Entries by niallmcalinden

Lock 27 TT 20-8-12

With Nige gone AWOL I took up time keeping duties for the night. What I’ve learned is the only honest westie is Rod… So first back was Eleanor running nearly 5 minutes quicker then she predicted. She was followed quickly by Lucy who ran a great time of 20.16. Third back was Duncan breaking 20

Records Galore at Dumyat

A huge gaggle of westies turned up in Stirling Uni for the 2nd Bog and Burn of 2012, 22 by my count. Weather was a welcome break from the normal Scottish spring of rain/sleet/hail and wind with some people even reportedly spotting a brief glimpse of the sun. The good conditions led to two records

Kilnaboy 10 mile

Myself and Claire made the long trip from Maryhill to Kilnaboy, Co Clare, Ireland for the Kilnaboy 10 miler. Well the trip just happened to fit with a Leinster Heineken cup quarter final, a friends birthday party and a free lift from Irvine to Dublin from my golfing parents… The race itself is through the

Glentress Duathlon

Results Elizabeth Adams, Keith Adams and Myself ventured over to Glentess to take part in the Long Glentress Duathlon on Sunday. This race consisted of a 13km mountain bike ride on some of the trails that Glrentess has to offer, followed by a tough 10km trail race. Elizabeth kindly offered me a lift and we

Helvellyn Triathlon

While everybody was up north at Ben Nevis I decided to head south to the lake district to take part in the Helvellyn triathlon. For those of you who have never heard of this race it is basically a hill run with a cycle for a warm up… after doing a swim in the lake