1. Traquair. Photographs at the start
of the climb up to Orchard Rig |
The first hurdle is on the track after the farm
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Hilary and Karen ran for Carnethy
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Further on...I
opened the 2nd obstacle
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Innerleithen in the background
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Just 17 miles and 4800 feet to go...
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So far,so good!
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Colin Hutt
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Olly quickly latches onto female company
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Moray Mates
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2.
Manor Water. One and three quarter hours later. Half Way! |
Andy Kitchin
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James Britton
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David Scott of Ochils
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Steve Fallon - still smiling
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Stewart heads towards the deep, dark forest...
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Billy Minto
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Alastair Hubbard
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Colin Donnelly heads for Dead Wife's Grave
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3. Trahenna. The sting in the tail |
It's a steep descent
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..but the end is in sight
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Olly still has the energy to wave
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The views were fantastic. (But I'm glad I wasn't running!)
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A much-needed drink
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Hilary Holding
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Graham Kelly
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Carnegie's Sandy Bennet
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Elke Schmidt of Bellahouston RR was first lady
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Hilary seemed to have enjoyed the race
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Trahenna behind
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Colin Donnelly chasing hard but Stewart is well clear
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The final bit of road gave some welcome shade
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Race
Quotes: (from Westerlands and SHR websites)
"easily the most scenic race I''ve ever done"
"recollections of helplessness and utter despondency ... shuffling up
the path from Stobo and over to Trahenna"
"a cracking race"
"I was carrying two full-sized Mars Bars, a Twix , 3 pork pies and
half a bag of jelly babies, and over the next few miles I scoffed the
lot"
"what a fantastic race the 2 Breweries is"
"The descent from Whitelaw past Dead Wife's Grave was brutal"
"long tussocky descent into Glen Sax..... took probably about ten
minutes, but in these ten minutes I went from feeling sprightly and
optimistic to knackered and resigned to a depressing plod over more
hills than I cared to think about to the finish."
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