Tag Archives: glasgow

10k route from Bella

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

I plan to run this 10k route soon, try out my 50 or 55 minute mile pacing (8:00 min mile / 8:50 min mile), for when I’m pacing for the Glasgow Women’s 10k in just over a weeks time. Some … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

After my run this morning, I had quite few thoughts for Thursday. 1.     It seems that Spring has finally sprung! I haven’t run in the morning for over two weeks (due to my cold and forced rest)… and this morning … Continue reading →

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Thursday thoughts…

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

It’s Thursday and I rather gratefully took yesterday off as a full rest day… the Ironing was piling up, and it had to be done, and it’s usually my punishment for skiving off exercise, so I took the housework and … Continue reading →

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Wk5 – 26.2M Gleniffer Braes and Pollok Park

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

Yesterday I had a feeling today might be another day where I got lost, and I wasn’t wrong. I say lost, I was only really lost for about a mile or so… and only had to ask for help / … Continue reading →

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Wk5 – 8M Speedwork & attacked by a bulldog…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

I say ‘attacked’…. I wasn’t really attacked… he was just wanting to run along and play, but as it was a bull dog…and it was dark…I had my music on… it was on one of my fast intervals, and didn’t … Continue reading →

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Wk4 – 7.45M speedwork

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

After my abismal attempt at 7 miles of speedwork last Wednesday (- I only managed 2.5 miles before stopping the treadmill), I thought I would try a different approach.  Here was the plan before last nights run: Run outside, and not on … Continue reading →

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Wk4 – 5M Winter Series wi Gill

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Monday morning and I really struggled to get up to go for a run this morning.  It’s lucky I was meeting Gill or I would have probably given it a miss!  I woke at 2am, couldn’t sleep, then started to … Continue reading →

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Wk3 – 6.5M around Clyde and Paisley Road West

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

I met Fit Girl on Thursday night and ran around her usual flat 4 mile route around the Clyde with her, then I added on a few miles on my own.  Fit Girl is coming back from injury (IT Band) … Continue reading →

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End of 2011 Marathon stats

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

I forgot to include this graph and pace detail in the post I did about the marathon I did on the 30th December: I ran the first 18.5 miles on my own: 8:16 pace. Then was grateful to run with … 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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