National Cross Country Championships

1991 Course - fast grass course (not!). No mud ploughed fields or steep long hill.Scalps claimed by Westies include R Quinn and T Murray.I must say that when I joined Westerlands Cross Country Club I thought that its main aim was to run in Cross…

Devils Burdens

FALKLANDA record 53 teams completed the club's Devils Burdens Hill Race from Falkland last Saturday - a six man relay over 21 miles (4100ft) covered in four stages with the first and fourth legs run in pairs.Following the opening stage over…

Two Breweries

1990Another excellent team performance by Carnethy who managed to get 3rd team prize although they had less points and a greater differntial than Westies. It's time we changed the vest to black with a yellow 'W' thus not confusing poor Frank.…

Moffat Festival of Running 15K

Mark and I drove down to Moffat last night and ran the Moffat Gala Festival of Running 15K (originally called The Edinburgh Woolen Mill 15K). After such a hot day, the weather conditions on Arran a couple of weeks ago (when I ran a pitiful Half…

Goatfell

Some photos from Goatfell 2001

Shettleston Ton Run

Very warm, humid conditions made this race surprisingly pleasant. About 5 miles in length and 1000 feet in ascent, the route took in two laps round Cathkin Braes; all in, providing a good varied course with some steep climbs and rugged forest…

Devils Burdens – Girls Eye View

First of all a massive thank you to all the Ladies who ran on Saturday. It was fantastic to get three ladies teams, without resorting to men in dresses to boost our numbers (although some Westies men don't seem to object to doing this!). All…

westies have fun in snow and sun

A great weekend was enjoyed by the gang of Westies who headed north to Feshiebridge for the weekend. Although the weather was forecast to be terrible, it turned out to be absolutely superb. Saturday was spent up on the snowy peaks of the…

KP’s by moonlight

Snowing on and off in Glasgow all afternoon, it didn't bode well for Westies night time run in the Kilpatrick hills but a few of us had the faith that we might just get lucky. Sure enough by 6pm the snow had stopped and it was starting to clear…

London Marathon

13th April 2008It's quite an experience jogging 26.2 miles around London amidst the colour, noise and razzmatazz of Flora London Marathon. The roadside support is quite unbelievable, with folk lining the streets and jazz bands, and generally…