Hamilton Harriers - 5K Handicap Race (26-07-11)

I won this handicap race in a time of 18mins 05secs. Andy McLinden and I had another momentous battle in the final 400m and I really had to dig deep to hold on to win. Andy had a 10sec start on me, but I managed to catch him around the 2K mark. Andy then caught up with me with about 400m to go and we then slogged it out to the end.

Musselburgh 10K - 23/07/11

Time today was 37mins 30secs (chip) and I finished in 23rd place. I was happy with my time (season's best), but even more pleased with my tactics. I opted for a negative split today. First half was 19mins 02secs; second half was 18mins 28secs. I will try to adopt this approach for future races, as psychologically it feels better passing runners than being overtaken in the last few kilometres. This was a multi-terrain race across grass, loose chip paths and roads.

Glasgow Parkrun #130 - 09/07/11

Time today was 18mins 43secs and I finished in 7th place. I felt a bit tired going into this race today, as I raced hard a mere 36hrs ago doing the Bellahouston Harriers 2 Mile Time Trial. I felt stronger at the 3K mark and that is definitely a good sign of progress, since a few weeks back I was struggling through the final 2km, especially the last one going up the hill.

Bellahouston Harriers 2 Mile Time Trial - 7/7/11

Time tonight was 11mins 21secs. That was 4secs faster than last month's time trial. That is 5mins 42secs per mile pace. I finished 8th tonight - well chuffed!

Hamilton Harriers Half Marathon Championship - 3/7/11

Too tired today by far. I walked large sections of this club race. The temperature this morning was 21 degrees celsius and I hadn't eaten very much beforehand, since I had to start running by 8.30am. My time was a very disappointing 1hr 33mins 26secs. Too much racing - time to back off!

Glasgow Parkrun #129 - 02/07/11

Official time was recorded as 18mins 34secs. I felt a bit jaded after Wednesday's Vets 5K in Clydebank. Ralph Connolly (pic at top) caught me in the last 250m, but my legs had 'gone' by that point.