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Good luck everyone running, and look forward to seeing at least one of you tomorrow
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A gentle morning shopping and watering the greenhouse plants at the allotment - tomato plants have gone massive all of a sudden
. Some amount of rain last night - my rain bucket had about 3inches in it 
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Gonna be a muddy canal path!!!!
Gaiters and trail shoes for definite then.............need to take several pairs of socks too!
Good luck G to E ers
Oooh FFB, exciting!!
Off to Tyndrum tomorrow for some trail miles
Hope the G2E weather is similar to that up here. Absolutely perfect for running. Nice bit of 20 min pacing at parkrun followed by some miles on the Dava moor in a fairly gentle taper intro.
G2E a bit damp underfoot! Weather was fine once it stopped drizzling- bit chilly up until that point.
I finished- better time than last year, Don't know my actual time, as I messed up my Garmin at some point, but I arrived at the finish at 8:40pm, and the race started a minute or 2 after 9am- so definately beat 11:49 , which was my time last year- and I was able to run past 4 people in the last mile or so.
Mud on the path was slippy/ suck-your -shoe off type. Managed to keep feet reasonalby dry with the aid of 2 changes of sock, but the sideways slippage all the time was tiring- I have ended up with a blister on the ball of one foot, and I also have a completely knackered toenal- I could feel the blister building up under the nail, and the only way I could run on it was to pop the blister, and stick a plaster on- still had 12 miles to go at that point!
THe state of my toe this morinig is alarming even to me- and I'm a surgeon!
Apart from that, I'm not too bad!= managed to walk down stairs sideways this moring, without too much trouble!
Anyway- all in all I'm happy, Fling next year?
Well persevered Tricia
Hope you don't end up in the hands of the general surgeons
Well done Tricia
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I enjoyed the run and had a nice steady plod.
Bloody hell its flat though
!!! Strains on muscles in ways very different to hill running!!
Who knew there were so many scary aqueducts going over roads in Edinburgh?
But I was slightly more freaked by the long dark tunnel at Polmont 
! Still I suppose the fear relieved the boredom 
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Ran on and off with the same guy from the Falkirk Wheel onward, then when we got to the outskirts of Edinburgh and it started to get dark, he was slowing down quite a lot, but also a bit freaked by some of the people hanging about on the canal going through the schemey bit...and he had no headtorch
. So we agreed to buddy up and finish together, which was just as well as just after that 3 dodgy looking blokes appeared out of nowhere from behind a hedge and loomed toward us 
! They got my head torch in their eyes and that seemed to deter them 
! He was going quite slow and I could have just run ahead but it didn't feel right to leave him. So I probably sacrificed about 20mins of time, but worth it to finish with a new pal 
. Who then announced, 'that is my first and last ultra' 
yeah but they / we all say that 
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Well done guys! I would really not fancy the run into Embra on my own in the dark so it sounds like you did the right thing. The year I did it I was glad to have a friend running the final 10m with me on a fine, light, late afternoon just to help clear people out of the way (a bike bell did the trick, he was an old hand at running in the Capital).
This year the dodgy Embra bit didn't bother me so much- It was still vaguely light through that bit, and I felt alert enough to keep a good wary eye out, and enough in my legs to go past anybody at a run ( however brief). I did the same last year though- bufddying up after dark is definitely a good idea- I just didn't see anyone nearby before that stretch, so I had no choice ( standing around waiting for a buudy wouldn't have worked)
Well done Tricialitt and TP
Great effort and perseverance.
I never really fancied G2E because it is so flat and there is that dodgy/schemy bit.
Bit of a tired and lazy weekend for me. Heavy legged 12 miles on Saturday, so swapped my planned run on Sunday for a bike session. Hoping to get out later this afternoon for a bit of a plod. Done some abs work this morning.
Torq Energy have agreed to continue to support me through 2014
and they may consider sponsoring Loch Katrine 
I did my 2nd motivational speaking session on Saturday evening. Enjoyed it and managed not to send anyone to sleep. Still over ran a bit, but I am coming to the conclusion that the 'story' need 40 - 45 mins. I can pare it down a bit more and get a bit more disciplined about not going off script, but that would only shave a few minutes off it.
Well done Tricialitt and TP
Great effort and perseverance.
I never really fancied G2E because it is so flat and there is that dodgy/schemy bit.
Bit of a tired and lazy weekend for me. Heavy legged 12 miles on Saturday, so swapped my planned run on Sunday for a bike session. Hoping to get out later this afternoon for a bit of a plod. Done some abs work this morning.
Torq Energy have agreed to continue to support me through 2014
and they may consider sponsoring Loch Katrine 
I did my 2nd motivational speaking session on Saturday evening. Enjoyed it and managed not to send anyone to sleep. Still over ran a bit, but I am coming to the conclusion that the 'story' need 40 - 45 mins. I can pare it down a bit more and get a bit more disciplined about not going off script, but that would only shave a few minutes off it.
14.5 done today (so far) - longest since LK
G2E fitted really well timing wise for me this year, (and good practice for running that far on the flat
), but otherwise I would have probably done the Fling again. It might not have the glamour of the WHW but there is something quite satisfying about running between two Cities 
. It was really well organised and very friendly, relaxed, and good discipline-wise for pacing run/walk, so it ticked the right boxes. Doing it once is probably enough though 
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The guy I ran most of the last 30m with had done lots of endurance 'challenge' type events, 24hr kayaking, cycling around Europe etc, but no ultra running, so I had quite an entertaining afternoon, a) keeping him running, b) comparing insane distances and c) getting ideas for doing events I probably shouldn't
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Well done on the sponsorship FFB
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Couple of hours pottering at the allotment this morning, because tomato plants do not care if you have sore legs
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Well done TP and Tricia
It is a tough race with being so flat but I know what you mean TP, I like the idea of travelling between two cities on foot
That's great news on the sponsorship FFB
That's good you're getting the miles in after LK OH, is Cape Wrath next? How's my wee pal? Is she behaving?!
Had a nice 20 miler on the WHW on Saturday, Tyndrum to Victoria Bridge and back.
Not as many miles as you, MrsMac! Cape Wrath next, uncertain of how much (put my name down for whole week as I then get lunches thrown in!)
LSRs could be fun this weekend - 30-40 mph winds forecast again. Still at least they'll be no indecision between running and kayaking!
Els still on sick bench and not happy - but managing cycling and swimming.
Short run today, legs okay, just took it easy, nice day
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Get well soon Elspeth!
Legs recovering well but can't run because of persistenly "half -on/ half- off" toenail- I know, I'm a surgeon, I should just rip it off, but havn't been able to get a quiet moment at work to hide in a treatment room and get it sorted- perhaps tomorrow?
Will watch VLM from the sofa this year0 although I do enjoy running "with " them on the tready in the gym- not that long a run, as you only get about 2hr 30 of elite comverage, then it's "the masses"- don't usually bother watching that bit.
Have been eating like a horse all week- will need to stop soon, as my metabolism must be back to normal by now?
Ouch to all the nail issues
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Short run today, it lured me out in the sun, only to get 5mins in and then it pished it down
. Good Easter weather!
I have to go to a 50th wedding Aniv on Sunday, so need to make sure I get a run in before, as its gonna be stressful I can sense it
. Too many family shenanigans and last minute planning going on as the 'recipients' insisted they didn't want anything, no fuss, just a quiet lunch with a couple of folk, and then yesterday the feckers announced they want the all singing all dancing family party 
!!! Yes because that is really easy to organise with 3 days notice!!!
Argh- families! Don't you wish they'd say what they want....rather than "we don't want any fuss".................. but if you don't organise the biggest party in the world we will be really disappointed.
The story of the toenail troubles above is tempting me to attack this toenail and get rid of it- the idea of getting dirt trapped in it is a worry, to be sure.
***Look away now if you're squeamish***
I've just taken the entire nail off- ( got some local injected first). The nail beed had avulsed anyway, I don't know if it will regrow or not, but at least its nice and clean now- not a moment too soon, I think ,as it was looking a bit grotty underthe residual nail, and now I can clean and dress it properly- I reckon I'll be back running within a week, but it will need time to toughtn it up.
Braver than me Tricia
! Hope it all heels up nicely now, sounds like you did the right thing.
I have been hiding out at the allotment all afternoon
. My scaffold boards got delivered that I have been waiting for, straight up to the site, so I can build my raised beds now properly. Had a good weeding session, planted some peas out, and then carried 5x 4m long planks down to the plot 
. Arms knackered now, but very happy, next job - build the beds 
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Hope everyone is enjoying this bit of sun, even if it is blowing a gale!
I had a great run in the sun, but boy is it wild up here. Ran downwind on Lossiemouth East Beach and back in the shelter of the woods. Some very cool WWII defensive positions out there which I did not know existed. Reminded me of a run in Orkney if not for the trees.
Luckily the inevitable dust storms that accompany dry windy weather here between dressing the fields and the crops gettinv big enough are not enveloping the house ... yet.
Certainly windy in Orkney too!
but have been across 3 of the Churchill Barriers 4 times today, twice on foot, twice in car.
Toe feels perfect today- I could run on it! Might go out after watching the VLM, we'll see. Blustery here too. Settled infront of tele for the next 3 hours or so. Go Mo!
Morning all. A bad running week for me, as in not a lot of running. Currently in front of the TV watching the marathon, but will do some weights and abs whilst watching. I have had a very tight right calf and heavy quads this week so just ditched all the runs in favour of bike sessions.
Toenail issues for me too. I removed 2 a few weeks back. First time ever. Not sure what the situation was re growing back. They got blisters under them in Antarctica and the docs would not let me burst the blisters, although eventually I did as it was too sore. But it was not soon enough to save the nails. They looked like they were just growing out and then one day I somehow ended up removing one and then just took the other one off too.
Toenails are overrated anyway
Very windy here all weekend (albeit not by Orkney standards
) so had a tready weekend. 22 miles on Saturday and 15 miles today!