Category Archives: UTMB

Another Braes Run

Posted on August 31, 2014 by

29 years ago today Katrina got married!!  It seems like yesterday but the above photo shows very clearly that it was a long time ago! I was thinking as we ran 46 miles together last weekend that Katrina would never … Continue reading →

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Gleniffer Braes Run

Posted on August 30, 2014 by

I’ve been really pleased with how I have recovered from last Saturday’s Grand Tour of Skiddaw. It is just as well as the final race of the Hardmoors Grand Slam is three weeks today. My plan for this weekend is … Continue reading →

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Recovery Runs

Posted on August 28, 2014 by

With the final race in the Hardmoors Grand Slam the HM 60 just 4 weeks from the Grand Tour of Skiddaw race I knew I wanted to get running straight away.  So this week I’ve had two 5 mile runs … Continue reading →

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Final Longish Run before UT100k

Posted on September 1, 2013 by

This morning I was up and out again before 7am for another run on the Gleniffer Braes. This time I was on my own and decided to run the first lap at a steady to fast pace and then try … Continue reading →

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Wedding Anniversary Run

Posted on August 31, 2013 by

28 years ago Katrina and I were married in Derby.  When we promised to live together ‘for better for worse’ neither of us anticipated that to celebrate we’d be off for a run on the Gleniffer Braes. Steven joined us … Continue reading →

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Races to follow this weekend

Posted on August 29, 2013 by

I went for an easy run at lunchtime today and was really happy with how my legs felt after our duel on the Ben last night.  Again I kept my heart rate below 130 averaging 127. I didn’t look at … Continue reading →

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Achilles, Cycling, Hollie & UTMB

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

I’ve not run since the club session last Monday night and my left Achilles is still sore. I can walk fine but if I try to run I can feel it straight away and don’t really want to do any … Continue reading →

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whw night of Inspiration

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

Tonight there were five in our group but I’m afraid we didn’t really run together. Davie, David Mac, John H, Stevie and I started together but after a couple of miles David Mac went a slightly shorter route. We ran … Continue reading →

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Easy run home

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

I woke this morning with my foot hurting. I took my gear into work with three options … 1. running at lunchtime -3miles or so2. running home - 6miles3. not running at all - 0miles I didn’t feel ready to … Continue reading →

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Lessons learnt from ‘epic’ training run

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

I like to write down what I’ve learnt from my training runs and races as it hopefully may help others but also is great for me to look back on in the future and make sure I don’t keep repeating … Continue reading →

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