17th March 2007 5 Westies braved the awful forecast for this 14 mile jog along the West Highland Way from Mamore Lodge to Fort William. The Westie team consisted of me, Steffen, Ellen, Cat and Christine. My gameplan this time was not to hammer off in the lead at the start. With a strong westerly
A race too far. After pulling out all the stops at the Masters Cross Country on Saturday, I had nothing left in the tank for Sunday. A tough race in vile conditions. Strong headwind and almost continuously uphill on the way out. Torrential rain on the way back. Felt tired, washed out, and was running
11th March 2006 14-mile trail race from Mamore Lodge to Fort William along the West Highland Way. Bitterly cold and windy before the start, but OK once we got going. I started steadily enough, only leading for the first mile or so before handing over to John Hepburn and Peter Kennedy. Next to pass was
5th March 2006 Quite cold and windy with a few snow flurries. A great turnout with 12 Westies. 1. Alasdair Anthony, 18:03 2. Brian Marshall, 18:14 16. Chris Upson, 22:21 19. Claire Whitehead, 22:37 (1st lady) 22. Don Reid, 23:26 28. Murdo MacLeod, 24:01 39. Brian Brennan, 25:58 47. Donald Smith, 27:04 53. Jason Kaushal,
11 miles / 1500ft. Near Conwy, North Wales. Overnight freezing rain had left the North Wales hills plastered with fresh snow. The race started from Capelulo village hall, up steep tarmac then out onto more or less runnable fellside. I held the lead for 400 metres or so before letting Welsh internationals Alun Vaughan and
7th February 2009, Irvine David Riach, Don Reid and myself were the Westies ‘team’ at Irvine on Saturday. Stunning sunny weather, with snow-clad Arran in the background. 1. Robert Quinn, 31:12 29. Chris Upson, 35:01 52. David Riach, 36:34 81. Don Reid, 38:30 Full results