About 15 Westies, and celebrity guest Angela Mudge and newcomer Graeme (a 1h 54m Ben Nevis man!), turned up to the Wed night thrash round the Cort Ma Law race route. A bit windy but mild and the usual horrendous wet bog from the trig over to Leckett.A good evening’s running and socialising. Photos here
I only just managed to complete my sixth and final Lakeland Classic, having arrived on the start line with exactly a minute to go! Fortunately the day improved from then on and I finished this 14 mile/5300 feet race in 2h 59m, 134th of 325 finishers. We started on narrow farm tracks that resembled streams
Another successful Westies Weekend at Loch Ossian Youth Hostel, attended by a variety of polar bears, gorillas,gonzos, bouncy bunnies, puppy dogs, spidermen catwoman, grumpy bears, big bad wolves and last, but not least, a rare sighting of the Westies Gay Alpha Male (don’t ask!). Lots of weather, lots of hills and only one (rather fast)
I only have 27 so far, so I need at least another half dozen before we can get the place to ourselves, so if you don’t hurry up then we shall no option but to open the restaurant up to the public – So please get the cheques in before 11th November.
There was a fantastic turnout of 216 runners, including 16 Westies, for this cracker of an end of season race in deepest Lanarkshire. The weather was pretty foul, with very strong winds and even hail just before the start, though during the race itself we only had to contend with the gale-force winds. I set
The long-running Westies v HBT grudge match series was brought back to life in the wintry Ochils on Sunday. A great course had been arranged for us by HBT, starting in Tillicoultry and heading up to King’s Seat and back down again. The promised rubbish weather fortunately didn’t materialise and was mild at the bottom
It would have been a fantastic moonlight run, if only we could have seen the moon! As it was, it was still a great run out to Duncolm and back. It was pretty mild once we got a head of steam going up the steep drag to the reservoirs, with fantastic views of the Glasgow
A grand total of 39 assorted Westies, friends and family (seemingly) enjoyed a great night at Antoniou’s on Saturday night. Gibson Fleming was presented with his “Westie of the Year” award for his outstanding age group performances on the country and hills in 2004. New members Fiona, John, Stuart, David, Catriona, Fraser and Rosie were
36 of us enjoyed a fine night out at Fanny Trollopes restaurant in Argyle Street. The food was excellent as, of course, was the company. Captainess Cat received a well deserved Westie of the Year award to round off a great evening. Some photos here
Another great turnout, including Pete and Elspeth gracing us with their presence and curry virgins David and Catriona. Nigel even did the double of a curry and a run all in the same night! Blair promised (to come for a curry) and yet again didn’t deliver! The following all enjoyed a good buffet – me,