by Karl Zeiner | Nov 8, 2012 | Race Reports, Running, Ultra Marathon, Uncategorized
I had 5 days to recover from the Three Peaks Ultra marathon in Jedburgh before lining up for my next ultra marathon – the Glen Ogle 33 (GO33). It didn’t take long for my legs to feel normal after Jedburgh and this is likely to be partly thanks to the forgiving surface...
by Karl Zeiner | Oct 31, 2012 | Race Reports, Ultra Marathon
Another week, another ultra. Not quite but starting to feel like it as I have Glen Ogle 33 coming up this weekend only 6 days after completing the Three Peaks Ultra in Jedburgh. This race is new to the ultra marathon calendar although organising a race on the last...
by Karl Zeiner | Oct 25, 2012 | Race Reports, Running
As my next race (Jedburgh Ultra) is this Sunday, I thought I’d better get my race report up for the Pentland Skyline Hill Race. I had done this race once before in 2010. My sentiment at the time was that the Skyline was the hardest race I had ever done. This wasn’t...
by Karl Zeiner | Oct 9, 2012 | Race Reports, Ultra Marathon
This River Ayr Challenge (RAW) was my first race back after the West Highland Way Race DNF with the exception of the 10k Handicap race I did in August. The RAW is a 40 mile run from Glenbuck Reservoir to Ayr mostly along the River Ayr. Although fully recovered I...
by Karl Zeiner | Aug 27, 2012 | Race Reports
On Saturday Harmeny Athletic Club (HAC) organised their 10k handicap race down the Water of Leith path and along the canal to finish at Harrison Park in Edinburgh. I coach Pentland Triathletes who are affiliated with HAC and was therefore given the honour in joining...
by Karl Zeiner | Jun 27, 2012 | Race Reports, Uncategorized
As many of you already know my West Highland Way Race (WHWR) ended after 75 miles instead of the full 95 miles. The reason for withdrawing from the race at that point was due to being too cold with 6 layers on at the time and both my knees being in agony. Although...
