Ben Rinnes 5 Tops

Always great to travel up to Dufftown for this fine race.Worth it alone as we say for the M.C. of the Highland Games alone. He was very good, perhaps the substitute,as yer man usually inflates the prowess of the hill runners to an inordinate degree,and indeed keeps going in the same vein. Mus’nt complain.

So,what was the weather going to throw at us this year?

Last year fine, year before pretty bad to getting worse.

Going to be fine for the afternoon,sunny ,warm conditions.

Well, I have to say,no, I really must insist – it wasnae.

Just how bad was it really. Oh,terrible bad ,so it was ,so it was.

Horrendous. Exaggerate! No,not me.

The rain just kept coming at you, cloud down, up B.Rinnes runners were actually putting on jackets(more than just me),plodding up in shut-down mode.

Still one hell of a way to go and Mr.B. Marshall was tearing up the track.Obviously that is down the track,so i turned and went down.

Well it was tempting.

Back to a great reception from the gathering at the Games.

B.Marshall won

Manny was 4th.

Brian Brennan was after

Jim Hall was there

Hamilton Semple was ever after and after. i.e. late.

(Results not out yet).

As we were getting warm again after a good COLD shower,it was the Tug O’ War , Hammer THrowing, Piping and Dancing.

The

Pas de Basque

Pas de Basque and Highcuts

Seann Truibhas

Hornpipe.

Well done again to Dufftown Highland Games for putting on a great show in extremely trying conditions.