Mussy Loops Moan

Friday was a run round Granton in the dark and rain. I promised myself I'd at least make an effort to get out in the light in future. It was a dreary run, I was starving and I was just glad to get home.
Yesterday was a nice day but we were doing race stuff and a run was out of the question during the day. Not much point going out at night.

Today the weather was just what the met office had been promising, cold, solemn and wet. We put off the inevitable as long as possible and then, unable to think of anywhere inspiring to go we agreed we'd drive to Musselburgh and do two 5 mile loops round the lagoons.

It seemed we'd timed it well as the last of the rain fell as we were en route there and it was pretty much dry while we were out. In order to get myself out at all I'd opted for wearing my buffalo shirty thing. I knew it would be too warm really - its too warm in the snow, but putting it on was the only way I could tear myself away from the heater. I'd have put off running until tomorrow but it looks set to be exactly the same again.

As happens with running, the first mile was a bit rubbish - but then it got better. There was diversion in the form of spaniels and owners, puddles to avoid, the Esk in spate, there was even a little lightening in the sky. For the 2nd loop I threw my gloves and buff in the car and if I could have taken off a layer I would have but it wasn't an option.
So, 10 and a bit miles done and it was just nearly dark as we finished.

I missed a few whole day's light last week and I think I'm feeling it already - that horrible winter lethargy thing. I'm not a fan of cold and damp either. Is this a blog or just a bit of a moan? Hmmm, a bit of a moan I think.

Photos taken and then jazzed up by PB.

Water of Leith Handicap results 2012

Water of Leith 2012 results in order of finishing time;

Roddy McRae	10:15:00	11:50:31	01:35:31	239	WOL lurchers
Neil Burnett	10:25:00	11:53:35	01:28:35	242
Neil Jones	10:08:00	11:53:40	01:45:40	222	WOL wobblers
Jonathon Whitehead	10:00:00	11:53:52	01:53:52	205	The mainland mules
Christina Schmidt	10:00:00	11:54:02	01:54:02	209
David Atkin	10:22:00	11:55:21	01:33:21	249	The mainland mules
Angus Thomson	10:28:00	11:55:25	01:27:25	261	2 single great lads
Kieran Morgan	10:15:00	11:56:14	01:41:14	235	Harmeny hunks
Phil Young	10:22:00	11:56:29	01:34:29	250	WOL lurchers
Jon Waters	10:24:00	11:56:31	01:32:31	253	The lost boys
Paul Young	10:23:00	11:56:31	01:33:31	251	Fuds
Alan Robertson	10:14:00	11:56:47	01:42:47	233	Beecraigs Buzzards
Keith Martin	10:15:00	11:56:53	01:41:53	236	Harmeny hunks
Kevin Rutherford	10:22:00	11:57:22	01:35:22	247	WOL wobblers
Mike Lieberman	10:24:00	11:57:31	01:33:31	252
Kathy Henly	10:25:00	11:57:35	01:32:35	256	Bertie's assets
Stuart Logan	10:25:00	11:57:35	01:32:35	255	Bertie's assets
Alan Yardley	10:18:00	11:57:42	01:39:42	245
Martin Caldwell	10:27:00	11:57:55	01:30:55	259
Nicola Freedman	10:05:00	11:58:03	01:53:03	220
Caron Rose	10:03:00	11:58:05	01:55:05	214	Mike and the Pixies
Mark Pullan	10:14:00	11:58:12	01:44:12	234	The lost boys
Brian Reid	10:22:00	11:58:21	01:36:21	248	Last Tonga in Leith
Fraser Welsh	10:03:00	11:58:29	01:55:29	215	The route finders
Karen Munro	10:00:00	11:58:52	01:58:52	207	C Alinus???
Colin Feechan	10:38:00	11:59:10	01:21:10	268	WOL lurchers
Andy Whitmey	10:30:00	11:59:15	01:29:15	264	2 single great lads
Frank Ovens	10:15:00	11:59:42	01:44:42	238
James Hardie	10:35:00	11:59:52	01:24:52	266	Last Tonga in Leith
Graham Henry	10:30:00	12:00:00	01:30:00	265
Graham Moorhouse	10:07:00	12:00:24	01:53:24	221	Harmeny hunks
Graham Smith	10:30:00	12:00:29	01:30:29	262	The route finders
Michael Fullerton	10:37:00	12:00:48	01:23:48	267	Mike and the Pixies
Philippa Ivison	10:05:00	12:00:55	01:55:55	216	Carnethy chatters
Mandy Calder	10:05:00	12:00:55	01:55:55	217	Carnethy chatters
Kate Fraser	10:05:00	12:00:55	01:55:55	219	Carnethy chatters
Vince Fraser	10:27:00	12:01:13	01:34:13	257	The lost boys
Douglas Young	10:10:00	12:01:36	01:51:36	229
Gordon Cameron	10:28:00	12:01:37	01:33:37	240	Last Tonga in Leith
Duncan Robertson	10:09:00	12:01:43	01:52:43	223	Beecraigs Buzzards
Louise Provan	10:17:00	12:01:56	01:44:56	243	The mainland mules
Nicola Duncan	10:39:00	12:01:57	01:22:57	270	Mike and the Pixies
Max Scharbert	10:05:00	12:02:16	01:57:16	218
Rosanna Randall	10:00:00	12:02:17	02:02:17	211
Douggie Ward	10:39:00	12:03:18	01:24:18	269	The route finders
Douglas Rodden	10:11:00	12:03:22	01:52:22	231	Beecraigs Buzzards
Shery Johnston	10:27:00	12:04:21	01:37:21	258	Bertie's assets
Bobby Campbell	10:00:00	12:04:33	02:04:33	206
Shelagh McLeish	10:10:00	12:04:41	01:54:41	226
John Forker	10:10:00	12:04:41	01:54:41	228
Frank Tooley	10:11:00	12:05:00	01:54:00	230
Shona Young	10:18:00	12:05:23	01:47:23	244	Fuds
Alastair Scott	10:10:00	12:05:36	01:55:36	227
Gerry Sadler	10:10:00	12:06:36	01:56:36	232
Graeme Sproule	10:10:00	12:06:37	01:56:37	225
Robin Wombill	10:00:00	12:08:13	02:08:13	204
Janis Stirton	10:00:00	12:10:18	02:10:18	203	C Alinus???
Cath Webster	10:00:00	12:10:18	02:10:18	202	C Alinus???
Sheila Morrison	10:00:00	12:10:31	02:10:31	200	WOL wobblers
Joe Brown	10:15:00	12:10:33	01:55:33	241	Fuds
Judith White	10:00:00	12:11:12	02:11:12	212
Stewart Roxburgh	10:00:00	12:16:31	02:16:31	210
Angus McLean	10:21:00	12:28:29	02:07:29	246

and fastest times first;

Colin Feechan	10:38:00	11:59:10	01:21:10	268	WOL lurchers
Nicola Duncan	10:39:00	12:01:57	01:22:57	270	Mike and the Pixies
Michael Fullerton	10:37:00	12:00:48	01:23:48	267	Mike and the Pixies
Douggie Ward	10:39:00	12:03:18	01:24:18	269	The route finders
James Hardie	10:35:00	11:59:52	01:24:52	266	Last Tonga in Leith
Angus Thomson	10:28:00	11:55:25	01:27:25	261	2 single great lads
Neil Burnett	10:25:00	11:53:35	01:28:35	242
Andy Whitmey	10:30:00	11:59:15	01:29:15	264	2 single great lads
Graham Henry	10:30:00	12:00:00	01:30:00	265
Graham Smith	10:30:00	12:00:29	01:30:29	262	The route finders
Martin Caldwell	10:27:00	11:57:55	01:30:55	259
Jon Waters	10:24:00	11:56:31	01:32:31	253	The lost boys
Kathy Henly	10:25:00	11:57:35	01:32:35	256	Bertie's assets
Stuart Logan	10:25:00	11:57:35	01:32:35	255	Bertie's assets
David Atkin	10:22:00	11:55:21	01:33:21	249	The mainland mules
Paul Young	10:23:00	11:56:31	01:33:31	251	Fuds
Mike Lieberman	10:24:00	11:57:31	01:33:31	252
Gordon Cameron	10:28:00	12:01:37	01:33:37	240	Last Tonga in Leith
Vince Fraser	10:27:00	12:01:13	01:34:13	257	The lost boys
Phil Young	10:22:00	11:56:29	01:34:29	250	WOL lurchers
Kevin Rutherford	10:22:00	11:57:22	01:35:22	247	WOL wobblers
Roddy McRae	10:15:00	11:50:31	01:35:31	239	WOL lurchers
Brian Reid	10:22:00	11:58:21	01:36:21	248	Last Tonga in Leith
Shery Johnston	10:27:00	12:04:21	01:37:21	258	Bertie's assets
Alan Yardley	10:18:00	11:57:42	01:39:42	245
Kieran Morgan	10:15:00	11:56:14	01:41:14	235	Harmeny hunks
Keith Martin	10:15:00	11:56:53	01:41:53	236	Harmeny hunks
Alan Robertson	10:14:00	11:56:47	01:42:47	233	Beecraigs Buzzards
Mark Pullan	10:14:00	11:58:12	01:44:12	234	The lost boys
Frank Ovens	10:15:00	11:59:42	01:44:42	238
Louise Provan	10:17:00	12:01:56	01:44:56	243	The mainland mules
Neil Jones	10:08:00	11:53:40	01:45:40	222	WOL wobblers
Shona Young	10:18:00	12:05:23	01:47:23	244	Fuds
Douglas Young	10:10:00	12:01:36	01:51:36	229
Douglas Rodden	10:11:00	12:03:22	01:52:22	231	Beecraigs Buzzards
Duncan Robertson	10:09:00	12:01:43	01:52:43	223	Beecraigs Buzzards
Nicola Freedman	10:05:00	11:58:03	01:53:03	220
Graham Moorhouse	10:07:00	12:00:24	01:53:24	221	Harmeny hunks
Jonathon Whitehead	10:00:00	11:53:52	01:53:52	205	The mainland mules
Frank Tooley	10:11:00	12:05:00	01:54:00	230
Christina Schmidt	10:00:00	11:54:02	01:54:02	209
Shelagh McLeish	10:10:00	12:04:41	01:54:41	226
John Forker	10:10:00	12:04:41	01:54:41	228
Caron Rose	10:03:00	11:58:05	01:55:05	214	Mike and the Pixies
Fraser Welsh	10:03:00	11:58:29	01:55:29	215	The route finders
Joe Brown	10:15:00	12:10:33	01:55:33	241	Fuds
Alastair Scott	10:10:00	12:05:36	01:55:36	227
Philippa Ivison	10:05:00	12:00:55	01:55:55	216	Carnethy chatters
Mandy Calder	10:05:00	12:00:55	01:55:55	217	Carnethy chatters
Kate Fraser	10:05:00	12:00:55	01:55:55	219	Carnethy chatters
Gerry Sadler	10:10:00	12:06:36	01:56:36	232
Graeme Sproule	10:10:00	12:06:37	01:56:37	225
Max Scharbert	10:05:00	12:02:16	01:57:16	218
Karen Munro	10:00:00	11:58:52	01:58:52	207	C Alinus???
Rosanna Randall	10:00:00	12:02:17	02:02:17	211
Bobby Campbell	10:00:00	12:04:33	02:04:33	206
Angus McLean	10:21:00	12:28:29	02:07:29	246
Robin Wombill	10:00:00	12:08:13	02:08:13	204
Janis Stirton	10:00:00	12:10:18	02:10:18	203	C Alinus???
Cath Webster	10:00:00	12:10:18	02:10:18	202	C Alinus???
Sheila Morrison	10:00:00	12:10:31	02:10:31	200	WOL wobblers
Judith White	10:00:00	12:11:12	02:11:12	212
Stewart Roxburgh	10:00:00	12:16:31	02:16:31	210