Kaim Recapped

I wrote a race report for the 2012 edition of Kaim Hill Race. I finished 15th but thought I was 6th at the top. I beat a then-unattached Pete Mackie and future world-champion cyclist Neah Evans. Apparently I was passed by Alan Gilkinson and Luke Arnott on the descent. I distinctly remember Luke nipping by me on the steep drop to the burn and wondering how you learned to go down-hill that fast – I’m still wondering. Owen and Don were there too.

Fast-forward to 2025 and we’re back in Fairlie for the first race of the Bog n Burn. Chatting to Ed on a warm-up jog he told me that this was one of his earliest hill-races and he was inspired to join Westies given the critical mass of cool hair-cuts amongst the yellow-vests.

I took it steady throughout the race this evening and felt so much better than the Screel slog at the weekend. Maybe I’m not washed-out, maybe I’m just unfit.

Excellent turn-out this evening with Westies making up 1/3 of racers and ½ of both gender’s top-10. Gaby 1st FV40 and Micky 1st MV60. (Also 3rd place for once-a-Westie Holly Eadsforth – come back Holly!)

Great chat on the train down and back.