Paddling round the Pad
One thing is clear: the Gods have decreed that Westies is a north Glasgow club, and any venture south of the river will be punished by flood (but not famine: thanks Ashoka Darnley!).
At approximately 6.45pm, some 7 drookit Westy men set forth…
The Campsie Canter
26th March 2011After the interminable stream of organising emails the Campsie Canter got off to a flying start at just after 7am on a cold but dry Saturday morning.There was much excitement as the first runners warmed up and the teams made the…
Score “10” for the Hutchinsons
Last Wednesday saw the wonderful Huchinsons host a replay of their famous annual "score" event, following the December postponement. Equipped with a OS map and list of clues, we were sent forth into the wilderness of Milngavie with an hour…
Bar and Croy hill
A fine evening and perenially popular route brought out a number of hibernating westies along with the usual suspects.
Duncolm hill run
I joined a small group of westies in the ever popular trot up Duncolm on a clear Spring evening. The views at the top were outstanding, marred only by a burn-off of a patch of heather on a nearby hill. The snow we found on the Cochno run a…
S’no Fun
Actually, it was lots of fun. John and Paula were out for a bit of navigation practice for their impending Mountain Marathon debut, and I was tagging around for fun, pretending (unsuccessfully) that I knew a bit about hill navigation. We headed…
TINTO 2011
We did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bar Hill Club Run
A grand turnout of fifteen Westies (and Captain Chris on his bike) enjoyed a trot round the Forth and Clyde Canal and the archaelogical wonders of the Antonine Wall in glorious spring sunshine. Afterwards 12 turned out and curried their hearts…
Cateran Trail Relay Weekend
27-28 MARCH 2010The 2010 Westies Extravaganza took place in Spittal of Glenshee. Three teams of intrepid Westies set off at 8am from Gulabin Lodge, and raced 55 miles no holds barred in a clockwise direction. Blairgowrie was the turn-round southerly…
Earl’s Seat club run
14th April 2010Another good turnout on Wednesday night, with numbers up on last week's Bar Hill run - perhaps the sun provided a wee boost to motivation? Attendees ranged from stalwarts like Helen, Pat, and Pauline to newcomers Robert and Alasdair,…