Monthly Archives: December 2011

Wk52 – I ran 1,300 miles in 2011!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

Phew… that was hard.  I had aimed to do 10.8 miles (after running a marathon yesterday) but didn’t have a route so ended up doing 11.25 miles.  If I was really OCD I would have rounded it up again or … Continue reading →

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Wk52 – Last Marathon of 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Today, as planned, I ran 26.2 miles; my third marathon of this year (plus I did 27, 31 and 33.33 mile runs this year too). I got up just before 7am. It was still dark. I had porridge and milk, … Continue reading →

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Last challenge of 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

I’m a sucker for round numbers.  When I run distances, I like to try and round it up to the full mile, half mile, quarter of a mile, or even a tenth of a mile.  Perhaps a little sad, but … Continue reading →

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Wk52 – 6M loop de loop then lower weights

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Thursday morning, 3 days before the end of 2011 and I went to Bella. Last minute I’d arranged to run 6 miles with Twinkle Toes and Cat. I was going to give blood this morning but I realised that as … Continue reading →

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Buying new running trainers?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Recently I’ve had a few queries from friends asking me where I buy my trainers… I buy them as cheap as I can get them, usually online, but I’d always recommend getting your feet / gait checked out at a … Continue reading →

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Highland Fling Ultra Training Plan

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

I’ve set up my training plan for the Highland Fling which takes place on the 28th April 2012.  (A 53 mile multi-terrain ultra run along the West Highland Way from Milngavie to Tyndrum.) I’ll have around 16 – 17 weeks to … Continue reading →

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Two week food test

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

So… I’m not one for diets and I’m not one for restriciting what I eat… but I thought I’d try something new.  New year and all that.  In the last 6 months I’ve changed some of the things I eat, and I’m all … Continue reading →

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Wk52 – 5.1M Tempo Queens Park

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Wednesday morning and as it’s the only day I’m at work over the Festive Period, I thought I’d squeeze in a wee run before work to get it out of the way.  I didn’t do anything on Tuesday apart from … Continue reading →

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Wk52 – 4.95M Boxing Day around Clyde Bridges

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Boxing day and I fancied a wee 5 mile run and it so happened that Fit GIrl was going to go a run around the Clyde Bridges so we went for the run in the morning before we did some … Continue reading →

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Wk51 – Christmas Eve 16 miler

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

I wanted to run long on Christmas Eve morning… it was a Saturday morning when I normally do my long runs and I thought I’d aim for running for around 2 hours.  I didn’t really have a route for once, … Continue reading →

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