New Years Day Run and Walk

Every 1st January we hold a New Years Day Run of about 8 miles, although these days its about 50% runners and 50% walkers. This year Tom and I only walked 3 miles but timed our arrival back in the Market Place for 11.00am and we made it with 2 minutes to spare. This has been organised by my friend Mike Tinker and his family since the days of the Langholm Doctors run and they are assisted by my other Thursday walking friend Charlie Graham. Today Mike and Charlie walked round the 5 mile Potholm walk and arrived in the square with 15 minutes to spare.

 

I don't have a photo for 1st January 2025 but this is from 1st January 2024. The dog belongs to Mikes son in law. This was the last year Tom and I did the 5 mile loop round Potholm.

From 1st January 2023 and this time David Stevenson has joined us and this was the last time he did the Potholm loop due to knee problems.

This is 1st January 2022 and Mike and I walked it with Tom who took the photo.

Its January 2021 and a lovely day for walking with blue skies.

I have no photo from 1st January 2020 but this is from 2019 and it includes John Irving and Peter and Elizabeth Bart-Smith. Sadly Peter is no longer with us. 

This is 1st January 2018 and it includes the one and only Bowman who was owned by the Stevenson family. A dog with real character who had walked with our group of friends many times over the years and made friends wherever we went. 

Once again Bowman is centre stage from this one on 1st January 2017

This time we have Australian friends with us in 2016. Niall and Elspeth who usually spend the summer in Langholm came over for Christmas and had friends with them. Bowman has just been clipped and looks very smart.

This is the first year I have a record of the New Years Day event and it is of Niall, Peter, and Tom in 2013. I think prior to this we either did not do the walk or I didn't bother to take photos and of course in those early days mobile phones didn't take good photos. I have no photos for 2014 or 2015 so cannot remember if we walked those years. It also may be that bad weather stopped us from walking, but this is 10 times we have done the walk and I think there were a few more. Long may the tradition continue although our participation in it might be less and less.