Monthly Archives: April 2013

A beautiful sunny day for the Bog Trot today.  Kevin, Rob, Andrea, Sadie and myself pitched up for this race ‘with lots of gradient and not much else’ as YP told us in his pre-race speech. You start by St … Continue reading →

Well what can I say – meteorologists were somewhat off with their forecasts! We were welcomed with lashing rain, strong headwinds – saved for the uphills of course, and the cold. All at 9am in the morning. It was a … Continue reading →

Blackpool marathon went well today with a personal best time of 03:18:59, with an average mile pace of 7 minutes 35 and came 73 out of 638. Personally I thought there was a few problems with the organisation. First, no … Continue reading →

The race started and finished at the primary school at Pencaitland. There was a zumba warm-up to begin with that was great fun. The race was mostly done on a trail through the woods and was very enjoyable with the … Continue reading →

Well I’ve done it now – I have signed up for the Loch Ness Marathon on Sunday 29th September. Plenty of time for preparation – I hope. The website says that it is the 2nd largest marathon in Scotland and … Continue reading →

Hi Is anyone doing the Edinburgh Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon on Sunday 14th April? Have signed up myself. Just hope that Elvis in a Lycra suit doesn’t pass me! Cheers Lou

19.3km (700m) Race day – shortened to ~16.5 km – north of peak was deep snow drifts – see map. Including “detour”: 17.3km Well, this was a race for all you cross-country runners. A nice mix of woodland tracks and … Continue reading →