LOCH OSSIAN WEEKEND
Yes fellow Westies, Loch Ossian Returns again!
I have booked Loch Ossian Youth Hostel for the weekend of Friday 4 - Sunday 6 November
It takes 20 of us and costs £25 each for the weekend. Places will obviously be in demand, so the first…
Peebles Festival of Running
The Festival of HillrunningWhere: Glentress, Near Peebles (GR: 286402)When: Saturday, 30th August, 2003 from 12:00What: Long Race/Medium race: Chose as you run!(Under 16's - medium race only. Everyone else, decide when you get to the turning…
Mugged!!!
Rumour has it that social standards in Inverclyde have dipped to an all-time low?!It seems that the days are gone of only getting your wheels nicked if you where daft enough to stop your car for the Larkfield "lollipop" man in Greenock.Now it…
Compton Down Challenge
Going Downs? There was a rare sighting of a (much) lesser yellow-breasted Westie bird on the on the North Downs near Newbury (Oxford) on Saturday 27th March, 1999. This particular old boiler was last seen on Ben Nevis, 1997; does this episode…
Strathpeffer HR 06
Strathpeffer Games must be one of the few events on the calendar where you get to tie your number (on stiff card) on with a lovely piece of blue ribbon instead of safety pins... It must also have one of the steepest climbs on the circuit - rivalling…
Scally Half Marathon
With over 9000 starters and no seeded start pens, a PB to end the season was probably never really on the cards. Liverpool started their half marathon and their 10k at the same time beside the famous Albert Docks. The first 5 miles were common…
Broughton Mills Fell Race
Yes, another Saturday and another long race in the Lakes you are thinking! But no, this wee gem of a race only took me 36m 23s for the 4m/1300ft. It was part of the Broughton Mills Fun day and was very similar to our own Tinto Race, except there…
CHRISTMAS DINNER – FINAL CALL
Come on you lot! We need a minimum of 7 more now, otherwise we have to allow the restaurant to take other bookings for "our" night, and we don't want that.10th November is the deadline so please send your cheques ASAP.Definites - me, Alice,…
LOCH OSSIAN REMINDER
OK folks so far we have - me, Charlie, Swaz, Fiona, Pat, Ana, Johannes, DavidR, Catriona. It's only two months to go so c'mon and send me some more cheques!!!!!JohnYes fellow Westies, Loch Ossian Returns again! I have booked Loch Ossian Youth…
Pentland Skyline 2006
A bright, windy, late autumn day in Edinburgh found 150 or so people on the start line for the Pentland Skyline race on Sunday.I deliberately started slowly, joining the second half of the crocodile up Caerketton and walking pretty much all…