The goals for 2019 have not panned out as I planned. My aim for my running life was to look more to trails and ultra-running, although I did know marathons were still going to play a part. I had no plans for a spring marathon as the Glen Lyon Ultra was my main race. This …
My first experience of anything Ultra came in the early 90’s. It was early May and myself and a handful of club mates were travelling to run the Dunoon Half Marathon. We were travelling from Alexandria early on a Sunday morning. On the way there, we passed another club mate who I thought was out …
Pauline asked me if I’d mind doing a review of my running year for 2018 and a write up of some hopes and fears for 2019 with a view to boring a’body with my plans for some adventures into untried territory in the form of Ultra Running next year. I wasn’t too enthusiastic at first …
I entered the Auchterarder Half Marathon for no other reasons that I saw it online when I was bored and “Hey, a race!”, so I clicked submit. I knew nothing of this race other than it was the first event last year; well I was in and basically forgot all about it. Training since my …
The Balloch to Clydebank Road Race is one of the longer established road races in the Scottish Athletics calendar being first held on 31st March 1928. Originally billed as a “marathon race of 12 miles”, it was organized by Clydesdale Harriers to coincide with the Clydebank Students Charities Day. Dunbartonshire Amateur Athletic Association subsequently took …
On Thursday 8th March, three Brechin Road Runners travelled to Aberdeen in order to attend an informal discussion with Robbie Simpson and Fraser Clyne. The event was hosted by Will Stewart who is the manager of the Aberdeen branch of Run 4 It. The event was free, but with the option of donating to the …