Running the length of Scotland
482miles / 770 km 119hours of running 18 different days over 11 Months 21000m of ascent. Running the length of Scotland. Little did I know that when I signed up […]
Category Archives: Trail Running
West Highland Way in 3 and a bit days – planning
Planning the WHW would have been easier if it had been “in season” however I decided to do it in the off season due to work commitments and left over […]
Day 4 WHW – Race for the train
I had one too many beers last night and was talking a bit backward so decided to go to bed early at 8:30! I was chatting to the Dutch guy […]
Day 2/3 WHW
I wake in an empty hostel, no one it seems came in last night and I didn’t see the ranger again. I made coffee and went up to my room. […]
WHW day 1
I’ve got my feet up and drinking tea. I’m not long out of the bath. I’m the only one in Ardress Lodge and I feel relaxed. Today was fun, I […]
Fast paced for me: Antonine Trail Race Report
I can’t remember when I last entered a race where I ran flat out, at threshold, for a sustained period of time. Perhaps it was the Nocturnal Ultra where I […]
That Damn Bird
I swear there’s only one Cuckoo alive in the UK and that cuckoo followed us from Fort William to Cape Wrath. ALL-THE-WAY! Have you ever noticed that although they say […]
Things I learnt on a Multi Stage Ultra
Fiona Russell did a great job of summarising her 18 things she learnt whilst blogging for the Cape Wrath Ultra and I thought I would have a go myself. Here […]
My Cape Wrath Ultra Story
I’ve been toying with this for a couple of days, how do I do the experience justice in a blog? How do I put down in words the emotions, the […]
8 days remain
8 days remain. The same number of days I will be running for. Excited but scared. I’ve been fighting a cold. This always happens when I wind down. Whether tapering […]
