Moray's mile-bagging winners of Speyside Challenge revealed
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AFTER a month packed with Speyside Way exercise, Moray's top trekkers and cyclists have been crowned.
The Speyside Challenge competition aimed to help lower carbon emissions in the area and highlight the great paths network in Speyside.
Participants logged their journeys along the trail's upgraded section between Craigellachie and Cragganmore, with the most journeys or the most distance covered, by foot or bike, winning.
A total of 2427km was logged – almost 100km more than last year.
And a total of 236 journeys were recorded, with 35 challengers involved.
Twelve prizes including Moray Loves Local gift cards, valued up to £45, were up for grabs.
Marie Third won 1st prize in the Most Distance Covered category, covering 342.5kms on foot.
Janet Morgan won 1st prize in the same category, cycling a total of 409km.
Marion Duncan from Carron won 1st prize in the Most Journeys Logged category, covering 89km on foot, with 47 journeys recorded.
Duncan Jagger won 1st prize in the same category, cycling a total of 269km, with 31 journeys recorded.
Councillor Marc Macrae, Chairman of the Economic Development and Infrastructure Services Committee, said it was an impressive set of results for the Speyside residents.
“A huge thanks to everyone who got involved in the Speyside Challenge, not only have they achieved incredible scores but they’ve helped to promote an important active travel route in Speyside that can reduce carbon emissions from daily travel,” he said.
The Speyside Low Carbon hub project was awarded funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Low Carbon Travel and Transport Challenge Fund, and Transport Scotland.
The project received £810,000 for the first phase of the project, between Craigellachie and Carron, and £635,000 for the second phase between Carron and Cragganmore.
The full results of the 2023 Speyside Challenge
Walking
Most journeys logged:
1st (£45 gift card) Marion Duncan
2nd (£30 gift card) Marie Third
3rd (£25 gift card) Craigellachie Filling Station
Most distance covered:
1st (£45 gift card) Marie Third
2nd (£30 gift card) Sally Bruce
3rd (£25 gift card) Craigellachie Filling Station
Cycling
Most journeys logged:
1st (£45 gift card) Duncan Jagger
2nd (£30 gift card) Pippa Weir
3rd (£25 gift card) Janet Morgan
Most distance covered:
1st (£45 gift card) Janet Morgan
2nd (£30 gift card) Pippa Weir
3rd (£25 gift card) Duncan Jagger
