Merrick Hill Race
An awfull weather forecast plus days of heavy rain promised less than ideal condition for this little known and little attended gem. It should have been blowing a gale and raining buckets, but no: the forecast was wrong and the weather ideal.…
Allan Scally Memorial Relay
1984 Well we all know who Allan Scally is now, thanks to the offishul presentation where we had to thank the cleaners, janitors and fishuls. Allan Scally ran in the 1920's. He was Shettleston Harriers, who beat us today as well as well as a…
Greenmantle Dash
1992 Weather windy, wet, greasy, lovely. Interestingly non-cohesive soil at the bottom of the hill. The most interesting aspect of the race was Archie falling on his face before he reached the burn. I must put in writing an evaluation of the…
Loch Ossian – Things that go bump in the night
Westies XXXth rated visit to Loch Ossian got off to a flying Friday start with Captain Charlie demonstrating how to do a whole bottle of single malt in a oner, and wreaking havoc along with a certain Archibald Cameron.Saturday's driechy conditions…
Scottish National Masters Cross Country
7th February 2009, IrvineDavid Riach, Don Reid and myself were the Westies 'team' at Irvine on Saturday. Stunning sunny weather, with snow-clad Arran in the background.1. Robert Quinn, 31:1229. Chris Upson, 35:0152. David Riach, 36:3481. Don…
Jack Crawford Springburn Cup
With a combination of precision timing and a little help from Cat, I managed to complete the Callander Crags Hill race and make my way back through to Glasgow and compete in the Jack Crawford Springburn Cup!Filled with lactic acid, my legs were…
Praise for Westerlands founder Bill Sheridan – Westerlands Cross Country Club
Introduced by the Rt Hon. Big Al Campbell
our founder Bill Sheridan photographed last year
The Honourable William Sheridan (THWS, or Sir to his close friends) was elected as an honorary life member of Westerlands Cross Country Club at…
Club Song
Listed below are the lyrics of the Westies club anthem, written by The Rt Hon. Big Al Campbell.
The Westies Flag
(Sung to the tune of O Christmas Tree)
The Westies Flag is flying high
Black and gold against the sky
To its black letter…