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City to Summit – Race Report

July 5, 2017by Glenn Tait 8 Comments

It was 7pm, I was descending the West Highland Way into Glen Nevis, the Ben in front obscured by thick cloud. In my head I was debating the pros and […]

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adventure, Cycling, injury, Non-Triathlon, Running, Ultramarathon, Video/Film

Raleigh Activator 3. 1999-2016. Eulogy.

January 17, 2016by Glenn Tait Leave a comment

Raleigh Activator 3. 1999-2016. Eulogy. Bought from Ferguson Cycles Blyth, this bike was the second Raleigh I owned. It was purchased as the vehicle for my first solo adventure, […]

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Cycling, Non-Triathlon

Northumberland Coast Winter Cycle Adventure

March 28, 2015by Glenn Tait 2 Comments

This blog is long – enjoy reading, or for a video of the trip click here or there’s a gallery at the bottom! There was banging coming from the next […]

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Cycling, Holiday, Non-Triathlon

Change of title..

September 14, 2014by Glenn Tait

Just a quickie to say I’ve just changed the title of this blog, I felt after a year and a bit of being Glenn’s Road to Recovery it needed to change. […]

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Non-Triathlon, Running

Forth Road Bridge Climb

August 5, 2014by Glenn Tait Leave a comment

We climbed the Forth Road Bridge, south tower which was absolutely amazing as part of the Bridge’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. Here is a wee video of our trip…

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Holiday, Non-Triathlon

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Sometimes you just got to go with the wind. Or lean on it for help. Either way it was breezy up on top today. Good… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 7 hours ago
Lots of exercise yesterday but most of the cycling was easy paced and was to get me to the pool then to work. Modal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
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Me last night: I will go for a swim Me this morning: thinking of all the excuses not to swim. 3 days ago
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Sometimes you just got to go with the wind. Or lean on it for help. Either way it was breezy up on top today. Good run with @_andys today #pentlands #fun #run #trail #getoutside #wind #hills #clag

Strava PRs Me, like quite a lot of runners and cyclists are on Strava. I’ve been on it since the early days, I can’t remember when but I remember when that was it was easy to get KoMs around Edinburgh and beyond. I used to make segments and hunt them down. Getting a KoM was a bit of a boost for an amateur runner. I’ve never ever got a KoM for cycling, not even top 10 or probably top 50! Back then PRs were a plenty too, I’d get that notification that I gained many Prs and perhaps som top 10 trophies too. Also when KoM were stolen I’d quickly log in to see who took it and more often or not it would be a guy in a tri suit with GBR written on it as their avatar. And I’d be Ok with that though secretly thinking that proper athletes should have a separate list. Anyway, fast forward many years and I’m still on Strava. The past few years when I went into ultras they number of PRs on each run would reduce with maybe a bronze of a silver thrown in as I naturally slowed down. What also happened was that I became an easy zone 2 runner. Though running for long times are zone 2, none of the runs hurt in the way that zone 5 hurts. These runs I’d just get tired. Returning from injury I’m still reluctant to get into longer distances but I am doing more zone 3/4/5 runs and lo and behold the gold PRs are starting to appear again. Encouraging really that I am able to beat past self times and that speed is still something I can do. At the ripe age of 36 there is still some speed in these legs. I am good that I never compare myself to others and I don’t feel disheartened that there may be 1633 people faster than me over segments. I feel happy if I am beating my own times. It makes me feel like I could get some PBS over the usual distances. Though I do have some good PBs I’m proud of so I think it may be hard to get them. Plus they’re on tarmac so I’d have to transition back to the road. Trail is where my heart is. I’m torn though. Do I try to run short but fast or get back to going long? I do know though that running shorter... cont in blog #strava #blog #runnerblog #fun #run #beauty #scotland #getoutside

Finally plucked up the courage to get into the sea. The wind was strong, hail stoning on and off and then periods of sun. We hiked a few miles to this northern beach on Mull with some faith the bay may be protected from the strong westerly. The tide was low but waves were still strong with one beach very rocky. This beach seemed ok with a long wash. I changed and tentatively entered the water. The waves rushed in and I was knee deep, the sea brought in sea weed and shells on each wave. The outward wave was strong. Pulling me into the sand and toward the sea. It wasn’t ideal conditions. With no one but Andy around and definitely no life belts I decided it wasn’t a good idea to swim so I kept my feet on the sand edging further into the sea. Eventually bobbing with the inward wave up to my neck. The seaweed would build up around my legs as the waves pulled back into the sea. Eventually strong enough to pull me over. On the next wave I would have been submerged so I retreated to be safe. Thankfully I managed to dry and change before the next hail storm. Refreshing and bracing. #wildswimming #looneydook #abitlate #mull #isleofmull #dip #scotland #sea #waves #triathlon #cold #openwater #swimming #fun

First picture 2010, after losing some weight. Last picture 2019 after losing some baby face. 😃😂 2010-2019 the last decade has seen me start running properly, I ran my first marathon in 2010, my first Triathlon in 2012, first Ironman in 2013, first ultra marathon in 2015 and many other challenges. I’ve gained weight, and gained memories. Probably lost my baby face for good. Here’s to 2020 and the next decade of challenges! #decade #challenges #decadechallenge #fun

Christmas running top made its debut this year in the snowy Pentlands. A few hills in weather was fun. #running #fun #snow #hills #beauty #christmasjumper

Hills! Mountains! High places! #throwback to all these amazing runs. Nothing better than ascending to get a view. Or even in the clag the process of going up is epic. I need more ascents in my life!! #tht #throwbackthursday #hills #mountains #high #running #ultrarunning #ironman #getoutside #beauty #free #therapy #exercisemotivation

A lesson in resilience... it’s been a while since I’ve felt the burn in my chest. Perhaps it was the oxygen sapping wind or perhaps and more likely it was unfitness. Weeks of drinking, binging and junk food. Weeks of injury induced rest. I just needed to feel the rain and wind on my red raw face so I headed up into the hills to get me some weather related discomfort. Therapy comes in different guises and this is mine. Not only have I finished feeling beaten, pebble dashed and cold but i also feel alive. The climbs into the wind were tough, the wind doing its best to slow me down, the river that was the path soggy and soft underfoot slowing my progress further but I made the top. Pushing through the pain and realising the injured ankle was doing ok was a good feeling. As I sit with that aching good feeling of used muscles in the warmth of my home I know it feels even more cosy because I was out there in the elements having fun. #run #trail #wind #rain #scotland #elements #pentlands #edinburgh #getoutside #feelalive #fun #type2fun

The rain had been on all day. My injured ankle getting rested meant I couldn’t or shouldn’t run. Opting for a walk in the woods instead. Full waterproof gear on and I was good to go. The mist was hanging in the trees. Eerily still. Rain falling through the damp autumnal canopy to fall on wet decaying leaves. The tower gloomy and bold. Silhouetted trees flank it’s sides. This hill was in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped. It certainly looked the part today. It was good to get out in the fresh air and the local clag of Edinburgh. Even if it was a little damp. It makes wine, an open fire and home more cosy. #injury #tower #injuredrunner #beware #edinburgh #corstorphine #walk #mist #clag #monochrome

Cool autumn damp runs are back. It was a familiar feeling bursting the lungs with cool fresh air running up the Pentlands at first light. A distant memory being relived. The crisp air is a contrast to the humid air in Japan. Ran a bit of the @ratracehq Ultra Tour of Edinburgh. What a great course it is and reminds me how lucky we are to live in Edinburgh with all these amazing places to run! #run #pentlands #ultra #edinburgh

It sounds cliché and it probably is but the rugby does bring people together (plus alcohol helps)! We had nothing but great hospitality and good vibes coming from the Japanese and other fans. The rugby was amazing, atmosphere at all matches we went to was great, before during and after. We had a great night even away from the rugby where we got talking in small bar in Osaka to locals with broken English we got chatting around Japan, their food and drink. Before we knew it he was ordering us local foods where the barman cooked it in front of us and served it. It tasted amazing. We bought them drinks back. Then came Sake, Shoucyuu, and Japanese Whiskey. The culmination in the hospitality came when after they’d gone we found out he had paid our bill. Absolutely awesome experience. The Japan vs Scotland game was the best atmosphere I’ve witnessed at a rugby match. Both teams passionate but the Japanese outnumbered the Scots and their chants were deafening. The ladies next to Andy would cheer but then bow to Andy apologising for celebrating when they were losing. The venues and areas around them were great too. Street vendors, volunteers, and fans from different nationalities all having a good time! Brilliant experience at the rugby and Japan were great hosts. It’ll be Strange to be watching from home on Saturday morning, sober! #rwc2019 #rugby #tokyo #osaka #shizuoka #japan #beer

Japan. You were epic. Even though the Typhoon came through and adjusted our plans we had the best time in Japan. We will return. Here’s a few picture of our trip. #rugbyworldcup #rwc2019 #japan #hakone #fuji #hakone #osaka #kyoto #yokohama #tokyo #shizuoka #hiroshima #travel #rugby #england #scotland #typhoonhagibis #trail

For the next 24hrs we will be sheltering inside the hotel here in #Tokyo due to #typhoonhagibis I did fancy running whilst the wind is mild but the beers last night have put a stop to that 🤦‍♂️. Hopefully the storm will pass without much damage but I feel for those in less solid buildings than this one. A category 5 storm is one of the strongest apparently. 🤞🙏🇯🇵

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