So here I am once more, in the playground of the nervous starts* This time last year I was lining up for the start of the Great North Run. I would have been very surprised if you had told me then that it would be a year before my next race, but that’s the way […]
Posts Tagged ‘Trail Running’
Murieston 6k Trail Race, 5 Sep 2015 – Race Report
Posted: 6th September 2015 by mockjogger in Race reportsTags: Meet Ups, Murieston, Trail Running, Woods
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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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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Devilla Forest 15K, 23 Feb 2014 – Race Report
Posted: 24th February 2014 by mockjogger in Race reportsTags: 15K, Devilla, Hamstring, Press Coverage, Running Injured, Trail Running
Not so much thrilla in Devilla, more pain in the rain. Inevitably, having carried me through the first part of marathon training with no problems, my right hamstring muscle chose to go south just before my first race for 3.5 months. So, after self-prescribed regime of rest, stretch and foam roll, I got up on […]
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Mockjogging Review of the Year 2013
Posted: 22nd December 2013 by mockjogger in ListsTags: Boston, Foam Roller, Garmin, Headphones in Races, Highland Perthshire, ITBS, Nike+, Trail Running
This year my casual acquaintance with running blossomed into something more, well, passionate. As the year draws to a close I have recorded 936 miles (so far), 9 medals and one injury, and have taken to running while on holiday and business trips. I have acquired two customised t-shirts, plenty of race t-shirts, two headbands, […]
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Running Boston, Jun 2013
Posted: 6th June 2013 by mockjogger in Running Away, Training RunsTags: Boston, Heat, Jetlag, Trail Running
I have spent the best part of this week in the Boston area. I expected a change of scenery but got more than I bargained for, as it turns out that GoogleUK’ing “Weather Boston” brings up Boston UK not Boston US. So I was prepared for 18 degrees but not the volcano-like 35 degrees that […]
