The Glen Ogle race had become my priority for the remainder of the year after cancelling my Ring o Fire entry. Given that the race had sold out in 53 minutes flat I also wanted to set a good time so that I didn’t have to worry about whether I …
Pentland Skyline Race
I had chosen earlier in the summer to run in the Pentland Skyline race in the run up to the Glen Ogle 33 race. I came to regret this as I struggled with a recurring virus after the Speyside Way race which refused to clear. The weather forecast was …
Speyside Way Race
I had spent much of July and August moving from Aboyne down to Fife, losing around 3 weeks in training due to both the move and a case of infected bursitis in the elbow developed from manhandling bookcases. The Ring O’ Fire race had always looked …
Clyde Stride
The weather forecast for raceday for the week prior indicated that Glasgow and Lanark should both be overcast and cooler, but this changed on the Friday to indicate a sunny morning and cloudy afternoon. In truth neither was correct, the sun was …
Some thoughts in advance of the Clyde Stride
7 weeks on from my first ever DNF at the Cateran Trail Race I find myself just 4 sleeps away from the Clyde Stride Race from Glasgow to New Lanark, and I couldn’t be in a better place physically and importantly mentally going into this race. So …
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Back to back long runs on the Deeside Way
This weekend was one of back to back long runs, to last 3 hours on the Saturday, and 2 hours on the Sunday, which I had planned to do on the Deeside Way and Tarland Way respectively. The weather on the Saturday was very sunny and warm, with hardly a …
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