Traprain Law Hill Race, 13.6.09

Ah yes, the annual sojourn to the Eastern edge of the world.So with 12 minutes to the off, 10 mins. away from the Park, 2 mins for registration, chatting to all, and warm up.Ample time, I say ample time Enid..If you have not ventured to Memorial…

Kirkintilloch 10k 2009

18th June 2009Flat canalside run on a very windy evening. It's a bit asymmetric so it was about 6km into the wind and 4km wind-assisted. Felt tired and demotivated, not very interested in races right now. There's a fine line between starting…

Cort-ma Law Hill Race 2009

10th June 2009This is a rather unusual report as I had a static perspective on the race from my marshalling point, but here goes...Ideal weather conditions meant a high turnout of over 100 starters to the Crow Road car park. The field soon spread…

Melantee Hill Race 2009

Where wuz you all??!!Especially you Westies Women! It was left to a small but select band of Westies men to uphold the honour of the black and gold at this crazy little upstart of a race in Fort William. The 3 hour drive through road works and…

Arrochar Alps 2009

What a beast of a race! This resurrected long classic lived up to its billing as a SHR Championship counter this year by providing a brutal course, testing conditions and fantastic Westies hospitality. 100 runners started out, 73 finished in…

Beer Sweat and Gears

SATURDAY 13 JUNE - NEWCASTLE CYCLOSPORTIF - 102 MILES 6h 19m 1880 metres climb 16.4 mphLeaving the delights of the new Loch Lochy Hill Race for others to enjoy, I headed to the north east for the Newcastle Cyclone - a 100 mile cycle sportif.…

Scottish Islands Peak Sleepathon

Amidst the stories of chaos and carnage round the Mull of Kintyre, ours was a pleasant wee stroll in comparison. Gordon Pryde and I managed a creditable 4h 59m for the Ben More hill leg from Salen. The wind helped us along the drudgery of the…

Lamm 2009 – A report from an absentee Westie

The temptation of a trip to the North of Scotland proved too great and so it was off to fantastic sunshine (and freezing nights…) in Kintail to enter the B course of the 2009 LAMM. This being my first I had no idea what to expect, but…

Seven Hills of Edinburgh

Sunday morning (21.6.09) alarm shattering Hyndland before 6 a.m. Can you believe it, no , neither can I.Well we said we would go, so.........Taxi booked-far too early for trains to Queen Street. This was Calder and Semple venturing East for…

Manny Gorman completes his Corbett round

3rd July 2009Just a short note to say that Manny Gorman completed his continuous self-powered round of Scotland's 219 Corbetts today. Details are on the blog for the round at http://corbettrun.blogspot.com/Congratulations Manny!!!