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Well the good thing about being in a club is you share what you are doing with people and running becomes a less isolated sport. The bad thing is that on foul days like this you still have to do what you said or others will know! So I went…

Meall a’Bhuachaille

WESTIES GO TOPLESS AT GLENMORENo , it wasn't Elsie and Christine , but Pete and Ronnie doing their thing on the dance floor at the hillrunners' do at Glenmore Lodge after the Meall a' Bhuachaille Hill Race. Ronnie had earlier won the veterans'…

WED NIGHT RUN AND CURRY REPORT

A combination of the old and the new race routes over the Kilpatrick Hills provided a very pleasant plod for Chris, Marc, John, Sam, Charlie, Liz, Ana, Isobel, Pat and myself. Weather was fine as were the views back down over the Clyde and…

Wed Night Kilpatricks Run

A great turnout of Westies for the "old" Kilpatricks Hill Race route. Up the track, past Loch Humphrey, along to Cochno Hill for a re-group and good sunset, then off through the rough stuff to Greenside reservoir where I nearly did a "Graeme…

Chatelherault Handicap Trail Race

Captain Chris' idea of a race in the lovely Chatelherault Country Park near Hamilton turned out to be a cracker of a race and sure to be a permanent fixture in the Westies schedule. The weather was perfect, the trail dry and the marking of the…

Carnethy 5 Hill Race

There was a great turnout of 24 Westies for the classic gem of a race that is the Carnethy 5 Hill Race. The weather was kind to us and more akin to a spring day than mid-February. Almost 500 runners took part and they were led home by Rob Jebb…

Lomonds of Fife Bum Slide

The new improved Lomonds of Fife route attracted a good turnout of Scotland's and Westies' finest hillrunners for the 3rd championship race of 2007. Courtesy of the Miller-mobile I was chauffeured to the village of Strathmiglo, at the foot of…

Great Scottish Run 10k

From the start:-Hordes of people. Over-excited DJs. Sir Jimmy Saville! The Kingston Bridge without traffic. Pipers at every kilometer. Leafy suburbs of the Southside. Asian radio stations and bhangra music, with live drummers. Pipers again.…

Stuc A’Chroin

As has been said elsewhere a very well organised race and thanks to all the volunteers who carried loads of bottles of Highland Spring (the race was sponsored by them) plus Jelly Babies up the hill. Dehydration would certainly have been a problem…

Maddy Moss Mash

Another smashing evening for a run on this great route. Started easy on the steep climb and let the mob charge off. Wasn't long before I started pegging them back further up. I know I was in with a shout of a top ten place although the pace…