
Cioch Mhor 2020
When my alarm went off at 11.15 the last thing I wanted to do was get out of my sleeping bag. Leaving work at 5 on Friday and cycling to Dingwall seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean it was, but stopping for pints in Pitlochry, shots…

High Cup Nick
I signed up for this race in a fit of hill-racing enthusiasm during what is now known as the “pre-Carnethy-5-in-2020” era and was full of regret and nerves on the journey there.
I needn’t have worried. Mum got us off to a great start,…

A handicapping analysis
Introduction
According to Wikipedia, a handicap race is "a race in which horses carry different weights, allocated by the handicapper".
On March 4th 2020 18 Westies ran the In The Dark Handicap from the Kilpatrick gasworks (55.927112,…

Crevasse Bars
Crevasse Bars
After the Westies weekend in the Lakes a couple of people asked me about the Crevasse Bars I made.
They are my attempt to save a couple of quid and improve upon commercially available bars. How they compare to energy…

In the dark handicap
We had 18 runners compete at In The Dark Handicap tonight. First timer Graeme Hall won the handicap with 35:45.
Graeme
Hall
00:35:45
00:35:45
Ella
Peters
00:39:06
00:35:06
Holly
Barwick
00:39:27
00:36:27
Emma
McCahill
00:40:44
00:37:44
Joe
Waite
00:40:51
00:30:51
Tim
Martin
00:41:17
00:31:17
Jenn
Ruddick
00:41:19
00:38:19
Tom
Finch
00:41:36
00:34:36
Andrew
Fullwood
00:42:01
00:42:01
Paul
Turner
00:43:40
00:41:40
Nick
Domminney
00:44:39
00:42:39
hugh
mcgregor
00:45:05
00:36:05
Ian
Steele
00:45:48
00:43:48
Euan
Smith
00:46:25
00:37:25
Chris
Furse
00:46:34
00:39:34
Ian
Woodman
00:48:52
00:46:52
John
Quinn
00:50:48
00:46:48
Melissa
Williams
00:52:56
00:52:56
Thanks…

Road Relays
It was the 50th anniversary of the Allan Scally Relays last Saturday and 11 Westies took part. It was what is commonly known as a road relay. So I thought it would be helpful to tell the Westies about my experience and some tips I picked up…


Somaliland Marathon
It’s 06;25am, and there are about 35 of us shuffling nervously around at the Start/Finish line in the national stadium of Somaliland. The majority are locals, but there are about 10 international runners, of whom most are based in the…

Sunny Seville
There are many ways to travel around Seville. The metro below, and trams and busses up top transport the masses. There are boats ferrying tourists up and down the Guadalquivir River which meanders through the city centre. Many locals prefer…

My first Carnethy 5
15th February 2020
‘Hey, can you guys be around on Saturday afternoon near the Pentlands?’ said the wind to the hailstones.
‘Sure. What time?’ they said.
‘Can you make it 2pm?’
‘You can count on us. Is there…