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Highland Challenge 180 race *Guest Blog by Jo Murphy*
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Taking adventure to a whole new level with Derek. 28/05/21-30/05/21. “When
you don’t realise you’re in the moment until it becomes a memory” Summer 91
(l...
1 week ago
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Active Highland Holiday (Sat May 15 – Sat May 22)
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Here is a short account of our recent holiday to the Highlands in a hired
camper with the pictures telling the other half of the story. Our first
holiday s...
1 week ago
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The rest of May and a little bit of June.
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Here's the rest of my photos for May all packaged up with a track called
Heal from Underworld's Oblivion with Bells album.
We're still in a pandemic. ...
2 weeks ago
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A slight trick of the mind
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Getting out of your own way can be the hardest thing in our sport.
Especially when in ultra-running the lengths can be extreme in terms of
both distance an...
3 weeks ago
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April Update
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* What I said I would do last month*
I hoped to get up to running a 10k by the end of this month
*What I actually did*
Well I didn't make it to 6 miles....
1 month ago
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Mini Cards
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Recently, in an attempt to keep in touch with more of my friends I have
been painting small landscapes and making them into cards. The advantage is
th...
4 months ago
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For John
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Six blogless months since the world I knew was shattered by the sudden
death of my mother and three more since my last blog before that, a
tangible sense o...
5 months ago
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Mr West Highland Way
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John, I’m going to talk to you directly. Like Laura said in church, it
seems easier. The Hardmoors 110 in 2009 was the hardest race of my life…
and I wasn’...
5 months ago
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Thank you John
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John, I’m writing directly to you because it seems easier to talk to you
rather than trying to leave a tribute, which so many people have done far
more elo...
5 months ago
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Looking back.
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I said I had not been writing, well apparently I have been, but
sporadically and just not publishing. This is because it was not about
running and quite se...
5 months ago
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Remembering John Kynaston
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Like everyone who knew him, I was stunned and saddened to hear that John
had passed away. John’s family had asked that we all get out for a run or
walk...
5 months ago
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Plans for 2021
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I love to plan ahead and so I have entered a number of races for 2021. Some
of them were postponed in 2020 and carried over. So here is my plan for the
yea...
5 months ago
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Running in the Post Covid world
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I have just returned from a weekend marshalling at events in the Glen Lyon
Ultra. This was the first Scottish Athletics licensed event since lockdown.
It w...
10 months ago
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Spine Race 2020
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The Spine Race, to me, was like some kind of addictive, sadistic spectator
sport. Like a real-life Hunger Games, with contestants who had been
training fo...
11 months ago
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Home workout
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1 year ago
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IMPORTING A BRAND NEW HYMER MOTORHOME FROM GERMANY
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*PART A - FROM IDEA TO OFFER*
[Note: I wanted to write all this down before we forget all the details of
the excitement (there was a bit) and stress (lots o...
1 year ago
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Black Canyon 100k race report
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My road to Black Canyon was not a smooth one. In mid-November, I was busy
enjoying some newly-gained fitness (culminating in a big new marathon PR of
2:55...
1 year ago
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Just a training run!
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When Alistair Macpherson said he was going to do one last big fundraising
event Pauline and I were on board for support. We’ve been there for his
previous...
1 year ago
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U.T.....OMG!!
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It's been almost 18 months since I last wrote a blog...and almost as long
since I felt like writing one. A lot has changed and life has moved on.
Steppi...
1 year ago
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2020 Life Adventure Plans
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OK, so the formal structure of races are an absolutely necessary and
brilliant structure to bring people together in an organised and safe way
and that’s j...
1 year ago
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Pyllon Endeavour - One Year Later
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17th November 2018. 121 miles. Standing at the bottom of the road to
Glencoe Ski Centre, we all gazed at the sunrise; clear skies, and colours I
can't des...
1 year ago
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Sisters Run Three Lander Marathon
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Sister Sister start in Lindau
*Do you think I can train for a marathon in 10 weeks? *Came the message
from my small sister, Hillary. Of course I replied in...
1 year ago
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Wedding Video
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Click the 'full screen' button and turn volume up :-) xx
1 year ago
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Cateran hill race and Ultra
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I took the Friday off work, more because of the hill race that evening
rather than prepare for the ultra.
I arrived at the Spittal in plenty time expectin...
2 years ago
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The Fara
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Thursday 25th April was my last day at work, I am now officially a
pensioner. So that means we can go gallivanting any day we want, EVEN IN
THE MIDDLE OF T...
2 years ago
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Hitting a crossroads & reflecting
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***this reads more legibly from a smart phone format, desktop font contrast
poor. Posted from Blogger via iPhone hence bugs, will sort when possible!
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2 years ago
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Heart Rate zone training
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Well I've been away a long time. Sep 2015 !!!
Unfortunately I no longer have Munro who was taken by cancer way too
young. Only 8.
Life moves on (as it do...
2 years ago
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YEAR 50 - THE 2ND HALF
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As we finish off 2018 and a new age group entered the final and only second
blog of the year brings to an end a year of quite honestly nothing of note
runn...
2 years ago
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Over and Out
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I sat down to write a story about my recent run around the White Rose Ultra
course, a nice enough event on a fine but breezy day. I had a good time,
the co...
2 years ago
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Time of the season
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Season 2018
It was a new season and hopes of emulating the previous years marathon
times were quickly gone as my first race of the year arrived, Loch Katri...
2 years ago
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Adventures into Wonderland Ultramarathon
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A new ultramarathon in my backyard? How fantastic! Kristian Delacour and
Calum Anderson have been working on putting Fife on the ultramarathon map
for qui...
2 years ago
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Thank you Lakeland 50/100 for all the stories coming our way.
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As the rain bounces off the ground outside my window I’m reflecting on what
has been a race weekend of epic proportions. The Lakeland 50/100 doesn’t do
thi...
2 years ago
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One Year + on...
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Oh Dear, more than a year since my last blog when i promised myself i would
blog more.
After SDW race i was more than a bit broken. Luckily i hadn't entere...
2 years ago
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50th post; sweep-up. Whats next?
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Only 3 weeks ago, I had intended on this, my 50th post, being my last.
Indeed, two weeks ago, after finishing the Highland Fling Race on such a
validatin...
3 years ago
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Thames path 100
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You’ve just finished sitting shivering in a rowing shed drinking tea at
2am, and shortly after wards find yourself wandering around a stranger’s
back garde...
3 years ago
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Camelbak Circuit Vest review
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For the majority of this year, I have been using Camelbak packs and
bottles; I’ve always liked the look of the packs but have steered away in
the past as I...
3 years ago
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The North Face Endurance Challenge: a shortlived high and many lows
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4am in a freezing park in Sausalito, Marin County, 12 hours after stepping
off a plane in San Francisco, two days after running a work event in
Edinburgh, ...
3 years ago
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Glenmore 24 | 12 Hour Trail Race – Race Report 2017
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Glenmore 24 – 12 Hour Race 2nd September 2017 Miles Ran: 45.984 8th of 16
Females 17th of 34 Runners The Glenmore 24 event is one of the Scottish
running...
3 years ago
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The Trail Events Company Glencoe Ultra 26th August 2017
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I took part in the above event at the weekend. Here’s my story.
The Trail Events Company are newcomers to organising races in Scotland,
although have been ...
3 years ago
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Quechua Quickhiker Ultralight 3 person tent
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So, I’ve been working away for the past 18 months and the poor blog has
been set to one side. There has been a lot of saving and planning going on
as Dei...
3 years ago
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West Highland Way Race Splits
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Follows are a series of split tables and graphs for a range of West
Highland Way Race finishing times, these are meant for runners and crews of
the race. ...
4 years ago
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Withdrawal from 3100
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It is with deep regret that I have had to make an ‘eleventh hour’ decision
to withdraw from the 3100 race in New York due to my wife Elizabeth’s
medical co...
4 years ago
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Over The Sea To Skye
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No ‘speed bonny boat’, nor was there a ‘bird on the wing’. There was,
however, an ‘over the sea to Skye’. We just took the far handier bridge!
Our first tr...
4 years ago
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What the non-runner did next....
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We all know how it goes. You do a first race at a distance, or achieve a
PB, or some specific target, like that fabled sub-3 marathon. And the first
thing ...
4 years ago
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Malta marathon 2017
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From a running point of view I’ve had a pretty cruddy 6 months, back in
August I wrenched my back and like most good distance runners decided that
ignoring...
4 years ago
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Delayed Success
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Disappointment
Like old pain
Is soon forgotten
When memories remain
Of times spent in the open
Of long lonely miles
Or better still
In the comfort of ot...
4 years ago
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Same Shit.....just a different day.
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2016 turned into a lousy running year with very few positive running
stories to remember. I felt I was just turning up and running on automatic
at most eve...
4 years ago
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Finding Gobi – 3 Book Deal!
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Aaaaaaaaand the good news continues to come with our pals Gobi, Dion and
Lucja! 😀 It has certainly been a journey of sorts for this family and it
continue...
4 years ago
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Raising Lazarus at the River Ayr Way
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After a Gobi Desert type dry spell in the ultra marathon world; and after a
disappointing DNF in the West Highland Way, I thought I'd end this season
with ...
4 years ago
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BC Day Long Weekend!
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This past weekend was the BC Day Long Weekend. A lot was happening in
Vancouver with the finale of the Celebration of Light and many Pride events
including...
4 years ago
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The Final (For Now) UltraStu Blog Post - The West Highland Way and the Lanzarote Ironman - Quite Different Experiences!
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Hi
*PART ONE - My Return to Ultra-Trail Racing - The West Highland Way 95 Mile
Ultra-Trail*
Back at the start of 2015 within my 2014 Review blogpost I dis...
4 years ago
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Bears, Beards and Beers… a Romanian Adventure!
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We’ve been back home for a week now and I need to say a few words about our
experience in Romania and the epic Transylvanian Bear Race. In only its
second ...
5 years ago
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My Western States 100 Journey
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With the race being my focus this year I thought it would be good to
capture some of the build-up in the form of moving pictures on the old
YouTuber. Let m...
5 years ago
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Viking Way Ultra the long way round
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Last weekend race was a little different than what I am used to. Why you
say, it was only the 53 miles Highland Fling, as race you have done 4 times
and on...
5 years ago
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New blog
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This will be my last post on this blog - please go to my new blog on the Run
Snowdonia website
I'll be slowly adding most of the posts on this blog to the ...
5 years ago
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Ok folks, looks like I'm back on the blogging and training scene after 4
yrs of false starts etc. So here's the update as to what has been
happening over...
5 years ago
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A Trip to Narnia
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Life conspired against me when planning a 2016 running season and it worked
out that I can't do any races. At all. Now, when I don't race I tend to get
laz...
5 years ago
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Quick review of 2015
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It's been a much better year for me running wise. I lost more than 2 stone
between January and the end of March, which, along with the benefit of some
new ...
5 years ago
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Charlie The Ultra Running Collie (2002-2015) RIP
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‘So you didn’t catch him then’ a neighbouring farmer, Phil, observed with a
wry smile. ‘Didn’t catch who?’ I said. ‘Your collie, Charlie. I saw you
both...
5 years ago
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Shared Ambitions: The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc
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I first heard of the UTMB in 2008 when I was doing the Transalp race. I had
wanted to do it ever since. After having watched the start of the race last
yea...
5 years ago
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A bit better
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My last few runs have been shocking, the worst I can remember. Feels like
running through treacle.
Today I did a flat 5 miler and it felt a bit better. I av...
5 years ago
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St Clair Vineyard Half Marathon
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I feel the title alone will explain why I was persuaded to take part in
this half marathon.
Being Scottish and new to New Zealand, I’m keen to try and seek...
6 years ago
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JUST A TEST RUN
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I thought i'd start this blog to keep track of my training for this years
westhighland way race . I've new routes planned , and i'm looking forward
to shar...
6 years ago
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2014 Ending
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Well the year is almost Ending and it's been a rocky year as far as Racing
and Blogging goes. A couple of good performances at the begining of the
year an...
6 years ago
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My Quest for the Giblet
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To say I was nervous is an understatement! How Thomas got through the last
week before the race with me coming up with new symptoms every day I don’t
kn...
6 years ago
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Lakeland 100
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Lakeland 100 Website
Results
Lakeland 100 Pictures by Thomas Loehndorf
Its now two weeks since the Lakeland 100 race, an amazing experience that I
will che...
6 years ago
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The Longest Day: My Story of the West Highland Way - Andrew Macmillen
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*The Longest Day*
*My story of the West Highland Way Race 21-22 June 2014*
*Written by: Andrew Macmillen *
The 95 mile (152 kilometre) route of the We...
6 years ago
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A Most Remarkable Day and a Support Crew Members Thoughts
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You know, there are times in your life when you really feel that something
you have just witnessed is positively jaw dropping. The west Highland Way
Race w...
6 years ago
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Out running
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This blog is currently retired....
I'm out running...or maybe enjoying a cup of tea.
Thanks for your support.
7 years ago
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Talking Books
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I listened to National Geographic's 'Adventurers of the Year' live chat on
Google+ Hangouts, Kilian Jornet was among those taking part. At one point
he was...
7 years ago
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Angie - Day 365 - 1.5 miles
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Untitled by AAllum20 at Garmin Connect - Details
Went to Blackpool for the day so decided to do the last run before tea.
Steve came with me which was lovely...
7 years ago
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Back on (the) Track – Soochow 24 Hour Race
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WOW! AMAZING! INCREDIBLE! TREMENDOUS! ABSOLUTE PERFECTION! No amount of
superlatives, (how ever long they grow), can truly sum up the wonderful
event at S...
7 years ago
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Marcothon 2013
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Well that's me halfway through the Marcothon 2013, a simple challenge to
run every day in December for a minimum of 25 minutes or 3 miles. It sound
simple ...
7 years ago
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Travelling with Cruise
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A cruise to Asia may just be the thing for you if you wish to explore
exotic lands. There are many different cruise lines that offer trips to
Asia, and all...
7 years ago
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Ilkley incline!
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Little 5 kay killer hill work. 170 metres of ascent and descent, straight
up from guitar teacher's house to the Cow and Calf rocks and back down.
Stunning ...
7 years ago
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Ramapo Mountain Madness 2013 - New Jersey's toughest wee ultra
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It's now six months since we moved to New Jersey from Scotland. We live
about an hour north west of NYC, not far from where the suburbs stop and
the mount...
7 years ago
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Lakeland 50 - half the length, twice the pain
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Having the UTMB lined up for the following month I decided to err on the
side of caution and do the Lakeland 50 this year instead of the 100.
Thinking I'd...
7 years ago
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My training Calender for the Hardmoors 55
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I am running the Hardmoors 55 in March and here is my training plan
Distances in the chart are in kilometres
Distances in the chart are in kilometres
MON...
7 years ago
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Interloping on Dod's blog page - The Great Glen Way Trial Race by Karen D
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It feels rather good to be typing a race report again! Hello word document,
it’s been a while. Let’s not go into the negatives of the past 16 months
when ...
7 years ago
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West Highland Way
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This is my story of my biggest run challenge . I am now 50 years old ,
have done 5 x 100km, 1x85k, 2x 73km , 3x60 k , 3 x52k trail ultra and 1x
56 k road...
7 years ago
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A Sprint Finish it Wis'ne
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Noani, me and David
Wasn't sure last year if I was going to enter again this year as I had entered the UK Ironman in Bolton (my first ever triathlon except...
7 years ago
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West Highland Race 2013
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The journey to the WHW race 2013 started immediately after last year’s
‘Fling’. Previously I’d always decided I would leave it for a few years
before app...
7 years ago
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London Marathon pleasure and study horror (in that order)
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As the title suggests, and as the London Marathon was over a month ago, I
am in the depths of study hell. Should I be posting on my blog the day
before my ...
8 years ago
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Ultimate Trails 100k
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Been really busy so far this year working on a few new projects. I'm
working as the Course Director on a very exciting new event, Ultimate
Trails 100k, whi...
8 years ago
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2013 so far .....
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Thought I'd give a wee update on how 2013's gone so far and what i have
planned at the moment for the year ahead. In terms of previous years,
2013's got of...
8 years ago
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The Eventual Road to Sparta
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The main running goal of 2013, has well er....become a non-starter.......
The Spartathlon has filled up before I have even had a chance to qualify.
Oh well ...
8 years ago
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Marcothon 2012
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After a gruesome near death experience in the Kilpatrick Hills (11 miles in
2,5 hours crawling through a blizzard) with Marco himself I managed 5 miles
tod...
8 years ago
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Another joy
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After some more treadmill running, I ventured out for another 'outdoor' run
this evening. No frills, 2 mile plod around the streets near home, however
this...
8 years ago
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Devil O The Highlands 2012
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Well that didn’t exactly go according to plan! After the Highland Fling my
aim was to tun the Cateran Trail Ultra however I was diagnosed with
tendonitis i...
8 years ago
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West Highland Way Race 2012
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This was my second attempt at the West Highland Way Race having DNF in 2010
at Kinlochleven. I learned a lot from that year but was unable to take part
in ...
8 years ago
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...and then, there was Magic.
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I'm sure that's not what exercise physiologists call it but for me, that
moment when exhausted legs come back to life after 70 miles of plodding
will alway...
8 years ago
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To make this clear, I honestly do not know where I had the thought to run
95 miles from an affluent area in Glasgow called Milngavie to the Outdoor
Capital...
9 years ago
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How hard can it be?
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Hmm what to do?
My WHW dreams collapsed in February thru April, but like a glint of light
I’m now left just too enticingly close with the big question.
S...
9 years ago
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Not pretty in pink
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Sometimes when progress is slow it's hard to see the bigger
picture. Despite being physically inactive, I've actively been trying to
lose some of the we...
9 years ago
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health & social care bill...... (no running or bikes)
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help stop nye bevan from spinning in his grave and keep access to health
services free for all at the point of need.
our national health service certainly i...
9 years ago
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Massanutten 100 Mile
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Fort Valley, VA May 12, 2012 http://www.vhtrc.org/mmt/
9 years ago
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Activity starting: 28/10/2011 08:23
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Cross training and the cycle to work.
Week consisted of swimming 3 km 2 in sea and 1 in pool. Cycle total was
only 80km running 24km so will need to ramp...
9 years ago
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Mud Sweat And Nae Tears
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Long time no see!
A serious lack of progress in my general fitness, being a fat bugger and
always finding that I couldn't run two steps has meant a blog tha...
9 years ago
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Ben Nevis Race
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On Saturday I travelled north to run in the annual Ben Nevis Race,as most
runners know this is no ordinary hill race this one is up and down
Britains high...
9 years ago
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When Dreams Come True
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It’s difficult to describe the events of last weekend. Normally after a
race, you can summarise it fairly concisely as the events happened over a
relativel...
9 years ago
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Devil o' The Highlands 2011
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Back home after our last official encounter with the West Highland Way this
year. Tim finished the Devil o' The Highlands in about 9.15. Not bad
consider...
9 years ago
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Cameo Blogger
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RACE FOOD AND RECOVERY FOOD ALL IN ONE!
Yesterday I ran the Lairig Ghru Hill race. For those of you who don't know
its a 28 mile race from Braemar to Avi...
9 years ago
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End of an era
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An era is defined as a significant period of time. I think it's safe to
say that my last 13 years involvement with the WHW race is definitely an
era. An...
10 years ago
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The final curtain
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This is it. The final post, the last curtain call. Whatever you want to
call it. It's been 8 months of a rollercoaster ride and I've decided it's
come ...
10 years ago
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Will I Run Again ??
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It's So Far Away.
It is now 26 weeks since my knee was drilled to pieces by a couple of
doctors who carried out a procedure with no warning or discussion o...
10 years ago
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Highland Fling 2011
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This year was a bit different from last year. This year there were other
people entering the event who I knew and I had the chance to run with. Karl
Wait, ...
10 years ago
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For Those About to Run (We Salute You)
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I can't even face a bottle of Yop! today, that's how serious it is.
The first signs of Deadly Manflu were evident last Monday when i came home
from work...
10 years ago
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Hurt again !
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I wrote a short couple of blogs on fetcheveryone. Well shortish for me .
Usually I blog races and stuff but my broken foot to paid to most of that
but at...
10 years ago
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The RAW - Does my bum look big in this...?
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"Does my bum look big in this?", I say as I run past a male runner around
mile 38 of the RAW. Well no, actually I am lying, I didn't say that but
these are...
10 years ago
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The making of a memorial
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I thought some of you might be interested in the story behind the memorial
that recently appeared on the WHW.
When I heard the news that Dario had died it ...
10 years ago
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Dating in the eighties
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Hilarious.
*Dating Montage*
*Uploaded by smithy00101. - Sitcom, sketch, and standup comedy videos.*
10 years ago
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WHW Race 2010
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Hi
First of all I would like to thank John K for helping me set up my blog. I
Will start my story on the race at the end of this week.
10 years ago
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From Harvey Nic's to tents.....
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where did it all go wrong? Until recently my idea of 'roughing it' when
travelling was staying somewhere that was not en-suite and no room service
was avai...
11 years 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...
11 years 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...
11 years ago
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Running heel to toe in supportive cushioned shoes. Have we got it all wrong?
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Here’s a few controversial ideas to get you thinking. Some of these I have
been pondering over for a while and some are derived from Christopher
McDougalls...
12 years 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...
12 years ago
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