Well it’s the first time I’ve been on time for or even found the Kilpatricks Hillrace so things were looking good at the start. The May training plan of rock climbing and running once at Dumyat ensured I was at the peak of physical fitness for this gruelling race. (Shame it was for the wrong
Sunday 16th November 3 Westies turned up for the second Buchlyvie Half Marathon (Myself, Chris & Elizabeth). This isn’t your average road race – it’s mostly along trails following an old railway line so it’s flat as a pancake. There are some really big muddy puddles to be avoided (well just the one out &
Snow snow snow …. For my first Carnethy 5. Times were apparently down on the last years as the heavy conditions made things hard going. 15 min if you believe the Carnethy site ;-) (That’s a fiver you owe me Andy) Great wee race though and I now understand why it is so popular. Managed
This is by far the busiest road race I’ve ever been to. I started off in the Blue pulse (one behind the “elite” pulse containing Westies racing snake Riach) Having heard tales from previous years of congestion on the Kingston bridge (every night at 5pm ?) I was keen to stay at the front of