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Cateran Trail Run (April 6 and 7, 2013)
As mentioned in last week’s post on my run up the West Highland Way, I followed this up with a 55 mile run round the Cateran Trail race route over 2 days the following weekend. My lead-in to this wasn’t great although I had planned to do very little running in the 5...
Back to Back Training runs (West Highland Way)
Over the last couple of weekends I have done 3 day and a 2 day back-to-back runs totalling 152 miles. I have 2 target races for this year. One is a second attempt at the West Highland Way Race (95 miles) after my aborted attempt in 2012. The other is the Ring of Fire...
Off season racing
As the ultra running season has drawn to a close and the next races are a few months away it is time to refocus and give the body a bit of time to rest. Rest can be a relative term as it doesn’t have to mean a complete break. In the case of long distance running or...
Race Report: Beacons Ultra Marathon (46 miles; Sat Nov 17,2012)
A sprint finish Beacons Ultra was going to be my second ultra marathon which I had already done previously and therefore knew the course and had a bit of a feel for what awaited me. I had done Beacons in 2011 and finished in 7:49 hrs and 19th position. I didn’t have a...
Race Report: Glen Ogle 33 Ultra Marathon – Saturday November 3rd, 2012 (4:20 hrs; 13th)
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...
Race Report: Borders Three Peaks Ultra (38 miles) – A mudfest – Sunday Oct 28, 2012
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...