Kilpatrick hills, looking towards Cochno hill. ‘Running and losing’ is not about handling disappointment in some competitive event. At my age I consider participating in any race a win! No, it is about a few of the things lost on the trail over the years. The Kilpatrick hills*** are just to the north west of …
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Best Laid Plans (One Day in May)
Beinn Dearg (left) and Cona Mheall (right) My last blog anticipated joining running friend Cammie on an epic trail (Introduction- Hebridean Way Adventure). Following the entire length of the Outer Hebrides it had been several months in the planning. Alas, the best laid plans… In the run up to this long anticipated trip I joined …
Modified Marcothon 2
Some views are worth the run. One sign of a habit is doing the same thing over and over again. That seems to be the case for me when it comes to the Marcothon. Last year I shared about my adapted version of it ( Modified Marcothon Madness ). My idea of ‘modified’ was to …
The Bothy Life
Ben Alder bothy 2022 for me is proving a bit of an experiment in outdoor living in Scotland. The first was a wild camping experience in a one man tent in May (see Big Day (and Night) In the Mountains ). This was followed in August by a night in a bivouac (‘bivvy bag’) on …
Big Day (and Night) in the Mountains
Stob Ban For about 12 years now I have recruited the help of others to support me in various long distance running efforts. To date I have never been a support runner for someone else. So when a friend Cammie Kennedy whom I regularly run with in the hills asked for help this was a …
Allan Grant 