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ochils grudge match
The long-running Westies v HBT grudge match series was brought back to life in the wintry Ochils on Sunday. A great course had been arranged for us by HBT, starting in Tillicoultry and heading up to King's Seat and back down again. The promised rubbish weather fortunately didn't materialise and was mild at the bottom and decidedly wintry on top, with a good few inches of snow and a biting wind to contend with. Us Westies that ventured east were well outnumbered by hosts HBT and Ochil Hillrunners, but we were rewarded by a fine race and some excellent post-race socialising upstairs in The Woolpack pub, with soup, sandwiches and plenty of spot-prizes of beer. For the record Westies men got a lovely pair of pig's ears for 3rd team (of 3!), Dave got joint best finish - a head-first dive to prevent being beaten on the line by a HBT woman, who executed a lovely sliding tackle on him - and Drew got best looking Westies award (honest!). David Riach was first home for us, followed by Chris, Rob, JD, Dave Calder, Jane, Jason, Alan, Elspeth and Drew. Hamilton did his bit by marshalling. A good day out - our turn next year.
Posted by John Donnelly on Sun 19 Nov 2006 | 2 comments
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Chris said...
A great day out in the Ochils, and not every day you come home with a pair of dried pig's ears!
Grudge Match Results
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Sunday 19th November 2006 10.48pm
JasonsStillCold said...
After feeling really tired on Saturday and so not running I didn't know what to expect today, except for the cold that is, I did expect that! It was a shame to see such a small Westies turnout, but good to be running somewhere new with friends. The start was stiff and I decided just to try and stay as close to Alan as I could. This lasted through the first climb and he pulled away along the ridge and I felt very gloomy as he and others disappeared into the cloud on the snowy summit. Climbing the gate at the base of the summit cone the leaders pelted past in the opposite direction before I began my TRUDGE OF DEATH! but I didn't die and though the four or five in front of me all pulled away I was soon turning around the summit cairn and enjoying a swooping, soft descent. Now that was fun, passed a good five or six, including Alan on the last rocky slope. He said something about ankles, but I figured I had two so that means one is spare right? A scary finish and not quite catching the Boggy in front before the line. Again the wierd split of 40 min climbing and 18 to get down, so any time off my climbing will pay dividends next year. Then a warm and friendly sojourn in the Woolpack to end a thoroughly lovely day (though no veggie soup). We have a lot to live up to when we return the challenge folks!
Tuesday 21st November 2006 11.12am