2021: the year I hardly ran
I wrote this but didn’t publish, thinking it too negative or not relevant. But as I’m awake at 4am I feel different and as this is a personal blog I […]
Tag Archives: injury
Plantar Fasciitis- healing the heel
Note: this is not a scientific blog and it’s mainly about the progress of my PF but also the mental effects of rest. As I write I’m tentatively upbeat about […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
2 weeks to go..
As I stare out to the calm Forth, I’m reminiscing about my training. It is hard to believe that I’m just two weeks from starting this adventure. From signing up […]
The darker side of being a runner
If you’re a runner or someone who competes for fun or even for glory you will have at some point witnessed the highs of your chosen sport. In running this […]
Confidence broken
And just as the world was looking up and I wrote a blog about confidence I only go and get injurated*. 😦 *new word I slipped on a paving stone […]
Confidence Herring Road
I’ve had some doubts of late whether I’d be able to complete this 8day Ultra in May. My usual visualisation of the race that I do to mentally prepare myself […]
Back to zero
Last weekend, I travelled to the hills to fight nature and failed on two levels. One, I couldn’t run up the hill with the head wind I was making zero […]
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