What better way to end the year than a sunny social run through the Pentland hills. When I decided to do one last run on December 31 I wasn’t sure if anyone would bother turning up. As I had arrived back from a brief Christmas visit to Toronto barely 24 hours before the meeting time I wasn’t sure I wanted to show up. But in the end, we had a great group of 16 hearty Carnethies (+1 dog). We even managed to pick up one person along the way. As usual, the weather was perfect (what is it about Sunday mornings) and the company was even better. After a bumpy start earlier in the year with table booking, I seem to have figured out how to keep the people at Cobbs happy with our ever-changing group sizes. I think most people just come for the food afterwards (which is fine).
Looking forward to 2024!
Photos: Ruth Moss
The Sunday Slow Pentlands run is usually the last Sunday of the month (unless I am away then it moves around a bit). Details are sent out via club email and Facebook. When I say slow I mean walking up hills and regularly re-grouping so no one is left behind. This run is for people who may be new to hill running and/or feel they aren’t ready to do a full-on club run. Or anyone else who wants to enjoy a socially paced run in the Pentlands. Come out and see that you are ready to join in on a club run.
Sean Walker