Where have the young, fast ,ambitious Westies gone ? Are they unfit, fear defeat or lacking in form Unwilling to test themselves ,on the X Country course Where there’s no hidden place on those muddy floors This racing is different, difficult from the mountain trails Where the results are disguised, where no one fails You’ll
” A field to far” was coined down Kilmarnock way, An interesting addition to our XC day, It was a boggy zig-zag,marsh of unusual camber, Which slowed our progress to a slow motion meander Yes, we all agreed it got the lungs going, The heart, arms, legs a pumping, cold air blowing And those younger
The Whangie, the whangie, what a race it was Perfectly organised, flagged without flaws Nial and his team , coped with the Throng It went like clockwork, nowt went wrong Except, a tumble, 8 minutes into my race Meant I never recovered that early fast pace Chasing in vain, J.W Ian T and Miss P
A Screel reel Way down South to the Solway, the Westies came To Screel’s roguish, rugged slopes , they attempted to tame And scanning the results of SHR , first race The standout performer was Niall McAlinden at 30.12 , a blistering pace We are the Westies We parked in a field, down a small