Road trip time up to Caithness and the Moray coast with the base for the week being the Royal Burgh of Tain. July 23 – Day 1 -Road trip day 1 was about checking out the local area. We adventured over to Portmahomack where we stumbled across a welly boot throwing competition courtesy of The […]
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24/06/23 – Celtman Solo 0.5 extreme triathlon. Basically a half ironman but harder. Registration was the day before in the hall at Torridon. I looked at everyone registering and felt like such an imposter. I kept thinking that there was no way I’m good enough to do this. I felt comfortable with run and bike
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03/06/23 – Very impromptu race today. This weekend was supposed to just be the Milngavie trail race tomorrow but I had lots of the crew up at the Blair Castle trail weekend by Outsider Events. By chance, earlier this week, my eldest was invited to play in a hockey tournament in Perth today. That meant
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19/05/23 – Scurry to Cramond Island is a race I didn’t think I’d make the start line for at lunchtime. Day started off well and was on the 0930 train from London Euston to Glasgow planning to get in at 1400hrs. By late morning the train had terminated at Preston due to a broken down
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06/05/23 – Friday night adventures courtesy of Susanne. Last week she said she’d like to reccie Devils Staircase to Kinlochleven on the West Highland Way in the dusk/dark is part of her West Highland Way race training. So, 5pm laptop closed, jumped in the van and headed up. We decided to do it as an
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13/05/23 – Cateran Way trail ultra. A stunning 55 mile loop of the Cateran trail starting at the Spittal of Glenshee. Staying in Gullabin bunkhouse meant I could just roll out of bed for the 0700 race start. The forecast said sun but luckily it was still misty. Did make for an interesting first few
11/12/21 – Today’s epic adventure was Duncolm, 6 lochs and a spout. Starting off at Edenmill Farm Shop, Cafe and Soft Play we headed up to Burncrooks via the forestry trail and then clockwise round until the turn off to Duncolm aka little pile of rocks at the right hand turn. The trail across was
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15/01/22 – Today was a run with absolutely no views… zero, zilch, 0, nada. Starting in Blanefield at St Kessog’s church we headed along the pipe track and up Dumfoyn. It was my first run up this one and knew it was a quick down then up to Dumgoyne but couldn’t see it. Despite knowing
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19/12/21 – What a morning! After seeing all the cloud inversion pictures yesterday I was after one today. Starting at 0800 hrs from Glengoyne Distillery we headed up Dumgoyne hill. We started in the cloud, with frosty trails and no view. Meeting a runner on his way down he said it was stunning at the
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05/04/23 – After a crazy non stop day at work my head was thumping when I logged off. I could have just sat and chilled but instead I decided the best medicine was to get the trainers on and head out to play. I roped in Gordie to come on a reccie run and warned
LOCH ARDINNING, AULD WIVES LIFTS, BLAIRSKAITH LINN AND LENNOX FOREST LOOP Read More »