Congratulations to Neil Pendrich, Mike Andrew and Oliver Reid for completing the first year of the Scottish Borders Hill Race Series. Mike Andrew was second overall and 1st MV50, Neil was 2nd MV40. We had about 40 Carnethies completing at least 1 race – I bet many of you probably didn’t even realise that you were in the series at all! Well done to series winners Jill Stephen (HBT) and Andrew Cox (Moorfoots).
Archives for October 2016
Club Journal
Autumn edition out now! http://carnethy.com/about-chrc/club-journal/
Equinox run
I’d write a report, but to be honest after a couple of summits it’s all a bit of a blur. I do remember it was a lovely sunny day, there was some kind of Canoe-dling going on on top of Carnethy, and Mary’s Onion Bahjis were superb. Oh, and we didn’t see Bob’s arse, so that was a relief. Great fun and a good bunch of people. Still smiling.
Joel
Alan Hogg’s photos of the Equinox run –
https://goo.gl/photos/
Yetholm Shepherds Show hill race
Finally achieved the last place so cruelly snatched from me at the Slioch race by Jean Bowman, who got lost, so really I still claim that a moral anti-victory.
Not quite so testing, this race ascends Venchen Hill, eccentrically returns to the start (where the junior race finishes), then continues in the other direction via a river crossing to go up Staerough Hill, looping the top and returning to the show field. Fully marked and marshalled, you can’t get lost!
The weather was kind, the views lovely, and the show an eclectic mix of manicured sheep, vintage cars and tractors (somewhat battered, having mostly been found in barns), craft competitions of baking, produce etc, tugs of war, pipe band, dog shows, gundog retrieval skills and sheepdog trials. Entry to the show gives you entry to the race, and also to the competitions. So even if you do badly running, you could get a prize for most enormous carrot, or best humorous photo, with caption. I should have come with a wider arsenal.
Rather a small field of runners which is a shame as it’s definitely worth a trip. Results… well I think I’ll just gloss over those.
Digby