By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Center Parcs in the Lake District with my sis, soon-to-be-sis-in-law, her two fab sis’s and her wonderful friends for a weekend of fun, food, dancing and laughing. Here’s where we’re off to:
I’m sure we’ll have the occasional beverage or three. Three thousand. Maybe.
A pineapple & a raspberry mojito
My running gear and trainers are packed. Not sure if I’ll have much opportunity for blogging, I don’t know if I’l have wifi, or mobile signal, so we’ll see.
If not, I’ll see you on the other side of the weekend: have a lovey weekend, all! 😀
I’ve been waiting all day, to road test some of the new gear I bought over the weekend. I decided to try out my cool stripy tights 😀
We’ve had dreadful weather here, with gale force wind and really heavy downpours, but nothing was going to stop me from trying out these babies!
Instead of heading to the harbour, we turned left, and ran along the Campbeltown road. @TheWelshWookie suggested running up the hill on the main road, instead of running to the West Loch: a suggestion he later regretted when he realised how steep the hill was! It was tough, but I’m really feeling the benefit of the hill training paying off.
You can see the elevation 🙂
The hill gave me a chance to put the tights to the test. OK- so I know these are workout tights, not running tights. I know that I’ve gone for style over substance. BUT they are really comfortable to wear, and ideal for short runs. They did slip a little, so I probably won’t wear them on longer runs, or to races. But I do really like them.
@TheWelshWookie liked his new gear, too, including the new knee support, which is for his oldmanitis!
We were absolutely soaked by the time we got home, but I felt great! Autumn has definitely arrived, and I might have to dig out my running gloves soon…. my fingers were a little cold; it was around 10C/50F
On another note, the ticket ordering for the Commonwealth Games 2014 closed tonight: I hope I get some of those I’ve requested!
Today’s Stats:
Run: 2 mile, hills
Time: 20:26 pretty good!
Weather: Rainy, and quite cold
Trainers: Nike LunarFly GTX
Today’s Life Lesson: Why do socks always come out of the washer in odd numbers?
And so, I’ve made use of my day: I’ve been a domestic Goddess, been shopping in the village, (and on the internet), packed for our weekend trip and gone for a run! Today is the first day that @TheWelshWookie has been for a run since our trail run on Sunday. We did a pretty solid 5K relaxed run, which I really enjoyed.
As we were heading home, the kids were having sailing lessons. By the sound of their whooping and laughter, they were having a great time! 😀
We’ve been healthy kids, and had a lovely salmon salad for dinner:
Beatson Challenge Update:
Day two of their three day challenge is over. Today’s section included running up (and down) The Rest and Be Thankful: a big hill which marks the half way point to Glasgow. It’s called The Rest and Be Thankful for a very good reason 😮
The report is that they even managed to run a little further than they had planned today, which must be a really good sign. They are doing absolutely brilliantly!
It’s likely that we’ll drive past them tomorrow on our way to Glasgow, so we’ll give them a wave from you all!
Today’s Stats:
Run: 5K easy run
Time: 31:12
Weather: Cloudy. It’s definitely getting cooler
Trainers: Nike Lunar Glides
Favourite Running Track Today:
Today’s Life Lesson: When you switch on the dishwasher, remember to check that you’ve put the tablet in properly 😉
Short and Sharp. No, not my temper- though usually it is 😉 but my run this evening!
I thought I should head out, and do a short, sharp threshold run, to see if I can build up some speed in advance of my races in October. And I ran pretty slow by most folks standards fast- for me 😉
During my first mile, I kinda forgot that I was supposed to be doing a threshold run, so I managed a mile in 9:27. My second mile was much better, at 9.05, so I was really pleased with that.
It was just as well I only planned to do two miles, as I definitely could not have maintained that for a third mile tonight!
On my way home, I found my first heart! 😀 runningtoherdreams has some beautiful pictures of nature’s hearts on her blog, and I’ve been looking for one for weeks. And tonight, I finally found one 🙂
Today’s Stats:
Run: 2 miles, threshold run
Time: 18:32
Weather: Cloudy with still some warmth in the air. It’s definitely getting cooler, though
Trainers: Nike Lunar Glides
Favourite Running Track Today: I’ve waited ten days to come across this one on my iPod!
Today’s Life Lesson: Some days, you just make good, steady progress. Be grateful for these, they don’t come often!
Today has been one of those days….. and so I arrived home thinking…..
So I did! But it was grey, and wet and windy out, so @TheWelshWookie and I got thoroughly soaked. It felt great!
There’s only really one word that can be used to describe today’s weather: dreich.
I took a couple of pictures, just so you could see the village in the rain:
I probably had too much fun, stomping through these on my way around the harbour:
Today’s Stats:
Run: 4 miles
Time: 43:26 slow
Weather: Dreich!
Trainers: Nike LunarFly GTX
@TheWelshWookie’s first Running Track: he listens to the same playlist every day, so it is always
Today’s Life Lesson: sometimes, no matter how hard you try to convince someone that they need to listen to what you are actually saying, they just cannot hear it- they subconsciously choose not to.
So, @TheWelshWookie and I were in Glasgow today, shopping. Running was, of course, the main purpose of the shopping trip.
First, we visited the Nike store to swap my broken NikeFuel band. They swapped it, no problem at all- excellent service as usual!
After a lunch stop at Buzzy’s in Princes Square, we picked up some pieces for our Zombie run:
We also visited Run4It for a mooch, but didn’t buy anything.
Our final stop was at Go Outdoors. In preparation for winter, we’ve taken the plunge and bought:
We’ve made it to Thursday, and another weekend is almost upon us! Tonight, I arrived home later than planned, and not really in the mood for a run. But, I manned up, and @TheWelshWookie suggested that we try a new route. Instead of doing the usual out-and-back, he suggested we do the Big Glen, which is 4.5 miles, followed by a final half mile at the harbour.
I knew that it would be a little more hilly than usual, but I thought- why not?
We headed out, through the village, north along the A83 towards Lochgilphead. Although I drive this way most days, and I’ve walked it a few times, I’ve never run it!
We ran along the main road for just over 2 miles. The first mile or so is uphill, with some undulation over the second mile. I stopped to take some pics:
At the bottom of the hill, just at Stonefield Castle, we turned off, looping back towards the West Loch. The first half mile or so was uphill, but after that, the next mile is all downhill. I loved it!
And along the head of the West Loch.
As we ran back towards Tarbert, there’s one nasty, wee steep hill: but we ran up it!
As we reached the A83 heading back into Tarbert from the south, I stopped to take some pictures of the deer:
And a wee video clip too:
Here’s a map of the run:
It’s lovely to have a shake-up once in a while!
Today’s Stats:
Run: 5 miles
Time: 56:20 – I kept stopping to take pics!
Weather: Cloudy and cool
Trainers: Nike LunarFly GTX
Favourite Running Track Today:
Today’s Life Lesson: what people tell you sometimes needs to be checked, to see if it meets with reality…
Saturday was a girl’s day out with my sisters and my mum: we hit the town, with a trip to Glasgow’s West End, and had tapas at Cafe Andaluz. It was amazing!
Sunday was KAD’s 5th Birthday party. Since the weather was brilliant, we spent the whole day outside, and had a ball. I thought you might like to meet the Magnificent Seven, since I’ve been talking about them all week:
There were presents….
And cake:
And good fun:
As well as some more quiet moments:
I also won a comp this weekend, over on RunEatRepeat and I’m so pleased! It’s an identity bracelet for runners, and I’m planning to order it tonight. It’s from CrossTrainID so I’m heading over there now to take a look. 😀
Today, it’s back to training. Six weeks to go until the Great Scottish Run 10k, and so the Nike Training Plan has begun, with a 3 miler. Bring it on!
Today’s Stats:
Run: 3 miles, and it felt good to be focused again!
Time: 32:22, nice and slow
Weather: Cloudy with some sunshine; warm
Trainers: Nike Lunar Glides
Favourite Running Track Today: one of my PowerSongs
Today’s Life Lesson: sleep is a precious commodity….
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