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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
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
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 … Continue reading
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
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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