0:00:08 > 0:00:11# Katie Morag
0:00:11 > 0:00:13# Far away across the ocean
0:00:13 > 0:00:15# Katie Morag
0:00:15 > 0:00:17# Over the sea to Struay
0:00:17 > 0:00:19# Katie Morag
0:00:19 > 0:00:21# Far away across the ocean
0:00:21 > 0:00:24# Katie Morag
0:00:24 > 0:00:26# Over the sea to Struay. #
0:00:32 > 0:00:34My name is Katie Morag McColl
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I live on the Island of Struay.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I suppose it's quite wee, but it's ginormous to me!
0:00:40 > 0:00:42And everyone looks out for me
0:00:42 > 0:00:45when I'm out and about having my adventures.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47# Katie Morag. #
0:00:47 > 0:00:49The Island of Struay is a tiny wee place,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52but we get visitors from all over the world.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55'Some of them come for the lovely walks...'
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Got any blister cream? My feet are killing me!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00'And others enjoy the wildlife.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05'But some don't care about walking or wildlife.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08'They come for the roughest, toughest hill race
0:01:08 > 0:01:10'in the whole of Scotland.'
0:01:10 > 0:01:15- What's this?- Oh, the Five Sisters Run. It's world famous.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18There's a shorter race for kids, too, if you're interested.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I might be, except...I don't know the route.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Oh, don't worry! It's well signposted.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26There's not much chance of getting lost.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28You'd have to be fast
0:01:28 > 0:01:31to beat Katie Morag though. She won it last year.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- Really?- She's a brilliant runner!
0:01:34 > 0:01:36She's practically a baby.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37No, I'm not!
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Anyway, boys at better at sport,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41everybody knows that!
0:01:43 > 0:01:46And that's when I realised this year's race
0:01:46 > 0:01:48might be a special one indeed.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53My uncle Matthew is my dad's brother.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56He lives way over on the other side of Struay
0:01:56 > 0:01:58and no-one sees him very much.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Here!
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Go on, read it.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09No, no, no, no... The back.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22And you can guess which Glasgow runner that is.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24I haven't got the slightest idea.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Geordie Smith.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28You see, he's retiring.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31This is to be his last-ever race.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33And what's that got to do with me?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35What's that got...?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38He's the very reason you gave up!
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Rubbish!- I was there, remember?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- There's no shame in coming second. - Ha!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47That's what I kept saying to you, but you wouldn't listen.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52You were far too embarrassed to be losing in front of the home crowd.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Ah, well...
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Water under the bridge now.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Ah, really?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Look, I haven't run a race in...ten years.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Well...you'll have had a nice, long rest then.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I'm not putting them on, Neilly Beag.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Go on, put them on.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I was cross-country champion in my last school.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19I could give you a five-minute head start and still win.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24She wouldn't need a five-minute start, not even a one-minute.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Fine, then, I'll race you.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Excellent! - But when she wins,
0:03:28 > 0:03:34you'll have to admit that girls are every bit as good as boys.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37If she wins, I'll hop on one leg and sing it.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43So...what's the plan?
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Plan?!
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- Well, you can't win if it's a straight contest.- Cos he's a boy?
0:03:48 > 0:03:54No, cos he's two years older than you. And a cross-country champion.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01- So why did you say I could beat him, then?- Cos he was really annoying me.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- I think we might have a problem. - We do.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07But I might just know how to solve it!
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I'm a tiger. Go on, say it!
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- I'm a tiger.- Louder.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- I'm a tiger!- That's better. Now, pick it up, come on!
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Mmmm!
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Mmm!
0:04:45 > 0:04:46HE SNORES
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I'm a tiger!
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Right up on your tiptoes,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09reach high in the sky, take a deep breath.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Then another one, up high.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Reach the sky on your toes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Take a deep breath.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22And let go.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Hope you won't be too disappointed.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- Why would I be? I'm going to win. - I'll have a cup of tea
0:05:28 > 0:05:30waiting for you at the finish line.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- You'll probably have time to bake a cake.- Remember -
0:05:33 > 0:05:37she who laughs last, laughs longest.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- What are you?- I'm a tiger.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56What kind of tiger?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- A scary tiger?- Fast tiger.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Fast tiger!
0:06:00 > 0:06:04BOTH: Fast tiger! Fast tiger!
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Oh, oh...- Matthew McColl.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Geordie.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17This is...is Alistair, my eldest.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Pleased to meet you.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27I wouldn't normally drag him along, but this is my last race.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29He wants to see me win it.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- And what if you don't?- Don't what?
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Don't win.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35HE CHUCKLES
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Who should I be worried about?
0:06:37 > 0:06:41How...about...me?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- You mean...?- Oh, aye.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46I'm running.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Och...
0:06:49 > 0:06:53That's great, that's really great. Good for you.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55Come on, Alistair.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Runners to the starting line, please.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Adults here on the left, juniors on the right.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Do you reckon she'll win again this year?- She looks confident.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- She certainly does.- Of course, it's not the winning that counts.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Och, of course not!
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I'd like to remind competitors in both races
0:07:21 > 0:07:25to keep to the official routes. Juniors are going down to the left.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Adults, you're going all the way round the mountain.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Let's not be taking any shortcuts. Right, then!
0:07:31 > 0:07:33On your marks, get set...
0:07:33 > 0:07:36HORN BLOWS
0:07:36 > 0:07:38CHEERING
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Yes! On you go, come on! You can win.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- She is fast.- She is daft, that's what she is.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51She'll be out of breath in no time. See you at the finish line.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- I'm surprised to see you running again.- Is that right?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57A man of your age should be gardening,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59playing with the grandweans.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06The little cheat!
0:08:43 > 0:08:47Oh, John! You're going in the wrong direction.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- How are the old legs holding up? - Fine, thanks.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- I'll give you a piggyback, if you like.- I said I'm fi... Ah!
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Ah!
0:09:02 > 0:09:04A stitch, eh?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Never mind. If you make it down now,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12you can still join the kiddies' race. Ha-ha-ha!
0:09:16 > 0:09:19'Come on, man. What are you?'
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I'm a loser.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26'Wrong answer! Try again.'
0:09:26 > 0:09:27I'm a tiger.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29'Louder!'
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- I'm a tiger.- 'Louder!'
0:09:33 > 0:09:34I'm a tiger!
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Go on, Katie Morag!
0:09:39 > 0:09:43THEY CHEER
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Come on, Katie Morag! - Katie Morag!
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- He's gaining on you!- Come on!
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Come on!
0:09:52 > 0:09:55BOTH: Yeah! Yes! Yes!
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Well done, Katie Morag!
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Never mind, John, you didn't lose by much.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14CHEERING
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Come on, tiger, come on!
0:10:18 > 0:10:20That's it, come on!
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Come on, tiger!
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Daddy!
0:10:26 > 0:10:28My daddy's hurt himself.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Hey! You're running the wrong way, the wrong way!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Come on.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51One medal is too heavy to carry.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55I reckon it's probably a two-man job.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59THEY CHEER
0:10:59 > 0:11:03'Everyone was very proud of Uncle Matthew that day,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05'especially Neilly Beag.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09'He said anyone can win a race, you just need to run fast.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12'But what Uncle Matthew did made him a real champion.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14'And that's much harder.'
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Best go up. They'll be handing out the prizes.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I think I'll leave that to you.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22What?
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- You tricked me?!- It's not our fault you went the wrong way!
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I thought I was following her!
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Guess you're not as smart as you think you are.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37But you are the fastest, so it's only fair you get the prize.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I've got a better idea.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Show your appreciation, please, for the joint winners
0:11:50 > 0:11:55of the Five Sisters Race - Mr Matthew McColl and Mr Geordie Smith!
0:12:03 > 0:12:05And in a break with tradition,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09the winner of the children's race has made a special request,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12which means that this year, the Junior Award goes
0:12:12 > 0:12:15to our youngest runner, Master Liam McColl!
0:12:15 > 0:12:17CHEERING
0:12:17 > 0:12:20That's us! I mean, you!
0:12:20 > 0:12:23'I think seeing what Uncle Matthew did made him realise
0:12:23 > 0:12:28'that prizes aren't always the most important thing after all.'
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Congratulations, you're a very worthy winner.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Now, there's a real tiger.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51ALL: Bye!
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- See you guys later. - Whoa, whoa, wait.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Aren't you forgetting something about the little bet we had?
0:12:59 > 0:13:04- But you said...- She still crossed the finishing line first.- Fine!
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Girls are every bit as good as boys.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10You said you'd sing it.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12And hop on one leg.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14THEY LAUGH
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- HE SINGS:- Girls are every bit as good as boys!
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Well done!
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Well done!
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Bye!
0:13:28 > 0:13:31'So I was right - this year's race had been
0:13:31 > 0:13:33'a very special one indeed.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38'I was glad I hadn't gone up for the medal, cos John was faster than me.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40'But that's only cos he's bigger.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44'When I grow up and we're both the same size, I'm going
0:13:44 > 0:13:47'to race him again and then, I'll beat him, of course.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49'Fair and square.'