Karen’s Report Where do I start? The Black Mountains 30 mile Ultra seemed like a good idea at the time. First I knew it was a 6hr 30min drive away was the day before when I checked on the route finder? 6hrs 30? I could get to London quicker!! Anyway we decided to try leave […]
The AGM took place on Thursday 26 August. It was well attended and the President’s summary of the year was well received The winners of the Road Running Championship and the Hill Running Championship will not be known until December. However, the Cross Country Champions of 2009-10 are Gordon Dobbie and Anne Noble. The winner […]
Well, the weather gods were kind to us yesterday and gave the runners near perfect conditions for this grand wee race. Four Tortoises were there for the run, Anne, Alex, Ian (wearing a dress) and myself. Ian was hoping for a spot “fancy dress” prize but it seems you have to try pretty hard to […]
It’s a long story but will keep it as short as possible. This was my first ever Ultra 2007 and had no clue how to run it, well this year I’ve done 2 more and thought I was pretty clued up on what was needed. I set my myself the time of 9hrs, a whole […]
With the school closed we will meet outside the Walker Hall. Any changes will be noted on the website. Meeting times will remain Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm.
The Glenrosa hill race is a long distance Scottish Hill Running Championship race set on Arran. I met Ian on the boat going over. He had brought his bike to as to have a quick gataway after the race to catch the 4:40 back to Ardrossan. The likelihood was that it would take us around […]
Ptarmigan, grouse or the occasional red deer but surely not tortoises?? Over the past couple of weeks they’ve been observed on two Ayrshire hills and appear to be fairly at home with the conditions. The first sighting was on the Saugh Hill, just outside the picturesque seaside town of Girvan. First to appear was the […]