40-50km
lake of menteith APR (MY FIRST BIKE RACE)
30/03/24 – I did it, my first cycle race. It was the Glasgow Nightingale APR. Registration was at Balfron Academy where we all got briefed before cycling out as a group to the start. I felt like such an imposter, all these proper looking cyclists on nice bikes but I had nothing to lose. I …
lairig ghru (with the boulder field) race
30/06/24 – Race write up for the Deeside Runners Lairig Ghru race. A fantastic 42 km race from Braemar to Aviemore through the Lairig Ghru. For me the logistics started the day before when I headed up to Aviemore following my eldest’s swim comp. The Epic Crew had gone up earlier to I met them …
LONDON MARATHON 2023
Saturday – Flew down last night so there wasn’t a frantic rush today. Staying with old uni pals so its nice to catch up as we don’t get to very often. Whilst they were busy I used the opportunity to head over to the Marathon Expo to register. I’m number 33038. Was great to check …