McAndrew Relays
3rd October 2009
At the same time as the Ben Venue race, several Westies were taking part in the opening road race of the Scottish winter season. The McAndrew Relays are a 3.25 mile blast around Jordanhill.
The Westie results were as follows:
A-Team1.…
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