Beinn Dubh Hill Race

Fine evening for this short race, about 100 runners set off, run the flatter parts but mostly walking, hands on knees helping push up hill, settled in near the back, picked off a few on the way up, round the cairn and back down, reeled in a few on the top half then tried to close the gap on the next group across the plateau, passed a few more on the last steep drop into the start field, claiming one more victim with a sprint to the line.

Beinn Dubh Hill Race

Good to be back running a Wednesday evening Bog and Burn race, first one since 2019. Just over 100 runners set off on a cool sunny evening, ground very dry even for Beinn Dubh, bogs non existent, ran the flatter sections on the way up, round the cairn at the top then set off to catch as many as I could on the way down, finished in 73rd place, cooled down was a seat in Luss Water.

Not far from the top!

Beinn Dubh

Nearly 90 runners started in the second running of this short race, 4 miles with 2000' of up and down including 6 from our club, probably a record. Drizzlly with cloud on the top half, started with a jog but soon walking the steeper bits. Reached the top 6th of 6 for the club but managed to pass three on the way back. Some interesting lines taken on the way down in the gloomy mist. Finished just over 54 minutes. Good to get this years Bog n Burn series underway.

Beinn Dubh

A new race in place of the Whangie, 4 miles and 2000' of ascent. I have run up here often, times ranging from 46 minutes to over an hour to get to the top. My pre-race target was up in 40, down in 20 and finish under the hour. The race starts in a field just across the A82 from Luss. 91 of us set off, I start at the back and jogged up, losing ground through the first field then gradually picking people off as the hill bit into their enthusiasm. Kept the jog going past half way, walked some boggy parts and again as it gets steeper towards the top before managing to run the last few hundred yards reaching the top in just over 38 minutes, round the cairn and freewheeling back down, I pass a couple then two others pass me on the steep drop towards half way down, I work hard along the flat closing the gap ahead and overtake a few as the path drops down again, can't catch the guy who passed me near the top, I clatter down the rocky path and into the slippy field at the bottom to finish 64th just inside 53 minutes.