Category Archives: Highland Fling

My Fling Challenge

Posted on April 24, 2012 by johnkynaston59

I was interested to compare my David Cummings 7mile Handicap race time from Sunday with last year.  The race in 2011 was 10days after the Fling whereas this year it was a week before. Anyway last year I ran it … Continue reading →

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Hoka Highland Fling Entries

Posted on April 20, 2012 by johnkynaston59

This morning I was up and out by 6.20am for my easy Friday run. I felt good and spent the whole run visualising how Katrina & I might get on in the Fling which is now just 8 days away. … Continue reading →

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Hoka Highland Fling

Posted on November 4, 2011 by johnkynaston59

Even though I’m not really training hard I still find it difficult to not go for a run when I’ve planned to do so. This morning I was busy at work helping my colleagues with a cross country event and … Continue reading →

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New Shoes and another spreadsheet!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by johnkynaston59

I went into Run4it in Glasgow with the intention of buying another pair of inov-8 Roclites but I was concerned that they have worn so much on the heel. The assistant explained that they aren’t really designed for road running. … Continue reading →

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Highland Fling list of pb’s

Posted on May 2, 2011 by johnkynaston59

I’ve been busy this morning …. I’ve updated my (unofficial) list of pb’s for the Highland Fling. If you see any mistakes please let me know … Highland Fling Personal Bests I’m off to Glasgow with Katrina to buy a … Continue reading →

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Highland Fling Splits

Posted on May 2, 2011 by johnkynaston59

I love the chip system as it gives accurate splits for every runner. So I’ve done a spread sheet with everyone’s positions at each checkpoint and overall position at each checkpoint. There were a couple of leg times not shown … Continue reading →

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Highland Fling Splits and route

Posted on May 1, 2011 by johnkynaston59

Here is a map of my run yesterday …. Here are my splits for the race compared to my 9.55 plan …. Basically I was on target until Inversnaid (34miles) but I was finding the heat tough to deal with … Continue reading →

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Final run before the Fling

Posted on April 28, 2011 by johnkynaston59

With less than 2 days to go before the Fling I went out for a very gentle run on Brodie Park. My aim was to imagine I was running the first 4 miles or so on Saturday, aiming for around … Continue reading →

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Plans for the Fling

Posted on April 27, 2011 by johnkynaston59

I love the fact that there are so many ways to approach running ultras. Not everyone shares what they do on blogs or facebook etc but those that do give an insight into how different people train and prepare. I … Continue reading →

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Fling Entries

Posted on April 26, 2011 by johnkynaston59

My penultimate run before Saturday’s Fling. Another sunny day in Paisley. I spent the run thinking about my preparation for the race. Stuart Mills is staying with us on Friday night so that will be great. I honestly don’t feel … Continue reading →

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