Two Inns

During a perfect week of weather the forecast from 3 days out was looking wet for Saturday. Nevermind, I thought, from this far away the forecasters generally are slightly off however fair play to them they were spot on. A fairly small field…

Helensburgh Games hill race

Results Saturday and it's the Helensburgh Highland games race as don't fancy a long trip to Skye and Gargunnock is too much on tracks for my taste. One source says 12 noon start the other says 1pm but trust me this race doesn't start until 2pm…

Cort-ma Law 2014

Results Conditions were pretty grim, for sure, as all the marshals will no doubt agree. Visibility was pretty poor, it was wet, and it wasn't exactly the warmest evening in the world either. Thanks to all who put in a shift at the marshalling,…

Clisham, Harris

A very wet day and a keen, but small, group of participants.  Murdo MacLeod finished third.

Arrochar Alps

Results An elite band of runners gathered at Arrochar for this classic, with only your correspondent making the selection from Westies.  The conditions were generally excellent with much sunshine and only a brief shower.  We could…

Saugh Hill Race

Results This little low key race is a favorite of mine, and seeing as this was a very busy weekend on the hill running front, I thought this year it would be ultra low key! However, there was quite a healthy entry by Saughill standards. Set…

Scolty

Results | Photos by Allan Gebbie This was a Championship race so just under 200 runners turned up for this. The Westies travelled in style by hiring their own mini bus and even allowed the opposition on it! (Shettleston and Ochils).…

Ben Ledi hill race

Results A really perfect day for the Ben Ledi race on Saturday. I couldn't do the Scolty trip so looked for an alternative. Then persuaded fairly new Westie Dawn to come along too, only her 3rd hill race and her second was the Kilps on…

Glamaig

Results Glamaig is a real classic. Everything about it, the setting, the route and the organisation are spot on  ,and with an entry fee of only £5 also getting you a meal and a pint it's hard to fault it.Drove up in the morning which…

Luss Hill Race

Today I achieved my highest personal ranking in a hill race, I was 8th in the Luss Highland Games hill race, however there were only 11 runners! After a winter of infections and mysterious allergies and then an ITB injury when I tried to up…