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Heightened senses returning to running

September 28, 2019by Glenn Tait 1 Comment

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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injury, Running

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

Packing for 8 days of running

May 9, 2018by Glenn Tait 1 Comment

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 […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, Running, Trail Running, Ultramarathon

2 weeks to go..

May 6, 2018by Glenn Tait Leave a comment

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 […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, Running, Trail Running

The darker side of being a runner

April 4, 2018by Glenn Tait 2 Comments

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 […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, injury, Running

Confidence broken

April 2, 2018by Glenn Tait 3 Comments

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 […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, injury, Running

Confidence

March 25, 2018by Glenn Tait 7 Comments

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 […]

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Cape Wrath Ultra, Running

Back to zero

December 6, 2015by Glenn Tait Leave a comment

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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Holiday, injury, Running

Slow running 

September 26, 2015by Glenn Tait 3 Comments

I’ve never been much of a speed demon. Though not the slowest in my bunch of friends, I’d come in the top quarter of mass start races and maybe even […]

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Running, Ultra, Ultramarathon

The night before my first Ultra

September 5, 2015by Glenn Tait 1 Comment

As penultimate days go and maybe preceding weeks to an ultra too go, these haven’t been the best.  1. 10days ago I self diagnosed myself with a touch of Mortons […]

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Holiday, Running, Ultramarathon

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