Mugdock Turbo X

12th September 2009Billed as Turbo X-rated "Pure Filth", this race lived up to its name by providing a few muddy bits on the 10-mile trail around Mugdock Country Park.More than 400 runners crammed onto the start line, rubbing shoulders…

Croftamie Handicap 2009

A small but quality field turned out for last night's annual Croftamie Handicap, slightly later in the year than normal due to holiday commitments which meant the light was failing rapidly by the end of the 7.8 mile (12.5km) course.9 runners…

Arrochar hills

After agreeing to have a 'wee' training run up Ben Lomond on Sunday, Chris persuaded me to do a couple of hills in the Arrochar hills instead. Well, bang go my chances of winning the Club Handicap on Wednesday night! No, I'm not injured thankfully,…

Ben Nevis 2009

Well at least the torrential rain on Saturday meant that Glen Coe looked spectacular on the drive up, with waterfalls off every bit of hill you could actually see through the cloud. But I wasn’t looking forward to getting out of the warm…

Great Scottish Run Half Marathon

6th September 2009Enjoyable jaunt around Glasgow, with another record entry (around 20,000 for all events). Took me around 1 minute to even get to the start line! The inevitable slow first mile followed until I could get moving after the Kingston,…

Westies in the late 1980s

Last one in the current series...this lot should be from 1988/89.If anyone has actually run a race since then (whether it's a parkrun or the Ochils 2000s), please feel free to post a report to displace all this archive material!