Youth Policy pays off at Relays

On Saturday I watched the Westies V60 team reach the podium at the British Fell and Hill Running Relay Championships for the second year running, but as they say it was a bit of a roller coaster. Of course the first hurdle is to have 6 fit team…

Hodgsons 2022

Ellen and I are paired for leg 4 of the Hodgsons Brothers Mountain Relays. I'm nervous because, well… it's Ellen. But I'm armed with the usual set of excuses a runner can have, sore foot or injury, not ran races recently, have been under…

Mull vs. Loch Ossian shoot-out

Mull and Loch Ossian are two different, yet similar Westie weekends. Here's how they stack up head-to-head: Capacity: Loch Ossian: 20; Mull: 20 (+ overflow into nearby campsite / BnBs / etc.) Distance to nearest pub: Mull: 30m; Loch Ossian:…
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Great Scottish Run 2022 – Half Marathon

It had been three years since my last Half Marathon, and in all honesty I wasn't feeling terribly prepared for a grand return to long distances. I suspect I could count on two hands the number of runs over 14km I've done since the start of…