Glasgow University 5-mile Road Race

7th November 2009

Considering that it clashes with Tinto and the Loch Ossian weekend, there was a reasonable turnout of 5 running Westies and 1 marshall at this long-established race. Isabel Coombs was on timekeeping duty (and cheering at the end of lap 1), while Hamilton, Gibson, Ian Struthers, and GrimOrr joined me for a jog around our home turf. It was a still and dry day, good for running, and the only interruption occurred as we had to squeeze through the wee gate leading towards the Switchback, as the main gate wasn’t open (why?).

I got a default PB as it was my first go at this race, pushed along by Hamilton in hot pursuit and speedy work colleague Annmarie McCaffrey of Kirkie Olympians, who sidled up for a chat at the end of lap 1. Westies finished in the following order:-

Orr the Younger
Semple
Fleming
Orr the Grimmer
Struthers

Grim maintained that the race used to be better back when God was a boy and it followed cart tracks around the farms of the area. Still seemed like a good day out to me.

Full results to follow.