The last of the five was a worry with recovery from a cold. After 9 miles the rain stopped (and so did the hills) with a lochside trott up and down to mile 18. 1.57min at the turn left quite good. 18 miles in the sun started to show and the hills returned. 18miles through past 20miles climbed...
Well the weather wont make it's mind up but for sure I will be at the Loch Ness Marathon this coming weekend. It has been a journey and a very worth while one. My cold lingers and the legs are slightly stiff so not sure how I will go. It is great to raise for Erskine and I am happy to report that I...
I am running an extra 10 miler with my friend David Stickland in the Kyles of Bute 10 mile inaugural road race. Please vist the home page at www.kyles10miles.co.uk/
A great day out and a respectable 1.51.09, averaging 8.5 min/m all the way. Another in the bag for Erskine. I watched Help for Heroes finish with very large cash filled buckets! Thank you all for your support - countdown to Loch Ness, wind and rain? A lovely day on the Green and Glasgow at it's...
Clyde Ultra 40 miles completed in 8 hrs and 13mins. Very pleased with the result. Thank you to David McaLonan for logistics and support and Mike Tait for the 'chase' on the last 10 miles. Please visit the News for times and Race Report.
My fist ultra was quite a day, 40miles will some hills and climbing to New Lanark. Flat coke, Gatorade, potatoes, gels and tuna kept me in the Stride with a steady but not too hard (dare I say) run. Why not get lost after Checkpoint 2 and do a further 2 miles! Oh the fun. Approx splits were, Leg 1:...