I've been good, really, I have. Tuesday i didn't do the time trial, I helped out and did a few k before it and during it. Tommy had a great run , PBing and took over from me at the top of the Time Trial league and is now red hot favourite to win it, … Continue reading Starting back more gingerly than Lulu drinking a can of Irn Bru with Ross Burton – Tollcross parkrun
Barney Sumner or Shaun Ryder?
Aka Blue Monday or the Happy Mondays? It's the last day of August. The most honking of honking running months I have had since Nov 2013 - March 2014. Away and do one August and may your next Jobbie be a hedgehog. I’m not patient. I really try to be but I am not. I … Continue reading Barney Sumner or Shaun Ryder?
I started something I couldn’t finish
This is my 50th blog post. Thanks to all who have stayed with me through the journey. This is of course going to be an all singing, all dancing celebration then, eh? Of course not, it's me here. Last time I was on a horse. Well the horse kicked me off. Then kicked me. Then … Continue reading I started something I couldn’t finish
I’m on a horse
Got back on the horse Thursday though I had a cold. Very slow 5 miler but I completed it. Got a few slaggings as expected. Lots of aches and pains and may be next week before I try again but at least the fear is out the way. Today's words..... Decided not to give … Continue reading I’m on a horse
The Rise and Fall – Haddington Half marathon
It was always going to come. After a few months of improvements and PBs there was always going to be a lull, a fall, and I thought I was prepared for it. What I wasn't prepared for was the extent of it. After my 3k on the Friday I had possibly the best track session … Continue reading The Rise and Fall – Haddington Half marathon
Pretty Green – another 3k in Glasgow
I don't like moping anymore. I was desperate to get out a run after Tuesday's disaster despite my back niggles. Get back on the bike so to speak. Opportunities weren't great though. Elaine is a student nurse and this week was nightshift so there wasn't going to be an opportunity until maybe the weekend. I … Continue reading Pretty Green – another 3k in Glasgow
A Wednesday reflection
The less said about last nights Fartlek session the better. Group too fast. Legs too heavy from Sunday. Back very sore. It was totally flooded and a mud bath. My head was in the wrong place. Got a row from Jim White afterwards as I coaxed him into the group by telling him to be … Continue reading A Wednesday reflection
In Between Days
It seems like forever ago since my last blog entry. Probably because I haven't raced since Victoria Park and my next race is a couple of weeks away, the Haddington half marathon. I am in between races, in between days where I can put that Motherwell vest on and give it laldy. It's been a … Continue reading In Between Days
An Unexpected Groovy Treat – Victoria parkrun
I continued my running ethic when I returned home and did a track session on the Saturday (Pyramid of 200 400 600 800 800 600 400 200, I toiled but had a good training buddy in Coach John) and a ten miler up to and round Chatelherault on Sunday. An ambitious 6 sessions in 6 … Continue reading An Unexpected Groovy Treat – Victoria parkrun
Coasting along
There was an entirely different perspective on my running this week my dear blogpeeps. Saturday's track session was definitely last week now, so I can file it under "Ouch" in my lexicon cabinet of pain. Sunday morning was this week and the club run had a good squad, and the banter (mostly aimed at yesterday's … Continue reading Coasting along
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