Racing
Race reports from Karl and team
Race Report: River Ayr Challenge (Saturday, September 15, 2012) – A surprise 6th
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...
Mini Race Report: Harmeny Athletic Club Handicap 10k
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...
Our London 2012
We spent 5 days (August 1-5) at the London 2012 Olympics and I thought that instead of putting into words what those days were like I would let my photos of those 5 days paint that picture. Men's cycling time trial: Tower Bridge lit up for the first British Gold...
West Highland Way Race Report (23 June 2012) – “The Wettest Day of my Life”
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...
West Highland Way Race Preview
With the West Highland Way Race 12 days away I thought I would write my thoughts and plans down on what to expect and how I plan to approach it. My last few weeks have been a bit odd in the build-up as I feel I haven’t really done many long runs since the Highland...
Race Report: Highland Fling Ultra Marathon (53 miles) – April 28
Where do you start with a race that took nearly 10 hours to complete and consisted mostly of running. In an Ironman you can at least say: I swam, biked and ran! Here I ran, ate a bit, ran, ate a bit more, ran again and ate more again. There was a lot of eating...
Preview to the Highland Fling Ultra – Saturday, April 28, 2012
This Saturday I am running the Highland Fling Ultra marathon which goes from Milngavie (north of Glasgow) to Tyndrum and is 53 miles long. I am doing this race partly as preparation for the West Highland Way race but I do intend to race it too. About a month ago I ran...
Race Report: Lochaber Marathon 2012 – Sunday, April 15
I entered the Lochaber Marathon as I would be there to support my other half who was doing this as her first marathon and I could support her by running round the course just as well as supporting her by standing on the sidelines. With the Highland Fling Ultra and the...
Race Report: Galashiels Sprint Triathlon (April 8, 2012)
I surprised myself a little bit at the weekend with my performance at the Galashiels Sprint Triathlon. Triathlon is not my main focus this year with me concentrating on ultra marathons and I have therefore been neglecting both the swimming and the cycling. I could be...