3 Carnethys ventured up to the Western Isles at the weekend to take part in “The Heb”, a 2 day adventure type race with a bit of biking, running & kayaking. Allister Short was doing it as a pair with his brother Kenny, Ruth Moss was doing it as a mixed pair with Joshua and I was in the solo class after my partner\club-mate Drew Sharkey came off his bike a couple of weeks ago and broke his collar bone! It was an excellent event, a lot of fun with a mix road\off-road biking (including a fair bit on beaches), running and a bit of kayaking. Weather over the weekend added to the challenge with a few tough head-wind stretches on the bike and some low clag on the hill runs. However, the weather improved significantly on Sunday afternoon (after the event) for the evening walk to the post-race party which was one of best Ceilidhs I’ve been to. I’m sure everyone had a great time and I would certainly recommend the event. Nice change from just hill running. The photos are from the event website which hopefully captures the beautiful scenery and the challenging weather! Adventure Show cameras were also about so should hopefully make for good viewing at some point in the future.
http://www.durtyevents.com/event/the-heb/
Stewart Whitlie