PUPILS from Priorsford Primary School got their running shoes on for a national relay race on Saturday.
The relay teams took part in the Scottish Athletics Primary Road Relay Race at Grangemouth Stadium and achieved remarkable results in amongst an exceptionally strong field. The 18 runners were split into teams of three, each runner taking on a leg of 1300m.
Overall, Priorsford ran against 60 of the biggest schools from all over Scotland.
Particular highlights were the Primary 7 girls (Beth Hobbs, Elena McGorum and Molly Falconer) who came third overall and the Primary 6 girls (Imogen Lewis, Molly Saxon and Megan Hobbs) who also came third overall.
The final results were: Primary 7 girls, A team, 3rd; Primary 7 girls, B team, 14th; Primary 7 boys, A team, 6th; Primary 7 boys, B team, 18th; Primary 6 girls, 3rd; Primary 6 boys, 10th. The staff and parents were incredibly proud of each and every one of the runners.
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