Helensburgh is a pleasant surprise with streets laid out in the style of Edinburgh’s new town, but as boulevards, with wide green lawns at each side (and the second highest propery prices in Scotland apparently). The games are the usual mix including very large men heaving big stuff around, dance competitions, track events, wrestling and the hill race. Warm and humid but the sun held off for the most part of the 8.4k race up the modest Tom na h-Airidh hill at 354m, sparing those of us already scorched. Well marked – which didn’t stop me missing the way a couple of times, dragging fellow race newbies with me. I happened to be camping at Loch Lomond and was alerted by Eóin’s FB post about it. I thought to pot chase, but there was no pot! Never mind, it was a good outing, and in true games style the race finish is a lap of the track, with an appreciative audience, something I rather enjoy.
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