Eastern Cairngorms Challenge

I started the weekend with nice new shiny running shoes. It didn't last very long... Went up to Braemar on Friday night and joined Mum, Dad, Tony & Jenny for a meal. Robert (who I did the Wan Dae with) & Kasia (who I also met on 5-minute car journey along with Bob) came up from Glasgow later on and polished off the leftovers :)

On Saturday we did the Eastern Cairngorms Challenge, really well-organised by Trigger Events. Transport took us from Braemar to the race start at Glen Clova on Saturday morning. Bob, Kasia & I (along with 50 others) ran Old Jock's Road over to Lochallater (approx 13 miles). All bikes had been stored at the bothy overnight, and we had a short but sweet 3 mile bike ride to the finish line.

prize winners!

We were pretty successful overall - Bob won the whole thing in 1hr 51 mins (or something ridiculous like that), I got fastest female, and Kasia was right behind me as 2nd fastest female so we all got a wee trophy and medal!









preparing to climb!; views over Loch Callater; challenge walkers!

Meanwhile, the folks completed the same course as "Challenge Walkers!" along with about 200 others. They thoroughly enjoyed the hike, and probably saw a lot more views than we did (hence the photos along the route!).


We did the Cairns walk in Balmoral Estate in the afternoon - get great views of the Castle from above and then drop down into the grounds without having to pay...bonus!