62 runners turned out for the Westerlands Cort ma Law race despite light showers and moderate to heavy midging. This field was slightly larger than in recent years so I was concerned at one point that we might run out of car park space. But it meant that I can make a donation to Lomond
A small posse of hardy Westies – Simon, JD, Graham, Manny and myself took part in this classic Long for some triple counting points – SHR, British and Manny’s summer league. Catriona was the wummins team. A pleasant day, cool and a little overcast at first, brightening up later with good visibility. The climbing starts
Another race, another good placing for Chris, his third second in eight days, further proving the Upson’s Syndrome theory recently identified by Johnston. This time it was on a thoroughly damp afternoon that made you question why you were there. The race was improved from last year, a half road/ half trail course, heading out
A good number of Westies made it to Glen Trool for this SHR counter – Luke, Nige, Hamilton, DavidR, Pete + Elsie, Pauline, JD, Murdo, Donald and BrianBr with Keith spectating at a real rough stumble of a hill race. Mild and overcast at the start, it was straight up from the off, stepping steeply
Having heard lots about this 18 mile classic I was prepared for a hard run. So prepared that I drank a litre of peach energy drink in the morning – possibly an unwise move given the resulting queasy feeling during the early stages of the race. >Add to this a detour within the first mile
It’s hoped that this will be run as a regular race in future rather than just as an occasional World Mountain Race selection trial, and a nice looking website with sunny pictures certainly enticed me and many others to turn up. The Trial brought out fast types who would’ve liked the first two miles of
The Arrochar Alps – 13 miles, a half marathon with four Munros thrown in, 8000 feet and free beer on tap at the finish, courtesy of generous sponsor Fyne Ales. It was another cloudy day this year, damp and a bit blowy on the tops, but somehow the cloud makes the climbs less daunting and