Bless me Strava for I have sinned. It has been seven weeks since my last race. I didn’t actually quite mean it to be so long but after an overload of races in June and July the plan was to ease it back a couple of weeks then build up for a few track PB … Continue reading Roads – the PODfather Stirling 10k 2022
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Loaded Gun – the Tilli 10k 2019 and finishing the year with a smile
So the year has pretty much come to a close now. I haven’t blogged for a wee while for a number of reasons. Firstly I hadn’t done anything of note and with the blog being as fresh as a loaf that’s been in a Lochgelly breadbin since April, as we approach the roaring 2020s there … Continue reading Loaded Gun – the Tilli 10k 2019 and finishing the year with a smile
Repetition – the year that was 2019
“Eastenders was hilarious tonight” “No barcode mate? No worries” “Loving Gavin Hinde’s new perm” “Ach Brexit doesn’t matter, let’s all just get pissed” Jacob Rees Mogg “I had a lot of luck today” John Speirs “My brother is my best pal” Noel Gallagher “High flying St Mirren” “I didn’t like it…. I thought it was … Continue reading Repetition – the year that was 2019
Roadrunner – the Strathaven 10k 2019
Are we there yet? Is the season finished yet? At least there's a XC lull and it's back to the roads. I’ve had my double peak this year and pretty much nailed what I tried to do but even though last week’s XC showed that the tank is about empty but I still have another couple … Continue reading Roadrunner – the Strathaven 10k 2019
Blue – The Scottish XC Relays 2019
I've been quite fortunate/ unfortunate (delete where applicable) to be involved in the relays with my club this year, not just running them but being involved at the sharp end and competing for medals. Now as I say, it's great scraping the selection, but man it can be a burden, particularly when you are the … Continue reading Blue – The Scottish XC Relays 2019
The GO! Festival Ayr 2019. How do I go about it?
I was really pleased to be asked to work alongside Ayr's GO! Festival to try and encourage those who quite fancy the idea of a run but don't really know how to go about it. In 2011 I was that person, hadn't run for over 20 years, was overweight and smoking 20-30 a day and … Continue reading The GO! Festival Ayr 2019. How do I go about it?
A Forest – the Devilla Forest 15k Trail race 2019.
Fife. You hear the stories. The horrors. Even people from Greenock show trepidation when the Kingdom is mentioned. You see the pictures on Running Friends Scotland with their luminous vests, stories of running around pan handles, mad names like Skwerls, these people who apparently wear shorts over their tights and wear headphones in races just … Continue reading A Forest – the Devilla Forest 15k Trail race 2019.
Fight – so that’s what the No. 1 token looks like – Ayr parkrun 199.
Disclaimer: Yes. I know, parkrun isn't a race. There's hundreds of them every week and hundreds of people finish first every week. As usual this is all personally relative to me, and not how top runners would feel, but how a heading rapidly towards 50 baldy never-was feels. It's all about the perspective so … Continue reading Fight – so that’s what the No. 1 token looks like – Ayr parkrun 199.
Winter – from parkrunning to the Scottish indoor 3000m and an unexpected result.
It really has been a while since my last blog, and it's been a mixture of not really having much to say and just being disenchanted by the whole expressing myself malarkey. I just felt here that I had to put this one down in writing to remember how I felt as it ends well … Continue reading Winter – from parkrunning to the Scottish indoor 3000m and an unexpected result.
Running out – LAAA XC and the year that was
So the racing year for me is over. I’d like to tell you it finished in a blaze of glory, smashing the field as I sprinted to glory in that most prestigious of races, one in the echelons of Athletic prowess, the Lanarkshire X Country Championships. Now I could but it would be a total … Continue reading Running out – LAAA XC and the year that was
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