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Well what a great day that turned out to be! Team Deloitte surge to the top of the overall Decathlon leaderboard with a 100 point victory at The Highland Games of Edinburgh 2012.
Despite the gloomy forecasts leading up to the big day, the sun continued to shine throughout for the torrents of rain to arrive just in time for prize giving. The Blue Liners clinched second place and 80 Decathlon points taking them to second position in the Leaderboard whilst KPMG took third place, 60 Decathlon points as well as the The Streetwork UK sponsored Fun Challenge Trophy. Last year's winners, Searching For Challenges didn't quite make a podium place this year but bagged 40 valuable points in their quest to retain their Deacthlon won last year. They came in just ahead of Decathlon newcomers, Streetwork UK, who deserve great recognition not only for fielding such a large squad from such a small office but for their tremendous spirit and attitude throughout. And how about an extra special mention for David and his colleagues at Edinburgh Leisure who had a real struggle on their hands recruiting a squad for this one but, despite their great endeavours, relinquish the pole position in this year's annual challenge.
Some of the highlights, and there were many, included:
Male Hammer:
1st - Neil Rankin, Team Deloitte
2nd - Max Chassels - KPMG
3rd - Liam Miller - The Blue Liners
Female Hammer:
1st: Lesley Taylor - Searching For Challenges
2nd: Sandra McCrimmon - Team Deloitte
3rd: Niki Doyle - KPMG
Male Caber:
1st: Liam Miller - The Blue Liners
2nd: Stuart Thomson - KPMG
3rd: A total of 6 athletes shared third place each with '3 minutes from the hour'
Female Caber:
Top three place swere tied at '2 minutes from the hour':
1st: Cheryl Blyth - Edinburgh Leisure
2nd: Nicola MacRae - The Blue Liners
3rd: Nikki Doyle - KPMG
Male Long Jump:
1st: Sean McGann - Team Deloitte
2nd: Duncan Cleat - Team Deloitte
3rd: Ben Adamson - KPMG
Female Long Jump:
1st: Jill McIntosh - KPMG
2nd: Sandra McCrimmon - Team Deloitte
3rd: Lesley Taylor - Searching For Challenges
Male 3k Run:
1st: The Blue Liners
2nd: The Blue Liners
3rd: Searching For Challenges
Female 3k Run:
1st: Searching For Challenges
2nd: Searching For Challenges
3rd: The Blue Liners
Male 100m Dash:
1st: Duncan Cleat - Team Deloitte
2nd: Ben Adamson - KPMG
3rd: Oli Healy - The Blue Liners
Female 100m Dash:
1st: Lesley Taylor - Searching For Chgallenges
2nd: Sandra McCrimmon - Team Deloitte
3rd: Jill McIntosh - KPMG
Tug O War:
1st: The Blue Liners
2nd:...