Operation Ultra/ not get injured
It’s started. Tentatively I wander into the balancing act of increasing my running and all the while warding off the injury. This tightrope is thin. The foot continues to grumble, […]
Category Archives: Running
This is my commute #Edinburgh
It’s a strange thing, waking up and throwing yourself into exercise, transforming your current state of sleepiness to a highly attentive state within minutes. The change in body and mind […]
Trouble ahead of the Marathon
Its been 6 weeks since I last ran which as preparation goes for a marathon next week isn’t the best. My last long run had me hobbling when I […]
Foxtrail Winter Running Series: Race 3 Night trail run
The light was fading, the blue turning to dark blue and the stars were getting brighter. The wake boarding jumps were being illuminated out on the still lake, a peaceful […]
Hyper-awareness
You never put so much thought into every waking minute into one thing unless you’re injured. Every minute is consumed by my knee. Since having those mega pains on Thursday […]
An unexpected step back week
It all began well, a good run on Tuesday and Wednesday saw me run twice, though one was just with the work run club. It’s only week 2 and they’re […]
Surprisingly easy
You have some days of running when all things seem to fall into place. Yesterday was one of those days. My plan said run for 2hrs 15mins easy. I worked […]
I’ve learned my lesson and become better for it.
What a philosophical title to what is a a blog post about listening to your body and learning from past mistakes. Week 4 long run saw me struggle through a […]
Snow run
I took a run up the Pentlands, a go to place for me. Got lost on one hill with the snow covering the way and I ended up dredging through […]
Nippy butt / glute / piriformis
I’m not sure what it was, the ice on the pavement changing my gait, the fast 10min threshold intervals, or just a tough session but I ended yesterday’s intervals with […]
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