Clachnaben Hill Race 2016

“You lace is undone James” shouted Steven.   I looked down at my right foot – the b**tard was right. And of course stopping to tie it allowed him nip right by me on the heathery trod up Mount Shade.   As luck would…

Brack recce

Hi folks,   I've decided to run a recce of the brack race on Thursday 5th of May for all those interested in doing the race.    We'll leave at half 7 (19.30) from Ardgarten car park. Should take around 1.5-2 hours.     Let…

The Anniversary Waltz,2016, Stair,Cumbria

Anniversary Waltz,2016, Stair,Cumbria. “There’s a lady whose sure all that…. Oh,come on, it does start at Stair – to – not sure it was going there…. Well in old money they put it at 11.5mls. 3,600ft. …

Tyndrum to Milngavie the ‘Ard Way

It all began when Helen opened a box labeled "Westies Archives - From the Golden Era" and found inside a faded parchment describing a mythical relay route from George Square to Fort William. avoiding almost entirely the new-fangled West Highland…

New Race – The Brack

Hello friends,   Just to let you know I'm organising a new race in June (18th) up 'The Brack'. It's a 7km-ish with 750-ish metres of ascent. I'll possibly be after a couple of volunteers for marshalls, but would love a good westies turn…