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Musings of a running fool: What do you do when can't do what you love to do?

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Musings of a running fool. An irregular collection of post run thoughts. Wednesday, 6 July 2011. What do you do when can't do what you love to do? First post in absolute ages and it's to have a self-pitying whine. ;-). I'm having real problems with my running at the moment in that chronic back trouble is making it incredibly hard for me to train to anywhere near my potential. If any runners out there have been down the surgery route and have any comments they'd like to make, I'm all ears. 2011 was a year...

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Musings of a running fool: A dirty weekend in Moffat

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Musings of a running fool. An irregular collection of post run thoughts. Tuesday, 15 May 2012. A dirty weekend in Moffat. Having entered I then remembered that I'd also entered the Etape Caledonia, a cycling event the same weekend. Oops. -) Fortunately I was able to defer my Etape entry for a year so alls well that ends well. The route was a mixture of very minor roads, boggy trails, stony Landrover track over the hills and wider forest roads, and more bogs. I was on good forest roads now and none of the...

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Musings of a running fool: Strathaven Striders "Run with the Wind" race report

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Musings of a running fool. An irregular collection of post run thoughts. Sunday, 7 November 2010. Strathaven Striders "Run with the Wind" race report. Well I tried, I really did. Ever since we got back from Nepal I've been working on my endurance and speed. Indeed, I've even tried training every day with no rest days but it was all to no avail. There was just no way that I could drink my two pints of beer fast enough to justify a third before Muriel (designated driver) had finished her one pint. But the ...

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Musings of a running fool: April 2012

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Musings of a running fool. An irregular collection of post run thoughts. Friday, 13 April 2012. Maybe Popeye was right? And spinach really is good for you. I wouldn't normally consider doing it two days in a row but my legs felt eager to give it another go today and since the sun was shining, it felt rude not to let them go. My legs do lie to me sometimes so I don't always believe what they say. ;-). Tuesday, 3 April 2012. A weekend on the WHW (and "Where did 2011 go? I'd run the D33 two weeks previously...

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Musings of a running fool: May 2012

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Musings of a running fool. An irregular collection of post run thoughts. Sunday, 20 May 2012. 8 days, three ultras. Is three ultras in 8 days a good idea? I suspect not but I think the photograph taken yesterday at Blairgowrie during the excellent Cateran Trail Ultra indicates that with good company, a good time can be had. That's Dave Catterick from Durham running his first ultra and we both had a great time. Tuesday, 15 May 2012. A dirty weekend in Moffat. Apart from the two leaders, the women seemed t...

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Musings of a running fool: Annapura 8K report

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Musings of a running fool. An irregular collection of post run thoughts. Saturday, 23 October 2010. Loads of pics here. I was going to do a really long write-up of our trip to Nepal to do the Annapurna base camp (aka sanctuary) trek but Muriel. The trek to Annapurna is a fantastic trip. I suspect it's no more than about 50km from where we started trekking to ABC but what a 50 km! Strongly recommended for any reasonably fit adult. Be prepared for stairs though, lots of them. At 3700m altitude, you very de...

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Musings of a running fool: 8 days, three ultras

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Musings of a running fool. An irregular collection of post run thoughts. Sunday, 20 May 2012. 8 days, three ultras. Is three ultras in 8 days a good idea? I suspect not but I think the photograph taken yesterday at Blairgowrie during the excellent Cateran Trail Ultra indicates that with good company, a good time can be had. That's Dave Catterick from Durham running his first ultra and we both had a great time. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This year (so far) my races include:. John Kynastons runnin...

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Musings of a running fool: A grand day out

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Musings of a running fool. An irregular collection of post run thoughts. Monday, 24 May 2010. A grand day out. Yesterday I ran my last really long run before this year's West Highland Way race and although it started off rather inauspiciously, it really couldn't have gone better. As I carried on towards Victoria Bridge I was caught by Bob Steel and Lynn (I think) but they were clearly intent on going faster than I felt comfortable with so I bade them farewell and plodded on. A little slice of heaven.

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Musings of a running fool: A weekend on the WHW (and "Where did 2011 go?")

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Musings of a running fool. An irregular collection of post run thoughts. Tuesday, 3 April 2012. A weekend on the WHW (and "Where did 2011 go? Well I've been absent from the blogosphere for a long time now but I thought I'd try and resurrect it. Last weekend I joined a gang of runners for a 2 day training run from Milngavie to Tyndrum with an overnight stop at the Inversnaid bunkhouse. Save something for tomorrow! But my heart wasn't listening so we pelted down scattering trekkers in our wake. The next se...