miles in 1913 and again, in 1919, to 10 miles. From 1919-42 the Powderhall Marathon was run and both a handicap and scratch race. Only the winners of the scratch race are given. The marathon race was dropped in 1943 on account of the war. The 1915 race was run a lap short. George McCrae was the alias of Gavin Sorbie and J Kerr was the alias of John Nicholson.


Most Wins (1909-1942)

 Men

7

7 George McCrae (SCO) 1915-19,1921,1923


Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)
No Information on prize money has been received for this race..

Race Time Bias (sec/km)
Insufficient data to calculate the race time bias.

Competitive Level (1990-date)
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Last Updated on 29 Dec 2013

Contributor: Alex Wilson (50)