Scotland based runs & runners

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HappyG(rrr) Oct 2022 9:12am, 10 Oct 2022 44,214 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) How was the Neil McCover 57.5DoP? I'm gutted I missed it. Falkland's squirrel t-shirts are awesome Ally. Lots of Kinross doing Tufty Trail Race too, glad you enjoyed it! Fiona Matheson is amazing. G
57.5 Degrees of Pain Oct 2022 9:22am, 10 Oct 2022 9,935 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain How was the Neil McCover 57.5DoP? I'm gutted I missed it. Falkland's squirrel t-shirts are awesome Ally. Lots of Kinross doing Tufty Trail Race too, glad you enjoyed it! Fiona Matheson is amazing. G Missed this year's version HappyG(rrr).
HappyG(rrr) Oct 2022 10:08am, 10 Oct 2022 44,219 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Sorry 57.5DoP, misunderstood you there.
STOOSH Oct 2022 10:15am, 10 Oct 2022 3,401 posts	0 STOOSH Fiona just keeps knocking out records. A great talent and an old training partner of mine when I was with the Falkirk Vics!
iaincr Oct 2022 12:37pm, 10 Oct 2022 997 posts	0 iaincr HG, Mcover was great as usual, near perfect conditions, vest weather, a wee bit of a head wind along the long straight after you come up this hill out of torrance, chip timed and lovely feel of a club run race. lumpier than I remember, but think I say that every year !!
Ally-C Oct 2022 3:10pm, 10 Oct 2022 2,556 posts	0 Ally-C Are spikes essential for XC folks?
K5 Gus Oct 2022 3:25pm, 10 Oct 2022 5,426 posts	0 K5 Gus Nope, ran XC many times in fell shoes, eg Inov8 X-Talon or equivalent. You can also get away with trail shoes, but they have less grip, so depends on badly churned up the course gets.
Ally-C Oct 2022 3:34pm, 10 Oct 2022 2,558 posts	0 Ally-C Nope, ran XC many times in fell shoes, eg Inov8 X-Talon or equivalent. You can also get away with trail shoes, but they have less grip, so depends on badly churned up the course gets. Cheers Gus.
STOOSH Oct 2022 6:12pm, 10 Oct 2022 3,402 posts	0 STOOSH Which xc races are you doing Ally? Certain courses are suited for spikes like Cumberland and Falkirk but not essential. I always wore spikes as I found them lighter.
Ally-C Oct 2022 7:32pm, 10 Oct 2022 2,559 posts	0 Ally-C Just Cumbernauld, got roped into it😀 Don’t really want to buy spikes for a one off.