THE HIGHLAND FLING RACE
Saturday 28 April 2007 - 53mile race from Milngavie to Tyndrum
EMMA'S DAIRY OF THE DAY
| Emma, one of my daughters, who helped on Saturday
kept a diary of the day to keep herself amused. Here are the highlights of
her day .... 4.30AM!!!! - up and out of bed 4.44am - breakfast 5.00am - drive away 5.30am - arrive at Milngavie Rail Station - lots of cars - VERY COLD - take some photos 6.00am - RACE STARTS - Me & Hollie take pics - Dad blurred & Hollie took a video for a 'random' 6.06am - Mum panics - no-one going our way! 6.10am - Mum likes the mountains 6.16am - saw squashed hedgehog on road 6.19am - reached destination 1 - Beech Tree. Two cars already in car park 6.46am - people standing waiting for runners. Mum moaning about lack of coffee! 6.53am - 1st runners through. Two together chatting. One guy was the winner of whw race last year - Mum 'nice looking guy, not a bead of sweat.' It's cold 7.00am - Dad through. 21st position 7.03am - leave for next destination. Car trouble 7.18am - missed getting a lift in a Subaru 7.20am - car started - spotted runners from the road 7.28am - reached destination 2 - Drymen 7.33am - runners through 7.48am - Dad through position 23rd - ahead of schedule 8.00am - sun out 8.53am - at Balmaha - runners through 9.08am - Dad arrives - changed top 9.55am - left for Rowardennan after a hot choc. Hollie had a giant bacon roll 10.02am - saw runners alongside road. Some campers. One walking along wearing a shower cap, others with sleeping bags 10.35am - Dad arrived at Rowardennan looking swell. Changed to a vest, enjoyed a bit of pasta. Ahead of Ian - hope he's ok 10.44am - heading off. Hollie saw Ian & Alan at checkpoint applying lotion. Getting warmer 11.02am - car trouble! but started and drove to Balloch 12.34pm - Left Lomond shores after shopping trip 1.30pm - arrived at Derrydaroch Farm - mum unnecessarily stressed after missing turn 1.55pm - runner in 8th position goes by 2.15pm - Stevie joined us on his fancy bike 2.25pm - Dad came in. Nice & sunny 2.40pm - left for final destination 4.10pm - sat at finish 4.36pm - Dad FINISHED!! 5.09pm - Dad puts on clean socks and eats an ice cream 5.11pm - head home 6.45pm - arrive home |