
This 5-mile race is a great opportunity for healthy competition with friends of all ages that have returned home for the Games followed by socializing and refreshments in the Ceilidh Pub.
The 5 Mile Road Race for the 2023 Antigonish Highland Games will take place on Friday, July 7th and begin at 6PM on the track at Columbus Field End of Main Street. The course is flat, out & back, approximately 3 miles of a gravelled path (no traffic), with the remainder on paved streets with the beginning and end on a dirt track.
Important Information
- Registration
- Entry fee: $45 for adults and $20 for juniors (18 and under) & youth (13 and under) – This includes t-shirt and refreshment ticket for 19+
- Cash prizes for the top three female & male runners and medals will be given
- Reception in Ceilidh tent to follow the race
TOP Course Times:
Open Male – Lee Wesselius – 24:06:00 (2022)
Open Female: Erin MacLean – 28:41:00 (2016)
Junior (14-18) Male – Mike Tate – 25:40:00 (2012)
Junior (14-18) Female – Siona Chisholm – 30:44:00 (2019)
Master (40-49) Male – Eric Gillis – 26:41:00 (2022)
Master (40-49) Female – Jeanie Cameron – 33:23:00 (2007)
Senior Master (50+) Male – David MacLennan – 28:21:00 (2016)
Senior Master (50+) Female – Jeanie Cameron – 33:46:00 (2012)
Youth (1-13) Male – Paul MacLellan – 31:03:00 (2010)
Youth (1-13) Female – Sanne Verkoeijen – 30:41:00 (2018)
2022 Road Race Results
ANGUS & MARIE MACDONALD TROPHY – Lee Wesselius, River Glade NB (24:06 * Course Record*)
ALEX J. MACADAM PLAQUE – Catherine Thompson, Halifax (29:47)
YOUTH MALE (14 AND UNDER) – Francis MacDougall, Antigonish (35:43)
YOUTH FEMALE (14 AND UNDER) – Rachel Reid, Antigonish (40:54)
STU MACMILLIAN PLAQUE JUNIOR MALE (18 & UNDER) – Liam Walker, Antigonish (30:13)
JOE EARLE AWARD JUNIOR FEMALE – No Participates
LEONARD THOMPSON MEMORIAL TROPHY MASTER MALE (40 & OVER) – Eric Gillis, Antigonish (26:41)
FONSE MACINTYRE MEMORIAL TROPHY MASTER FEMALE (40 & OVER) – Karen Cook, Kihei, USA, (42:42)
CAMERON’S JEWELERS TROPHY SENIOR MASTER MALE (50 & OVER) – David MacLennan, Scotsburn, NS (31:21)
THE CAMERON CUP SENIOR MASTER FEMALE (50 & OVER) – Cathy Langille, Antigonish, NS (39:24)
FRANK MACGIBBON TROPHY Top Local Male Runner (Antigonish/Pictou Counties) – Eric Gillis, Antigonish
EVELYN AND DONALD GILLIS MEMORIAL TROPHY Top Local Female Runner (Antigonish) Rachael MacDougall,
ANTIGONISH FASTEST KILTED RUNNERS: Thomas Kyte, Antigonish
Gallery
2019 Road Race Winners
See Winners
Angus & Marie MacDonald Trophy
Matt MacNeil, Halifax, NS (25:28)
Alex J. MacAdam Plaque
Morgan Hawkes, Halifax, NS (32:35)
Youth Male (14 and Under)
Brody MacPherson, Antigonish, NS (31:35)
Youth Female (14 and Under)
Kate Morrow, Halifax (37:17)
Stu MacMillian Plaque Junior Male (18 & Under)
Jacob Benoit, Sweets Corner, NS (26:33)
Joe Earle Award Junior Female
Siona Chisholm, Antigonish, NS (30:48)
Leonard Thompson Memorial Trophy Master Male (40 & Over)
Greg MacInnis, Antigonish, NS (33:09)
Fonse MacIntyre Memorial Trophy Master Female (40 & Over)
Elizabeth Horne, Antigonish, NS (37:36)
Cameron’s Jewelers Trophy Senior Master Male (50 & Over)
David MacLennan, Scotsburn, NS (30:22)
The Cameron Cup Senior Master Female (50 & over)
Corinne Howard, Antigonish, NS (43:17)
Frank MacGibbon Trophy
Top Local Male Runner (Antigonish/Pictou Counties)
Eric Gillis, Antigonish
Evelyn and Donald Gillis Memorial Trophy
Top Local Female Runner (Antigonish)
Siona Chisholm, Antigonish,NS