Lining up one summers evening Tillicoultry for the Law Breaker when I was still a relative newcomer to hill running there was a guy in a gimp suit, and it was then that I set my three race goals – which I still apply eight years later. 1) Finish. 2) Not Last. 3) Beat the […]
Six tips that might just help you round that Bob Graham round Joe Back in of May I managed a Bob Graham- a dream of mine since starting running in the hills. Andrew (F) popped me a text a few weeks back and mentioned writing something up for the website, so here we go. […]
‘Just checking in Re: weather. Does seem to have deteriorated a little?!’ The text message from Abel came on the morning of Friday 12th April, followed by another announcing that in an – entirely unrelated – accident he had stubbed his toe badly and would no longer be able to support my attempt at completing […]
The Winter League will kick off at the end of the month with an evening of misadventutre in Mugdock (details to follow) but some of the races are already open for entry – Feel The Burns will open at 6am tomorrow morning (11th November). And if you want to enter the XC Championships then entries […]
The Summer League is made up of the 6 SHR Championship races, plus 3 chosen by each of last year’s winners. So the dates for your diary are: The Cobbler (C) – 13th April Beinn Dubh – (B,W) 24th April Whangie Whizz (B,W) – 1st May Helensburgh Games Race – 1st June Two Mamores (W, […]
After evading all sorts Covid regulations to make it to Mugdock from la belle France Roddy Cunningham, of the Westies Alpine Division, was awarded a far too generous handicap handing him a comfortable victory; although to be fair he did also record the fastest time on the day. It must be that good mountain […]
So the Winter League has kicked off with a fabulous victory over the Shetts at the Grudge Match but it’s not too late to get in race for the precious Plophy (Plate/Trophy). Fixture Date Details Shetts Grudge Match Saturday 20 November Easterhouse XC Mayhem West District XC Saturday 4 December Balloch Country Park Hutchisons’ Xmas Cracker […]
The Tea Round is a circa 30 mile run, with up to 12000ft of ascent, in the Lake District starting and finishing at the door of the George Fisher shop in Keswick. The route is based upon the hill tops that can be seen from the Abraham’s Tea Room on the shop’s top floor: Catbells, […]
The excitement of returning to the hills for group runs was slightly tempered by hold ups in traffic and big black cloud hanging over Cort-ma Law looking like it was heading for Dumgoyne as I made my way to Strathblane last night. But the weather went to Glasgow and the we were treated to a […]
When I designed the Winter League it was a list of things that I thought only I could complete, and I was right. Nobody else has managed to complete every challenge so that means that I must be the winner. Don’t panic John Quinn! I thought about including the rule that I must win in […]