Meet the Westie – Leanne Cooke

* What do you call the thing you change the TV channels with? Remote control.

* Where did you grow up? West Cork, Ireland.

* Have you always been a runner? No. I graduated from a couch potato to a road runner when I was 23.

* Why did you join the best small to medium sized hill running club in Glasgow? I wanted to run Jura and need some guidance.

* Why have you stayed? For the Craic!

* How has joining Westies affected your running/health/happiness? It has helped my hill running fitness. In terms of happiness a Wednesday night run with Westies makes my heart very happy.

* What’s your favourite Westie memory? The ceilidh after the Jura Hill race.

* Bumbag or backpack? Backpack

What is your favourite race? I have two;  Jura was amazing but very painful and Ring of Steall was beautiful and didn’t hurt as much.

* Which race is top of your to-do list? Jura

* Which other sports do you play or have you played? I’ve been trying to master Touch Rugby for five years.

* Can you do the splits? No

* Have you ever ridden a motorbike? Yes, but ive only been on the back of one.

* What is your favourite ice-cream flavour? Rum and raisin

* You’ve just finished a category AL race. Which junk food do you treat yourself to? Hopefully the free cakes at the end.

* What is your favourite snack to stash in your bumbag/backpack? Fig rolls

* Who is your BWFF (Best Westie Friend Forever). Isn’t John Hamer everyone’s BWFF!

* A friend is visiting from overseas. Which one place do you take them? Mull to swim with the basking sharks

* Do you have any nicknames? Nope

* Any tattoos? Nope

* Which shop would you max out your credit card in? Tiso

* If you could be any kind of pie, what kind of pie would you be? Banofffe

* What book are you reading at the moment?  H is for Hawk

* What is the farthest-away place you’ve been? New Zealand

* Would you rather have a live-in massage therapist or a live-in chef? Chef

* One thing you know now that you wish you had known as a kid? The perceived barriers do not exist.

* If you could for a run out to earl’s seat with one person, famous or otherwise, who would it be? Any Westie would be great company! But if I can’t find a Westie, Emily Blunt will have to do!