This was my first official race in Sweden, and my first official race in almost 4 years. I did do a virtual half marathon in October 2020, but we ran that as part of a long training run with Solvikingarna and treated it as a comfortably hard training run, until the final mile when I …
Forfar Multi-Terrain Half Marathon – 3rd February 2019
This was my second year running Forfar’s Multi Terrain half marathon, a race which is very popular with a high demand for places. Organised by the town’s own running club Forfar Road Runners, this is a well organised event & typically sells out in minutes not hours so you have to be quick!! This race …
Auchterarder Running Festival Half Marathon – Sunday 3rd November 2019
I wasn’t sure until the day before whether I was going to run this race or not, but I’m so glad I did. I’d signed up for it the day it opened on Entry Central as it sells out really quickly, and I figured it was better to have a place and defer it rather …
Dundee Half DRAM – Sunday 7th July 2019
The Dundee Half DRAM 2018 was the first half marathon distance race I had done since 2005, and I ran it over 28 minutes faster than my previous one and only half marathon. However, I had been tantalisingly close to, but on the wrong side of, 1 hour 40 minutes so I had unfinished business …
Edinburgh Half Marathon 2019
This is my first race report for the Brechin Road Runners, about my first ever running race! As someone who only started running outside in February 2019, it was a major goal for me to set a self- imposed high achievement target. (Yes, I love putting myself under enormous pressure! Lol) As such, and after …
Loch Leven Half Marathon – 11th May 2019
Having run my one and only half marathon in August 2017 – after which my running more or less ground to a halt until mid 2018, followed by my usual winter lay off using bad weather as an excuse, I had gotten back into it earlier in 2019 than any other year. I was running …
Stirling Half Marathon – Sunday 28th April 2019
Farewell Neneh Cherry. Racing a Half Marathon on about 2 ½ hours sleep is the best way to ensure you get a cracking PB – isn’t it? Sometimes, just sometimes, things go largely the way you want them to, and give you a nice wee confidence boost. My main running goal for this year – …
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 …
Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9th September 2018 – by David Wilson
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 …
Debbie’s Half DRAM – Sunday 15th July – by Debbie Thain
The Dundee Half DRAM and I have something of a history. It was my very first half marathon back when I was getting started in the longer distances in 2014. At the time it seemed arduous and never ending, the looming three-hour time limit the only thing propelling me forward. I bring up my first …