We’ve had a brilliant weekend: as predicted, we had lots of fun, food, drinks and laughs. We had a blast!
Saturday night was party night, and it was fantastic! I’m only sharing one pic, though…
What happens on the hen, says on the hen 😉
Yesterday was a day for recovering relaxing, including a visit to the spa, with its range of various saunas, steam rooms, jacuzzi, outdoor pool and other pampering areas. Bliss.
Of course, that was quickly followed by more food, drink, music and laughs!
Today, we’ve traveled home, and I think I could sleep for a week; running will have to keep for tomorrow.
Six days until the Great Scottish Run, now, roll on another busy weekend!
You know what it’s like. You have a tough day at work. You trail around the supermarket. You head home, and the last thing you feel like doing is going out for a run. But you don’t sit down: you pull on your kit, lace up your trainers and head out of the door. And you have a great run. You know?
Well, that didn’t happen today. My run today sucked.
I moaned for the whole four miles. @TheWelshWookie was a proper cheerleader, keeping me going and making helping me get it done. He even had me laughing at one point. Thanks, Wookie, I owe you a tough run! 😉
We finished just after 6pm, and the lights along the harbour were on, for the first time this autumn:
Here’s hoping that’s my last tough run for a while!
Run: 4 miles
Time: 42:20
Trainers: LunarGlides
Weather: cloudy, and definitely much cooler today
I listened to a Jillian Michael’s podcast again today, instead of music 🙂
Today’s Life Lesson: Sometimes, running sucks. Fortunately, not always 😉
When did you last have a rubbish run that someone helped you out on?
Today’s run was a bit of a disaster. We set out to do a half mile warm up, a fast mile, and a half mile cool down. When we reached the half mile mark, I set off like a hare out of a trap (well, for me. Normal speed for most), thinking I was doing some sprints. After 30 seconds, I remembered that I was supposed to sustain my pace for a mile- not. a. chance.
I’d set off so fast that my heart rate was crazy, so I had to do a short walk to bring it down. And to shout at myself for being so daft! I set off again for the last 3/4 mile, at a more sensible speed!
@TheWelshWookie had a great run- he ran a great mile!
This arrived in the post today:
I’m so excited! This year’s Great Scottish Run has only two start waves: green and pink. We’re in the green wave, which goes first. I wonder if that’s because us slowbies need a head start? Surely I’m not in the faster wave?
Tonight, I’ll be delving into this:
It’s the long awaited sequel to The Shining! I re-read The Shining on Saturday, so I’m ready to get stuck right in 😀
Today’s Stats:
Run: 2 miles, 1 mile run in the middle
Time: 19:45
Trainers: Lunar Racers
Weather: cloudy, and still warm. Might be my last vest run of the year!
I listened to a Jillian Michael’s pod cast again today, instead of music 🙂
Today’s Life Lesson: Spread sheets are sources of pain and torture.
Now, before reality bites, and I realise that I’ll have to spend some time doing laundry, housework and other domesticated stuff this weekend, let us revel in the joy that is Friday evening:
Amen. Thanks, I’m sure you know who you are…. Meanwhile, here’s this weekend’s format:
And heres’ my brain’s repeat track right now:
This is what I’m looking forward to, on Saturday Sunday morning:
Have a great weekend, all. For those of you who have races, I’m looking forward to reading your reviews! 😀
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, I was at a networking event in Glasgow. As I left the house this morning, still half asleep, I keyed the post code into my sat nav, and I set off without thinking too much about where, or what, the venue was. It turns out that this was the venue:
It’s the Emirates Arena, one of the brand new facilities built for the Commonwealth Games, being held in Glasgow next year.
And do you know what venue is located within it? Go on, have a guess….. I’ll give you a hint…
Oh wait. Today’s post title gives it away!
Yip- the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Our event was held in a room overlooking the velodrome itself, and it looked pretty impressive! I didn’t even think to take a picture though.  I was obviously too busy gossiping networking 😉
@TheWelshWookie and I are going to enter the ballot for tickets at the weekend- we have an idea of which sports we fancy watching, so we’ll see what happens.
So, I headed home feeling inspired, and went for a six mile run. Unfortunately, after 4 hour’s driving yesterday and 5 hour’s driving today, I had lead-legs, but the final mile was fast, at 9:17! 🙂
Today’s Stats:
Run: 6 miles: 2 steady, 2 with lead-legs, 2 quick
Time: 1:02:58
Weather: Sunny and warm
Trainers: Nike Lunar Glides
First Running Track Today:
Today’s Life Lesson: remember to take photos when you go somewhere interesting! Doh!
Have you ever unexpectedly ended up somewhere before?
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.
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…
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