Comments on: West Highland Way Race Report

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:08:48 +0000

Now that IS extreme, and also absolutely hilarious! I had to play it again just for the fun of it. Hmm…maybe when I quit running…

By: Bill Keane

Bill Keane — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:36:49 +0000

Susan,

I really enjoy reading your flowing writing style. Between the pictures and your narratives, I have a clear image of the journey. However, while you were so focused on the forest, you failed to see the trees. You missed something along the West Highland Way.

- What you and Rob did was meerly an accomplishment.
- This West Highland sport is an achievement:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1137883380?bctid=17075685001

Regards,

By: Susanruns100s

Susanruns100s — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:53:56 +0000

Hey Tammy!

There are probably thousands if not millions of ways to describe midgies but they’re essentially tiny vicious gnats or as we call ‘em in the South, No-See-Ums. They’re everywhere at once. Run through them unprepared and you won’t be thinking about pace for long!

By: Tammy Massie

Tammy Massie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:15:53 +0000

What a great race report. The course looked really pretty and it sounds like you had a great time (well except for the cold you both got during/after the race).

Are midgies what I might call gnats or deer flies or is there some mutant bug in Scotland that is even more irritating than these bugs?

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:02:57 +0000

Thanks for the compliment. It’s hard to do that race justice.

On the 50k, details upcoming…

By: Vicki Kendall

Vicki Kendall — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:35:44 +0000

“He’s the model of what I’d like to be in my upcoming 50k.” Where is the information on this event? “My 50k?”
Now I don’t have to go to Scotland – your report is so detailed – I feel like I was there with you.! Amazing. I’m glad you fulfilled your dream.

By: Jason Sullivan

Jason Sullivan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:33:11 +0000

What a great run! That relaxing trail to Tyndrum beside the river sounds like a run you could enjoy over and over again. Thanks for sharing.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:48:45 +0000

I’m planning to post them somewhere accessible this weekend when we get back from Rattlesnake 50k. I’ll post a link.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:00:12 +0000

Davie,

Thanks for posting. I asked at the finish and someone told me “Chris” but I was a bit tired and not sure I remembered his name right. Really wish the interview was still available. The Chris’s of the world inspire me. How do you choose to face extreme circumstances not of your own choosing?

By: Davie

Davie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:32:38 +0000

Chris Moon lost his right arm and leg in a landmine incident in Mozambique in 1995. Since then he has completed many ultras and marathons and just three weeks before the WHW Race he ran 4hrs 02 in the Edinburgh Marathon. He finished the WHW race in 31hrs 26.50.
There was a TV interview with him a few days after the race but it’s no longer available online.