Ted Baker Pappert Well Race

Club race, just over 5 miles and about 800' of climb from Bonhill out and back with a loop past Pappert Well. Road , hardcore path then muddy trail round the loop. Good run to finish inside 50 minutes.

Arrochar Alps

First run in the Arrochar Alps for a few weeks. Late morning start, blue skies and a few clouds. Not as many as usual in the car park for a day as good as this.

Ran up the zig zags and along the path beside the Buttermilk burn past the Narnain Boulders. Up the back stairs of the Cobbler, jacket, hat and gloves on in the cool breeze.

Couple of pictures at the top then off towards Narnain, clouds swirling around both peaks. Found a man made wall and sat behind sheltering out of the wind to see if the clouds would clear, no luck!

Back via the Buttermilk burn path and the zig zags to finish in just over 3 hours.

Tinto Hill Race

Just over an hours drive to get to Symington to register for this short Autumn race. A quick sandwich and coffee refuel in Tinto Hill Cafe before a short warm up. 200 plus set off at 2pm , started near the back, gradual climb to start then steeper with a few flat bits and rough patches. Kept a steady jog all the way up,  reached the top a couple of mins slower than last year. Round the huge cairn and off down, probably took it a bit too easy passing a few but just tracking a couple of other runners. Worked a bit harder down the last steep bit before the gradual muddy descent to the finish in 50 minutes. Good fun but need to push a bit harder up and down.