Could things get any worse? Hmmm, well I suppose they could. How they could, I don’t know but I suppose they could. I hate the drive from home to the motorway but once you’re there, it’s a lovely day out. Arriving at the venue which incidentally is in the middle of nowhere at the end […]
This race is aptly portrayed in the Scottish Hill Racing web site as follows: “Starts with a mad sprint from the Broughton Brewery to hurdle a stonewall, across playing fields, hurdle fence, wade river, negotiate marsh, cross road. Breathe. Then up through turnip fields before hitting the base of the steepest hill. Struggle up this […]
Now that was tough! I’ve run Girvan many times but that one takes the biscuit. I think that RAW and Straiton caught up with me at around mile 10 and told me what a naughty boy I’d been. Legs in treacle would have been nice but solidifying concrete was a bit much. And it all […]
Even the name sounds ominous – THE MERRICK! In the Merrick range of hills are other tags that make you wonder just what went on here. Scab Craigs; Black Gully; Murder Hole and the Fang of the Merrick to name but a few. The race itself isn’t a simple case of up and down. It […]
Tinto Think – torrential rain….. gale force winds….. appallingly poor visibility. … no, that was on the way home!! Considering we’re near to the middle of November, the conditions were pretty good, albeit a tad blustery at times. Charlie and I were the only Tortoises who made the trip and we positioned ourselves towards the […]
6.4K. With a climb of about 1300ft. Alex Drain. 32 out of 46. 00:45:53 About 60 miles south of Troon close to Castle Douglas lies Screel Hill. Not a terribly difficult hill but testing nevertheless. Adding onto the difficulty was a scorching day that was sure to cause problems with post race dehydration. A half […]
The forecast for the Alloa half marathon was bitterly cold with a strong wind and so it turned out. There was significant slush on the M77 over the Fenwick Moor and considerable snow on the Ochil Hills. As usual the race started pretty quickly with a downhill section and I went past the first mile […]