Loch Lomond Highland Games October 6th, 2006

**MacHenderson** · 8th October 07, 12:19 AM

Aw man, I was really wanting to go this year. I've got to make it out next time.
Looks like you guys had a blast. Neat pics!

**Jock Scot** · 8th October 07, 04:57 AM

Super pictures,many thanks.

**CelticRanger66** · 8th October 07, 05:17 AM

Great pictures!!

**Cawdorian** · 8th October 07, 05:22 AM

Great pictures of the games, thanks for posting them.

**McMurdo** · 8th October 07, 05:55 AM

I resized those for you, hope you don't mind. This first one looks like it could make a great Avatar.

**Yaish** · 8th October 07, 08:09 AM

Man, I wish it wasn't just too far for me to travel this weekend. I'd have loved to have been there.

Great photo essay everyone, and good job Alan and Tim, great numbers.
Alan, I can't wait to see the vids. Remember to post any particularly good examples in the "So you want to be an athlete?" thread.

**Alan H** · 8th October 07, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by Yaish

Man, I wish it wasn't just too far for me to travel this weekend. I'd have loved to have been there.

Great photo essay everyone, and good job Alan and Tim, great numbers.
Alan, I can't wait to see the vids. Remember to post any particularly good examples in the "So you want to be an athlete?" thread.

I had the "protect" tab set to "on", on the MiniDV cassette for the stones and Weight for Distance, so DRAT, I won't have any footage of that. *grrrr*... which means you all don't get to seet me carry out clean over my useless left ankle and go down on the grass twice in the 28lb weight for distance. *snrl*. However my friend Jim Walker has some footage of WFD, so maybe he got my one good throw.

Tim turned the caber on his third toss!!!!! YEe-Haw. I didn't get it on video I'm afraid, 'cause I was up for my last toss in the weight over the bar. That was annoying, I easily had the thing over 12 feet, I just threw up, not up and over, three times. Grrrr...However the 77 feet is a PR in the 16 pound hammer.

**McMurdo** · 8th October 07, 08:37 AM

This is what I meant by great Avatar:

I think it captures Alan's spirit rather well

**Alan H** · 8th October 07, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

I resized those for you, hope you don't mind. This first one looks like it could make a great Avatar.

Not at all, thanks, McMurdo. I'd have done it, but was pressed for time last night.

**Yaish** · 8th October 07, 08:49 AM

77 ft for the light hammer is a great throw, period, not just for you.

Like the judges like to say "That's why we call it weight OVER the bar, not weight for height". I'm more prone to do that with the sheaf though. I'll get the height no problem, but it won't go over the damn bar!

And TimC, great job on the caber! My brother in law, who I have gotten into the games finally turned his first caber at Monterrey. More than anything else, that made his day. There is something just satisfying about seeing that caber falling away from you.