After the success of the summer tourist runs, including one to St Andrews Parkrun, the Footers decided to do some Parkrun tourism this year on one Saturday of each month. With it being the start of the year, Ian picked Stonehaven Parkrun partly due to its relatively close proximity. Unfortunately the weather turned wintry a …
Double Parkrun Day: Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline Parkruns New Years Day 2019
Happy Double Parkrun Day New Year’s Day is a time for contemplation. For reflecting on the previous year, and deciding what you want to achieve and prioritise in the coming one. For setting goals and making plans for how to achieve them. And maybe for eating a lot and recovering from the excesses of Hogmany. …
Pauline’s Depth Year 2019
NOTE: This post has nothing to do with our usual fare, and very little to do with running, though it will get mentioned a little. However, if you’re interested in the idea of a depth year, then read on. Mindfulness is “on trend” just now. There are plenty of books and blogs on …
One Year of BRR
Brechin Road Runners had their first meet up on 22nd October 2017, after Pauline set up a Facebook Event and advertised it on a Brechin Community page. A lot has happened since then. Stuart had the bright idea of doing a back-and-forth interview about the first year of our fledgling club. But of course with …
Springburn Parkrun – November 17th 2018
The decision to do Springburn Parkrun was very much a last-minute one. Michael and I had booked tickets for the Glasgow Games Festival months ago, as we (mostly he) run a board game review site. Last year was the first year we had gone to it, and we had just driven through early on the …
Hartley Cup 2018 – November 18th 2018
The Hartley Cup 2017 was my first experience of racing for, and with, a Running Club. I’d only joined up about 6 weeks prior to it and, as such, had nothing to prove. Though somehow I’d managed to get myself into the mixed team rather than a female-only team due to the (lack of) availability …
Glen Clova Half Marathon 10th November 2018
Despite David reminding us all the night before, and warning us that Glen Clova sells out quickly, I completely forgot about it. On the evening of 20th August when it went live on Entry Central, I went off for a shower at about 9:00pm, just as entries were opening. By the time I next checked …
Forfar 5k for Guide Dogs – 14th October 2018
Having missed the first Guide Dogs 5k on 8th July this year – which was won by BRR founding member Stuart McConnachie, I was very pleased to hear that Charlotte was organising a new event just a few months after the inaugural one in aid of Guide Dogs Week. Charlotte is a core part of …
An Evening with Eilish McColgan
Fellow Brechiner Pete Barrow, in conjunction with Arbroath Footers, arranged a Q & A and warm up with Eilish McColgan on Tuesday 2nd October 2018 at the Arbroath branch of Mackie Motors, who sponsor the athlete. Tina Fowler of the Footers took on the task of advertising the event to club members and sending invites …
Loch Ness Marathon – 23rd September 2018
If I had to sum up this experience in one word, it would be phenomenal. That covers the effort involved to get race ready (which I covered in this previous post), the scenery along most of the route, the hospitality shown by Inverness for the Festival, the running community in general, and my experience of …