A bemused group of Japanese tourists found themselves mingling with a few hundred runners on top of an otherwise peaceful Sunday morning on Calton Hill. As they took obligatory pictures of Arthur’s Seat I thought I would try out my pigeon Japanese and say hello. They asked me what we were doing. I pointed out […]
Posts Tagged ‘Hills’
Seven Hills of Edinburgh, 26 June 2016 – Race Report
Posted: 29th June 2016 by mockjogger in Race reportsTags: Arthur's Seat, Hill Running, Hills, Seven Hills
Great Edinburgh Run, 17 Apr 2016 – Race Report
Posted: 19th April 2016 by mockjogger in Race reportsTags: 10mi, Edinburgh, Hills, Jetlag
The marketing folks at Great Run have been working overtime. This year the Great Edinburgh Run was re-branded “The World’s Favourite Race”, with T shirts to prove it. It is indeed a great city course, but somebody forgot to organise the weather. Again. So there I was, amongst about 4,000 fellow runners, jumping up and […]
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I’m So Hilly Right Now I May Even Buy Fell Shoes
Posted: 29th July 2014 by mockjogger in Equipment, Training RunsTags: Hill Running, Hills, Progress, Trail Running
Recent events have caused me to augment my default selection of training routes. It started when I signed up for the Seven Hills of Edinburgh race. After the Rock’n’Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon was cancelled, I had been looking for another race to fill the void. Initially I dismissed the Seven Hills race as an option […]
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Stonehaven Half Marathon, 6 Jul 2014 – Race Report
Posted: 7th July 2014 by mockjogger in Race reportsTags: Flies, Half Marathon, Headphones in Races, Heat, Hills, PB
I drove from Edinburgh to Stonehaven in the morning, parked in the leisure centre car park and strolled across a field to the rugby pavilion where the race would start and end. Putting two fingers up to the midweek BBC weather forecast, the start area was bathed in bright sunshine with just enough of a […]
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Seven Hills of Edinburgh, 22 Jun 2014 – Race Report
Posted: 23rd June 2014 by mockjogger in Race reportsTags: Hill Running, Hills, Seven Hills
This race is bonkers. 14 miles along city roads, through shopping arcades and up forgotten closes. Scrambling 600m up hills and bouncing down the other side, always wondering if you are going in the right direction. Avoiding cars, buses, pedestrians and, for the first time, trams. Across the fairway of a public golf course, up and […]
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Traprain Law Hill Race, 14 Jun 2014 – Race Report
Posted: 16th June 2014 by mockjogger in Equipment, Race reportsTags: Brooks Cascadias, Camera, Hill Running, Hills, River, Trail Running
Saturday morning. The morning after arriving back from Tokyo. Tired and stiff, I wanted a run to eradicate the long flight from my legs. I did not fancy any of my usual routes and I wanted to try something new. A quick search provided the perfect answer – the Traprain Law hill race. Only a […]
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Great Edinburgh Run, 27 Apr 2014 – Race Report
Posted: 28th April 2014 by mockjogger in Race reportsTags: 10mi, Edinburgh, Hills, PB
At risk of sounding like a wannabe Edinburgh tourist spin jockey, this place is righty proud of it’s City Centre. It is small and varied, with historical landmarks dating back centuries, open parkland and contemporary venues. When the chance comes to race here, I’m up near the front of the queue. This year, the Great […]
