Join the women’s runs round Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside. Now weekly! This is a social run and we welcome anyone who is up for running about an hour or so in hilly terrain. Most runs are off-road, away from traffic. Meet on Monday nights 6.50pm ready to run at 7pm. To join the group, please text Marion Bourbouze on 07919381893 to get a link to join the Ladies What’s App group where updates and location of each week’s run are posted. If you don’t have what’s app, just download it here https://www.whatsapp.com/. The group is also used to arrange other runs at weekends or to send an email to all women in the club, you can use ladies@carnethy.com |
Winter Soup & Runs From October to March, we meet at someone’s house and the hostess leads the run. We then come back to hers for a well-earned soup. Anyone can host a run – you just need to come up with an hour or so run from your house (as off-road as possible – hills not necessary but welcome!) and make soup for the runners. Thanks a lot to all the volunteers for this year’s runs. Summer Runs In the lighter evenings, after the clocks move forward, we usually leave the trails of Edinburgh and head for the surrounding countryside, generally in the Pentlands and around (previously including Aberlady beach, Dalkeith country park etc.). No soups provided for these runs although there are talks about bringing some cakes to share! |
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Run Schedule
6.50pm ready to run at 7pm Details on Whatsapp |
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Bill Gauld was for a long time an honorary lady for our Monday sojourns. He celebrated his 81st some time ago. In appreciation of the yummy cake and the camaraderie on Ladies night, he penned this thank you –
To all you girls with smiling eyes,
Who once a fortnight cheer me, I wish that I was half my age, And you were always near me. |
Ladies run reports –
Ladies run
Postponed by a week thanks to the beast from the east Monday’s ladies run left the bright lights of Edinburgh behind and headed to Athelstaneford (or Elshinford as the locals know it!) Head torches were definitely necessary as even the village streetlights are designed for low light pollution. We were few in number – me, Kirsty, Sandra and newbie Tawera – but we made up for it in enthusiasm. We even persuaded Billy to join us! We managed a 5 mile loop, taking in the unfinished 16th century Barnes Castle before heading to the Garleton Hills, the Hopetoun Monument beckoning us onwards. Kirsty described the run as taking us through a fairytale landscape, castle ruins, steep escarpments, wonderful chocolate fields with fresh sprouts of green grass, stone bridges, steps, remote farms and distant monuments on a calm winter night. Our reward was Billy’s chilli on our return – what else do you need from a Monday night?
Dorothy Elliott
Muddy Pentlands ladies run
This week’s ladies run saw us heading into the Pentlands. The snow had mostly melted but had left everywhere very wet, muddy and slippery underfoot. We set out from Margaret’s, unfortunately without Margaret herself as she is bravely fighting a cold in order to race at the Devil’s Burdens. This is great commitment.
Catherine led the run in her place. We set out through the woods at Dreghorn, up White Hill and across to Bonaly. We started out with 11 but lost Kirsty early on as she too was feeling under the weather and wanted to be ready for Saturday. More great commitment to our Devil’s Burdens teams! At Bonaly we lost two more due to headtorch malfunctions (or, proof that battery power is better than usb). The remaining 8 of us continued through the woods down to Torduff Reservoir and along the road to the dam. From there we headed back to Bonaly and over the shoulder of White Hill, under the bypass and home through the woods. A few of us managed to completely overshoot the turnoff, this might have been my fault but I was distracted by the fun trail and good conversation. Thanks to Catherine for coming to rescue us!
Reunited again back at Margaret’s we were joined by Bill who had been out on his own adventure. We warmed up with Margaret’s delicious soup, homemade bread, and a selection of cheese, followed by some amazing apple and raspberry crumble. If there had been any doubt, all the mud was worth it!
It was great to see some new faces on the run. Welcome to Carnethy Becky and friends! I’m super impressed with your enthusiasm for the muddy trails even without trail shoes! See you all at the next one!
Rachel
Bonaly Ladies Run
On Monday evening Joanne, Patricia, Ruth, Elaine and Margaret considered re-running the Bonaly Handicap of last week as Patricia wants to get it right next time. However, in the end we decided to miss out Checkpoints 1 and 2 anyway and head straight up White Hill and on to Allermuir. On the way there we saw an abandoned pram (a pram in the hills?!) which gave Ruth and Patricia some fun. Ruth had to head back just before we reached the top of Allermuir, but the rest of us ploughed on and made it to the top of Capelaw, before heading back to Bonaly via the reservoir and the pine wood. It was a lovely run on a fine evening and we had time to enjoy the blooming heather.
Margaret
The Roslin Ladies Run
After a rather long drive on Saturday and Sunday back for holiday, I was back at work feeling fat, lethargic and unfit when I had a call from Moira asking if I fancied leading the ladies round Roslin in the evening.
What could be nicer than a jog round Roslin with the Carnethy Ladies?
So Moi and I set off from my house at 6:40 and met up with the others on Main Street. A small bunch, Sandra, Patricia, Ruth and Bill. I discussed our route with Bill and he headed off to meet us later on (or not!).
We visited the Battle of Roslin Memorial (24th February 1303) –
The Scotsman Article
The Battle of Roslin History
– and then Dryden Ice House, we ran along the line of the Kill Burn (the burn is mostly underground) Visiting Bilston Viaduct (originally by Thomas Bouch of Tay Bridge Infame).
A quck run down into the glen and up again saw us at Hewan Bank.
“An farmers tae this very day,
When they’re at the ploo-in,
Still find shinbanes in the clay,
At the place they call ‘The Hewin”
We didnt find any Shin Banes, we didn’t even find Bill as we ran down the bank and round The loop in the river Esk that forms “The Maiden Castle”. After a stone skimming stop we followed the Esk (taking the high Road) to Roslin Castle, Roslin Chapel and then back to Main street to find Bill waiting. After regaling us with his exploits and why he never found us he fed us Rasberries and Goosberries from his garden.
A lovely run (and the rain stayed off).
Willie Gibson
Ladies Monday Run
Seven of us (Hilary, Moira, Sandra, Maggie, Joanne, Kate and newcomer Elaine) headed out from Hillend bottom car park for a wild and windy run to the top of Allermuir. We took the low track towards Boghall, ran through a new area of woodland owned by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and through the fields up to the col between Caerketton and Allermuir. We headed back via the ski slopes.
Kate Friend
Ladies run
Festive Ladies Night chez Delia(Patricia!)
7 ladies turned up for a frosty run from Gardeners Crescent (Patricia’s pad). We headed along by frozen Union canal tow path, small hill run up Lemington Terrace, cross over through Meadows to eventually appear in a ‘spooky’ Olde Innocent Railway.Return journey to Gardnners Crescent by original route. Only 5 returned for a warm up with delicious home-cooked French Onion Soup, and nostalgic Ribena and Tunnocks Teacakes. Ambient Festive atmosphere created with twinkling fairy lights on Tree and Christmas music in background. Thanks Patricia.
Sandra Chandler