Hill runner bloodied by cow clash

A hill runner was left bloodied and bruised by a cow in the Pentlands after he unwittingly came between the animal and its calf.

Mark Har tree ,53, has warned other walker sand runners to be careful after the incident on a public footpath.

Mr Har tree, a keen runner and president of Carnethy Hill Running Club, was taking part in a virtual extreme triathlon with a friend when he accidentally came between a cow and its calf on Turnhouse Hill.

The cow ran at Mr Hartree and knocked him into a bro - ken wall, causing a cut to his head, and then stood on his legs.

It eventually retreated when Mr Hartree “punched” it in the face with his palm.

He is still in pain after the incident, which happened on 22 August, and has warned others not to make the same mistake.

R angers have placed signs in the area warning people to avoid the cows. Mr Har tree was running from Carlops to Flotterstone, and was walking down Turnhouse Hill through fields when he came across a herd of cow son the public footpath.

The runner, who lives in Edinburgh, but grew up in Kent next to a dairy farm, felt confident enough to shoo the cows away from the footpath.

But he did not realise there were calves in the field, and that he had unwittingly tried to shoo a cow away from her calf.