I once declared I wouldn't do many ultra marathons due to their cost - both in time and money. The time commitment is significant: not only does the race itself consume an entire day, but the lengthy recovery period afterward presents an even bigger challenge.
However, the financial aspect tells an …
On Saturday morning, at 6am, I started running. That is pretty normal for me. What was different this time was that I was starting from the Riverside Museum in Glasgow and was about to run 57 miles to Edinburgh.
I had entered the Glasgow to Edinburgh Ultramarathon organised by GB …
Yesterday the RTC warriors provided pacers in celebration of Falkirk Parkrun's 12th birthday. We had pacers, runners aiming for a specific time at a steady effort, all the way from 20 minutes up to over 35 (I can't remember the exact number).
I was pacing the 21 minute slot and …
On Sunday, 19th June 2022, I did something I had not done in about 13 years, I started a race. That is a proper race with entry fee and pining a number to my chest, rather than a parkrun.
The last time I did the seven hills race was …
My break from running lasted much longer than it should have for a number of reasons:
The truth is …
As a student I loved running and entered lots of races but, after graduation that pretty much stopped. My first job in a sugar factory was pretty exhausting. Lots of shifts, involving lots of time on my feet. When I had a rest day, I needed to rest. On top …
So today was my first parkrun in almost exactly three months. What happens when I don't run for three months? I managed a personal worst. My time was 22 seconds slower than my very first parkrun which was after nearly 10 years of no racing.
Never mind, I can't change …
I am currently reading Running With The Kenyans by Adharanand Finn. I won't say much just now, I intend to write a longer writeup once I have finished. But for now I want to capture a quote from the book that I think is brilliantly accurate:
Running is like getting …
I completed my second parkrun yesterday and it felt like a completely different event.
The first time, I felt like I was always beside others. Either I was on someone's shoulder or someone else was right behind me. The furthest we spread out was no more than 5 meters. Yesterday …
I was asked this question and thought that it could be fun to relive yesterday's run.
Where should I start? I think I will be in the first half of the finishers. Maybe the first third? I don't know. Maybe I won't actually be able to finish …
Today I took part in my first parkrun. I have been aware that there is a local weekly event for over seven years and yet I have never made it along until today.
Considering it was probably just under 10 years ago that I did my last race, I was …
In the last three weeks I have completed three lunchtime runs. Today's was the fastest of them but not as fast as I was running last May or last year1. One of the reasons for the slow run may have been the warm and humid conditions 2 but at …
I went for my first run since my early summer break today. I have been very poor with my running since leaving university and never gotten into a consistent training routine. The only thing I have been consistent with is that I take a break from running from some point …
