The long-running Westies v HBT grudge match series was brought back to life in the wintry Ochils on Sunday. A great course had been arranged for us by HBT, starting in Tillicoultry and heading up to King’s Seat and back down again. The promised rubbish weather fortunately didn’t materialise and was mild at the bottom and decidedly wintry on top, with a good few inches of snow and a biting wind to contend with. Us Westies that ventured east were well outnumbered by hosts HBT and Ochil Hillrunners, but we were rewarded by a fine race and some excellent post-race socialising upstairs in The Woolpack pub, with soup, sandwiches and plenty of spot-prizes of beer. For the record Westies men got a lovely pair of pig's ears for 3rd team (of 3!), Dave got joint best finish - a head-first dive to prevent being beaten on the line by a HBT woman, who executed a lovely sliding tackle on him – and Drew got best looking Westies award (honest!). David Riach was first home for us, followed by Chris, Rob, JD, Dave Calder, Jane, Jason, Alan, Elspeth and Drew. Hamilton did his bit by marshalling. A good day out – our turn next year.
Photos and results on Chris'Blog
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