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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…

Meall an t-Suidhe

I decided to spend the weekend in Fort William and race two, out of the three, hill races organised by Lochaber AC. The first event was Melantee, a failry short race, with a steep climb that shares a lot of characteristics with Dumgoyne. The…

Westies triumph at Two Inns hill race

ResultsFive brave Westies runners travelled to the inaugural staging of the Two Inns hill race. The others who stayed away probably did so following some awful weather forecasts. However, given the effort that goes into staging such a long race…