Festive Orienteering

Max and Colin headed out to John Muir Country Park (Dunbar) for some festive orienteering. A 1 hour score course with multiple choice questions at each control pointing to 4 possible locations of bonus controls. Max was fast but unlucky and Colin was slower but gained time by following Max on occasion. Colin came 15th and Max 24th in a field of around 120 competitors.

Beecraigs Festive Frolic

Colin was running the 14 K long route this year for the first time in a number of years. Back on pretty good form with no aches, pains or niggles.

Christmas

Christmas at home with Max & Hannah and with Les on Christmas Day. The 4 of us went out to An Edinburgh Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve and then wandered round the stalls in Princes Street Gardens in the afterwards.

Kirk Craigs Christmas Cracker Hill Race

My second time running this tough little race in Tillicoultry. After a short initial muddy but flat section the climb upwards is brutal steep up to the high moorland. Then down to a big stone and turn and back along the same route before the very steep descent and the final flat but muddy dash home. Improved by 90 seconds over last year. A nice feast of mac'n'cheese pie and lots of cakes at the end.

Bangor Visit

We drove and ferried across to Northern Ireland for a very pleasant long weekend meeting up with Maxwell and Liz and Michael and Lusi. Lots of good food on a couple of very chilly days.