Tag Archive for: Hill Race

KILLIN HIGHLAND GAMES

This was the first highland games race i have done in ages, and what a cracking little race BB the elder has got going here. Short, steep, a nice little trail to follow and no nasty long run to get to the hill - blimey, you don't even need to…

Ben Kenneth Race

Ben Kenneth Hill race is an absolute scream; it is only 6km and 230m approx of a climb, is miles away from anywhere but well worth the effort to have a go at. I arrived at Lochboisdale by bicycle at 3pm on the Sunday and stopped in the café…

Cow Hill Race

This was the last race of Lochaber's 'Triple Hirple'.  For you that don't know including myself until I looked it up there, 'Hirple' is Scots for limp gait or to cramp up, all makes playful sense now. All of the Westies that ran with me…

Half Ben, 2013

The Half Ben, 2013         Westies winning warm ways west Well done Phil. Now for Muirfield. That lad’s got the wrong sport again. Dear oh dear. Steady boy, steady – on strict instructions…

Glamaig

Glamaig is a hill race I’ve wanted to enter for quite some time but holidays and other events have tended to clash leaving it on the to do list.  Finally, the stars aligned and I was able to make my way to Skye to take part in this…

Dollar Hill Race, 6.7.13

Dollar Hill Race, 6.7.13 Well thank the Lord that’s over. The Gladiators doing battle in the intense heat . It was brutal, bru-al, as Bren would say.Yes, and it was 40 degrees on the court. Ah, yes, it was that battle.Were you there…

Eildons Hill Race

Eildons Hill Race, 22.6.13 Well, just back from seeing those cyclists power past Gibson St. Univ. Ave. Byres Rd. with Elizabeth doing her official duties Marshalling. Clearly nothing was allowed to blemish the cyclists route – a stray…

1-2-3 at Kilps

Results Last Wednesday saw the westies out in force to organise and run in the Kilparticks hill race. I arrived early to try do my bit and help out with entries (although I was probably just getting in Claire's way). With a record entry things…

Kaim and the exploding shoe

Results Brilliant turn out by 23 Westies last night at the Kaim Hill race. Organiser Scott McKendrick presented us with a slightly different race route (which from my point of view was great but more of that later), which cut out most of the…

Spring Sunshine on Screel

Results The whole family Riddell made the journey down south on Saturday, so I could do the Screel Hill Race. Wayne and Waynetta Riddell were left at their grandparents, to remind them what teenagers are like, and Christine left me at the bottom…