Injurated
Just when everything was going well I only went and injurated. I know this isn’t a word but it is. I’ve gone and done it twice though. Once, walking across […]
Charity Cycle Ride
Donate I was asked to help organise a Charity Cycle Ride for folk in the office to do to raise money for Hope for Children. Last weekend 8 of us […]
I’m still 20, right?
You know that thing that when you’re in your 30s and you still feel like you’re in your early 20s and can’t believe the pace of change in people’s lives? […]
I’ve just entered the toughest thing I’ll probably ever do…
The Cape Wrath Ultra. 400kms, 8 days, Fort William to Cape Wrath. After much deliberation and much thought, I was sat at work with butterflies entering this race. It’s going […]
Obsessing
I’ve been following the Cape Wrath Ultra on social media, from the 2016 race to the chatter it got. Ourea events have been ramping up the chatter even more with […]
Post ultra feet
I have to say that I was amazed to get zero blisters whilst running Glasgow to Edinburgh. I put it down to merino wool socks and hard feet. I was […]
An ode to the trail
Last night I cycled home from work and decided to run around my local nature reserve which has some awesome trails and is perched on the top of a hill […]
I’ve ran from Glasgow to Edinburgh!
This title was the only reason I ran this race. I have to admit that the canal towpath, as lovely as car-free places are, did not fill me with much […]
Ultra Maranoia
I first heard the term Maranoia a few years back when it comes to the London Marathon time of year a lot of people talk about it. I’ve never done […]
2 weeks
I’m setting out in 2 weeks time to run 56 miles. That’s 90km. That’s a long way. I’ve been starting to visualise the run. Walk through it mentally, figure out […]
