Dechmont 10K Training Loop May 30th 2011

I was wondering how my left hip would feel after the weekend cufuffle. It felt a bit sore when I was running on it yesterday. Today I ran at an average heart rate of 144bpm and my time was 45mins 11secs. No reaction from my hip either. Hopefully everything will be okay for Thursday night's Dumbarton 10K. The weather forecast is for 12mph winds with no rain.

Glasgow Parkrun #124 - 28/5/11

I stewarded today - that's eleven times between Pollock Park and Strathclyde Park. I went out for a few drinks today with my wife to celebrate her achievement in gaining a degree. I ended up scrapping with a big heavy guy at the back of the pub - against my will! He was a complete nutter and I went outdoors with him to avoid any confrontation inside the pub. I sustained a few cuts, but it was more of a skirmish than a war. Still, I managed to upend him and he is around the 20 stone mark. Well it was in Blantyre I suppose, so nothing new there then. No more alcohol or going to the pub!

2011 Polaroid Clydebank 10K - 26/5/11

Chip time tonight was 37mins 57secs and gun time was 38mins 05secs. I was happy enough with my time, because I was actually considering not running this race as I was feeling unwell two hours before the race with an elevated resting heart rate of 45bpm. My heart rate average was around 173bpm for the whole race.

2011 Polaroid Helensburgh 10K - 19/5/11

Time was 38mins 11secs (chip) and 38mins 17secs (gun). The conditions were far from ideal as it was cold and very windy. I wore my Garmin 305 watch and heart rate monitor and ran at an average of 172bpm. My heart rate hovered around 174bpm for long periods. I was happy with my effort tonight. :-)

Glasgow Parkrun #122 - 14/5/11

Time today was 18mins 49secs. I finished 16th today. I struggled a bit going up the hill on the final kilometre - again! Still it is 22secs faster than last week's poor effort, where I was very sluggish due to the presence of a heavy cold.

Self Transcendence 5 K Road Race - Scottish 5K Road Race Championships - 11/5/11

Time tonight was 18mins 17secs. I finished in 81st place. Obviously there was a top quality field for this Scottish Championship. The weather wasn't that kind, since it was damp and windy.

Self Transcendence 5K Road Running Scottish Championships - 11/5/11

Time tonight was 18mins 17secs. A good time on a windy night - happy with that!