I decided to just run the once today as the priority now is getting my chest right for the Hardmoors. I had an easy run into work. It was quite frosty again so tights, gloves and headband were the order of the day.
This is my 1,000th post since I started this blog on Monday 30th Octber 2006. A few days before I wrote my first post I'd read about the West Highland Way Race in MyRace magazine, contacted Dario and was about to enter the race. I'd been looking for a new running challenge and the whw race immediately caught my attention.
I'd also become aware of the world of blogging around the same time and thought it would be fun to do a blog but wasn't sure what to do it on. So when I decided to enter the whw 2007 race I decided to start a blog to record my training. The only blog I could find at the time was Ian's excellent weekly/monthly thoughts about running in general and the whw in particular.
What I was looking for was a training diary that I could learn from and so having not found one I decided to start my own. Initiallly I thought it would be an eight month project and once I'd done the race that would be it both for this blog and the race.
But like many before me the race does get under your skin and I did the race again in 2008 and 2009 and am looking forward to doing it this year and hopefully many years to come!
So the blog has continued as well and now no run is really complete until I enter the details on my blog with a comment or two. Over the last three and half years it has grown and now provides me with a great record of my training, lessons learnt, race tales, video's and far more.
If it has been helpful to anyone else along the way that's a bonus. I wonder if anyone has read all 1,000?????
My first post? .....
A few days ago I discovered there is a race over the West Higland Way each June. The route is 95 miles long and starts from Milngavie and finishes at Fort William.
Next year (2007) the race starts at 1am 23 June and competitors have 35 hours to walk/jog/run the route.
There are 8 check points along the way. I am 47 and run regularly - aiming for 1,000 miles a year and I also really enjoy hill walking. I have done a couple of long distance runs/walks and so I have decided to enter the WHW race.
I thought I'd set up this blog to record my progress. The race is 8 months away. I will try and find a countdown clock to see how much time I have exactly!!
Wed 3rd Mar Run details
5.77miles in 47mins 10secs (8.11pace)
5 comments:
Well done John. Cant say I've read them all but have read a good few and its generally QI.
Things have changed quite a but in 3 years but then any 3 year period will see change. Its interesting to look back though with it all written down.
Good luck with the enxt 1000
Hey John,
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For your 1000th post!
Not sure if I've read every post but I've certainly followed your blog right from the start as it was almost exactly the same time that I first entered the race - I think that year I sent in my entry in late September and was the 22nd person to be accepted - Dario was warning everyone to get a move on as the race might be full up by Christmas (I don't think it was) - how things have changed even in 3 years! Keep on blogging John, always interesting. Andy
I Think that I have read at least 950 of them good to keep up with you and your running. and falling lol. keep it up. hope to talk to you soon,
Jay L
Yeah, I’ve read if not all, the majority of your posts and enjoy your movies too, if I remember correctly one of your first posts included a photo of you filling in the WHW entry form.
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