7 May 2008
8km 380 metres
45m 13s 73rd/260 runners
These big races are great aren’t they? You run your slowest time in 12 attempts yet finish 73rd of 260 runners, so you can delude yourself you are a not bad runner, brill! A classic slog up and dash down that epitomises the true essence of hill running in under an hour. Despite being a bit tired after Stuc last Sat, and a 100 mile and 70 mile cycle on the Sun and Mon, I was determined to get over for this fun evening. It was well worth it. I thought I ran not too bad, legs not completely dead to the top and as always enjoyed the rollicking mad descent, Val and Murdo passed me about half way down and I tried my best to hang on to them. Trying to chase Murdo down at the end, and trying to keep ahead of Judith from Carnegie, meant a hard finish all the way to the line. One of the great things about running is that you can finish way down on your best (39m 50s 1993) but still feel that you gave it your all and be happy with that. And, of course, everyone else apart from a few youngsters seems to be doing the same. A fantastic turnout of Westies and some great individual runs. And all rounded off with a curry back in Glasgow – excellent evening.
Results
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