SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER 2010
Marshalled on top of Ben Cleuch in the Ochils for Chris Upson's new hill race. Very cold and windy but great views.
25 October 2010
Run of the Mills Hill Race
SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER 2010
Marshalled on top of Ben Cleuch in the Ochils for Chris Upson's new hill race. Very cold and windy but great views.
18 October 2010
FRA Relays, Lomonds of Fife
My 15mins notice led to me being mega sluggish at the start as the Uncivil Servant hared off. Lots of unfamiliar narow trods led to a steep gully and by the top of West Lomond me had re-acquainted ourselves and from then on traded places as we raced after the Ochils Ladies, whom we passed on the second ascent of West Lomond. We managed to pull/push each other along at a great lick, me leading off West and Dave pulling me along the final downhill along some fields, before I found some sprinting power over the last few hundred yards. A good day out and well done all you Westies. And a great big thanks to Fife AC for a brilliantly organised event.
Glorious Cycling in the Trossachs
A fantastic 50 mile cycle from Callander round Loch Katrine, into Abefoyle and up the Duke's Pass.
11 October 2010
Pentlands Skyline Hill Race
SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 2010
16 miles 6,200 feet
A dreich and claggy Pentland Hills greeted our band of Westies as we lined up for the last of the Scottish Long Hill Races. For my 15th running of this tour of the Pentlands I was treated to a personal worst, almost 40 minutes slower than my pre-decimalisation best time of 2hrs 57mins. But never mind I was pretty pleased just to finish, as race rustiness and Dave Calder’s beer-fuelled orgy in the Western Baths the previous night had left me bereft of energy. From the word go I knew that just getting round would be an achievement so I lapsed into plod mode. The clag helped me a bit as it led a few other runners astray, and by the second half of the race I mustered a sort of comeback to claw back a dozen or so places and gain a tiny bit of respectability. When I sauntered over the finish line in 3hr 35m, most of the other Westies had finished ages ago, led by Captain Chris under 3 hours and a fine run by Ellie to grab 2nd place behind the running machine that is Angela Mudge. Alasdair and Fraser made their debuts with solid runs. Almost worth crawling out of bed for.
After the mist had cleared, the Scottish Long Classics Series was won by Al Anthony and Andrea Priestley, with the Westies Long Lads and Lassies being Chris 8th, David Dickson 21st, Steffen 28th me 29th and John Hamer 38th. Well done everybody.
1st Murray Strain (HBT) 2h 24m 35s
7th Angela Mudge (Carnethy) 2h 44m 36s
17 Chris Upson Westerlands 2:59:09
49 Ellie Homewood Westerlands 3:14:15
50 Graham Kelly Westerlands 3:14:59
65 Alasdair Duke Westerlands 3:19:15
88 Fraser Laird Westerlands 3:30:18
96 John Donnelly Westerlands 3:35:54
142 John Hamer Westerlands 4:04:50
Results
16 miles 6,200 feet
A dreich and claggy Pentland Hills greeted our band of Westies as we lined up for the last of the Scottish Long Hill Races. For my 15th running of this tour of the Pentlands I was treated to a personal worst, almost 40 minutes slower than my pre-decimalisation best time of 2hrs 57mins. But never mind I was pretty pleased just to finish, as race rustiness and Dave Calder’s beer-fuelled orgy in the Western Baths the previous night had left me bereft of energy. From the word go I knew that just getting round would be an achievement so I lapsed into plod mode. The clag helped me a bit as it led a few other runners astray, and by the second half of the race I mustered a sort of comeback to claw back a dozen or so places and gain a tiny bit of respectability. When I sauntered over the finish line in 3hr 35m, most of the other Westies had finished ages ago, led by Captain Chris under 3 hours and a fine run by Ellie to grab 2nd place behind the running machine that is Angela Mudge. Alasdair and Fraser made their debuts with solid runs. Almost worth crawling out of bed for.
After the mist had cleared, the Scottish Long Classics Series was won by Al Anthony and Andrea Priestley, with the Westies Long Lads and Lassies being Chris 8th, David Dickson 21st, Steffen 28th me 29th and John Hamer 38th. Well done everybody.
1st Murray Strain (HBT) 2h 24m 35s
7th Angela Mudge (Carnethy) 2h 44m 36s
17 Chris Upson Westerlands 2:59:09
49 Ellie Homewood Westerlands 3:14:15
50 Graham Kelly Westerlands 3:14:59
65 Alasdair Duke Westerlands 3:19:15
88 Fraser Laird Westerlands 3:30:18
96 John Donnelly Westerlands 3:35:54
142 John Hamer Westerlands 4:04:50
Results
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