While some Westies were plodding round the Campsies others were at the high paced National cross country championships! Well some of the runners were high paced, not necessarily those donning the big W! It was a great day for cross country, slightly sunny, a bit of a breeze, and the course was bouncy grass, not
The Westies Ladies have just spent a very enjoyable weekend in the Thirlmere area of the Lake District. We managed to squeeze in a wee bit of energetic activity in between marathon bouts of the infamous nattering and a fair bit of tea, wine and cake consumption (what else are weekends for??!). Saturday we (well
The In The Dark handicap seemed brighter than normal this year. Perhaps it was because Cap’n Chris had relented on his ‘no torches’ policy, perhaps it was the twinkling stars in the clear wintery sky, perhaps the snow scattered lightly across the hill or maybe it was the huge red flashing light Ellie had planted
Eight brave Westies showed up on a gloriously sunny Sunday to do battle with the Bog Trotters (their numbers boosted by an Ochils comrade). Bedecked in the golden vests and with the force of the big black W behind them they valiantly lined up on the start to try to avenge the original Grudge Match
First of all a massive thank you to all the Ladies who ran on Saturday. It was fantastic to get three ladies teams, without resorting to men in dresses to boost our numbers (although some Westies men don’t seem to object to doing this!). All three teams did really well. Firstly the Ladies A team
Kinnoul Hill Everyone else did seem to be at Kinnoul (who says Westies don’t travel?!) and rightly so for such an enjoyable race around the twisty fast up and down Kinnoul woodland trails. The torrential rain couldn’t touch us as we dashed about under the trees. The tip from the Westies men was to get
Another gorgeous sunny day, another really scorching race and another superb Westies Ladies performance. The opposition are so sacred and in awe of the winning Westies women that they can’t even bring themselves to turn up! It was a lovely sunny evening for Maddy Moss and, although it’s hard work with a never ending climb
It was great ….why more people don’t do it is a mystery. We had 10 miles of hills, grassy slopes, near vertical descents, scrambling ascents, clambering through waterfalls (maybe this was my poor route choice!) and endless navigation to try to stay on course. It’s a stunning part of the country and, once you’ve clambered
Three 10km races, two Westies, only one winner!! As Jason and I lined up on the start at Helensburgh two Thursdays ago we realised we had both entered all three of the Thursday night Polaroid 10km races. A challenge was inevitable – who would get the most wins in our Westies dual? Appropriate amounts of
Apparently Stuc a Chroin means “peak of harm or danger”, but this didn’t put off the band of cheery Westies who lined up on the start line for the2007 Stuc a Chroin 5000, the first of the 2007 SHR championship series. Everyone was there, refreshed from resting over the winter (!) and raring to get