Loch Lomond Highland Games October 6th, 2006

[CelticRanger66]

Great pictures!!

[Cawdorian]

Great pictures of the games, thanks for posting them.

[McMurdo]

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

[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.

[Alan H]

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.

[Alan H]

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]

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.

[Alan H]

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

I"ve got a ways to go to catch Jim and Steve, though. Jim pulled out a 84 foot toss, about average for him, and Steve did an 80, just inches away from a PR for him, too. I think I'll push it out to 80 next season. I should have made 12 feet at WOB, I did it at Livermore but that's OK..... Steve and Jim really put on a show at the WOB, with Steve getting himself a PR at 15 feet with standard technique, and Jim giving him a run for the money at 14, and darned-near clearing 15 with the spin technique. I have video of all that!

[TimC]

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.

Thanks Yaish, The last time I saw that caber was at the Campbell games and it the only caber that I hadn't turned So seeing it go over on Saturday was awesome.

Alan, Rich, Star, James, Kent, Madalyne and Cassey, thank you all for your support while I'm out there throwing. I always feel as if I have the advantage with so many freinds passing thru the crowd. Now, if I could just somehow figured out how NOT to crash right after the games, I'd be capable of making the meal with you all afterwards!

-Tim

[McMurdo]

This is what I meant by great Avatar:



I think it captures Alan's spirit rather well