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Not-the-Aonach-Mor Uphill Race
When I asked Ros for her comment, all I got was 'It was foul'. It had seemed such a good idea; What better way to see in a New Year than a run to your (relative)strengths,uphill only, on a beautiful winter's day. Snow, clear blue sky, sunshine, a gentle zephyr wafting us up the hill..... it was foul! Due to a power cut there was no gondola and no cafe. The hoped-for zephyr was gale force at the bottom station with torrential freezing rain. The race was therefore abandoned and a trail race of about 5 miles,substituted round the forest trails; what's to say ? It was foul.P.S. Our apologies to a couple of other Westie vests glimpsed through the gloop; morale was at an all time low and we finished, changed and set off straight home with the car heater on max. Support also there from Kingussie. Results are now at; http://www.lochaberac.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/LAC-Alternative-Aonach-Mor-Uphill-2012.pdf
Posted by Malcolm Evans on Sun 8 Jan 2012 | 2 comments
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Johnston said...
Got to admire your optimism in setting off to do this race on Hangover Day during a very stormy winter! At least you got a wee jog to start your 2012 racing season.
Sunday 8th January 2012 4.28pm
Manny said...
It was foul. God, it WAS foul!! but me and Maisy managed to endure it from the semi-comfortable interior of the powerless cafe, listening to the horizontal iced rain smashing off the glass, and exchanging rueful smiles and chuckles with the few others who had excuses not to be out in it! Like Graham Bartlett of Forres Harriers, who thanked his lucky stars that Andy Spencley, who was not competing, had accidentally taken the car keys away for a jog around the forest, leaving Graham with only wellies to run it...eh, no.
We had a good gab instead.
Runners arrived back in various shades of pink and red, but it was difficult to tell who was who, because of the amount of water running down the windows? Niall finished somewhere in a fine front crawl, Ros and Malcom certainly finished in the melee, Kevin beached himself across the line like Freewilly, and Brenda has to work on her breast stroke for next year, but I can give tuition. The poor organisers fighting frozen digits, almost lost the plot when the timing machine/printer finally drowned. It eased off to normal heavy rain just enough for me and Maisy to show willing by having a nice walk 100 yards up the finish track, I was knackered! So no tea or soup or prize giving for us, we buggered off for a traditional New Year pint at Roy Bridge only to find the Stronlossit was CLOSED, aaaargh! Anyway, an excellent turnout of 5 and a half Westies for the first race of the year! Well done Westies!
Sunday 8th January 2012 7.10pm