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Tour of Clydeside: Canal Bank Canter
Tuesday night saw another healthy Westie turnout of 6 for the second Tour of Clydeside race hosted on the towpath at Clydebank. With nostrils full of fish and chip scent wafting from the nearby McMonagles, we set off eastbound along the canal on another delightful out and back route. For the second night running I found my pace dropping away after the initial 10 minute blast and being overtaken by a group of four. I managed to hold on behind them (well, I could just about see them in the distance)and made up a place on the return journey placing me in fourth female position. Without my contacts, again I couldn't work out where the finish line was (although this wasn't helped by the fact there wasn't one, just some men gesturing vaguely at the ground) so just had to attempt to hold some pace until someone told me to stop and hope that I wasn't overtaken in the last few painful moments. Ahead of me, Chris had finished strongly, followed by Rob (and his pal) and behind me Paula rolled in with a comic mock-sprint followed by Rhona and Pat. Of course the scheduled rest-day, won't be such for those of us heading up for a bit of boulderbashing tomorrow. Hoping this may sharpen up the legs for the Garscube Gallop on Thursday.Posted by Ellie Homewood on Tue 3 Aug 2010 | 5 comments
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Chris said...
Well done to the Westies folk turning out for the excellent Tour of Clydeside races this year. Still slightly trashed after my 500-mile hike across the Pyrenees, I had a ridiculously slow run at Kilbarchan on Monday, but managed a slight improvement on Tuesday at the Canalbank Canter with 5:57 min/mile average pace over the 4.8 miles.
Wednesday 4th August 2010 1.35pm
gordon said...
Hi guys this is for chris upson. Chris are the pictures from the tour avaible on any sites to view
Wednesday 4th August 2010 5.16pm
Ian said...
Hi Gordon
If you give me your email address I can forward the pics on to you.
Thursday 5th August 2010 4.24pm
gordon said...
Ian
Thanks could you send me all the tour race picture thanks
Gordon@gallacherg.freeserve.co.uk
Friday 6th August 2010 6.17pm
Abraham said...
Hi Ian
this is Abraham, 'the Spanish guy', would you mind to send the pics of the tour to me too?
My e-mail address is
evermoreabu@hotmail.com
Thanks, see you -at latest- nxt summer
Sunday 8th August 2010 7.23pm