You’re building up to your target races and so the last thing you need is an injury or something to throw a spanner in the works. But what if that spanner in the works actually made a positive difference to your training? That happened to me this week when I woke up on Monday morning … More Week In Review – Back In Business
You know the feeling, you come back from holiday, go for a run and you feel like a lump of lard? Yup, that was me the other week after we got back from our holiday in Florida. The good news is, that lump of lard is usually fatigue from the travel and you haven’t grown … More Starting Afresh – The Road To Loch Ness
Running a 10k race isn’t enough and it’s natural to do a 5k race on the same day as well, right? I hadn’t heard of these races and it was only when my great friend and run coaching client, Alasdair McGill, told me he’d signed up for the Great Scottish 10k that I checked it … More Great Scottish 5k & 10k
A new month brings opportunities to set new goals, new targets to focus on outside the main goal you set at the beginning of the year. This works very well if, like me, you’re a little off the targets you set yourself back in January. This also helps if you’re way off target and you … More June – A New Month and New Goals
Marathon recovery is over and it’s on to the next target – the Edinburgh Half Marathon on Sunday 26th May. I’m quite excited about it as there are 2 reasons to look forward to it. The first is that I’m doing it to try and get a sub 1:30 time in order to get into … More Next Stop Edinburgh
Success is a journey, not a destination. There is no such thing as failure, only feedback. Both of these statements have been at the forefront of my mind since the marathon. I didn’t quite get the outcome I wanted but what I did get was a whole lot of learning. My target was sub 3:15 … More The Stirling Marathon
Wow! What a day! This was a truly memorable day, not in the same way as when I last ran this race in 2017 but one I won’t forget anyway. The day had everything – heavy snow on the drive there, strong winds and rain during the race then heavy snow and blue skies on … More The Day I Went To Inverness – Inverness Half Marathon 2019
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