Monthly Archives: August 2019

Baddinsgill round 2019

It was a very hot and sticky day for the race. Despite this the route was boggy as ever. I went in knee deep at one point! It was lovely to see Chris Downey on the last hill. 🙂 15 … Continue reading

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Lomonds of fife 2019

Distance 16 km Climb 750 m Despite how nice the weather looks in the pictures we had some pretty testing conditions. It was raining when we arrived at Strathmiglo and Juliane and I sheltered in the car for as long … Continue reading

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Lakeland 50

I wrote a very long, detailed and ultimately boring race report on the L50. I deleted it. Here is Version 2. I hurt my ankle. I didn’t think I would make the start line. I ran anyway, it hurt, it … Continue reading

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Caerketton hill race 2019

Quote from Carnethy page: ‘One of the UKs best Mountain runners, Andrew Douglas, set a new record of 17:36 easily winning the Caerketton Hill Race. Another record was also set as 114 finished the race – the largest field ever … Continue reading

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Cademuir Rollercoaster Peebles

There were five hardy souls for this race, another one threatened with thunder and lightening but we weren’t too worried with the clear blue sky and sunshine that was above us. This race is fairly small in field, short in … Continue reading

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North Berwick law race

Leaving Penicuik in torrential rain had us questioning our sanity in persuing this race. However when we got to North Berwick the black clouds stayed in the distance and we enjoyed a slippery but dry race. Sarah got third lady … Continue reading

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Devil o’ the Highlands Footrace – 3rd August 2019

  A 42 mile trail ultramarathon along the upper section of the West Highland Way from Tyndrum to Fort William, the Devil seems to have a very good rep amongst the ultra community and is possibly one of the best … Continue reading

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