Problems to Podium
Distance: 42.2 miles Time: 6:44:49 Position: 3rd, 1st MV40 If you have been following the random rambles on here you would know I was coming up for a race. But in any good story there is usually some drama that makes the denouement expected to be under threat. My drama was the onset of a…
This Ain’t a Scene, It’s a Trail Race
I know I haven’t posted a blog for a couple of weeks. It has been rather hectic. And there’s been a lot happened since last post. The TL:DR story is: I hurt my ankle and had to back off intensity and volume but it is has recovered. I have run the course fully. I have…
Positive indicators
Training has certainly ramped for me in the last few months. I have mentioned before that writing here helps me focus and stay accountable. I don’t think I have ever shirked a session, but I can always lift the level and quality and that is what committing thoughts to the digital paper realm is reaping…
Running into form
One of the reasons I started penning some reflections on this training block was to mark progress and bring focus. I am not a fan of the “measure it, you manage it” mantra. I am a however a believer in that if make something front of mind, or as Charlie Nicholas would say ‘fronter of…
Practice before you play
There’s a phrase that makes my teeth itch. What is it I hear you cry! Practice makes perfect. It grates on me for two reasons, 1) pursuit of perfection is fool’s errand and 2) the idea of perfectionism often leads to a blinkered and narrow mindset, removing a sense of perspective and ability to pivot.…
How can I, versus how I can
Mindset is key in this sport. I had actually started with mindset is everything, but it is not. It is a hyperbolic cliche to make elements of success seemingly binary. Like saying “without the right mindset you will fail…”. I don’t subscribe to this. Without the right mindset you may not reach your full potential.…
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Doing things by half
Discomfort. That’s what creates growth. But too much discomfort can be a bad thing. In running, and in life, a sense of perspective when setting out on a quest is critical I find. [We interrupt this blog to reflect on the use of the word quest. This is not Zelda. This is not World of…
The gold of the day
There comes a time of year where I take a big deep sigh. Not a sad sigh. Not even a silent sigh (c) Badly Drawn Boy. It’s a satisfying sigh. This is that time of year. When autumn starts to find its own voice. And what a voice it is. The chirping of the bird…
The Tak Challenge for Dummies
I realised that halfway through writing a previous blog that I referenced the Tak challenge a couple of times. The Tak is the short-name for a hill called the Tak Ma Doon that goes from the Stirling Road in Kilsyth to the Car Park in the Sky in the Carron Valley, at the foot of…
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