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The Fairy
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Today was the day, that after four weeks of NO physical activity, I got back
to running. And I'm aware of certain critics that have commented upon my
lack ...
1 day ago
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Friday: Easy Run
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Time: 8.25m
Route: From Coney Greave, nr Leek
Run Distance: 5.26miles
Time Run: 41mins 50secs (average pace - 7.59)
Details
Katrina and I travelled down to ...
1 day ago
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Management Course
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No running so far today as I have been on a course all day. Here is what I
have learnt so far.
*Lesson 1:*
A man is getting into the shower just as his...
2 days ago
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A Run With The Glee Club
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Saturday saw my first group training run for a while. The plan was to run
from Tyndrum to Kingshouse and back, a total of 36 miles with various
options to ...
3 days ago
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A brief, but enjoyable, musical interlude
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Normal service shall be resumed momentarily. In the meantime enjoy the
cerebral and auditory pleasures of Mister Cutler and the Butthole Surfers.
4 days ago
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In the navy…
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Neal was under some sort of illusion that he would be able to update his
blog while he was away on basic training…I think not by the sound of it! So
I am ...
5 days ago
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Busy Busy Busy
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The problem with blogging is this….
….when you’ve got time to blog it’s usually because you’ve got nothing
better to do with your time and therefore have n...
5 days ago
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hardly a cloud in sight...
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...apart from the one we're standing on
looking back towards home and rudyard lake..
and over to the peaks and shutlingsloe
a lovely sunny muddy run
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5 days ago
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THREE
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Three weekends, three races, three distances, three pbs!
And now I have my Running Club Bronze Award Standard.
At the start of this year I couldn't even si...
6 days ago
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Sunshine on the soul
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Okay, all back to plan (for today at least). The sun was out, the sky was
bright blue and the autumn colours looked stunning. Off to the Pentlands for
a ni...
6 days ago
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Glen Clova Half Marathon
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I was looking forward to this race since I’ve had an easy time training wise
last month, and it’s now time to get back into doing a bit of effort. It’s
bee...
6 days ago
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I am back ...
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... in my running shoes! After many weeks (I think in fact it might be a
couple of months now) of not running (skating instead and then "recovering"
or bei...
6 days ago
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Club Fat Ass - Go Deep!
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Today Neil and I joined up with Club Fat Ass for the run "Go Deep". Cheryl a
long time running friend is the host of this event so we always make an
effor...
6 days ago
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All in a week's work
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I survived my first hill race! Well, I nearly never started it. I was so wet
behind the ears, I turned up without all (eh, actually any) of the necessary
e...
1 week ago
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Choices
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Until yesterday I was trying to run at least twice a week and, whilst
occasionally managing about three miles before things go wrong, generally I
am in dis...
1 week ago
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I lied!
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Having said that I was going to hang up my Vibrams last week, I found that
the persistent tenderness in the balls of my feet that I was suffering from
had ...
1 week ago
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I went a run today
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I went a run today. I ran for 4 miles round Edinburgh. It took me around 31
minutes. I wore a blue helly hansen top, a blue pair of tracksters and a
pair o...
1 week ago
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The summit
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I've been travelling for work the last few weeks so blogging has been
neglected. Had my first run in the Snow in Switzerland but forgot my camera
:-(
Thi...
1 week ago
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A Slight Change Of Plan
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December's training plan is in the bin, I just couldn't resist this one it
looks like a cracker!
...Ah well best laid plans and all that...
1 week ago
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Fraochaidh
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Standing between Glen Creran and Glen Duror and being the final hill after
Beinn Maol Chaluim on my truly local ‘why have I never done that?’ hit-list,
the...
1 week ago
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Javelina 100
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Javelina 100 wasn’t originally on my race calendar. For months, the
schedule was Syllamo 100 on October 24, a nice two-week gap, then Ozark 100
two weeks ...
2 weeks ago
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Taking it Easy?
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November. Dark evenings and gloomy afternoons. For the past couple of years
this season has seen me preparing for the Rotherham Round in early December,
50...
2 weeks ago
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Annapurna Sanctuary
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You want to see mountains? See below.
I did some running too: MBC to ABC and back in 59. Minutes. 430m climb from
3800 to 4230 included. Downhill was easy,...
2 weeks ago
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a glimpse of runner high...
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well I think that is what I was feeling as I ran home from work tonight.
Today was my first run following my 10K on Sunday as it was the first day I
did no...
2 weeks ago
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Running, barfing and writing
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A post with running in it! Despite committing myself to writing 50,000 words
this month I've managed to devise a kind of plan to move this running
malarky ...
2 weeks ago
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For foot’s sake!
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2 weeks on and a total of 2 miles running. Went to the physio at Hampden
and I have Plantar Fasciitis (don’t think I have ever seen two i’s together
befor...
3 weeks ago
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Home made Huarache sandle
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Did my first mile tonight in home made Huaraches they worked well, no slip
or slid they did not move at all, at 2mm they did not offer much protection
but...
4 weeks ago
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RECOVERY/RUN
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I have been surprised at my recovery from Saturday, by the end as i have
said my legs and joints where sore, well finished really. but on Sunday they
where...
4 weeks ago
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Finished
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At 12.28 I completed my 250th lap, or 100 km in distance, and left the
track. I had been having a number of problems since 10.30 or so: I had been
violentl...
4 weeks ago
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Waters, Lakes and Wine ...
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I could get used to this lark.. Had a great week so far running wise.. On
Sunday I caught up with Lucy and Richie and Kipper the dog and hung on with
them ...
5 weeks ago
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Western States 2010 Enrolment
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Thought I would post a prompt to those who may have been contemplating
having a bash at Western States at some stage. Registration for the lottery
is curr...
1 month ago
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3 weeks to go
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So its only 3 weeks to go to the Dublin marathon.
Since I last blogged we have had a lovely long weekend in France with our
friends David and Laura. What a ...
1 month ago
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3 Weeks writing
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2 months ago
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UTMB - DNF....
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So, what was the story of my UTMB race 2009? Well, the bottom line is that I
DNF’d (Did Not Finish). Not only that, I DNF’d after no more than 20 of the
10...
2 months ago
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Devil O’ the Highlands 2009
Support Report
When Sue had entered the Devil O’ Pauline and I said “Can we come!” So on
Friday night Ken and Sue picked us up a...
3 months ago
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Want to see me naked ?
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Hi out there !
After my sudden end of the WHW run 2009 finaly the doctors found what
happend to me.
I have about 10 big kidney stones. See the nice pictu...
3 months ago
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West Highland Way to West Shenzen Bay
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A belated race report but I've been in Hong Kong recently with no time for
life-sapping activity such as blogging....
Got to Milngavie in plenty of time f...
4 months ago
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All over....for the moment
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Now awaiting a bone scan, but the horrible fact of the matter is that UTMB
is off for me. I still can't run a mile without swelling and pain in my left
kne...
5 months ago
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East to West 4th/5th April
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The forecast was several hours behind itself on Saturday, resulting in not
only a battle against a strong headwind on the bike out from Edinburgh
towards C...
7 months ago
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13 Weeks to Go
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Again not a great week started out with a slow 36km and finished tail end by
missing Fri and Sat.
7 months ago
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23 miles of mud, ice & a near death experience !
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I was off on Monday 16 February so I decided to try and get a run in now
that the snow was shifting. Loch Ordie near Dunkeld is the nearest place for
me...
9 months ago
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The West Highland Way Race - the Supporter's Account
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21st June was the day of the West Highland Way Race. Tim, my husband and
runner, came in at 22 hours, 58 mins and 52 seconds. That means that he
starte...
1 year ago
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Walking on Stuchd an Lochain
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Well, Hogmany is for something after all. Went for a gentle stroll up
Stuchd an Lochain, which is near the head of Glen Lyon.
Its only 2.75 miles from ...
1 year ago
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