Racing

Everybody seems to be running races just now. Helen did the Norfolk 100 km ten days ago and had a great time . The race starts at  Castle Acre, follows the Peddars Way to the coast then continues on the  Norfolk coastal footpath all the way to Beeston  near Cromer . The hardest part was the 4 miles of energy sapping shingle  beach near the end. Last weekend my sister did The Wall; a 69 mile race from Carlisle to  Newcastle organised by Ratrace.It is the second time she has completed the race and it is one of her favourites as it is very well organised.
 During both races  it was extremely hot whereas here on the west coast of Scotland it has been uniformly cloudy, drizzly and even chilly. Obviously Scotland has the better climate for long distance running!
Below is a picture of the Buchaillie Etive Mor  (at the start of Glencoe) which I painted last week.

Buchaillie Etive Mor

Recent Paintings

Sketch of  Loch  Arkaig

I haven't blogged for quite some time so here are some recent paintings. On the right is a quick sketch of Loch Arkaig. Below are two views of Loch Linnhe.We helped out with a race starting from the yacht club in Fort William  involving a sail across the loch and then a run up the hill and back before returning in the boats and across the loch.

Loch Linnhe

Sailing on Loch Linnhe