Corbett bagging: A new friend and a run to Càrn Chuinneag
Cath and I have been friend-matched by a someone we both know. Jo knew that Cath was keen to find people to join her on training runs for this year’s Cape Wrath Ultra. Jo...
Category: Fit over 50
Inspiration, interviews and empathy as we head into our middle and later years.
‘We need to change how we talk about the menopause’
I was invited to write about my realisation that I was menopausal in this feature for the Sunday Post. The article focused on broadcaster Kaye Adams and her call to change how we all...
Menopause advice for cyclists – and other sporty women
This article appeared in the Journal of Cycle Coaching and was commissioned by the Association of British Cycling Coaches. The aim was to give coaches more information about how the peri-menopause and menopause affects...
Webinar video: Cycling Through the Menopause
This evening I chaired a vey informative and interesting webinar for Scottish Cycling entitled: Cycling Through The Menopause. If you missed it, you can see the recording of the session below. The session will...
My menopause: The Merina coil, oestrogel and an update on fitness
I haven’t written about my menopause for a while but there have been a few changes to report – and I am soon to host a talk for Scottish Cycling called Cycling through the...
Campsies ski tour 2: Meikle Bin
This is a report of my second half-day ski tour in the Campsie Fells. This time, Hubby G and I skied from the Crow Road, via Lecket Hill to Meikle Bin summit – and...
Ultra runner Alasdair Meldrum sets FKT on Ayrshire Coastal Path
Alasdair Meldrum has set a Fastest Known Time (FKT) time for running the Ayrshire Coastal Path. He completed the 161km (100 miles) route from Glenapp to Skelmorlie in 23 hours and 38 minutes and...
‘It is actually very steep’: Corbett Stob a’Choin
I read “very steep slopes” on the Walk Highlands website when describing Stob a’Choin and thought to myself: “I bet the gradient won’t be too bad.” My friend Ben thought the same. The reality...
Walking above the clouds on the Corbett Beinn a’Choin
I got lucky with the weather at the weekend during a run-hike of the Corbett Beinn a’Choin, from Inversnaid, in Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. But things did not look so hopeful...
A Corbett & a gold mine: Beinn Chuirn
I can’t remember when someone told me there was a gold mine in the hills near the Scottish Highlands’ village of Tyndrum. I wasn’t even sure if I had heard correctly. But when I...
