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Blurry vision is here to stay…

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

I went back to the Opticians today (a different one, referred by my GP) to get my eyes checked.  After my long run a few weeks ago, I generally felt wiped out and blurry vision wasn’t helping things.  I noticed … Continue reading →

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Wk4 – 7.45M speedwork

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

After my abismal attempt at 7 miles of speedwork last Wednesday (- I only managed 2.5 miles before stopping the treadmill), I thought I would try a different approach.  Here was the plan before last nights run: Run outside, and not on … Continue reading →

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Wk4 – 5M Winter Series wi Gill

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Monday morning and I really struggled to get up to go for a run this morning.  It’s lucky I was meeting Gill or I would have probably given it a miss!  I woke at 2am, couldn’t sleep, then started to … Continue reading →

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Wk3 – 6.5M around Clyde and Paisley Road West

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

I met Fit Girl on Thursday night and ran around her usual flat 4 mile route around the Clyde with her, then I added on a few miles on my own.  Fit Girl is coming back from injury (IT Band) … Continue reading →

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Wk3 – 5M Winter Series wi Gill

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

After missing my run with Gill on Monday morning (due to lack of sleep on Sunday night) I’d arranged to meet her on Tuesday morning to do our 5 mile loop instead.  I felt ok, if a little tired when … Continue reading →

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Wk2 – 5M Winter Series wi Gill

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Monday morning, week 2 of my training.  I was keen to see if I would still feel the niggle in my hip flexor (I felt a strong niggle there on Saturday night after the torture of the hills and wind … Continue reading →

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Wk52 – 5.1M Tempo Queens Park

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Wednesday morning and as it’s the only day I’m at work over the Festive Period, I thought I’d squeeze in a wee run before work to get it out of the way.  I didn’t do anything on Tuesday apart from … Continue reading →

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Wk45 – 5M thankfully I have my (lighter) legs back

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

This morning I was relieved to find that my heavy legs from Tuesday night had disappeared… that’s what I get for swimming 3k then trying to run 10k!  🙂  My legs were back to normal and I could run easily… … Continue reading →

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Running in the dark

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

The arrival of winter, especially once the clocks go back on the last Sunday in October, can be bad news for runners. The rigorous training regime you established during the summer becomes a distant memory as the cold, wet weather … Continue reading →

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Wk44 – 8.5M Muirend Cathcart

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Friday morning and it was usually my rest day, but I decided after a short run on Wednesday and a 5 miler on Thursday, I wanted to do another run this week. I’d originally planned on running 6-8 miles on … Continue reading →

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