Last Bray of an old ass?
When I last ran the Donkey Brae run, some 10 years ago, I was pushing 50 (minutes not years). What a difference a decade makes. It was a good day for the race, however: cool and breezy. I prepared with a barefoot warm-up around the park, where…
Kentmere Horseshoe
Results | Garmin trackWhat with trekking across the Alps and various parental duties, this was my first attempt at running or racing in just over 6 weeks.I'd run this race once before, way back in 2003 when I managed 1:45:02 for 10th place.…
Ingleborough Fell Race
Results | Garmin trackThis was my first hill race in some time. The race started in the limestone clad village of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, and climbed the well trodden footpath to the summit of Ingleborough, one of the Yorkshire three peaks,…
Laurencekirk & Tomintoul
Having been reminded by Captain Chris that there was a race at Laurencekirk on Saturday morning I noticed that as there was 4 hours between their start times it would be possible to run this race plus TomnaBat at Tomintoul Highland Games. It…
Arrochar Alps 2012
7th July 2012Results | Photos | SHR reportHere's my recipe for a successful long hill race. Please note that this is relatively advanced. Inexperienced cooks may wish to start with something shorter.Ingredients1 course18 marshals and helpers1…
Dollar Hill Race 2012
30th June 2012Dollar was my next planned outing after the drenching at Durisdeer, and the weather in Glasgow was not too bad with a fresh westerly breeze. I had high hopes of a nice afternoon on the Ochils. Driving over I had my doubts as a…
White Tops & Kenmore Hill Races
These two races were both won by our very own Brian Bonnyman who is far too modest to write posts on them himself. At White Tops last Friday the race was won by BB Younger in a new record time which was pretty amazing given that the heavens…
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
1st July 2012Results | David's split timesThis event just down the coast is the main target of the Redman Runners who I've been getting in the long runs with in Brisbane. I'd only ever done the Loch Ness Marathon, in 2004 before joining Westies…
Turnhouse HR and Carnethy Midweek Race postponed
Please note that the following races have been rescheduled:-Carnethy midweek race (4th July) will be postponed to 29th AugustTurnhouse race (B&B) (25th July) will be postponed to 15th AugustThere is no Westies club run scheduled for 25th…
No midges at Calderglen!
29th June 2012Results (PDF)Anyone who has run this top notch 10k trail race before knows it is always midge hell....not this year!Instead it was monsoon hell.After finally getting work out the way, I made the last minute dash to East Kilbride…