Tag Archives: 2011

The possibilities are ‘Limitless’ :-D

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

Help, I think I may have (another) problem!! And I can’t decide if it’s a bad problem or a good problem! Limitless Have you ever seen the film ‘Limitless‘ wtih Bradley Cooper in it? (from 2011) If not, here’s a … Continue reading →

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Wk52 – 6M loop de loop then lower weights

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Thursday morning, 3 days before the end of 2011 and I went to Bella. Last minute I’d arranged to run 6 miles with Twinkle Toes and Cat. I was going to give blood this morning but I realised that as … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas! Glasgow Santa Dash 2011

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

I’ve been a little quiet over the last few days … I’ve been finishing off Christmas shopping and having a long weekend off work.  I’ve finally finished my Christmas shopping and can’t wait until the big day now!! 😀 Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Week Number Calculator

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

I get a lot of people coming to my blog after they’ve searched on ‘how many weeks into 2011 are we?‘ … and I did this post earlier in the year to explain it: Popular Search Engine Terms #2 Here are … Continue reading →

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7.6M Great Scottish Run Half M prep route

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Here is the first of my preparation routes for the Great Scottish Run half marathon.  I conveniently live on a street which makes up part of the route, so I’ll be running from home and around part of the route … Continue reading →

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Weather for Saturday long run

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

On Saturday I’m planning on running from Glasgow to Greenock, and with the weather being SCORCHING today… I’m just checking what the weather is due to be like tomorrow morning between Glasgow and Greenock. Surprise surprise we only get one … Continue reading →

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I ran the Lochaber Marathon!

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

For a summary, placing and results of the Lochaber Marathon 2011, go to: Lochaber Marathon Summary. On Sunday the 10th of April, the day of the marathon, I woke up at 7am.I was excited and had laid out all of … Continue reading →

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Balloch to Clydebank Progress from last year

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

The 2010 Balloch to Clydebank half marathon was my first half marathon event. I tried my best but lack of experience and not knowing the route meant I kept a steady pace for about 8 miles, then almost died and … Continue reading →

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Balloch to Clydebank Half Marathon 2011

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Sunday 13th March – the day of the Balloch to Clydebank half marathon. I’d been looking forward to it for a while.  A chance to test out my pacing and energy plans for the marathon. The week before I’d done … Continue reading →

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Training Plan… & Tabatas!

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

My mind’s been busy over the last few days… thinking about my training plan for the next 14 weeks before the marathon, and how I’m going to fit in my cross training (swimming / gym work ) and improve for … Continue reading →

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