Glasgow Parkrun #111 - 26/2/11

My time today was 18mins 36secs. I was happy enough, but dropped off the pace around the 3K mark - again! Still it is 20secs quicker than last week's race.

Hamilton Harriers 5K Monthly Handicap Race - 22 February 2011

I ran a good race tonight in a time of 18mins 13secs. I also managed to win the race by pipping a fellow harrier just before the finish line.

Kirkintilloch 12.5km Road Race - 20/2/11

A tough race with at least 12 hills. My time was 49mins 06secs. I was happy with that,since my aim on this extremely hilly course today was to dip 50mins, which I did comfortably. My Garminn measured the race distance as 12.71km, as did Robert Gilroy's (Ali-G) as well.

Glasgow Parkrun #110 - 19/2/11

I tried hard as usual, but the lactic kicked in after 3K and I struggled home in 18mins 56secs. Round about the same time as last week.
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Glasgow Parkrun 12/2/11

A decent Parkrun today. I was happy enough with my time (18mins 55secs), since I have been out for a while with an achilles injury. Ali-G (Robert Gilroy) ran a stormer in 15mins 52secs. He was really happy on the way home and deservedly so
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Hamilton Harriers 10K Club Championship Race 2011

My second race since returning from an achilles injury. Last week I clocked 18mins 59secs for the Hamilton Harriers 5K Club Championship. Today, however, I improved somewhat and clocked 38mins 02secs for the 10K Club Championship. The heart rate readings are wholly inaccurate as my chest strap kept slipping, thereby giving rogue readings. Michael Brawley and I ran the race side by side from the start to almost the finish, but he sprinted away in the last 20m to clock 1 second faster than me. A great race!
(Photo at top) This is a photo of Michael Brawley and I racing side by side.

Return to running

I returned to running training on 29th December 2010. My achilles is still a bit fragile. I raced for the first time yesterday (22/1/11) in the Hamilton Harriers Christmas 5K Handicap Race. My achilles is still a bit raw. There is a mild burning sensation in my left heel. I have also been running a few runs without wearing my Garmin watch. My heart rate readings are a bit inaccurate, because my chest strap tends to slip from time to time and that distorts the readings e.g. 198bpm - totally crazy.