Seven Seconds Away… (cue Neneh Cherry) I signed up for this race the day after BHGE 10k. I’d been mulling it over for a while, but figured it would be a good re-introduction to half marathons. My one and only half prior to this point was the Great Scottish Run in 2005, back when …
I only went and won it. I’ve never placed in a run before. When I do a parkrun there always seems to be some really rapid folks ahead of me. This was a great experience. I could talk about the relatively small field and the fact it was listed as a fun run rather than …
Date & Time: Saturday 2nd June 2018 at 09:00am Although I’ve been doing Parkrun semi-regularly since last summer, I’ve only attempted two different Parkrun courses: our local one at Montrose, and Kirkcaldy Parkrun which is a 2 minute jog from my in-laws. So our trip to UKGE 2018 (which you can read all about here …
Montrose Sprint Triathlon – June 3rd 2018 750m swim 20k bike 5k Run. So it seems the word sprint means different things in the triathlon world than it does in the running one. So I’m a runner. And I find myself standing by a swimming pool with 30 others. Killing time and nervously chatting …
I signed up for this race just before Christmas 2017. David, Charlotte, Michael, Ross and Hugh all signed up too, so it was looking like a nice wee BRR outing. By that point I had been training regularly for 2 – 3 months. At the start of October I had found 6 mile runs a …
The Monikie 10K has been a cornerstone on my race calendar every year since I started racing. It’s a local no-nonsense affair, and is one of the few ‘shorter’ races I take part in, giving me the rare chance to let loose and run with full speed and little tactics. It’s also the closest thing …
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Smokies 10, a ladies only race which is organised by the Arbroath Footers. The popularity of the race can be seen from the fact that it sells out within a couple of hours. Ladies travel from across Scotland (and possibly a few from further afield) to take part …
The Stirling Marathon has been looming on my race calendar since late October last year, having just completed the Yorkshire Marathon and realising my hopes of an Ultra Tour of Arran were unfeasible until I had a bit more marathon experience. So naturally, I signed up for Stirling… aaaand the Ultra Tour of Edinburgh, a …
This race was first mentioned to me by Charlotte back in January. At the time she said I should enter it as I had a good chance of placing (e.g. finishing in the top 3). At that point I hadn’t been running that long and it seemed a ludicrous idea, but I was sold on …
Having toed the start line at the Angus HAM four times before, I felt like I had a slight advantage compared to some of the other runners; I knew what I was letting myself in for. It’s a long single anti-clockwise loop through open tarmac roads, with scarce civilisation and spectators to cheer you on …