One was showier than the other - Kerr beseeched the crowd to lift the volume at a couple of points in the final 200m - but both looked in fine fettle for what's to come.
"I had some time to pull in the crowd and work off their energy," Kerr told BBC Sport Scotland.
"How many times in my career am I going to be running to the line in front of a world-class pack feeling as good as I am in front of a home crowd?
"People have spent their hard-earned money to come along here on a Wednesday morning and brought their kids along, so I just want to give them that bit of interaction and show that we're not robots.
"Many times I've come here and been third or fourth best to guys who really taught me how to run.
"I grew up dreaming of these championship and there's a nostalgia of my parents driving me down here at 12 years old and me getting well beaten and then driving home eating a sandwich."
Like Kerr, Wightman recalls his many races here from his youth and was overwhelmed by how much support there was for him, Kerr and Gourley.
"It was class," he said. "Wednesday morning felt like it had the potential to be one of the quieter sessions but it was electric.
"I've thought for a long time about what it would be like to win in front of a home crowd. Now I just have to go and do it."
