Category Archives: Gear

14 pairs of trainers!

I’ve written about the amount of Trainers I have, here before, but I think my big brother Neil has just surpassed me in the trainer stakes (and colours!). I think I had 9 pairs at the last count – maybe … Continue reading

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You choose: What colour of laces?

So I wrote about my trainer makeover the other day… I put white laces on my trainers… but I’d already ordered some pink and yellow ones to try… Now – which one do you think I should wear? I’ll go … Continue reading

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New Trainers time…

Many years ago, I started off running in Saucony Guides.  I think it might have been the first edition of Guides.  And in November 2010, when I started training for my marathon, I was persuaded to change over to Saucony … Continue reading

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New Nike Element Max Jacket

Look at what arrived for me today…   Nike Element Sheild Max Jacket Just in time for the forecast hellish cold weather conditions.  

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Garmin Missing Uploaded Activities – FIX

I’ve written about when my activities weren’t uploading to Garmin Connect before, and now Garmin was experiencing issues and a couple of my activities seemed to be lost. (I wouldn’t mind so much but one of them was my 1000th … Continue reading

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Sport Pursuit: sales and offers members website

A few months ago I was approached by someone from Sport Pursuit.com, to see if I would like to take advantage of some of their offers and review them on here. Sport Pursuit is a website which offers great discounts … Continue reading

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New winter jacket

I’ve been looking for a winter (puff) jacket for a while now…and today I went to Ellis Bingham at Braehead to see what they had on offer.  I tried on a few and finally settled on this little baby:   … Continue reading

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Saucony ProGrid Kinvara 2 (S/S 2012 Colour) 101219

Saucony ProGrid Kinvara 2 (S/S 2012 Colour) 101219.  I just bought these from Start Fitness.  :-)

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Run 4 It: Tiso Glasgow

I love Run 4 It in Tiso Glasgow. I’d recommend it to anyone wanting good advice on what running gear / trainers to buy. It’s around Cowcaddens just north of Buchanan Galleries. Doug is the manager there and he and … Continue reading

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Ghetto outfit for today’s 10 miler

Today I’m Nike’d right up to meet Ross for a 10 mile run in sunny Glasgow. It feels a little chilly but I’m sure we’ll warm up.  

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