Newtonmore's Highland Games: 5th August 2017 – a few more photos

 Piper with a frisky busby

Competitor in the individual 

piping competition

 Competitor tossing the haggis

 

Hammer throw 

 

Hill race: tartan shorts splashing 

through the stream 

Off to Edinburgh today for a couple of days at the Fringe.

Newtonmore's Highland Games 2013: 3rd August includes hill race

Pipe band marches through Newtonmore (above and below)

There was tight security@the games (above and below)

 You're for the high jump!

Have your fortune told by Madame Suzaner Young

 

Throwing the hammer – winding up

Letting go

 Colin Bailey, MC

Hill runners setting off – they complete one lap of the games field 

before tackling the hill. Calum Morris Macintyre in orange top (pic- CRM)

 Hill run: the eventual winner heads for the hill

Closely pursued...

Calum Morris Macintyre (orange) heading out

The hill (An Torr) – a thin line of runners can be seen in the centre of photo 
 

The winner nearly on the home straight

Runners crossing the main road to Laggan (above and below)

 

245 and 122  heading home

Calum Morris Macintyre jumps over the Laggan road barrier

 Calum about to cross the river again

.. and now heading to the finish line (above and below)

Calum Morris Macintyre finishing (pic-CRM)
He finished around 35th out of some 84 who started


Calum relieved to have finished (pic CRM)

One of a number of pipers playing during the afternoon

 No 63: winner of the hill race immediately entered the 1500 metre race

Judges@work above and below