Luss Highland Games

A bit wet on Saturday morning, began to clear and set off for the Games, two hill races, local and open, a couple of hours apart. Local, only 5 of us, 4 Helensburgh runners and me, started out 5th then moved to fourth as the path turned up. Its a short manic race just keep going as fast as you can to the flag about half way up the hill, turn and thrash your way back, all over in 20 minutes, fourth place for a fiver. It's a couple of hours to the open race, wandered round the Games field, winning a bottle of Malt in the Tombola! The open race, 21 of us set off, about 14th at the top, took a tumble down the swampy stream coming away with a badly twisted knee, kept going and made up half a dozen places on the descent, as usual those unfamiliar get lost. Finished in 34 1/2 mins.

Beinn Eich, again!

After Sunday's aborted run a chance to complete. Warm humid evening, none of the forecast thunder and rainstorms, jog walk up Beinn Eich, about 10 mins quicker than Sunday, hills for miles in the haze, nice breeze on top, ran down and over Beinn an Lochain to Doune Hills top, dropped my bumbag at the trig and ran a 20 minute out and back to 701 top then back along the ridge to Beinn Eich.

 Ben Lomond from Beinn Eich

Pink sky beyond Cruach an t-Sidhein from Beinn Eich

Running down the glen sinking into the warm still air at the bottom, refreshing wash in the stream avoiding the eels, about 8 miles, 3800' of ascent in 2 1/2 hours.