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If I ever write a book, 'Return To Quarrel Wood' will most definitely be a contender for the title. It just has such a cool ring to it. Sticking with the book analogy, my return to Quarrel Wood made for a pefect finale to a weekend in which...

Valentines evening and I painted a forlorn picture, trudging along the streets on a windy, wet night. I passed the local Indian & Italian restaurants and, as you would expect, they were all packed to the rafters, windows covered in condensation from...

This weeks post is a bit of a hotchpotch of musings. With a solid start to the year, including a new personal best in terms of monthly mileage, I was determined to keep up the mileage momentum. I approached Friday 3rd of February having covered 40 miles...

I have actually run a bit less than usual these past two weekends. All things considered, that's probably not a bad thing in terms of letting my body recover and adapt. I spent this past weekend visiting and, on Saturday morning, I sneaked in a 10...

Have you ever heard that such and such a supermodel won't get out of bed for less than £50,000 or some other preposterous amount? I used to be like that. Unfortunately, however, it was not great wads of cash that were used to entice me from...

Firstly, let me just congratulate all of the winners of The Running Bug awards 2011 and especially RespectTheStupidity and Westie for their well earned wins. I was shocked enough to even be nominated, let alone make the final shortlists. Thanks to all...

I was lucky enough to be able to extend my festive holiday to accommodate a short break in the Cairngorms. My wife was not quite so lucky in that she had to return to work briefly before we could both head up to Aviemore. Having taken a couple of days...

So here we are in the final few hours of 2011 and, looking back on the year, I am happy to say that it has been a good one for me. Hopefully you can say the same about your year and, in a matter of hours, we will have a whole new year in which to start...

Just a quick additional post to say thanks to everyone who has read any or all of my 14 posts over the past 3 months approx. When the opportunity to write for The Running Bug came up, I jumped at the chance and then, after that initial post, I have to...

I am just back from a 5 day break in Edinburgh. I managed to keep up my Marcothon commitments thanks to 6 a.m. runs, taking me up to 50 consecutive days of running and up to Marcothon day 20. On the plus side, I am chuffed to have made it this...

This follows on from my previous post, Preparing For An Ultramarathon (Part 1) Just by way of a disclaimer, all of the following is based entirely on my own personal experience, that of a ‘plodder’ whose main aim is to finish. What works...

Part 2 of Preparing For An Ultramarathon ( Part 1 ) will follow shortly. In the meantime, I just wanted to share some of the following with you. It's certainly been a busy couple of weeks as far as new experiences go! So, the main news is that...

Following a blog posting that I read by fellow Running Bug blogger, RunDeeMc (love the name!) I thought I would share some of what I have pieced together in terms of planning for an ultramarathon. Other than a real inclination to get out there and...

I spoke too soon when I said that things would be back to ‘normal service’ last week. Turns out that I had not in fact kicked the chest and throat infection and it did indeed return for a further few days to give me a kicking! Despite this...

I am thankfully back on track (not literally!) and hope to be back to 'normal service' soon having just about kicked the chest and throat infection that has laid me low for the past week. In keeping with my Movember pledge, I have continued to...

I am ill, and boy do I feel sorry for myself. Like a typical male, I don't do illness well! Having spoken with the doctor, it would appear that I have had some kind of infection for at least the past month which, at least, explains the ups and...

To quote the Movember Web Site: "During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s...

You just can’t beat getting out into the fresh air for a run, especially when you are fortunate enough to live so close to some cracking forest trails and to an old railway line that takes you right out into the countryside far from any traffic...

There is nothing better than a change of scenery to freshen up your running schedule and this is especially true when it involves time away in the Cairngorms National Park where I was fortunate enough to find myself last week. Staying in Aviemore with...

September was a memorable month for me in a number of ways and I wanted to share this with you before we get too far in to October! In terms of running I hit, and passed the 1000 mile mark, slightly earlier than last year. In 2010 I ran the Loch Ness...

Thanks to all of you who took the time to read and/or comment on my initial blog posting. It is much appreciated and I hope that my postings will not disappoint! My initial 'Setting the scene' post came together quite easily but I have to admit...

I used to hate running with a passion! In fact, for a long time I didn't even know that I hated running. I was that far removed from it. I was probably one of the most unathletic children in the school and this was a trait that I kept up throughout...