Derwentwater 10-mile Road Race

Results | Activity on Garmin Connect It was 8 years since I'd last run the round Derwentwater 10-miler, and this time I thought I might get under the hour. Race registration at Keswick School is like home from home to me, given the hours…

Lancaster half marathon

Results Lancaster half marathon and I have a history. I had a disastrous run there last year which pulled me up short and put an end to my idea I need not train to race. So, I came to settle the score on a wintry, windy, overcast morning, but…

Southside Six

Results A sixteen mile tour of the southside's parks sounded like a good idea in the midst of marathon training way back in February when entries opened and quickly closed. Come Sunday the sun was shining and the views from the start line were…

Alloa Half Marathon

Results  Race HQ for the Alloa Half is the Leisure Bowl. Innocuous enough from outside, but home to such delights as the Vibro-Gym, indoor bowls and a cafe where the pre-race air was thick with the aroma of bacon butties. More bacon than…

Stirling 10k

Results My first road race as a V50, and my first attempt at the Stirling 10k. A fast flat course that doubles as the Scottish Athletics 10k championships. Conditions were ideal with torrential rain and gusty winds. My race plan was to scrape…

Bute Highland Games 10k

They say that if it rains at the Bute agricultural show the week before the Highland games then the weather will be fine for the games. It chucked it down last week at the show and we were blessed with a beautiful sunny day for the games yesterday. As…

Round Arran Relay

The Round Arran Relay is a six-stage road run around Arran. The race starts in Blackwaterfoot, on the far side of the island, and is divided into North and South sections.  So, it's really two separate races that happen to start at the…

Monklands Half Marathon

Results | Garmin track | Route A 3-lap route through Drumpellier Country Park. A smaller 5km loop, followed by 2 larger 5 mile laps. I set off with a time of around 1:22 in mind. I stuck with John Duffy and Mike Anderson for a while but…

Balfron 10K

Balfron 10K, 28.4.13 As Sam Torrance said,(if you’re interrupting again saying That boy’s got the wrong  sport……..just,just, bear with me)…….”That putt on the final green was looking so good,…

Glenlivet 10k

Results A long weekend up North with family in God's Own Country handily coincided with the Glenlivet 10k, according to the website the most beautiful run in said country. What with all the pavement-pounding I'd been doing recently, it…