Running – the obsession
Originally posted on Run Spud Run!:
As many people know I’m a little obsessed with running. It has become part of my life in a big way. To show my…
The darker side of being a runner
If you’re a runner or someone who competes for fun or even for glory you will have at some point witnessed the highs of your chosen sport. In running this […]
Confidence broken
And just as the world was looking up and I wrote a blog about confidence I only go and get injurated*. 😦 *new word I slipped on a paving stone […]
Confidence
I’ve had some doubts of late whether I’d be able to complete this 8day Ultra in May. My usual visualisation of the race that I do to mentally prepare myself […]
An 80km week
I stretched the 80km over 5 days fairly evenly. Partly as I was due to be travelling this weekend but also because the snow came and I wanted to run […]
I miss my bike
It’s been a few months since my lovely hybrid got stolen from me by a deranged idiot* and I’ve still not replaced him. I could say it’s because I’m busy […]
Huge training week
This week I reached a total of 75 km in training which is by far my furthest of this training cycle. It’s been a good week of being able to […]
It was one of those runs I wished I hadn’t started
Bleak. Bleak was the scene that I found myself in. I’d convinced myself that I was clearly invincible and that shorts were also a good idea. The forecast was for […]
MAPS! I love Maps!
Who doesn’t right? Now I’m in Ultra mode, and training, I’m getting excited about long training runs and have begun to dream of mini adventures to while away a day […]
Ultra Equipment!
Is there no other better thing than buying kit? I need to buy: Poles, to practice using and help me on the hills Trail Shoes, the mudclaws are running out […]
16 Week Plan… done!
I’ve made a plan! It’s not very extensive, or full, or complete, but it is there! The colours relate to where I can and can’t run. Fitting ultra training around […]
