Newtonmore 10 miler

Saturday morning saw me making the hop up the A9 to Newtonmore and the annual 10 mile road race. The course is an out and back from the town out through Kingussie with a lot of the route being on the cycle track which not only gives pretty…

Lock 27 TT

Great turn out tonight at the TT. 14 runners braved the cold wind and some even managed some great times. Gwyn was fastest, smashing the club record but falling 10s short of the all comers’ course record (Chris's previous club record time…

Ben Ledi Grudge Match

This was the 4th outing of the Ben Ledi Grudge Match between Westies and HBT. Today's race was held in bright spring sunshine, with plenty of snow on the tops. 11 runners lined up for the 1pm kick-off. 5 Westies + 6 from HBT. Murray Strain's…

Victoria parkrun #20

22nd March 2014 Results Back to Victoria Park for a full-on effort at the parkrun. Pleased to report that I survived uninjured and the emergency brakes work for loose dogs. 18.00 exactly, one second outside my parkrun PB from 4 years ago. …

BMAF Cross Country, Tollcross Park

Results The British Masters Cross Country rolled into Tollcross Park on Saturday. A small smattering of Westies turned up: myself, Grim, Gibby, Shiela, Pat, Pauline (now Teviotdale) and Sharon. Strangely enough, I was the only Westie running…

Balloch to Clydebank 2014: Hall of Fame beckons for Gwyn

I was involved in this established point-to-point half marathon in non-racing marshal mode. Arriving at the Dunglass roundabout between Dumbarton and Bowling at 9.15am, I found a sizeable gathering in place already: chief marshal (with walkie-talkie),…

Victoria parkrun #18

8th March 2014 Results We apologise for the long break in transmission.  This was caused by a torn calf muscle, incurred during the 2013 National XC.  Our engineers have been working tirelessly over the last 12 months to fix the problem. …