10/11/22 – It’s been a while since I did a lot of my city centre routes so now mapping out my old favourite lunch runs. Today was a 7.7km loop from the city centre round the city sights to the west and back. Starting in the city centre the aim is to reach the River …
18/02/23 – What a fun morning. Westerlands Cross Country Club arranged a C.U.T.E (competitive Unofficial Training Event) all across the Kilpatricks. This caused me must confusion when tryin to categorise this for the page….was it a race or trail…I decided to put it under trail. Lynz and I took on leg 2 for our team. …
02/12/22 – This is what Fridays are made of. With a day off work I spent the first part doing virtual filming with Rail Wellbeing LIVE presenting on goal setting and motivation. Next it was Tilly and I jumping in the van and heading up to Dunkeld to meet Fiona Outdoors for a new adventure. …
03/12/22 10km this morning with some of the crew up Meikle Binn from Crow Rd. This is always an up and down. Parking isn’t an official carpark but there is enough room at the forestry track entrance near the ‘Welcome to Stirling’ sign. We stuck to the forestry track for about 3km before veering right. …
Merry Christmas everyone! Marcothon day 25 done with the epic crew for an epic 10km to the one and only Jesus Thimble (wee stop for some chocolate coins), bog tastic run across to Lucifers Loch and then downhill back. Only one shoe lost (and found), one person wearing the water hurdle and lots of Christmas …
28/12/22 – It’s so great to be back on my favourite little island (Cumbrae) where Millport is the only town. Tilly and I headed out for 11.5k run this morning. Starting at Cosy Corner we headed anti clockwise to Fintry passing the war memorial. Fintry has a lovely beach and great tea room and is …
30/12/22 – It was dreich out there this morning, even Tilly agreed and didn’t want to go out the back door first thing. I knew I needed to get her out and decided a run would prob be the quickest and easiest. As soon as the harness appeared the whines then barks started. She shouted …
07/01/23 – On tour today with the crew as we crossed the water to Gleniffer Braes. I always remember John Kynaston talking about all his runs on the Braes and always wanted to try them out. Luckily Gordie knew the route so led the run. Starting at the car park we went up and down …
19/01/23 – Nic’s Noon Runners lunch run group. Today it was a lovely run along the River Clyde passing some street art. Across the road at the High Court and into Glasgow Green. At the People Palace I headed in through the east end popping out at the Tennants Brewery. Wee uphill and into the …
08/01/2023 – Not often I manage to fit in a run when I return home to sunny Maidens but today I did. I’ve spent all my childhood playing in Culzean Country Park but today managed a route that’s new to me. With thanks to a couple Strava friends I managed to use their routes to …