Tag Archive for: Dollar

Dollar Hill Race 2012

30th June 2012Dollar was my next planned outing after the drenching at Durisdeer, and the weather in Glasgow was not too bad with a fresh westerly breeze. I had high hopes of a nice afternoon on the Ochils. Driving over I had my doubts as a…

Dollar Hill Race 2011

With the offer of a conditional release from Saturday Dad duty (my 13 year old wanted to hang out with her pals but also wanted a lift home at some future point whenever suits her), I took the opportunity to dive up to the Ochils for the 2nd…

Dollar Hill Race

The lean mean racing machine that is the revamped and recently retired Brian Brennan, was bemoaning the lack of fellow Westies racers early on Sat, but one by one a few of us crawled out of the woodwork to race this British and Scottish Champs…

Sunday jog above Dollar

6th February 2011John, John, John, Johnston, Murdo (Iain, surely?) and Peter (Johann?) jogged round a variant of the Dollar race route, taking in Saddle Hill, Whitewisp, Tarmangie, Andrew Gannel, King's Seat and Bank Hill, before crossing and…

Dollar

Brief report. Not a bad day but the clag was down quite low. Luckily with a little bit of hindsight and the ability to navigate by stud-marks I made it round and Steffen made it to the start of the Maddy Moss in Tillicoutry. Jane had her usual…

Dollar

Bloody hot again!!!Not as bad as Glen Rosa, but still hot.A British field of a few hundred runners set off at high speed up the narrow wooded footpath from Dollar Academy onto the open hill. A healthy sprinkling of 15 Westies in evidence, still…

Dollar

Success and failure at Dollar.Nige's first race since Carnethy ... would it be comeback kid or kook ?The Ochills were well clagged in Saturday, with the day warm and humid, although apparently not hot enough for some (Ronnie). Eighty runners…