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Ferry – Tunnel Run

What other club can get you your own personal ferry trip? That honour befell a (fool)hardy nine Westies last night on the infamous Ferry – Tunnel run. Having sprinted from Garscube to Yoker, Chris and his band of merry (but pretty exhausted) westies men and ladies enjoyed a starlit crossing of the Clyde. It was

Cumbernauld cross country relays

It should probably have been deemed to wet for the cross-country relays too, but no such luck!! In fact it turned out to be pretty fun running through mentally big puddles, disappearing up to my knees in mud, battling against a ferocious headwind and then being blown crazily down the hills of Cumbernauld. All you

Stuc a Chroin 5000

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

10km Hat Trick

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

Durisdeer Hill Race

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

Devils Burdens 2007

Seven Westies teams lined up for the Devils Burdens this year. That either means that you’re all fantastically keen and enthusiastic – or that you’re scared of me and Chris! I hope it’s the former! So – it was a lovely sunny day as the chaos in the car park grew to epic proportions. 100

isle of mull half marathon

DavidR, Bill and I headed off to the Isle of Mull for the half marathon. It was a lovely route along the coast road and although generally flat with great views of the hills of Morvern peninsula and the seals bobbing in the Sound of Mull, near the end even the slightest incline felt like

Clydebank 5km

You’d think that a short race would be easy, but the 5km around Clydebank almost took more willpower to complete than some of the longest hill runs. A short blast through Clydebank then back along the canal it was a fun, if knackering, run. The race field lined up and seemed to be full of

westies have fun in snow and sun

A great weekend was enjoyed by the gang of Westies who headed north to Feshiebridge for the weekend. Although the weather was forecast to be terrible, it turned out to be absolutely superb. Saturday was spent up on the snowy peaks of the Glen Feshie hills in brilliant sunshine and with fantastic views. Sunday was