SCOTTISH RECORD | Duncan Robinson WINS 5k Road Race | Flat ‘N Fast 2

Flat ‘N Fast 2 did not disappoint…
Duncan Robinson of Giffnock North AC storms to a gun-to-tape victory at the West Lothian Cycle Circuit.
In doing so he earns himself a new Scottish Native Best of 13:52.30 (fastest time ever ran by a Scottish person IN Scotland). In a stacked field of familiar faces, we see 7 athletes break last year’s course record and run under 14:30.
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Earlier that day, Natasha Phillips of Dundee Hawkhill Harriers destroys the previous Women’s course record and runs a time of 16:16 to earn herself the title of this years event.
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Link to full results:https://protay.co.uk/flatnfast2024/results.php
Stride’s Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stride.athletics/
Duncan’s Insta: https://www.instagram.com/duncanrobinson.4/
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Thank you to the ‘A Race’ sponsor: https://www.covellmatthews.co.uk

all right ladies and gentlemen you’re watching the flat and fast a race at the second edition of flat and fast this race is sponsored by COV Matthews Architects we’ve got some familiar faces in this race some new faces looking to take on the course for the first time yeah this is an amazing race to finish off a great day of six different races we had an amazing performance by Natasha Phillips in the women’s Elite race to take a new course record in time of 16 minutes 16 seconds and here we go for the men’s aace good go off I’m Joel let’s go Joel 58 59 seconds up [Applause] talking last year’s athletes all right we are here with Duncan Robinson absolutely smash the course record winner of the men’s race the a race flatten fast today how was that for you uh it was really good yeah it was a great experience first time doing flatten fast it didn’t really did not disappoint um yeah got a huge VB and just thought let’s just go for this there was no excuses it was amazing weather amazing crowd and I just went for it from the gun um and pretty much just led the whole way and I could hear the pter P behind me and then every lap it kind of got a little bit quieter and I thought I’m I’m making good ground here I just need to keep pushing on and um yeah it was it was surreal it was it was yeah the best 5K best race I’ve done so far so yeah good to hear things were good yeah definitely you um yeah you’re on your own for most of the race as well like you’re in no man’s land sort of way off at the front like that super impressive press you’re able to still push on the pace get 1352 I think the official time was so yeah what was going through your mind just like those middle sections of the race um so it’s not something that I I do often to be honest so I just I just thought like it’s now or never like I just need to just just absolutely go for it and I was just thinking you can hold this pace like just be confident hold this pace hold it hold it hold it and every time I felt myself slowing down on some of the corners I just was like pick it up um and honestly the crowd was so loud that it just kept me going like kept me motiv all the way down here like it’s 800 me strip almost like yeah about 800 me or so um it was just it was just awesome um I just thought I’m I I could run a really fast time here I don’t want to disappoint myself um and that’s just what I was thinking really you had some uh some of your teammates I think out in the course going to absolutely mental screaming your name you already mentioned like having the like all the um Spectators down the street it’s all that that must have been pushing you on quite a bit just having your uh your mat around yeah I was just thinking I need to run a fast team um and set the standard high for them so they so they have something to reach for you know uh can’t can’t be too complacent with all these young guys coming up at gck trying to beat all my PV so I thought I’d try try and make it a little bit harder for them and um you had a it must have been a big PV as well yeah about about 14 15 seconds yeah about that yeah yeah so I mean that’s an amazing performance to do that um so yeah have you kind of race anything like this before in terms of just the the route and how did you find the laps as well yeah definitely haven’t race anything as flat or as fast as it’s true to the name and did not again did not disappoint um and I really like the the five lap setup it just made it really easy I was it was just kicking them off my head um I do prefer that rather than being away from everyone for such a long period and only getting them at at the start the finish so you got that on it was literally like a speed boost every time it was yeah great and no complaints here nice and good to hear what’s next for you for the rest of for me um going to start trying to disinfecting unds uh start do some fast training and hopefully run um fast and get into the Olympic Olympic trials for 1500 meters like that’s the main goal of season so that you’ve got the 150 prize money plus the 50 extra course record bonus what you going to spend that one H I’ll be put it in the piggy bank for now um and I’ll I’ll try and hold off and spend it too soon but I think it’s going to be a lot of course entries maybe a new pair shoes who knows might might SW myself U these on seem to work PR yeah yeah true true they’ll keep you going for a while well well done today amazing result thanks so much for your time cheers thank you thanks no real get on the wait call boys you want to know the call running boys all right we’re here with the newly formed what we call the Social Media Group team Athletics Club whatever we’ve got the C boys here obviously you’re all here competing and cheering on your boy Duncan how uh I’m not you’re not competing how how good was it seeing uh your training partner your mate do so well well didn’t really see it other than I was coming around the corner I just see him break the tape and start screaming but I was in a whole world of pain it didn’t really matter but I saw you Craig you were screaming your head off all the way around the course yeah I was I I I tried on the stra Craig stra but and I was just shouting shouting at the guy every lap like go go go I was like 14 on 14 on and then he broke it I was like oh man this guy and then afterwards he’s just chilling there like so you going to race it next thing oh definitely H coach record will be broken next time mark my words you’re already here first right cheers boys next one cheers 15 seconds up 15 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] come on keep it she’s all yours well done Loa come on Duncan come on mate oh the way Duncan come on go go go come [Applause] on Duck she’s here come on this is all you [Applause] [Music] keeping keep pushing last turn you ever get enough the me done there she as you can see her she’s all your last she’s using it [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] yeah let’s go oh my God yes Baby Woo let’s go let’s go come on bring in guys it’s unreal amazing let’s go oh my God that was amazing 1340 High 13 yeah 4 50 seven like the [Music] rec come on M come on M out