So my running app says 13.20 miles was run today, which means a whole 10th of a mile of extra pain! I made it to the end though and it wasn’t all bad by any stretch. Just that last stretch. Never has a 5k felt so hard as when it is tacked on to the… Continue reading Scottish Half Marathon
Month: September 2021
Pre-race Jitters
This bib coming through the post this week makes it official. Sunday (tomorrow!) is my first half marathon in over two years. No more pretending it isn't going to happen! I don’t know if climbing ladders is good preparation for a race, but that is what I was doing all day yesterday. And although I… Continue reading Pre-race Jitters
A Send Off to the Sea
Our staghorn tree suddenly looks like its leaves have been dipped into crimson paint. Autumn is definitely upon us. I think, alongside Spring, it is a favourite season of mine. By the end of Summer, the deciduous trees look a little tired and droopy, but then, as a last hurrah before Winter, they put on… Continue reading A Send Off to the Sea
Sweetness and Light
No word of a lie: Adriene’s yoga theme for this month is called ‘RESET”! What??!! I didn’t know that when I wrote my last piece and of course, she knows diddly squat about me…or does she?!!! Errr, no. But the synchronicity of the intentions has fired me up to be a little more resolute and… Continue reading Sweetness and Light
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