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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

First race of the year – D33 Ultra marathon

First race of the season is finally upon me. A relatively short ultra at 33miles. Training has been going well and the thought of getting out there with like-minded people is giving me some pretty active butterflies. I’m not exactly a seasoned-pro when it comes to ultra races, but hopefully this is the first of many this year. Two more to follow soon….confirmed races.

Race strategy will be to do my very best not to get carried away for the first 20K. I have a bad habit of getting too excited with other runners about and passing people when I really shouldn’t.  I  just want to enjoy this run without pushing too hard and potentially burning out. So, expectations aren’t high in terms of time / placing. Just want to take in some new surroundings, maybe chat with a few people and enjoy the first of many races this year.

So, if you’re out and about in Aberdeen at all on Saturday, the race starts at 9.00am, Duthie Park. Tweet me if you want to say hello (@pyllon) and maybe we can do the old fashioned face-to-face thing. Keep your fingers crossed for fair weather.

Woooohooooo!!

March 14, 2011 | Categories: Race, Running, Ultra distance, ultramarathon | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments