▁has ▁become ▁a ▁prime ▁source ▁of ▁information ▁for ▁run ners ▁wish ing ▁to ▁attempt ▁the ▁race . ▁The ▁race ▁has ▁gained ▁status ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁and ▁entries ▁open ▁in ▁the ▁November ▁preceding ▁each ▁race ▁– ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁a ▁ball ot ▁process ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁to ▁allow ▁ 2 5 0 ▁entries . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁whilst ▁out ▁running ▁with ▁friends , ▁Mel ar ag ni ▁suffered ▁a ▁sus pected ▁heart ▁attack ▁and ▁died ▁near ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁L och n agar ▁in ▁the ▁C air ng orm s . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁many ▁people ▁we aring ▁West ▁High land ▁Way ▁Race ▁cl othing . ▁▁ 1 2 2 ▁run ners ▁finished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 1 0 9 ▁finished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ 9 6 6 ▁have ▁now ▁completed ▁the ▁challenge . ▁Jim ▁Dr um mond ▁holds ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁male ▁finish es ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁F iona ▁R enn ie ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁female ▁finish es ▁with ▁ 1 1 . ▁The ▁race ▁record ▁holder ▁is ▁Rob ▁S inc la ir ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 3   h   4 1   m   8   s , ▁set ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁female ▁record ▁holder ▁is ▁Lucy ▁Col qu h oun ▁of ▁A vi em ore ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 7