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Day 2/3 WHW West Highland Way

November 27, 2018by Glenn Tait 7 Comments

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. […]

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adventure, Running, Trail Running, Ultra, Ultramarathon

Limits

June 18, 2018by Glenn Tait Leave a comment

The song I mainly have in my head right now is “no no, no no no no, no no no no, there’s no limits” Why did you enter Cape Wrath? […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, Running, Ultra, Ultramarathon

Things I learnt on a Multi Stage Ultra

June 5, 2018by Glenn Tait 2 Comments

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 […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, Running, Trail Running, Ultra, Ultramarathon

My Cape Wrath Ultra Story

May 30, 2018by Glenn Tait 10 Comments

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 […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, Running, Trail Running, Ultra, Ultramarathon

Thoughts from a tapering ultra runner…

May 7, 2018by Glenn Tait 6 Comments

13 days and I will be running in my first ever multistage/ multi-day run which will cover 400kms in 8 days. The Cape Wrath Ultra is a beast but an […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, Running, Trail Running, Ultra, Ultramarathon

19 days to go…

May 2, 2018by Glenn Tait Leave a comment

Travelling with work is ‘tough’, it’s usually early starts, long days, travelling itself takes its toll.  A lot of walking and a lot of thinking usually.  Proactively I have limited […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, Running, Trail Running, Ultra, Ultramarathon

Planning for an 8 day ultra!

April 25, 2018by Glenn Tait 3 Comments

I think if I knew what it would take to plan a multi-stage race before I entered, I think I might have thought twice, but probably enter anyway.  I guess […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, Running, Ultra, Video/Film

An 80km week

March 3, 2018by Glenn Tait Leave a comment

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 […]

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Running, Ultra, Ultramarathon

16 Week Plan… done!

February 1, 2018by Glenn Tait Leave a comment

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 […]

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adventure, Cape Wrath Ultra, Running, Ultra, Ultramarathon

Conclusions of a non-summitter

July 8, 2017by Glenn Tait 3 Comments

It’s almost been a week since I didn’t Summit Ben Nevis on the Rat Race City To Summit race and it’s been playing on my mind. I’ve spoken to friends, […]

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injury, ironman, marathon, Race Report, Running, Trail Running, Ultra

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Andy’s birthday weekend away turned out to be epic thanks to the weather. Aberfoyle gravel riding, Loch Ard Canoeing, road riding to Loch Lomond and hiking up Ben Venue. Beautiful place with good food and drink to boot! #hiking#canoe#water#loch#sun#scotland#aberfoyle#cycling#gravelfoyle#roadbike#benvenue#adventure#fun#outsideisfree#beautiful#beauty#sunset#moonrise
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Today was a hike. It was meant to be slow. But I had to stop myself from overtaking the hiker ahead. I had all day to do 20km and I needn’t hurry. Heading up toward Easdale Tarn the sun had just risen above the eastern fells. Still cool but you could feel the warmth coming. The steep ascent after Easedale Tarn too me to Stickle Tarn, but before descending i took time to pause, lying down looking out at the view. I wanted to savour it. Remember it. Eventually after a snack I made my way to the main path descending from the tarn to Langdale. I took what seemed the lesser travelled path to the east. Here I found a rock and perched myself to read a few chapters of a book. It was bliss. After a few dozen pages, I drank some water and headed down to the valley, and on towards Chapel Stile where I bought some refreshments from the Langdale Cooperative. I surveyed the land and noticed my route would take me almost vertically up toward grasmere. I was up for it, my legs however were not. The path to the summit was amateur for the lakes, loose rock, no discernible track, it was more animal track than proper way. I imagined someone just decided that this was a route and they started to make a path. I summer this way would be covered in braken, in winter though the dead stems of last summers bracken were still there. Half way up the loose rock path petered out, as if the path builder gave up, got bored, or died before finishing. Either way, I found the top and swiftly descended to grasmere
6am and I’m awake from a dream. The day ahead is promising to be an epic. I’m too eager to start but I force myself to rest for a bit. I would be better off with some more sleep. I dozed until I could no longer. I gingerly went for my morning coffee. Trying to have few human interactions before the caffeine kicks in. I went back to my room and ate two pain au chocolates. My breakfast of choice from the coop last night.
They have hills around here! 🥵
West Cairn Hill from Harperigg. Bog, bog and more bog. The type of run where you succumb to the wet sock immediately and just get on with it. Beautiful views and spring weather.
Awesome day for a ride and a run. Can’t beat blue skies. Not bad after a day at the rugby on the beer either.
It’s been a while since I’ve ventured out in borderline mental weather and also an age since I’ve been in these parts of the hills i so often frequented before my plantar fasciitis. I chose this route so I could use my new inov8 x-talon shoes on boggy terrain and it delivered that. I wasn’t quite expecting having to run at a 30° angle into the wind in order to run forward, but the tail wind around Hare Hill helped me bog hop. The grip is unreal as well as sticky on the icy access road. So top marks for them!
Solid weekend of getting outside. Enjoyed the awesome road bike climb over to Dunning yesterday and today suffering for a 8km pacey run. Foots still meh but im managing it! Bike fitness definitely paying off.
Running! In the hills! On a sunny day. Can’t beat it. It was a great way to finish off a week where I’ve kick started a new plan. A plan to get me running more but also to focus some time in the gym. A major barrier to me going to the gym which is neatly housed in my garage, a mere 5m from my front door, was the lack of focus. So I wrote down some exercises and some goals and a plan. And low and behold I didn’t aimlessly lift some weights every now and then, but actually showed up 3 days and finished the sets I wrote down. Not only that but I managed the 10k steps per day which was put in place as my steps last year tapered off when it got dark.
Mull had some colour though. Wild vistas and wildlife. Eagles, Deer, Buzzards, Sparrow Hawks and sheep. Lots of horizontal rain which meant wine by the fire was imperative and beers in the pub down the road. Happy New Year! #isleofmull #beach#cruachan#treshnish#arospark#mull#scotland#hogmannay #wildlife
Isle of Mull had some Greyscale views. #mull#scotland#treshnish#tobermory#isleofmull#winter#greyscale#blacknwhite#getoutside#walking#hiking#holiday#retreat#fun#lighthouse#westcoast

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Adventures, Gear and Exploring Life Outdoors

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Proud to Run Like a Girl

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trail running, training, science, plant based, minimalism

This Vet Runs

Marathon running veterinary surgeon breaking the silence around pregnancy loss

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My blog about raising boys, student nursing, running and mental health

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John's Running Adventures

roads bel travelled

Exploring open roads without breaking the bank

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traveling the world in running shoes

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writer | traveler | food❤️er | yogi | runnin' fool

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The quest for a sub-3hour marathon!

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