In 1988 it was used as a scottish championship race where alan farningham who had already won the championship climbed the cobbler at the end by mistake, instead of beinn narnain. Arrochar alps this race was created in 1987 by andy dytch and bobby shields. The arrochar alps are a group of mountains located around the head of loch long, loch fyne,and loch goil, near the villages of arrochar and lochgoilhead in argyll, scotland. We were all gathered on the start line, and i was wondering what we were going to do for the next 3 minutes, when suddenly and without warning a hooter sounded. Competitors must be over 18 on the day of the race. A small elite field gathered at the superb new community hall in arrochar. The pirate bay now lets you stream torrents from your browser. A private enclosed garden with outdoor furniture, terrace and lawn. Arrochar alps hill run 2015 penicuik harriers running club. The mountains are especially popular with hillwalkers, due to their proximity and accessibility from glasgow. Fishing, paddling, seakayaking, canoeing, pottery and craft gallery, childrens playpark, diving. Heading north towards tarbet, loch lomond narrows and becomes enclosed by increasingly imposing mountains the beginning of the highlands. The pirate bay now lets you stream torrents from your browser the. Arrochar alps hill race route 23km running route near.
Jesse owens quest to become the greatest track and field. A gentle start quickly becomes steep and challenging with lots of rocky outcrops. Wild camping is not a hardcore activity for mountain men, its sleeping in a tent somewhere you had to make some effort to get to. Id probably say that this was the toughest race ive done yet. I have twice been an official at the arrochar alps hill race stationed each time with my friend scott govan just below ben narnain where the runners or some of them headed for the tramway. Maybe most importantly of all, i wanted to show that wild camping in the national park is go. The mountains are especially popular with hillwalkers, due. Check out a great selection of walks in the area in the leaflet produced by the local community development trust. Things to do, loch lomond area arrochar, tarbet, succoth. Slioch race route 2016 duncan and i stayed at his brothers house in inverness the night before so we had a leisurely start on race day and got to kinlochewe with plenty of time to register, cogitate the alternative route and jog the mile to the start. I set off with my usual steady start, only leading the field for about the first kilometre before allowing dave eiser, mark harris, stewart whitlie and al anthony to pass. The arrochar alps are a group of mountains located around the head of loch long, loch fyne, and loch goil, near the villages of arrochar and lochgoilhead. Most of the listed races in england are permitted in this way and will take place in accordance with fra safety requirements and rules for competition.
Arrochar is a gelding born in 20 september 17 by so you think out of staten island. The arrochar alps are a group of mountains located around the head of loch long, loch fyne, and loch goil, near the villages of arrochar and lochgoilhead, on the cowal peninsula in argyll and bute, scotland. New entries for this event closed on wednesday 26th june 2019. Arrochar racehorse profile, stats, form guide, news. He is also the cofounder of the carnethy 5 hill race, which was founded back in 1971.
The original mountain marathon omm, formerly known as the karrimor international mountain. During his frequent visits and time in arrochar he published several informational books showing the arrochar alps and the surrounding mountains. The arrochar alps epic is about 15 miles in length and starting from arrochar to the west of loch lomond takes in four munros ben vorlich, ben vane, beinne ime and beinne narnain. July bleeding nips at arrochar and other stuff too. This race was created in 1987 by andy dytch and bobby shields. Jura fell race 2016 lantern pike dash 2016 mount famine 2016 may queen. Some have called the kimm the forerunner of modern adventure racing. I must note that we didnt go the whole hog and enter the larig grhu the next day on account of having an ounce of common sense between us, but there you go. Organiser martin stone has been in charge of the connoisseurs mountain marathon since the first edition held in the arrochar alps in 1994. From the start of the cobbler ben arthur to the fire road on a hardtail specialized rockhopper comp. All the latest horse racing form, betting odds, news, breeding, jockey and trainer information for arrochar. During our three days stay we climbed beinn narnain, beinn ime and ben vane in the arrochar alps and stob binnein and ben more of crianlarich. Ben lomond junior hill races including scottish junior championship.
Watch the new official movie trailer for race, based on the incredible true story of jesse owens. Races, runs, challenges midwinter 15 trigs north york moors bikepacking fell relays. Runners must complete at least 4 races to achieve a final ranking. We came up for the arrochar alps hill race and camped here for a couple of nights. I have twice been an official at the arrochar alps hill race stationed each time with my friend scott govan just below ben narnain where the runners. Race 2016 movie trailer jessie owens movie hd youtube. The local area is teeming with things to do for all ages and all interests. He represented great britain at the iau world ultra trail championships in 20 and has represented scotland in. The race starts and finishes at succoth, at the head of loch long. Its among the tougher races on the calendar, including steep climbs, a very steep descent to cross the sloy dam, plenty of open hillside on the 4 munros of the arrochar alps and a sting in the tail on the final descent off beinn narnain. Scottish hill runners scottish long classics series. Arrochar 10k this race consists of a run over varied terrain starting on a track leading to a foresty road which has the only significant hill in the race once at the top of this hill you are rewarded with views over loch long then carrying on along this forestry road and descending to ardgarten via a forest path. I set up this blog oct 06 to record my training and thoughts in preparing for the 2007 whw race a 95 mile ultra race from milngavie to fort william. The lounge has a large corner suite, flat screen tv, books and card games are provided.
The original mountain marathon omm, formerly known as the karrimor international mountain marathon or kimm, and initially simply the karrimor, is a twoday mountain event, held in a different region across the uk every year. Gifford kerrs excellent guide to the hill races of scotland had this to say about the race. Its among the tougher races on the calendar, including steep climbs, a very steep descent to cross the sloy dam, plenty of open hillside on the 4 munros of the arrochar alps and a sting. Luckily it was hot enough at the arrochar alps race to be able to run topless otherwise the nips could have been a right old mess. With stephan james, jason sudeikis, eli goree, shanice banton. Published on sep 17, 2016 the first rerun of the old arrochar youth club race, now updated to a mixed terrain 10 kilometer race over forestry roads, paths and pavements, with good views of loch.
The pirate bay has added support for torrents time, a plugin that lets users stream. In 2016, the highlander mountain marathon, held in scotland for 10 years and organised by hands on events, also came to a close. I have now run 50 ultras over the past thirteen years including the whw 6 times and you can read all about them, watch my race videos and lots more by using the tabs at the top of the blog. Arrochar alps run john kynastons ultra running diary. Arrochar alps apartment is the perfect holiday retreat and boasts uninterrupted views over loch long and the arrrochar alps. Arrochar alps, saturday 27th june 2020 scottish running guide. During a short consultation in the car park, my solicitor jd confirmed that options. Being some of the furthest south munros, they are quite grassy except near the tops but are exceedingly steep and the climbs are monstrous.
Get your 3day weather forecast for arrochar, argyll and bute, united kingdom. After our 5 day stint in the wilderness of the ben alder mountains, we booked ourselves into the relative luxury of the tarbet hotel at tarbet on the bonnie, bonnie banks of loch lomond. Arrochar, tarbet and ardlui heritage ben h humble mbe. Arrochar screen test is a film shot in arrochar showing many of the local characters and children. Arrochar alps apartment updated 2020 holiday home in. Quite warm and muggy for my 3rd arrochar alps race. Race movie full download watch race movie online english. Arrochar alps 2019 the end of june rolls around and its time for another jaunt in the arrochar alps things got off to a slightly shaky start on friday night with a couple of issues in the marshalling team holly due to illness, arron due to a cow train conflict which seems to have ended badly for both participants. Events in this calendar which have been registered with the fra are identified by r after the name of the race in the race details. Long, lots of climb, few people and plenty of adventure. The arrochar alps, spread around the head of loch long and the west side of ben lomond, are a group of very steep and rocky mountains with real character. Id probably shy away from this race till youve got your stuff sussed cos she aint easy. My 6th shot at the ben nevis race and a new pw of 1.
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