PHOTO REVIEW OF THE YEAR
Just thought I would put together a wee photo review of the year with my selection of highlights from the past year. feel free to add your own. Have a good Hogmanay and a great 2006.
Beinn Ratha Hill Race
A quick note from the Westies northerly division (I'm actually so far north that I avoid paying membership fees, which is quite handy) to report on the Beinn Ratha Hill Race which was last weekend. Manny and myself ran in it in a very bright…
Calgary trail Race May
A few photos to stem Monday boredom ... see it really was hot and sunny...
Balloch to Clydebank 1/2 Marathon
Torrential rain, howling gale. It must the be start of another Baolloch to Clydebank 1/2 Marathon. Rumour has it that back in Clydebank it was warm and dry, but that could be because the marshalls were in the tea shop....I think 5 Westies toughted…
Evans Pass Run Over 28/11/07
An 8k evening trail race rising to about 250-300m I think. It started beside the beach at Sumner (a suburb of Christchurch, NZ) and stayed mostly on road then trails heading up onto the side of the Port Hills (part of an ancient crater rim on…
Red Moss Revolution
This was the first-ever running of this race, and the last in the 10-race Bog and Burn series. There was a good turnout, dominated by HBT, but with a decent presence from the Westies too. The 19:15 start helped those of us who were stuck in…
Ochils 2000 Race Recce
A cracking 13 mile and 4000 feet run from Tillicoultry to Stirling University, via The Law, Ben Cleuch, Ben Buck, Ben Ever, Blairdenon and finally Dumyat. 3hrs 15mins in total. Windy and cool on top, lots of freezing bog and tussocks, and the…
wed night kilpatricks hill run
A great warm sunny evening for one of our regular routes, scene of the Kilpatricks Race in June. This time we went round anti-clockwise. Up to The Slacks first, down to and round Greenside Reservoir, up to Duncolm, down to Loch Humphrey, and…
Wed Donut Hill Run
On a lovely late summer evening there was a great turnout of @18 Westies for this run from Overton House just outside Dumbarton. After great debate about whether to do the crags first or last we decided on the latter as the last time we did…
High Peak Marathon 02/03/07
The high peak marathon is 42 miles of hilly, boggy, tussocky muddy "track" interrupted by peat hags the size of a bus and bogs that have swallowed lesser runners whole. In previous years snow and ice have been the main obstacles, this year the…