Jura weekend

Set off on Friday for a travelling and eating trip to Jura via Kennacraig, Port Askaig on Islay, across the short ferry to Jura and a few miles cycling to  Craighouse. Great weather if a bit hot.

Usual Friday evening photographic wander more eating and keeping away from the pub.

Celebrity starter!

Race day started overcast but the clouds would soon burn off. Set off with 250 others at 10:30.

The Paps of Jura with Corra Bheinn behind, shame that I would only get up the first one.

The steady run over the first three hills felt fine, dropped down into Glen Astille and across to the first Pap, a bit slow but ok to start, got slower and slower from about half way up cramping before the final bouldery climb to the top and made up my mind to call it a day. Still inside the cut off but not moving well. Worked my way down to the next col then walked in with one of the marshals on what is the Scottish Island 3 Peaks race route. Reached the finish in about 5 1/2 hours, not much faster than my usual race time. Cooled off in the bay then a beer or two from the newly opened bar in the camping field. Sunday cycled along to catch the early ferry from Port Askaig and the journey home. More pictures here.