Tag Archive for: road race

Blair Road Race (Cycling)

This was my 5th cycling road race of the summer and my best result so I thought I should write a wee report for the Westies. The race started in Killwinning, well the neutralised section started in Killwinning. This is common at the start of…

Brian Goodwin Memorial 10k

  I started off quickly, keen to get round the first bend (about 20ft) away from the start line before a crowd formed. Paul Sorrie of Shettleston quickly disappeared in to the distance at the front and I was soon passed by a dozen or so…

Trimpell 20

Results This 20 mile road race was probably the only chance either Chris or I would get at a long run before the London marathon in April. It is part of the Lancaster 3 race series, and as my mother conveniently lives in Lancaster and therefore…

Ceres 8 Mile Road Race

Tuesday 14th August 2012I took Brian Bonnyman’s advice and ran this terrific wee race last Tuesday; it really is as he says a “hill-runner’s road race”. Some of the hills were truly painful as I tried to stick in and…

Strathkinness to Blebocraigs 2012

Strathkinness to Blebocraigs 2nd May 2012 Race info including results and course map Having been garrisoned to the Kingdom of Fife of late, I’ve been a bit out of the Westy loop, so was delighted to see this wee race taken…

Kilnaboy 10 mile

Myself and Claire made the long trip from Maryhill to Kilnaboy, Co Clare, Ireland for the Kilnaboy 10 miler. Well the trip just happened to fit with a Leinster Heineken cup quarter final, a friends birthday party and a free lift from Irvine…

Glen Clova Half Marathon

This weekend I ran a race. But I didn’t race a race. I just ran it for the sheer enjoyment of running! Or at least that was my intention. This half marathon isn’t in the p.b. range, so why did I bother traipsing a 260 mile round…

Mousdash – Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane

ResultsBefore Westies in Scotland had even gone to sleep on Saturday us Aussie Westies had done our Sunday morning run - the Mousdash, a 10.5km race round Mount Coot-tha, which at only 287m, is the highest point in a range of hills on the outskirts…

Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon 27.2.11

Alarm set for 4 a.m. 4 o'clock for goodness sake. Well that's a first - never seen that hour of the day. It was off to the Airport, or it would be if the taxi was going to limp along any time soon. Driver said it was "those damn students"…

Alloa Half Marathon

This was my first road race in a while and had a friend from uni running it so thought I may as well have a crack at it. After achieving a pb there last year (01:31:18) I was hoping to make a similar repeat performance with a sub-90 but my training’s…