Monthly Archives: December 2009

I did my long run at 8am on Sunday morning.  It was minus 2 degrees C, but I had to get out early as the plumber was coming to look at the shower.  And based on my ‘cold bum and … Continue reading →

The weather forecast for Friday morning was 1 degree C with freezing fog and when I watched it on Thursday night I wished I had gone for my morning 5 mile run on Thursday morning.  But never mind.   I … Continue reading →

I managed to drag myself up off the couch at 19:40 on Thursday night to go to basketball.  I knew I was cutting it fine, but I was finding it hard to drag myself away from Eastenders/ the couch.   … Continue reading →

On Tuesday night I went out for a 3.7 mile run to Maxwell Park and back in the horrible wind and rain.  It was dark too!  I was running with a friend and to be honest I was just glad … Continue reading →

The plan this week is to do four runs with a mixture of distance and intensity.    Day 1: 3 miles, 1km steady (12kph), 4 x 800m fast (13kph), 200m steady (12kph.)Day 2: 3.7 miles, easy, steady pace.Day 3: 5.1 … Continue reading →

On Sunday I ran 11 miles from my flat around the south side of Glasgow. It was going to be a new route for me, so I had a sort of plan, but just ran where I wanted to more … Continue reading →

After a rather painful 5.1 miles running on the treadmill on Thursday night… I was looking forward to running outside on Friday night straight after work.   I did my usual 5.1M route to Queens Park and back and did … Continue reading →

On Thursday night I went to the gym to do a 5.1 mile run on the treadmill, then played basketball for an hour. The run was hard work.  I’d set myself the following goal: 1M – steady – 7.4mph0.75M – … Continue reading →

I had the day off work on Tuesday to get carpets fitted in my flat.  So at 8:30 I went for a run.  The just over 10k route from my flat around nithsdale road and back.  I decided to do … Continue reading →