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My first Highland Fling (2011 Ultra)

I had run / cycled / walked quite a bit of the West Highland Way in the past and on the Saturday before the Fling I wanted to get one final long run in. As some of you will know I had to miss the GEDM race a few weeks before due to sickness and it had knocked my confidence quite a bit, especially as the training had suffered. So I decided I needed a decent long run and a week before the race seemed a good time to try out some of the course. It would hopefully (read on)

May 5, 2011 | Categories: 2011, Brooks, Cascadia, Compressport, Conic Hill, Double marathon, Endurance, Highland Fling, Injinji, Montane, Nutrition, Offroad, OMM, Race, Raidlight, Results, Running, Running shoes, Trail, Ultra distance, ultramarathon, West Highland Way, WHW | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Highland Fling 2011 – night before

Big race tomorrow. The Montane Highland Fling. Not got a lot to say about it following the GEDM sickness fiasco. Yes, I’m nervous something happens again before the start line.

Anyway, I’ll post up race results / report sometime next week. My sister most likely will be tweeting some race updates. Feel free to follow her here or my own account here.

So, it’s early to bed for me. I’ll leave you with some pics of the area from last week’s training run (excuse the poor quality – rubbish camera, and I don’t like to stop for long).

Night.

**See race report here**

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April 29, 2011 | Categories: 2011, Double marathon, Endurance, Highland Fling, Marathon, Montane, Race, Trail, Ultra distance, ultramarathon, West Highland Way, WHW | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments