A 325km off road adventure from Glasgow to Wester Ross, Scotland 23 – 29/30 Apr 2023 Red line = ‘The Highlander’s Return’ (very roughly drawn!) Over 65 years ago my parents moved from their Highland coastal villages in Wester Ross in North West Scotland to Glasgow for work. Many thousands of Highlanders have done the …
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Gumption in the Forest?
A new day Whilst in Sweden visiting family my wife planned to visit a relative in another town, Ulricehamn. It is situated at the north end of Åsunden lake, about 100km east of Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city. The idea popped into my head that rather than jump in the car what about running there …
West Highland Way Challenge Race 2021
Luss hills, west of Loch Lomond, during a recent training run. Excited at the prospect that at 11am on Saturday 29th May I can hopefully once again run the West Highland Way. Organised by another group than I normally run with there are a number of differences to what I have been used to. This …
Grand Tour of The Kilpatricks
8 hr 46 min. 41.43km. Height gain 1,642m. A friend Martin Reid mentioned several weeks ago if I was interested in an idea of his. It was to 'summit' every hill in the Kilparticks over 300m in one go. Must admit it was not something I had been dreaming about. In fact if honest it …
Lockdown Escapism
Fading winter sun over the Kilpatricks One of the things I really like about running is for my two feet to take me to places that are wild and remote and with a certain degree of inhospitableness about it. The physical effort involved in getting there often brings me tranquility and the joy of being …
Allan Grant 