Pentland Skyline 2015
My long-race form hasn’t been up to much this season and I had no expectations or aspirations for my first time on the Pentland Skyline. I met ex-Captain Chris at the registration, compared notes from summer races and found ourselves worryingly…
An Sgurr & Ben Tighe, Eigg
An Sgurr & Ben Tighe? Eigg
My brother & I used to attempt a famous Kirk Douglas quote “From the bottom of my stomach”,uttered with real feeling……Michael (D’s) from Wall Street was…
Glencoe Skyline
ImagesIn the spring there was an email went round the westies mailing list about a potential new race... a sky running race in Glencoe. Going over all the major peaks in Glencoe and including some interesting scrambling. The response to the…
Glencoe Marathon
So the Glencoe Marathon was entered earlier this year with all the usual great intentions..... Somehow though despite having some great training this year as well as some great events and races, long runs had been sidelined a little and with…
Grim battles the Grinch
This race has changed somewhat since I last ran it 3 years ago. The pre-start ballyhoo in George Square has if anything got worse; the 10k entry is now so numerous that the start is in London Marathon-style "waves"; the timing chip is now incorporated…
IHMR 2015
Well done to the eight Westies who made the trip to Patterdale at the weekend to post the club's best ever performance at the prestigious Ian Hodgson Mountain Relays. The team - a finely balanced mix of youth and experience - finished an excellent…
Two Breweries
Two Breweries is a fantastic race. It is has distance, 18 miles, ascent 1700m+, descent 1700m+, rough stuff, runnable stuff and great scenery.
This year was no different. Perfect weather made for a great day hill running. The…