Celtman – extreme Scottish Triathlon

Thought folks would be interested in what our own (and very modest) Elizabeth Adams was up to last weekend ... CeltmanHUGE congratulations on the result :-) !!!

Eildon 2 Hills Race,2012

And so it came to pass that Struthers & Semple were off on another one of their jaunts. With a quick wave to Johnston, a very,very, drookit Johnston(this was Sat, mid-day and it was just chucking it down monsoon -like), we were on the Motorway. In…

Summer Solstice Swally

The Fab Four (Captainess, Curry Captain, Curry Leader & King Ken) had a merry old time about midnight on The Slacks. A mild gentle trot up for half an hour, followed by Tailsker, Glenmorangie & home baking in the 2-Westie shelter. A…

Night of Adventure

Couple of months ago, full time adventurer Alastair Humphreys put out a request for folks with interesting stories and bit of personality to speak at a talk over in Edinburgh entitled a "Night of Adventure". Alastair ran the Marathon…

MHFS 10k

17th June 2012ResultsAs far as I can see, I was the sole Westies runner at the mens 10k atBellahouston on Sunday. The usual corporate frippery was in evidence(excitable announcer man, loud music, a long bagpipe-led walk-up tothe start line to…

CORBETT or not to Bet.

Well for the punters that turned up, this was always going to be a dead cert, heads on favourite, no wager necessary - when Gorman is all scrubbed, fed, & watered, he's a happy horse indeed!In the bowels of Lecture theatre BG11, the mighty…

Ben Sheann Hill Race 2012

Another Wednesday evening, another Bog and Burn race. This is a great wee race, a proper hill race, with some hands and feet clambering up and some good chances to fall on the way down. The only downside are the clouds of midges - at least this…

Banana man, Westie man

Could this be the new running kit??

LAMM 2012

Team Peplinski and Penderis on the B course.Well where to start with the LAMM. This was the fourth year that I have paired up with George Peplinksi (and yes, he keeps resisting the pressure to join Westies!). The LAMM is a different race, in…

Cort Ma Law Hill but no Race

I always thought my first report for the club would be something special like describing the nerves/excitement/tension at the start of the race, soaking up the atmosphere from the teammates and other competitors, seeing the hill for the first…