Hugh WIlson Memorial 10km Road Race, East Kilbride
East Kilbride and its many roundabouts looked lovely in the winter sunshine.....almost. It's not exactly a scenic route this 10km road race but it was a good run, flat out whilst negotiating highly technical obstacles such as bridges, ramps…
Clydebank 5km
You'd think that a short race would be easy, but the 5km around Clydebank almost took more willpower to complete than some of the longest hill runs. A short blast through Clydebank then back along the canal it was a fun, if knackering, run.The…
Scottish National Cross Country Champs Irvine
Full witty report to follow from Dave, who had a good run incidently, but I'll just state brief facts. A bright and windy day at Irvine with what looked like a good undulating course and at least two steep little climbs. Collette Fagan was…
Jura
Champing at the bit on the start line, I leapt into the lead as soon as the gun went off. I held a 3 or 4 metre lead on the front runners up the first half mile of track, enjoying running on my own. So much for not starting off too quickly!…
Mourne Seven Sevens
9th August 200319 miles / 8700ftWent to Northern Ireland at the weekend for this little jaunt and some sight-seeing. The route takes you over the 7 700m hills of the Mournes.At 10.30 we set off into stifingly, oppressive heat - the hills shrouded…
Goatfell
Westies success at Goatfell.A grand day out to Arran on Saturday saw Ronnie snatching the lead from Dave Cummins on the final road section, and Westies and taking the team prize with some strong competition from Arran Runners.On the downside,…
Jack Crawford Springburn Cup 10k
Bishopbriggs 15th Jan.Drew, Ian and myself all ran the Jack Crawford along the canal from Bishopbriggs Leisuredrome. My slowest 10k so far. Very windy, but didn't pour down till after the race.1. Jasmir Pal, Cambuslang, 32:352. Charles Thomson,…
Latrigg Fell Race
Damp and rainy evening in the Lakes. Latrigg is one of those races with an unbeatable Kenny Stuart record, 16:37 in 1984, the same year he set the unbeatable Ben Nevis record of 1:25:34. I pottered round in 21:27 to finish in 13th place, 3rd…
Portobello Promathon
1st January 2008Ellie and I saw in the New Year with a delightful 4-mile run along the Portobello Promenade in drizzly rain.I set off just behind the leading block of 6 runners, and held 7th place for about the first mile, before being ground…
Dumbartonshire Cross Country Champs
29th November 2008Pretty much perfect weather for cross country at Kirkintilloch on Saturday - cool, bright and dry, with not a breath of wind. Only 4 Westies turned up to our local Dumbartonshire cross country championships - Don, Gibson, Stuart…