Tag Archives: energy

I love bagels!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

As regular readers may know, bagels are a staple of my diet.  I eat one more or less every day, and have various toppings I use to make them taste really good.  Bagels give me lots of energy to help … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Marathon Tips

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

With the marathon season coming up, I thought I’d put some top tips together to help you get through the 26.2 miles that is the marathon. Some of it you’ll know already, and some of it might be new to … Continue reading →

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New Thoughts page, and a strange abundance of Creativity!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

I was noticing that my Thursday Thought posts were becoming a bit of a regular, so I thought I’d set up a page to hold them all (and any future Thoughts posts). Here it is: Thoughts Also, I’ve been feeling … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for my long run

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

So I was thinking about my 20 mile run to Milngavie and back on Saturday.  I’m considering my pace, what time I’ll leave and my energy for the run. My Pace I’m looking back to the marathon distance I did … Continue reading →

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Do you take Multivitamins?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Do you take Multivitamins?  I do.  Have done for years.  Someone asked me the other day when I was running with her and I told her I take Centrum Performance Multivitamins daily. I think my Dad drummed it into me … Continue reading →

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Wk21 – 26.2M Glasgow to Greenock Marathon

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Saturday was the second long run of my training for the Clyde  Stride Ultra Marathon.  26 miles… Glasgow to Greenock  along the national cycle network route 75, and I figured I might as well round it up to a marathon distance. … Continue reading →

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Watching my calorie burn vs intake…

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

With my increase in training I think it’s about time I looked at my calorie burn… to make sure I’m taking in enough to cover the calories I’m burining. So far in 2010/11 my average weekly calorie burn has been … Continue reading →

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Wk21 – 5M Pollock Park wi Gill

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Thursday morning and after my 10 miles the night before… I wasn’t sure how I’d feel today, but I was ok.  Up and at Bella for 630am to meet Gill. Gill had a cold last week so she wasn’t expecting … Continue reading →

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Specificity of Training

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

I read this article which has a few good pointers in it for running your first ultramarathon. Today I’m going to look at: Specificity of Training After the long run, the most important aspect in training for an ultramarathon is … Continue reading →

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Mashed Potato, Oat and Honey mix

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Ok, so I read somewhere that runners who do Ultra marathons tend to rely on actual food to fuel their runs, instead of just gels and energy drinks (like I have done for training for and completing marathon distances). As … Continue reading →

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