Ultra training week 4: Bad running, good running
I am training for an ultra race of 50k. I decided to do this in celebration of my 50th birthday, although I am wondering why I set myself what now seems like a ridiculous...
Category: Running
Training for an ultra: The menopause pains
Yesterday I felt like I was running through treacle. Both my body and mind felt heavy and nothing seemed to be good with my training session. The session, planned by John Hampshire Coaching, was...
Ultra training week 3: One step forward, one step back
This week the ultra training (thanks you John Hampshire Coaching) looked easier. Two gentle jogs or walks of around 30 minutes mid-week and then a 30km weekend run. The 30km run was still daunting...
Review: New Active Root sports drinks
Scottish sports drink company Active Root has launched a new version of the Original Ginger flavour and a new product, Active Root Green Tea and Ginger drink. I should confess I am already a...
Scottish runner triumphs in Ultra Great Britain race
Scottish ultra runner Lesley Lynn was the first female to finish the epic Ultra Great Britain this week. Ultra Great Britain: The Race Across Scotland 2018 saw runners attempt to complete the 214 miles...
Sign up for Coast to Coast race across Scotland
There is still time to enter the Coast to Coast 2018 event that is organised by Rat Race Adventure Sports. The run, bike and kayak challenge takes place on the weekend of September 8...
Training for an ultra: Week 2
The nausea of the 30k training run last week left me weak and despondent. Monday night’s circuits class lifted me a bit but I had stiff and sore muscles and I still felt under...
Racing the Aberfeldy Middle Distance Triathlon relay
Joining the Aberfeldy Middle Distance Triathlon (1900m swim, 88km ride, 21km run) in the latter stages of the race felt odd. First, there had been the sudden start on Sunday morning. Not knowing how...
Training for an ultra: One week in
I turned 50 in May and I set myself a goal to run a 50k ultra. That’s 30 miles on the imperial scale. (I might do a 50-mile ultra after that but let’s see.)...
My first run with the Westies hill running club
An account my first time running with the legendary Westies (Westerlands) Hill Running Club, based in the west of Scotland. I had been meaning to join them for a training run for years, on...
