Heightened senses returning to running
Returning from injury is always done tentatively. Do you risk it? Stepping out the door my senses were sharp, feeling everything. My toes, my metatarsals, my knees, everything. Every ache, […]
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Remembering the running tricks
I’ve become a sloppy runner. I don’t know if others who run ultras get like this or if it is just me but I don’t really have a training plan, […]
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 […]
Running Scotland
Little did I know that when I signed up to run the Cape Wrath Ultra that it would lead to many more adventures and personal challenges. I met some wonderful […]
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 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. […]
Packing for 8 days of running
I swear I pack less when I go on holiday for 2 weeks, but I have just packed 20kgs of running stuff that I need and may need for 8 […]
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 […]
Glasgow to Edinburgh Ultra Training
It’s not going well, I mean, I’ve been running and running a lot but 56miles is quite far and after just 22miles today, my legs were ready to drop off. […]
#FestiveRunStreak
I’m not sure what has possessed me but I’m running every day in the month of December. I think this has partly come about due to work being mental, and […]
