Part two in my regular Berlin marathon training blog also turns out to be… a report from the Berlin marathon. Luckily I was more consistent in training than blogging. The aim was sub 3 hours. A mark that will put you among the top 5% of most marathons, for women it’s likely 2 or 3%….
Race Report: The Highland Fling 2018
Well Prepared “Are you sure you’ve got everything?”, asked Isla as we headed out the door on Friday night. It was a strange question. She’d seen me go over and over and over my kit in the last few days. “Yes! Let’s go”, I said as I locked the door. …”hang on, I need to…
Race Report: Devil O The Highlands Footrace 2017
Proper Prep By the time I’d reached Glencoe Ski Center early on Saturday morning I’d already had to stop for a numero dos at the side of the road. Now I was going to have to do it again in the car park. It was 7am in late July. It was chilly and lashing with…
Race Report: Clyde Stride Ultramarathon 2017
The Best Plans My target was, as always, to beat last year’s time. I ran a 6:02 and I felt I could get between 5:40 and 5:50 if things went well. I worked out an average pace for each leg and found my overall pace had to be quicker than 9:00/mile. I loaded last years…
Race Report: Clyde Stride Ultra Marathon 2016
Why? One of the reasons I love running is I love stats; the pace, the splits, the HR, the finish times (of course), I love comparing them with other runners, with my old runs, I love the patterns an interval session makes. I love the fact that I can go out a run and generate…
