Chapelgill Hill Race

Results

It had been many years since I was in this lovely corner of the country for the brutal Chapelgill race. But it was a welcome return, with the weather being grand and lots of familiar friendly faces. Westies managed a good turnout for this first SHR Championship counter. It’s really quite a simple wee race – bash straight up steeply for a mile and then turn around and madly cartwheel down the heather, quads protesting all the way. I got the race out of the way in just under half an hour, heavy legs making for a very slow start before hitting the summit cairn in 21 mins, and a mad dash back down in just over 7 mins. Manny led the Westies home many minutes ahead of me. A great afternoon’s running and socialising. I even enjoyed a nice pre-race cycle down to the Talla and Megget reservoirs, before snapping my chain a mere mile before Chapelgill, where Elsie and Laurie came to my rescue.