Comments for Carnegie Hillbillies - Hill Running in Scotland http://carnegiehillbillies.org The Hill Running Section of Carnegie Harriers Running Club, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:02:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on The Mull Monsterette - A great day out by Colin Campbell http://carnegiehillbillies.org/382/the-mull-monsterette-a-great-day-out/#comment-1519 Colin Campbell Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:11:44 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/382/the-mull-monsterette-a-great-day-out/#comment-1519 Excellent work. I have only been to Mull once, for the music festival. I arrived drunk and left drunk. Did you catch up with the Montrose relatives? ;) Excellent work. I have only been to Mull once, for the music festival. I arrived drunk and left drunk. Did you catch up with the Montrose relatives? ;)

]]> Comment on Alva Games Hill Race by Neil http://carnegiehillbillies.org/376/alva-games-hill-race/#comment-1515 Neil Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:22:00 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/376/alva-games-hill-race/#comment-1515 Sorry not to be there Gary, Still having too much fun, I mean working really hard, over here in Cyprus. Aye Neil PS See Harriers Blog for a photo.<a href="http://www.carnegieharriers.co.uk" rel="nofollow">www.carnegieharriers.co.uk</a> Sorry not to be there Gary,
Still having too much fun, I mean working really hard, over here in Cyprus.

Aye

Neil

PS See Harriers Blog for a photo.http://www.carnegieharriers.co.uk

]]> Comment on Duddon Valley Fell Race, Lake District. by Garry Taylor http://carnegiehillbillies.org/359/duddon-valley-fell-race-lake-district/#comment-1514 Garry Taylor Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:30:16 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/359/duddon-valley-fell-race-lake-district/#comment-1514 Hi guys, Alva Games hill race is on tomorrow for those not having anything on. A torturous 1 mile, almost vertical with a fair bit of scrambling included and then some sledging back down on rear end (recommend cycle shorts or close fitting shorts as bracken and grass has a tendancy to go where it is not supposed to.) Race start around 4pm and is free. Entry to games, which start at 1pm is £5. Best to enter before 3pm and this allows you to watch how it should be done by juniors!! This race alway attracts around 30 from England as it is a BOFRA event. Prize money good too. Lets see some more bright vests there other than Judy and I Garry Hi guys, Alva Games hill race is on tomorrow for those not having anything on. A torturous 1 mile, almost vertical with a fair bit of scrambling included and then some sledging back down on rear end (recommend cycle shorts or close fitting shorts as bracken and grass has a tendancy to go where it is not supposed to.) Race start around 4pm and is free. Entry to games, which start at 1pm is £5. Best to enter before 3pm and this allows you to watch how it should be done by juniors!! This race alway attracts around 30 from England as it is a BOFRA event. Prize money good too.

Lets see some more bright vests there other than Judy and I

Garry

]]> Comment on Castle Campbell to Andrew Gannel and back by Mary http://carnegiehillbillies.org/366/castle-campbell-to-andrew-gannel-and-back/#comment-1508 Mary Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:16:05 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/366/castle-campbell-to-andrew-gannel-and-back/#comment-1508 WOW! Neil What a fab view, how exciting, thank you for sharing your wonderful expereince's of what you can INJECT in your life, if you CHOOSE to! keep being MAGNIFICENT! WOW! Neil

What a fab view, how exciting, thank you for sharing your wonderful expereince’s of what you can INJECT in your life, if you CHOOSE to!

keep being MAGNIFICENT!

]]> Comment on About by John Blyth http://carnegiehillbillies.org/about/#comment-1504 John Blyth Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:44:37 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/about/#comment-1504 Well, you don't know me from a hole in the wall but: Your site makes me nostalgic - I was born and raised in Dunfermline, and often went on long hikes in the local countryside, and also the mountains. I'd even occasionally jog down to Limekilns or Inverkeithing, or over to Cowdenbeath, in my steel-toed boots, a loner, uncognizant that there were kindred spirits all over the place who would meet to form a club like yours. Fast-forward 2 or 3 decades, and here I am, having started running in 2001 at the age of 44, in the middle of Canada, where I'm now part of an endurance sports club (http://www.westmantriumphs.com/) - now I've run 6 marathons (PB 3:38) and a couple of Ironman races and lots of shorter races. I'm not fast, and have certainly never won anything - so I greatly applaud the change that has come over the athletics community in the intervening years, from when only the very talented people were encouraged to train or race at all. There is great joy to be had in just doing better than last year, or better than the guy that you had to work hard to get ahead of, regardless of how many other people are lost up ahead, much faster than you'll ever be. And joy in just making your legs move a bit faster than you though they could; in finding that your comfort zone is only a tiny part of where you are and who you can be. Another marathon is coming up for me this weekend in Winnipeg, and I am inspired by the photos of the Auld Toun 10k, and the Jura Fell Race - I have a hilly 125k Ultra coming up in the mountains of Alberta in August, which, I have little doubt, will remind me of many hours spent slogging up and down Ben This, Stob That, across Bealach Something, and hopping down through the springy heather over the endless Meall Something Else. I used to sing in the choir of the Abbey, which is visible today from my favourite Auntie's house. I shall be back, and one day I'll do your Auld Toun 10k through the Glen, up and about, every inch of it still familiar from long past. See you then! Well, you don’t know me from a hole in the wall but:
Your site makes me nostalgic - I was born and raised in Dunfermline, and often went on long hikes in the local countryside, and also the mountains. I’d even occasionally jog down to Limekilns or Inverkeithing, or over to Cowdenbeath, in my steel-toed boots, a loner, uncognizant that there were kindred spirits all over the place who would meet to form a club like yours.
Fast-forward 2 or 3 decades, and here I am, having started running in 2001 at the age of 44, in the middle of Canada, where I’m now part of an endurance sports club (http://www.westmantriumphs.com/) - now I’ve run 6 marathons (PB 3:38) and a couple of Ironman races and lots of shorter races. I’m not fast, and have certainly never won anything - so I greatly applaud the change that has come over the athletics community in the intervening years, from when only the very talented people were encouraged to train or race at all. There is great joy to be had in just doing better than last year, or better than the guy that you had to work hard to get ahead of, regardless of how many other people are lost up ahead, much faster than you’ll ever be. And joy in just making your legs move a bit faster than you though they could; in finding that your comfort zone is only a tiny part of where you are and who you can be.
Another marathon is coming up for me this weekend in Winnipeg, and I am inspired by the photos of the Auld Toun 10k, and the Jura Fell Race - I have a hilly 125k Ultra coming up in the mountains of Alberta in August, which, I have little doubt, will remind me of many hours spent slogging up and down Ben This, Stob That, across Bealach Something, and hopping down through the springy heather over the endless Meall Something Else.
I used to sing in the choir of the Abbey, which is visible today from my favourite Auntie’s house. I shall be back, and one day I’ll do your Auld Toun 10k through the Glen, up and about, every inch of it still familiar from long past. See you then!

]]> Comment on Slioch Horseshoe Hill Race by Richie http://carnegiehillbillies.org/354/slioch-hill-race/#comment-1502 Richie Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:52:25 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/354/slioch-hill-race/#comment-1502 Great pictures again Neil, well done on the race too, I went down sarf and took on the Sassenachs instead, if only i'd known about the cakes :) Great pictures again Neil, well done on the race too, I went down sarf and took on the Sassenachs instead, if only i’d known about the cakes :)

]]> Comment on Jura Fell Race 2008 Photos by Paul Hutton http://carnegiehillbillies.org/351/jura-fell-race-2008-photos/#comment-1496 Paul Hutton Wed, 28 May 2008 14:33:56 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/351/jura-fell-race-2008-photos/#comment-1496 Well done boys, Looks great. Maybee next year? Well done boys, Looks great. Maybee next year?

]]> Comment on Hillbillies Result at Clachnaben Hill Race by colin r http://carnegiehillbillies.org/334/hillbillies-result-at-clachnaben/#comment-1451 colin r Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:24:53 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/334/hillbillies-result-at-clachnaben/#comment-1451 Well done to our guys,winning top team.A very enjoyable race and great banter as usual. Well done to our guys,winning top team.A very enjoyable race and great banter as usual.

]]> Comment on Knockfarrel Hill Race by Tommy http://carnegiehillbillies.org/332/knockfarrel-hill-race/#comment-1450 Tommy Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:00:35 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/332/knockfarrel-hill-race/#comment-1450 I'm carless this weekend but willing to contribute to expenses to get up to Aberdeen I’m carless this weekend but willing to contribute to expenses to get up to Aberdeen

]]> Comment on Hill Run - 7pm 10/04/08 - Scotlandwell by Neil Campbell http://carnegiehillbillies.org/327/hill-run-7pm-100408-scotlandwell/#comment-1442 Neil Campbell Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:29:51 +0000 http://carnegiehillbillies.org/327/hill-run-7pm-100408-scotlandwell/#comment-1442 Good turnout last night with 8 Hillbillies coming for a run. A good run with plenty of variety. Lets make the most of these long evenings as the views were great. Good turnout last night with 8 Hillbillies coming for a run. A good run with plenty of variety. Lets make the most of these long evenings as the views were great.

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