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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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Lochaber Marathon Summary

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

First of all, sorry I’ve been away from this for a while.  Now that it’s all over I’ve taken some time out to try and recover and have found myself to be rather quite tired and in need of rest! … Continue reading →

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1 day to go…

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

One day to go until the big day and I can’t wait. I didn’t quite manage all my food intake yesterday, stopped after dinner of chicken and sweetcorn soup, chicken curry n brown rice and a wee pudding. Still had … Continue reading →

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It’s nearly time for me to run the Lochaber Marathon!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Thanks for supporting me in helping me raise so much money for a worthy cause.  So far, with your help, I’ve raised over £900 for Breast Cancer Care. It’s now 13 and a half weeks since I started training for … Continue reading →

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3 days to go…

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Well… 3 days to go and the continuation of this weeks ‘carbo’ loading happens now… Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I was more or less eating the same sort of amounts of food that I normally would, with a little extra.  Now … Continue reading →

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Final Taper week & Carb loading

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Week13 of my marathon training: taper week.  The aim is to keep active, but cut back on exercise.  Increase water and carb intake and increase sleep if possible. Perhaps this is too much planning…but here is the plan for this … Continue reading →

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Wk11 – It all starts again

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

After my high on Sunday of beating my PB for the Balloch to Clydebank half marathon, I’ve found myself pretty tired and in need of sleep.  😀 After the run, I came home, showered, had lunch, then a nap, then … Continue reading →

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Lochaber Marathon Training Plan – updated

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

I’ve updated my 14 week Lochaber Marathon Training Plan, based on what I’ve done so far and what I plan to do.  It’s been good being able to be flexible on whether to run my hard run on the Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Wk6 – 22M marathon training

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

Saturday morning and it was ideal conditions for a run.  It had rained most of Saturday night and at 8am it was about 4’C and a little humid but no rain.  I had planned to run at 8, but after … Continue reading →

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Lochaber Marathon Route

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

All those hills yesterday got me thinking about the route of the Lochaber Marathon and what I was letting myself in for.  I hadn’t heard much about the elevation of the route – and only assumed, as it’s along a … Continue reading →

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