River Air Way

A misty drive up to the car park start at Glenbuck. Atmosphere at race start was full of the buzz of expectation and excitement, a strong odour of bananas and last minute regrets - “I should’ve done parkrun”, “can’t…

When Christine and Helen turned sixty

When Christine and Helen turned sixty   When Christine and Helen turned sixty Their friends exclaimed  - how can this be? They both look so young The both have their teeth and functioning knees!   And what will we do To celebrate…

Ben Venue

(Posted on behalf of Val Houston) Sorry this is late, but where were the Westies for the relatively local Ben Venue race last Saturday? It is a great wee route with a bit of everything, fast track, rough steep hill, some ridge navigation and…

Bookending Meall Nan Tarmachan

  The Westies bandwagon drew up to the beautiful Meall Nan Tarmachan hill race. The one and only Brian Brennan (not racing) was ushering around an ex-boxing champion and providing running commentary at the summit. George Douglas was there…

Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay 2016

Another great result for Westies at the weekend with the club notching up their fourth consecutive top-ten finish in the prestigious Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay in the Lakeland Fells. James, Gregor, Sam, Gwyn, Manny, Brian, Rob and…

warm-up act of Great Scottish Run

First, a hearty Thanks! to Ian the Westy Sec, without whose offer of a free place in the Glasgow 10k this posting - and my latest 10k slog - wouldn't be.October (and autumn proper) arrived last weekend. I had to scrape ice off the wee blue car…