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GLENTRESS TRAIL MARATHON (FOOT NOT MTB)
16/02/25 – Race write up for the Glentress trail marathon by High Terrain Events. The race that didn’t quite go to plan. I hadn’t trained for this and aim was to use it as a training run for Cape Wrath. As such, I brought the family with me for a break too. The race was …
PENTLAND SKYLINE RACE
13/10/24 – I would never recommend today. I’d recommend the Carnethy Pentlands skyline race but maybe not the prep to get to the start line…. Alarm set for 0245 to get my eldest to the airport for 0330 for her flight to swim camp. Decisions to be made to drive back home for a couple …
DUNOON ULTRA – THE DAY I WENT THE WRONG WAY
14/09/24 – The trials and tribulations of Dunoon ultra. With 12 of the EpicTrails crew racing (mix of relay and solo runners) it made for a fantastic trip. The race was supposed to be 48km but not for me…. Being loaded with the cold I didn’t know how it would go, and it definitely wasn’t …
LAKELAND 50 MILE – WHAT AN ADVENTURE
27/07/24 – It’s taken 3 years and 3 ballot attempts to get in but I made it into the Lakeland 50 mile. I hadn’t trained the way I would have liked to so felt under prepared. I knew there was a lot of elevation in the race and that poles were advisable. Poles hurt my …
EUROPEAN STANDARD AGE GROUP DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS – COIMBRA 2024
14/06/24 – Made it to Coimbra for the European Duathlon Championships. Day started off with a 4am alarm before heading through to Glasgow Airport with fellow competitor Robert. Quick check in, breakfast and straight onto the plane for 0630 take off. Well that didn’t happen, as we took our seats there was an announcement that …
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MONIKIE RELAY TRIATHLON
06/07/24 – Number being drawn on left leg means one thing…it’s triathlon time. Today it was the Monikie triathlon. I was taking part in the relay which consisted of each member of the team doing a mini triathlon before the next person could go. 300m swim/5km bike/1.5km run. We called ourselves GTC + ringer with …
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 …
SCONE PALACE STANDARD DUATHLON
21/04/24 – Take 2 writing this as lost the first one . New event for me today at @wilddeerevents Scone Palace Standard Duathlon. Been trying to get my Duathlon times up so more adaptions to my kit. I’m now trying to buy speed . Aero helmet and now go faster wheels that Mary lent me. …
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 …