Islay 2016 in Pictures

As I've still not recovered from the excesses of Islay (the race was the problem for me for a change), I have taken the easy option for now and summarised the weekend in a series of photo albums. This would not have been possible without the many Harriers' family and supporters who were snap happy, so thanks to Liz, Jean, Samantha, Alison and Jim for the photos.

I think we got everyone in the team photo for a change!

Before we get to the albums, Liz Marshall suggested that a couple of the photos lend themselves to a caption competition. So, please leave a comment to this post if you can think of an amusing caption (stating whether it is for photo A, B or C). Polite ones will be published!

Photo A

Photo B

Photo C

And now to the albums. Note that many of the photos have captions but to see them you have to click the little "i" icon near the top right of the screen (on a laptop, not sure if you can see the captions on a mobile device). Sometimes Google make their software worse when they try to improve it!

The Road to (and from) the Isles - a smooth journey for most.
Pre-race in Bowmore - the Harriers prepare to race.
The Race - various photos from around the course.
The Finish - Harriers sprinting to the line and in various states of collapse.
The Prize Giving - of which there were many.
Saturday Dinner - A table for 26 at the Lochside.
The Ceilidh - Harriers, again, in various states of collapse.
Sunday and BBQ - Gale force winds and monsoon rain - perfect for a BBQ and party.

Thanks to Eddie for his impeccable organisation of the accommodation and BBQ and also for ensuring that the 2017 race will remain on the first Saturday in August as usual.

Tomorrow's blog post will contain the race review and results.
Alan