Scottish Vets Half Marathon

4th October 2009 I'd never really taken part in any of the Scottish Masters events, so I thought I'd give their Half Marathon a bash. The race starts at Clydebank, and heads out along the canal towpath for 6.5 miles before turning. Then once…

Glasgow University 5-mile Road Race

7th November 2009Considering that it clashes with Tinto and the Loch Ossian weekend, there was a reasonable turnout of 5 running Westies and 1 marshall at this long-established race. Isabel Coombs was on timekeeping duty (and cheering at the…

Loch Katrine circumnavigation

Why? Ye canny ask that. Yes, this another Struthers monumental extravaganza of hill,trail,road walk a mere blip in the eye from Glasgow.It was either a) From Trossachs Pier by courtesy of The Sir Walter Scott cruising to Stronachlachar Pier…

OMM 2009

The other weekend saw my 10th time at the KIMM / OMM: 2008 – Borrowdale (“C” class) 2007 – Lowther Hills (“A” class) 2006 – Galloway…

Loch Ness Marathon

Sunday 4th October 2009 What a fantastic day! After the horrendous weather on the Saturday it was amazing to have such a calm sunny day for the Loch Ness marathon and also for the wait we had before the start , an hour late!! There were a lot…

Dalbeattie Hardrock Challenge

4th October 2009I decided on a whim to enter this duathlon on the grounds that biking seems to do me less damage than running and I also thought it sounded cool. I liked the idea of doing a ten mile trail race and a sixteen mile mountain bike…

West District Cross Country Relays

10th October 2009Christine, Deborah and Ellie had a great autumnal afternoon out, taking turns jogging around some muddy school fields in Stepps.Ellie did well for the first 200 metres, keeping hot on the heels of the whipper-snapper crop topped,…

Loch Ossian, 2009

It's November again, so time once more for Loch Ossian (No.19 in a continuing soap opera of life, love and trauma in a small-to-medium sized running club based in the west end of Glasgow). Food and drink consumed at the last chance saloon, Bridge…

FRA Relays

18th October 2009Following a 3-year absence, Westerlands made an illustrious-ish return to the FRA Relays, held this year in the north west Lakes near Ennerdale.After an alpine start from Glasgow, we found ourselves at "Lakes Bakes"…

A Glorious race at Tinto

7th November 2009Despite being depleted by the skivers off partying at Loch Ossian we managed to field both a men's and women's team at Tinto this year. Seeing that I didn't go back for the soup and prizegiving and the results are still at the…