Tag Archive for: mud

First club run of 2014

The first club run of the year, a canter up Dumgoyne from Blanefield. Drawing inspiration, no doubt, from a combination of New Year resolutions and guilt over the seasonal excess of indulgence over training, more than twenty Westies turned out…

Pentland Skyline

Just the four westies turned up for the Pentlands this year: Chris, new Peter, Eleanor and me. I can only assume the rest of the club were recovering from Manor Water the previous day, with no-one feeling the need to prove themselves in the…

West District CC Relay Drumpellier Park

Drizzle, Glaur, Mist, Insect Bites & Dog Poo, I love the cross country season, why wouldn't you. 11 westies making up two male teams and one ladies team ran yesterday on a, for the most part flat but tough due to the muddy underfoot conditions,…

West District XCs, Irvine

10th December 2011ResultsAnother good turnout of running and cheering Westies for the annual mudfest in less-than-lovely Irvine. As expected, Shettleston and Inverclyde battled it out at the sharp end of the men's race, while Niall and Tom fought…

Deerstalker 10k (and a bit)

The Deerstalker 10k is not your normal race – for a start it is not 10km long! I did the first Deerstalker event along with Drew a good few years ago but for one reason or another it took until this year for a return visit.…

Dunbartonshire AAA XC Champs

Maryhill Park28th November 2009 Photos Results: Senior Women | Senior Men Maryhill Park was a quagmire by the time the senior men and women squelched forth into the first of their 3 or 2-lap races. 5 Westies men and 4 women took part in this…