The Bog and burn diaries of Chris Furse aged 54 years and 19 days- 54 years 4 months and 9 days

Race 1 - Wednesday 20th May Kaim Hill A terrific turnout of 32 Westies made the trip down to the Ayrshire Coast for a trot up Fairlie's favourite hill. At the business end of the race it was a sea of yellow as Harrison Stubbs came out…

Youth Policy pays off at Relays

On Saturday I watched the Westies V60 team reach the podium at the British Fell and Hill Running Relay Championships for the second year running, but as they say it was a bit of a roller coaster. Of course the first hurdle is to have 6 fit team…

Hodgsons 2022

Ellen and I are paired for leg 4 of the Hodgsons Brothers Mountain Relays. I'm nervous because, well… it's Ellen. But I'm armed with the usual set of excuses a runner can have, sore foot or injury, not ran races recently, have been under…

Mull vs. Loch Ossian shoot-out

Mull and Loch Ossian are two different, yet similar Westie weekends. Here's how they stack up head-to-head: Capacity: Loch Ossian: 20; Mull: 20 (+ overflow into nearby campsite / BnBs / etc.) Distance to nearest pub: Mull: 30m; Loch Ossian:…
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Great Scottish Run 2022 – Half Marathon

It had been three years since my last Half Marathon, and in all honesty I wasn't feeling terribly prepared for a grand return to long distances. I suspect I could count on two hands the number of runs over 14km I've done since the start of…

Lock 27 Time Trial

Clodagh takes top spot in the August edition of the time trial. Chris Bulter took the fastest time on the night. Pl. Name Chip Time Handicap 1 Clodagh Mangan 21:34 21:34 2 Emer Cummingham 21:29 22:29 3 James Bryson 18:19 22:39 4 Tom…
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Simon Triger Handicap 2022

We had 23 compete in this years' Simon Triggers Handicap, with Edward Blows taking the trophy.

Alva Dust Fest

Last Saturday I attended the Alva Games Hill Race, part of the BOFRA championship series. 89 runners started and finished the senior race, in a pretty stacked field (no chance of me snatching a cash prize). The course is a short (2.6km) and…

Kilpatricks Kaper 2022

Another smooth and successful iteration of the Kilpatricks Kaper happened last Wednesday.   96 runners went up the hill, 96 runners came down the hill. All seemed to have a good time. It was a Westies win-win with Tom and Ellen storming…

Dumyat Hill Race 2022

A good crew of Westies travelled up to Stirling University on Wednesday night for the Dumyat Hill Race. Evening sunshine, dry conditions underfoot, a strong field and plenty of friendly faces - what more could you ask for on a Wednesday night? I’m…