Category Archives: Weather

Well that was easy…5.1M done!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by lornpearson

I don’t know what all the fuss was all about last night… me doubting if I should go for a run because of the ‘weather warnings’…. woooooooo scary wind and rain!! Oh no what might happen?! I put a poll … Continue reading →

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Help me: Should I run tomorrow morning?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by lornpearson

There are Amber weather warnings out for tomorrow, Thursday morning (22nd).  It should be quite mild…10’C…but very windy and wet.  Christopher Blanchett was warning everyone on the News / Weather tonight. Forecast for Thursday Squally winds and heavy rain slowly … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts…

Posted on February 15, 2012 by lornpearson

So it’s come to that time of the week for my Thursday thoughts… the end of my week has been overshadowed by the fact that I can’t help but take notice of the weather forecast for the weekend… for Saturday … Continue reading →

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First long run of 2012 on the West Highland Way

Posted on January 20, 2012 by lornpearson

I’m doing my first long run on the West Highland Way on Saturday.  The weather isn’t meant to be too nice (maybe rain, 6-7’C), however I plan to run the first bit on my own from Rowardennan, then I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Wk48 – Early morning Icy run after being stood up by Paul!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by lornpearson

Friday morning and I’d arranged to meet Paul at Bella at 6:30am then run 6 miles around a route we’d done once before together.  The last time I attempted the route I ended up double backing on myself, so I was … Continue reading →

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Wk47 – 33.33M around Glasgow

Posted on November 26, 2011 by lornpearson

I’m going to make this short in bits but probably long all together. I hope you’ll like it. Today I ran my longest and perhaps hardest run yet: 33.33 miles around Glasgow in windy, wet horrible conditions. (It might have … Continue reading →

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Weather and route for my next long run

Posted on October 28, 2011 by lornpearson

The weather on Saturday morning (29th October) is meant to be pouring rain (10’C ish) … although the forecast said that last week and it didn’t rain once! It will be my first proper run on the West Highland Way (as … Continue reading →

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Wk38 – Swim Session 4 + some

Posted on September 26, 2011 by lornpearson

Monday night – swim night. Swim Session 4 involved a lot more kicking and less continuous swimming that Swim Session 3 which had the 1 mile time trial. I’m going the swim sessions from my Sw Sessions page, and adding … Continue reading →

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The night before the Great Scottish Run :-)

Posted on September 3, 2011 by lornpearson

I’m ready. Ready for the Great Scottish Run and ready to fly out to Chicago on Monday.  I’ve got all my race stuff out ready and have packed my bags for the holiday. I’ve got a really busy day ahead … Continue reading →

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14M Half Marathon Training route

Posted on August 4, 2011 by lornpearson

Thursday night I have 14 miles planned and it will cover the majority of the Great Scottish Half Marathon route. I’ve written about the benefits of specifity in training, where you cover the ground you will run on in an … Continue reading →

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