Road trip time up to Caithness and the Moray coast with the base for the week being the Royal Burgh of Tain. July 23 – Day 1 -Road trip day 1 was about checking out the local area. We adventured over to Portmahomack where we stumbled across a welly boot throwing competition courtesy of The …
EXPLORING THE MORAY COAST FROM TAIN – BIKING, RUNNING, ADVENTURING Read More »
06/05/23 – Friday night adventures courtesy of Susanne. Last week she said she’d like to reccie Devils Staircase to Kinlochleven on the West Highland Way in the dusk/dark is part of her West Highland Way race training. So, 5pm laptop closed, jumped in the van and headed up. We decided to do it as an …
11/12/21 – Today’s epic adventure was Duncolm, 6 lochs and a spout. Starting off at Edenmill Farm Shop, Cafe and Soft Play we headed up to Burncrooks via the forestry trail and then clockwise round until the turn off to Duncolm aka little pile of rocks at the right hand turn. The trail across was …
19/12/21 – What a morning! After seeing all the cloud inversion pictures yesterday I was after one today. Starting at 0800 hrs from Glengoyne Distillery we headed up Dumgoyne hill. We started in the cloud, with frosty trails and no view. Meeting a runner on his way down he said it was stunning at the …
05/04/23 – After a crazy non stop day at work my head was thumping when I logged off. I could have just sat and chilled but instead I decided the best medicine was to get the trainers on and head out to play. I roped in Gordie to come on a reccie run and warned …
LOCH ARDINNING, AULD WIVES LIFTS, BLAIRSKAITH LINN AND LENNOX FOREST LOOP Read More »
16/12/21 – Another day out with the girls today using up our annual leave before the end of December cut off. Unfortunately we were two short as they’re isolating. This time the route was courtesy of Gallus Running going from Cardross to Helensburgh. Using ScotRail we jumped on the train out to Cardross. From here …
22/01/22 – Saturday runs are turning into runs with added elevation. Today we decided to venture up Ben Lomond. Starting at Rowardenan we took the Ptarmigan path up which started with lovely views over Loch Lomond but as we got higher the views disappeared into the cloud and the wind really picked up. The further …
18/03/23 – Ahhh, back home. Fab run from Maidens, through Culzean Castle and Country Park, up Mochrum hill and back round Culzean. 17.5km and 360m elevation. Starting in Maidens (where ‘home’ is) I headed along the beach and up the steps into Culzean. There are so many paths to choose from, but I went left …
11/03/23 – Triple trig morning. Starting at Overtoun House we headed back down the main road then up the path sign posted for Loch Humphrey. At the cattle grid we took the path to the left along the crags. I was like a dog with a bone and set off full steam along the trails …
OVERTOUN HOUSE, THE CRAGS, DOUGHNOT, DUNCOLM, GREENSIDE AND HUMPREY Read More »
21/05/22 – 4 Weeks until the WHW race and last extra long run and a run of two halves…. Part 1 – starting at St Mocha I crossed the road and headed up to Edenmill Coffee shop via the John Muir Way. There is the option to go straight up to Buncrooks from here but …