Tim
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Post by Tim on Oct 25, 2006 20:36:31 GMT
Well, I've tried to interest my own club in this run without success so I've come here to see if anyone here has a sense of adventure. ;-)
I'm running with a friend from Stair to Ayr, by torchlight, tomorrow evening. If anyone fancies joining us we're meeting at Ayr College at about 6:30 to be whisked up to Stair by my good wife. We'll have space for a couple more runners if anyone's interested.
Drop me a line on timdownieuk AT yahoo.co.uk if you fancy it. Don't forget your headtorch! ;D
(time might have to be a bit later so do get in touch first)
Tim
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Post by Kevan on Oct 26, 2006 14:22:21 GMT
Hi Tim,
Unfortunately i am busy doing a track session tonight othrewise i could have been tempted. I dont have a head torch though.
I ran up there about a month ago now and the path was pretty treacherous and muddy. I have no idea what it will be like in the dark and considering all the rain we have had over the past few days.
Good luck and hopefully you will survive to let us know how it went.
Kevan.
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Post by Tim on Oct 26, 2006 16:04:55 GMT
I could lend you a head torch. ;D What so you want to mess about on a track for anyway? Where's the mud, where's the badger spotting, where's the fear of getting mugged by Annbank neds?  Maybe hook up another time then. Cheers. |
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Post by Tim on Oct 26, 2006 22:33:56 GMT
Well that was a tough 11 miles. The stretch from Tarholm bridge to Oswards was incredibly slippery. That wasn't the worst however, about a mile west of Stair the path was under deep swirling water and the choice was going back to Stair and admitting defeat or fighting our way through a deeply overgrown area of brambles, rotten trees, bushes etc.
We fought through (with more than a few scratches) and managed to carry on pretty well until about a mile west of Annbank where again the path was deep underwater. So deep in fact that I mistook the roof of a fisherman's shelter for a footbridge!
After wading a bit and trying to find a way round, we admitted defeat and headed back upstream to Annbank, only to almost immediately spot a high level path that we'd missed first time round in the dark. After that, it was plain (muddy) sailing back to Ayr College. We would have waved at you but there weren't any runners to be seen (about 8:45). ;D
No badgers this time.
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