Wooler Running Club race report by Nick Baxter
‘A day out of Hawick is a day wasted’. Tim reminded me of the famous Bill McLaren quote as we arrived in Hawick, with the rain pouring, to undertake the final event in the Borders XC series. Fortunately, the rain eased for the run itself which was twice round some muddy fields, alongside a classic 1960s pebble-dashed housing scheme. The views were good though and the organisation was, as usual, first class.
Luckily, Janet wasn’t collecting a prize this year so we were rapidly in and out of the presentation ceremony and heading back to Jedburgh for refreshments at the Simply Scottish cafe. We’ve been there before and it is excellent. Only one scone left so Tim had to manage with a massive slab of carrot cake. That’s it for another season – Tim’s fifth (and he hadn’t missed a single race) and my 20th less the two Covid years and one year when I didn’t enter. Looking forward to next season when, hopefully, we will have a few more participants from WRC.
Wooler Running Club 