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Glentress Marathon

Since Chris drove and JD posted on WhatsApp, the race report falls to me (Kira gets a pass as a new member). This was my first marathon and I was excited to be finally doing it.  I was also curious to see what happens when I run more…

Kilpatricks C.U.T.E.

In the same week that the US Air Force convinced itself that shooting down an Illinois hobbyist’s balloon was repelling an imminent Chinese invasion, a hundred or so runners were under the shared delusion that by participating in a Competitive…

Feel The Burns

Description: Wonderful course starting and finishing in Selkirk. Two fairly sharp ascents, but otherwise a runnable route along obvious trods with a fantastic long (5 – 6km I think) descent. Lows: John Quinn passing me. Realising my jelly…

Greenmantle Dash

Description: Short, sharp race starting and finishing in the Borders village of Broughton. Manages to pack a wall hurdle, river crossing and 200m of ascent into a little over 3km, which is pretty much as far as I can run following two weeks…

First time trial of 2023

The stars and swans added to the magic of tonight's Time Trial! Pl. Name Chip Time Handicap 1. Kira Samide 24:10 26:22 2. Gillian Irvine 28:05 28:05 3. Amanda Gibson 22:20 29:33 4. Alice Tirbooma 21:30 29:43 5. Ian…

Wednesday night runs

That's the next block of Wednesday night runs' added to the calendar. https://westerlandsccc.co.uk/training-and-club-runs/  

Christmas Handicap 2022

e Andrew's report Well done to all the Westies who braved the weather and turned out in their finery for the Xmas Handicap. Don Reid took the race win with Alwyn putting in the quickest time. Apologies for the delay getting the results…

Crackers at Christmas on Kirk Craigs

Nepal Himalayas – Everest Base Camp ( 5,364m) + Island Peak/Imja Tse (6,189m)

14th October 2022 People often ask me “How was Nepal, did you have a good trip?” I really stumble with words to articulate my thoughts and feelings around it. So lets give this a go. Grab a cuppa cos this is a long yin. I jetted off…