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Jane, I was at Fettercairn and it was freezing before the race, but soon warmed up whilst running.. congrats on the PB... I was carrying a bit of an injury but it was a good race... for some reason i had it in my head that Fettercairn would be "undulating" and so was expecting hills... but got a pleasant surprise to finf there was none!
As for all those doing the marathon this weekend.. the very best of luck.. I am actually flying down to london for the weekend and will be there cheering you on.. good luck and remember to enjoy the day..
BEST OF LUCK & HAVE A GREAT DAY
Hope everyone did well at London. Can anyone tell me where I can get a gait analysis done in Scotland?
Ta
The spectators were superb,the orginisation was first class and the laugh i got with the other runners was fantastic.
go for it, it's an experience that you'll never.
i got my gait analysis and custom made orthotics from the podiatry department at Glasgow Caledonian University.I think they may have moved to the national Sports injuries clinic which is based at Hampden Stadium.the guy I saw was called Bob Campbell and he really seemed to know his stuff.
didn't struggle till 19 miles (sore knee gave me enough to focus on)
The atmosphere was great and the crowds huge, but I won't do it again, I guess everyone is different, but I enjoyed the 200 plus at Loch Ness last year just as much.. maybe more. 2000 + are expected this year, (I'm doing Chicago), but next year I'll be back, Nessie hunting !!
Thinking of entering the East Kilbride Half, whats it like.
been looking at the entry form for weeks .. now I cant wait ... I must be bl**dy mad.
only 3 days ago I was telling myself 'NEVER AGAIN' oops .. quickly forgotton. today 28 miles on my bike .. fell off again .. but no broken skin this time.. so it was an OK fall !!!
but before that is the Glasgow 10k & Irvine Race for Life, keeping myself busy ;-)
Anybody doing Balmoral in 3 weeks time - any info on the course?
Thanks Daisy may think of doing Dunfermline in June, can you enter online?
Any other halfs in June?
Balmoral "has a bit of a hill", it's great and looks like the head of the Coire Cas in Cairngorm when it is covered with Snowboarders! You know how they all stop and block the piste at the top of the T Bar on the Cas? Well the hill is long and slow and people just stop in front of you without moving to the side.
The hill is long and slow but is relatively gentle and once it's behind you well it's behind you, so to speak!
Balmoral is a nice run with loads of families to cheer you on as you struggle to the finish!
T
Dougie - there's a thread on Events about the Lochaber Marathon - I think there are a few doing it. The weather's always a lottery in Fort William - it rains a lot but with the weather we've been having over the last couple of months, you never know. Last year's race was really wet, but I think it was lovely the year before. I'm not doing it, but if the weather's good, I may go down and do some cheering.
Jane - the Isle of Skye Half is on 14th June - but I think it's "undulating". I'd consider it if it wasn't a week before the Highland Cross. Should be nice and scenic though.
How do you get a place on the Highland Cross? Did you sell your sister on a recent holiday to North Africa or have you mortgaged your Grannie's Hielan' Hame to buy your way in?
T
<<taps finger on side of nose>>
Thanks Speedie G!
I take it that if I hear of anyone with a spare place on a team, you would like to know about it?
Yes please!
Also if memory serves me correct there was a Glen Clova Challenge last year also (I think Fraser Clyne was involved in running it).
Anyway I have been posted to flat and very flat East Anglia so no more Hill racing (sob, sob), if you want a decent run the Lairig Ghru race is on June 29th my one hill race for the year.
There's also the Speyside Way 50k, but I think it may be a team event too. I'll do a bit of research and see if I can find any more out about any of the runs.
B/f and I are planning to M/bike the Great Glen Way this summer. The rather sketchy plan at the moment is to take the train from Inverness to Kyle of Lochash, cross over to Skye, cycle down to the south of Skye, get the ferry to Mallaig, the train to Fort William then cycle back North through the Glen to Inverness.
That sounds like an awesome MTB wish there was more hills and less people down here, mind you the weather is one compensation!
Yes please. The Highland Cross is one of the things on my list along with learning to Telemark properly and skiing AND cycling the Sella Massif.
Sorry for the tardy response but I've been at the dentist having 2 fillings replaced!
T
Dunfermline 1/2; Lochness marathon...
Cheers!!
Teflon - Skiing is one thing I've never tried - but one day..... Sympathy on the dental front - I had a tooth removed a couple of weeks ago - ouch!
I'll keep an ear open for HC places for both of you.
Well done on your time - brilliant!
If anyone is interested let me know.
Do you not come from the Queen of the Highland fleshpots? Yet you've never tried skiing? It's the best thing ever, even better than running(dare I say it here?) and you can sneak off in the middle of the winter and have one of the best holidays ever.
If you ever fancy it I have some friends in Aviemore who are instructors and can give you a good day out. Trouble is trying to find a reasonable day with good snow cover in the scottish winter.
T
firstly well done in the flm
the dunfermline half is on june 1st
they have a site up for it
http://www.andrew-carnegie.com/index.html
nick