Manny is fastest Westie at Road Race??? You’d better believe it. Here are the results from the MacAndrew Relays (3.3miles) on Saturday. Westies A Team Steff 20:03 Blair 21:05 Chas 19:46 Mark 18:35 Westies B Team Mannie 18:23 Dave 19:54 Archie 21:19 Drew 24:56 Great team selection by Cap’n Charlie. Only on the last leg
Nigel recorded the incredibly fast time of 12:46 for 2.5miles on Saturday at the West District Relays before confessing that he had “inadvertantly” missed out a large chunk of the course by cutting a corner. Elsewhere, in the men’s race at Stepps, Mark was fastest Westie on a flat, fast course, but not far behind
Big Al’s return to Premier League cross country continued yesterday at the GU Road Race as he registered his first ever performance points. In a classic 3-man showdown, Al managed to hold off Drew whilst narrowly failing to catch Ian by a short stomach. The Honourable Westies icon now lies within tripping distance of Nigel,
As usual, the Hugh Wilson Memorial 10K provided loads of excitement, despite the absence of star performers McColl and Fleming(absconded east), Struthers(missing his first EK10K for 47 years), Campbell(Honourably attempting to ensure sufficient beer for the forthcoming club dinner), Campbell(dishonourably studying), Cameron(still on the run from the ’45 rebellion), Murray(wallowing in his success as Jengamaster)
The DAAA relays take place at Garscube on Saturday 25th October and once again, Westies are hosting the event along with Glasgow Uni. It’s the first race in the winter league, but we also need some help in organising the event, so if you are not running and have a couple of hours spare, then
Muffy Ana-olates Opposition as she Inches Ahead at Perth It was a fine day for spectators at Perth yesterday for the Nationals. The sun was out, there was no wind and the trails were fast, flat and undoubtedly a little short of the quoted distance. However, the Westies spectators (Lynn, Cap’n Charlie, the Reid family
I think it’s only fair that one of the participants writes up a report on this? After all, there were the usual Westies capers, including dodgy handicapping, late starters, the navigationally challenged, runaway winner by someone who just co-incidentally happened to win the Kilpatricks women’s race last year, lack-of-prizes, guest appearances by renegade to the