Regular readers will know that I am a runner and have been one pretty much my entire life. From a little 5K jaunt to dust…
I did it! I managed my 2020 mileage goal! And to be honest, up until a week or so ago I wasn’t completely certain I…
Well, I did it. I finally managed the half-marathon distance that I have been planning for a few months now. And it wasn’t a half-bad…
Oops, I’ve done it again. After declaring that I would not be running any half (or full) marathons this year, to ease back into post-broken ankle running, I have officially…
Today was my second time running the Scottish Half Marathon and my second half marathon of the month. Unfortunately, I was a bit slower than last…
My crazy month of races began today with the Braemar Half Marathon – after forgoing last weekend’s planned 10K in favour of a wee ride on the choo-choo train. I am…
As September is a month of races, I’ve decided that I should probably make August a month of training for races. And so, I’ve started the…
At the start of the year, I began thinking about my 2015 running goals. I knew I would want to improve my times, and that I’d…
Yesterday was my third running of the Edinburgh Half Marathon. It wasn’t my best showing, but it wasn’t my worst. But I’m actually really pleased with my time…
Yesterday was my first race of the year and was my slowest ever half marathon. I am, to say the least, disappointed. Still, I finished…
Today was another race day. This time, it was the inaugural Scottish Half Marathon near Edinburgh. The course follows part of the Edinburgh Marathon course, so I had some…
Well, that’s another half marathon done and dusted. Sadly it wasn’t my best showing, but I showed up – and I finished! – so it counts! Yep, yesterday was…
It’s time once again for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, which means it’s time once again for me to make some lousy excuse for why I will…
Wow, oh wow! I just don’t know what to say other than that. Just … Wow!! (Don’t worry; I’ll manage to find more words, too.)…
I’m heading to Inverness later today for a fun and exciting weekend of running. And for as much as I’ve been dreading it, I’m kind…
This is a hard post for me to share because once I say it I have to follow through with it. But here goes: I…
I set myself a challenge in 2012 and 2013 to run a race each month but failed to achieve success because of illness, race cancellations, and life’s chaos. When it came…
I suppose it’s time I acknowledge that my 2012 Race a Month Challenge wasn’t as successful as I’d hoped. However, I am still calling it…
Today was Race Number Nine in my 2012 Race a Month Challenge and I’m pretty excited about it. It was the Great Scottish Run half…
I completed my second half-marathon today. Well, that’s if you can count last year’s Inaugural Homeland Memorial Half Marathon. Which I do. Only today’s half…