Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 7°C/ 45°F
Weather: Cool and breezy
Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
23/03/10 - Inverness
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 9°C/ 48°F
Weather: Mild
I have to catch up with the 10 mile (16km) run at marathon pace I missed while skiing Saturday, so I head out from work with a brief warmup then pick up the canal down to Dochgaroch and back on the west bank. The path here is narrower and it is tougher to keep a steady pace in the deepening gloom, particularly as I start to feel a little hypoglycaemic towards the end, but I make it home in about the right time.
22/03/10 - Inverness
Distance: 9.9km/ 6.2miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 3°C/ 37°F
Weather: Cool and clear
For once I have the car in the day so I run late in the evening under clear starry skies. I make a few wrong turns in Scorguie but soon get onto a familiar route.
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 3°C/ 37°F
Weather: Cool and clear
For once I have the car in the day so I run late in the evening under clear starry skies. I make a few wrong turns in Scorguie but soon get onto a familiar route.
21/03/10 - 2 Runs: Aviemore and Inverness
Aviemore
Distance: 4.1km/ 2.6miles
Altitude: 327m/ 1073ft
Temp: 8°C/ 46°F
Weather: Mild and sunny
A hash run near Loch Morlich, and likely to be the highest altitude run of this training program.
Inverness
Distance: 32.0km/ 19.9miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 10°C/ 50°F
Weather: Mild with sunny periods
Another weekend, another 20 miler and with a very pleasant afternoon in prospect I aim for the woods. Tracy drops me at the Tesco at the edge of town and I run through the city, down the canal, up through Scorguie and over Craig Phadrig. here I aim south through Leachkin to Craig Dunain where I pick up the Caledonian Way for a while, cut over the hill on forest tracks and pick up the Way again heading south and west. Not knowing whether I'll find a better way back towards Inverness I take an old closed forest road which leads me into more familiar woods. Heading down to the canal I turn south on the towpath, crossing the water at the Dochgaroch Lock. I'm pretty exhausted by now and regretting not eating more earlier in the day. I finally complete my route close to home on the canal and walk home.
Distance: 4.1km/ 2.6miles
Altitude: 327m/ 1073ft
Temp: 8°C/ 46°F
Weather: Mild and sunny
A hash run near Loch Morlich, and likely to be the highest altitude run of this training program.
Inverness
Distance: 32.0km/ 19.9miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 10°C/ 50°F
Weather: Mild with sunny periods
Another weekend, another 20 miler and with a very pleasant afternoon in prospect I aim for the woods. Tracy drops me at the Tesco at the edge of town and I run through the city, down the canal, up through Scorguie and over Craig Phadrig. here I aim south through Leachkin to Craig Dunain where I pick up the Caledonian Way for a while, cut over the hill on forest tracks and pick up the Way again heading south and west. Not knowing whether I'll find a better way back towards Inverness I take an old closed forest road which leads me into more familiar woods. Heading down to the canal I turn south on the towpath, crossing the water at the Dochgaroch Lock. I'm pretty exhausted by now and regretting not eating more earlier in the day. I finally complete my route close to home on the canal and walk home.
18/03/10 - Inverness
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 11°C/ 52°F
Weather: Mild and damp
One of my least favorite training nights, 7 x 400m hill sprints. But at least there is no snow and ice this time. In fact it is mild enough that I'm sweating a lot by the end.
17/03/10 - Inverness
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 10°C/ 50°F
Weather: Very mild
Another Wednesday and I run down from work to meet the jogging group, a large group this week reflecting the mild evening.
16/03/10 - Inverness
Distance: 16.1km/ 10.0miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 5°C/ 41°F
Weather: Mild
With the evenings getting lighter I mix up some flat on the canal with a couple of good climbs up to the old hospital at Craig Dunain and then to Craig Phadrig where I find the path completely devoid of snow unlike 11 days ago. I complete the mileage by looping through residential streets before running around the Reach on the canal for the first time in a while.
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 5°C/ 41°F
Weather: Mild
With the evenings getting lighter I mix up some flat on the canal with a couple of good climbs up to the old hospital at Craig Dunain and then to Craig Phadrig where I find the path completely devoid of snow unlike 11 days ago. I complete the mileage by looping through residential streets before running around the Reach on the canal for the first time in a while.
14/03/10 - 2 Runs: New Lanark and Inverness
Distance: 7.8km/ 4.8miles
Altitude: 128m/ 420ft
Temp: 12°C/ 54°F
Weather: Mild with sunny periods
A hash run from the World Heritage Site of New Lanark which takes us south on the River Clyde past the famous Falls of Clyde... sadly devoid of water. The low level of the water allows a couple of river crossings without any danger of wet feet. Nice springlike day too, but with a cold wind away from the shelter of the deep river valley.
Inverness
Distance: 12.2km/ 7.6miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 6°C/ 43°F
Weather: Mild
13/03/10 - 2 Runs: Glasgow and Stathaven
Glasgow
Distance: 5.0km/ 3.1miles
Altitude: 28m/ 92ft
Temp: 9°C/ 48°F
Weather: Mild
For the first time in 6 months I get the chance to run the Glasgow Parkrun, a weekly run on a tough little course in Pollok Park. I am happy with my time of 18:15, 24 seconds faster than my best before the Edinburgh Marathon last year.
Distance: 5.0km/ 3.1miles
Altitude: 28m/ 92ft
Temp: 9°C/ 48°F
Weather: Mild
For the first time in 6 months I get the chance to run the Glasgow Parkrun, a weekly run on a tough little course in Pollok Park. I am happy with my time of 18:15, 24 seconds faster than my best before the Edinburgh Marathon last year.
Route
Strathaven
Distance: 7.4km/ 4.6miles
Altitude: 146m/ 480ft
Temp: 10°C/ 50°F
Weather: Mild
Altitude: 146m/ 480ft
Temp: 10°C/ 50°F
Weather: Mild
A hash run from a brewery on the edge of a small Lanarkshire town. After a false start where I undergo the traditional ritual of being thrown in a stony river (the run is set by Hamilton Hashers who have a curious attachment to the habit), somewhat to the peril of my knees, I retreat for dry clothes and hit the trail again. There are a couple more river crossings (good thing it is a pleasant springlike day) but I make it safely home with only wet feet. To the reward of an excellent selection of real ales.
11/03/10 - Inverness
Distance: 9.9km/ 6.2miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 5°C/ 41°F
Weather: Mild and damp
I have 7 x 800m reps tonight so I decide to run on the canal bank near home for a change. While the towpath is dark and a little soft underfoot I manage my target times and have no traffic or pedestrians to deal with!
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 5°C/ 41°F
Weather: Mild and damp
I have 7 x 800m reps tonight so I decide to run on the canal bank near home for a change. While the towpath is dark and a little soft underfoot I manage my target times and have no traffic or pedestrians to deal with!
10/03/10 - Inverness, 2 Runs
Distance: 4.0km/ 2.5miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 6°C/ 43°F
Weather: Mild
I finally get around to meeting up with the Jogging group at the Inverness Harrier Club, but with Tracy away I have to run home and walk the dog first.
Run 2
Distance: 7.0km/ 4.3miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 5°C/ 41°F
Weather: Mild
With the group we run from Queens Park across the river, down to Drummond and back along the river. It is a pleasant change to actually have some company.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
07/03/10 - 2 Runs: Elgin and Nairn
Distance: 5.6km/ 3.5miles
Altitude: 80m/ 262ft
Temp: 10°C/ 50°F
Weather: Mild, breezy
I warm up for my 10k race with a gentle hash run in Quarry Wood west of Elgin, a pleasant jog in the woods on what must be the warmest day of the year so far.
Nairn
Distance: 10.0km/ 6.2milesAltitude: 20m/ 66ft
Temp: 9°C/ 48°F
Weather: Mild, breezy
A pretty good day for a 10k, not too cold and with a moderate breeze. We gather on Nairn High Street before heading southwest out of town into the breeze on an undulating road surrounded by fields. I get going at a good steady pace and gradually reel in a few runners as we near a sharp left turn near half way where my time is 18:36, the Moray Road Runners are especially good targets in their luminous yellow shirts. Another turn and we are on a long straight and flat road back into town with a tail wind, perfect for maintaining a good pace through the hard section of any race. A couple of sharp turns and a quick down and up under the railway and we are back on the High Street where I up the pace but can't catch two runners a little ahead. I'm very pleased with my time of 36:50 (officially 36:51) which eventually nets me 19th place in a field of 380 or so. In this kind of form I might even have a chance at a PB, set 18 years ago in Malawi (36:30).
05/03/10 - Inverness
Distance: 32.2km/ 20.0miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 4°C/ 39°F
Weather: Cold wind
With a race on Sunday I move this week's long run (the first of 3 20 milers) to a Friday night, an act of will as my workmates are heading for the pub. I take a long route home with lots of climbing, down to Dunain on the canal, then up the road towards Craig Dunain hill, down through Leachkin and up the steep hill towards Craig Phadrig and on past as I miss the car park. I try the road down to Blackpark in the hope of joining the route that runs down to the Beauly road... and find a dead end necessitating a climb back up the hill before running through the woods of Craig Phadrig in the near dark and with plenty of wet snow still lying on the path and descending the hill through Scorguie.
After dropping my rucksack of work clothing at home I complete the long miles by running out to the A9, over the Kessock Bridge (with a stiff side wind blowing along the Firth), back down past the Inverness Caley Thistle football ground, and home via the Harbour Road. It feels good to get one of the 20 milers out of the way.
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 4°C/ 39°F
Weather: Cold wind
With a race on Sunday I move this week's long run (the first of 3 20 milers) to a Friday night, an act of will as my workmates are heading for the pub. I take a long route home with lots of climbing, down to Dunain on the canal, then up the road towards Craig Dunain hill, down through Leachkin and up the steep hill towards Craig Phadrig and on past as I miss the car park. I try the road down to Blackpark in the hope of joining the route that runs down to the Beauly road... and find a dead end necessitating a climb back up the hill before running through the woods of Craig Phadrig in the near dark and with plenty of wet snow still lying on the path and descending the hill through Scorguie.
After dropping my rucksack of work clothing at home I complete the long miles by running out to the A9, over the Kessock Bridge (with a stiff side wind blowing along the Firth), back down past the Inverness Caley Thistle football ground, and home via the Harbour Road. It feels good to get one of the 20 milers out of the way.
04/03/10 - Inverness
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 2°C/ 36°F
Weather: Cool, breezy
A 45 minute tempo run today and with the evenings getting ever lighter I opt to use the canal bank to set an even pace on the flat. I break down the time with 5 minutes slow warm-up, 10 minutes at marathon race pace (about 6.50 minute miles), 15 at 10k race pace (just over 6 minute miles), another 10 at marathon pace and a final jog home. I'm pretty accurate on the timings too during what is a fairly tough work-out.
02/03/10 - Inverness
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: -4°C/ 25°F
Weather: Cold and clear
A fine night for running which is a good thing as I have to put in 10 miles tonight. I take a zig-zag course home via South Kessock before picking Barny up for a jog up the hill behind our house. He is not in the mood for running so it's a start and stop business until I drop him back at home and complete the route with a loop between canal and River.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
01/03/10 - Inverness
Distance: 6.8km/ 4.2miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 2°C/ 36°F
Weather: Cool, bright
The weather today has been bright which suddenly makes the day feel longer, and I finally have the chance to run home in the light after work. Spring is on the way!
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 2°C/ 36°F
Weather: Cool, bright
The weather today has been bright which suddenly makes the day feel longer, and I finally have the chance to run home in the light after work. Spring is on the way!
Monthly Totals - February
A mixed bag of weather this month, but on the whole despite the cold it has been easy enough to stick to the schedule and total 300km/ 187 miles. Weekly summary:
31st - 6th 74km 46 miles
7th - 13th 72km 45 miles
14th - 20th 77km 48 miles
21st - 27th 68km 42 miles
31st - 6th 74km 46 miles
7th - 13th 72km 45 miles
14th - 20th 77km 48 miles
21st - 27th 68km 42 miles
28/02/10 - Glasgow
Distance: 31.9km/ 19.8miles
Altitude: 63m/ 207ft
Temp: 4°C/ 39°F
Weather: Dull but dry
I have a 19 mile run scheduled today, so I opt to make things more interesting by visiting the football (soccer) grounds used in the city in my lifetime. Plotting online suggests that this will easily give me 19 miles, and I carry some money in case of running into problems or getting lost far from home. I set off in reasonable weather (dry, not too cold) and head towards Milton and down to the Lambhill Bridge to pick up the Forth and Clyde Canal at the point we turned in yesterday's race.
There are a few other people getting their Sunday run in as I wend my way through Maryhill on the canal, taking the southern spur to Port Dundas past stadium 1, Partick Thistle's Firhill. At Spiers Wharf I spot trail from a Glasgow hash run before crossing under the motorway to pick up Rose Street over Garnethill, past my Dental School and through the western edge of central Glasgow. At the River Clyde I take the new Tradeston footbridge and head west along the river to Govan, and Ibrox Stadium, home of Glasgow Rangers and already busy with fans and vendors before the big Rangers vs Celtic game in a couple of hours. Being a Celtic fan I turn up the volume on my Ipod and blast a couple of Celtic songs to get me through!
Crossing Paisley Road West I pick up Nithsdale Road which brings me several miles back east before turning south onto Cathcart Road and eventually to Hampden Park, home of Queens Park and more importantly the Scottish National Stadium. I run around the perimeter in the car parks as far as possible before getting back on residential streets and trying to judge how to find Cathkin Park, once home to Third Lanark (a team that went bust in 1967) and still boasting the original terracing. I aim too far east and after a few twists and turns in Toryglen I use the GPS to try and get back on the right road, eventually finding the park and doing a quick lap of the pitch and a run up the terracing, now overgrown but still completely resembling the old ground.
I now aim northeast, where I pass stadium 5, Clyde FC's old Shawfield Stadium (now a rundown greyhound racing venue) before crossing the Clyde and heading into more familiar territory around the Paradise of Celtic Park. I'm getting near my mileage so rather than loop around the stadium on the main road I cut through waste ground on the west side of the ground, only having to climb one fence en route! My first thought now is to pick up the train at Duke Street, but arriving there after 19.8 miles I find no Sunday service. Plan B involves a not unpleasant warm down walk north to the Tesco superstore at St Rollox where I purchase energy food and pick up the bus home. I've really enjoyed today's run, beats trying to find a novel long route in Inverness... but it is a pity Celtic can't win the big game.
Altitude: 63m/ 207ft
Temp: 4°C/ 39°F
Weather: Dull but dry
I have a 19 mile run scheduled today, so I opt to make things more interesting by visiting the football (soccer) grounds used in the city in my lifetime. Plotting online suggests that this will easily give me 19 miles, and I carry some money in case of running into problems or getting lost far from home. I set off in reasonable weather (dry, not too cold) and head towards Milton and down to the Lambhill Bridge to pick up the Forth and Clyde Canal at the point we turned in yesterday's race.
There are a few other people getting their Sunday run in as I wend my way through Maryhill on the canal, taking the southern spur to Port Dundas past stadium 1, Partick Thistle's Firhill. At Spiers Wharf I spot trail from a Glasgow hash run before crossing under the motorway to pick up Rose Street over Garnethill, past my Dental School and through the western edge of central Glasgow. At the River Clyde I take the new Tradeston footbridge and head west along the river to Govan, and Ibrox Stadium, home of Glasgow Rangers and already busy with fans and vendors before the big Rangers vs Celtic game in a couple of hours. Being a Celtic fan I turn up the volume on my Ipod and blast a couple of Celtic songs to get me through!
Crossing Paisley Road West I pick up Nithsdale Road which brings me several miles back east before turning south onto Cathcart Road and eventually to Hampden Park, home of Queens Park and more importantly the Scottish National Stadium. I run around the perimeter in the car parks as far as possible before getting back on residential streets and trying to judge how to find Cathkin Park, once home to Third Lanark (a team that went bust in 1967) and still boasting the original terracing. I aim too far east and after a few twists and turns in Toryglen I use the GPS to try and get back on the right road, eventually finding the park and doing a quick lap of the pitch and a run up the terracing, now overgrown but still completely resembling the old ground.
I now aim northeast, where I pass stadium 5, Clyde FC's old Shawfield Stadium (now a rundown greyhound racing venue) before crossing the Clyde and heading into more familiar territory around the Paradise of Celtic Park. I'm getting near my mileage so rather than loop around the stadium on the main road I cut through waste ground on the west side of the ground, only having to climb one fence en route! My first thought now is to pick up the train at Duke Street, but arriving there after 19.8 miles I find no Sunday service. Plan B involves a not unpleasant warm down walk north to the Tesco superstore at St Rollox where I purchase energy food and pick up the bus home. I've really enjoyed today's run, beats trying to find a novel long route in Inverness... but it is a pity Celtic can't win the big game.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
27/02/10 - Bishopbriggs
Distance: 11.8km/ 7.3miles
Altitude: 63m/ 207ft
Temp: 4°C/ 39°F
Weather: Overcast and blustery
To test my fitness at this stage of the training I signed up for a 10km race in my home town of Bishopbriggs. The course is theoretically flat and fast being on the Forth and Clyde Canal bank most of the way, but with the recent snow and rain it is very muddy today in places. To warm up I jog the km or so to the town's sports centre (Leisuredrome) and we are soon lining up on a side street for the statrt.
A short loop of paved roads precedes the canal towpath, and as the early stretch on the canal is narrow I've been told it's important to go off fast and get a good position where overtaking is difficult. With the muddy conditions underfoot requiring some zig-zagging on the path this is even better advice today. We turn at Cadder Bridge and the north path is much easier to run on, though the cold blustery wind can't seem to make up its mind which way it is blowing. Continuing past the Leisuredrome we hit a stretch that was really waterlogged last year, but improvements have been made and it is not bad underfoot.
I am going well and overtaking a few runners when we hit the final turn on the Lambhill Bridge and get back on the south bank, where on the whole the path is back to muddy and wet. There have been markers every km so I've ignored the distance on my GPS, but glancing at the time suggest I'll be close to my 10km best last year, and I'm sure my local knowledge will help in the tough last few km (I've run here quite a bit and played in the area as a kid as far back as 1975!). I know when the headwind will be blocked by trees (a relief), how the path will be (big puddles) and also realize that when I hit the 9km marker we have quite a bit less to run... my GPS says 9.3km. Sure enough the finish looms quickly and though I can't overtake the guy in front my time of 37.45 is a very pleasant surprise.
My parents are at the finish to meet me (another nice surprise, especially when my dad lends me his fleece jacket) and overall I feel good having kept a nice steady pace and felt strong all the way.
P.S. A final surprise later in the week, I get a cheque for £10 for 3rd male veteran. Blowing my amateur status (I've never won money in a race before!) I bank it to pay for the Nairn 10k.
Altitude: 63m/ 207ft
Temp: 4°C/ 39°F
Weather: Overcast and blustery
To test my fitness at this stage of the training I signed up for a 10km race in my home town of Bishopbriggs. The course is theoretically flat and fast being on the Forth and Clyde Canal bank most of the way, but with the recent snow and rain it is very muddy today in places. To warm up I jog the km or so to the town's sports centre (Leisuredrome) and we are soon lining up on a side street for the statrt.
A short loop of paved roads precedes the canal towpath, and as the early stretch on the canal is narrow I've been told it's important to go off fast and get a good position where overtaking is difficult. With the muddy conditions underfoot requiring some zig-zagging on the path this is even better advice today. We turn at Cadder Bridge and the north path is much easier to run on, though the cold blustery wind can't seem to make up its mind which way it is blowing. Continuing past the Leisuredrome we hit a stretch that was really waterlogged last year, but improvements have been made and it is not bad underfoot.
I am going well and overtaking a few runners when we hit the final turn on the Lambhill Bridge and get back on the south bank, where on the whole the path is back to muddy and wet. There have been markers every km so I've ignored the distance on my GPS, but glancing at the time suggest I'll be close to my 10km best last year, and I'm sure my local knowledge will help in the tough last few km (I've run here quite a bit and played in the area as a kid as far back as 1975!). I know when the headwind will be blocked by trees (a relief), how the path will be (big puddles) and also realize that when I hit the 9km marker we have quite a bit less to run... my GPS says 9.3km. Sure enough the finish looms quickly and though I can't overtake the guy in front my time of 37.45 is a very pleasant surprise.
My parents are at the finish to meet me (another nice surprise, especially when my dad lends me his fleece jacket) and overall I feel good having kept a nice steady pace and felt strong all the way.
P.S. A final surprise later in the week, I get a cheque for £10 for 3rd male veteran. Blowing my amateur status (I've never won money in a race before!) I bank it to pay for the Nairn 10k.
25/02/10 - Inverness
Distance: 9.4km/ 5.9miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 2°C/ 36°F
Weather: Damp and slippery
A hard night to be doing hill work with the recent snow and sleet making the pavements slippery, so on the whole I run on the road as the traffic is light. Not a pleasant night to be out either with periodic driving rain/sleet, and 6 reps up a hill is never an enticing prospect on the calendar. A night to endure rather than enjoy.
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 2°C/ 36°F
Weather: Damp and slippery
A hard night to be doing hill work with the recent snow and sleet making the pavements slippery, so on the whole I run on the road as the traffic is light. Not a pleasant night to be out either with periodic driving rain/sleet, and 6 reps up a hill is never an enticing prospect on the calendar. A night to endure rather than enjoy.
24/02/10 - Inverness
Distance: 7.3km/ 4.6miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 3°C/ 37°F
Weather: Overcast
Suddenly feels like winter again for tonight's 4 miles with considerable amounts of snow falling this morning and leaving the pavements slushy into the evening.
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 3°C/ 37°F
Weather: Overcast
Suddenly feels like winter again for tonight's 4 miles with considerable amounts of snow falling this morning and leaving the pavements slushy into the evening.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
23/02/10 - Inverness
Inverness 1
Distance: 6.6km/ 4.1miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: -2°C/ 28°F
Weather: Clear and cold
Inverness2
Distance: 8.8km/ 5.5miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: -4°C/ 25°F
Weather: Clear and cold
Distance: 6.6km/ 4.1miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: -2°C/ 28°F
Weather: Clear and cold
Inverness2
Distance: 8.8km/ 5.5miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: -4°C/ 25°F
Weather: Clear and cold
21/02/10 - Dunoon/Inverness (2 runs)
Dunoon
Distance: 10.7km/ 6.6miles
Altitude: 42m/ 138ft
Temp: 2°C/ 36°F
Weather: Cold and bright
Today's hash run starts in the coastal town of Dunoon in the bright sun but with a cold breeze. We wind generally inland with many false trails, gradually climbing to open moorland with great views and a network of paths. One false trail takes me over 200m (650ft) before we drop down into the woods and back into town.
Inverness
Distance: 8.7km/ 5.4miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: -4°C/ 25°F
Weather: Cold and clear
I need another 5.4 miles to complete the day, so I run into work to complete some paperwork before taking the long road home.
Distance: 10.7km/ 6.6miles
Altitude: 42m/ 138ft
Temp: 2°C/ 36°F
Weather: Cold and bright
Today's hash run starts in the coastal town of Dunoon in the bright sun but with a cold breeze. We wind generally inland with many false trails, gradually climbing to open moorland with great views and a network of paths. One false trail takes me over 200m (650ft) before we drop down into the woods and back into town.
Inverness
Distance: 8.7km/ 5.4miles
Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: -4°C/ 25°F
Weather: Cold and clear
I need another 5.4 miles to complete the day, so I run into work to complete some paperwork before taking the long road home.
20/02/10 - Ardentinny/Loch Eck (2 runs)
Ardentinny
Distance: 9.4km/ 5.8miles
Altitude: 3m/ 10ft
Temp: 4°C/ 39°F
Weather: Cool and bright
A hash run in the Argyll Forest Park south of Ardentinny. We begin right beside Loch Long before climbing generally south on forest paths, taking in a few false trails on the way. A section of trail brings us steeply through the trees at a slow walk before we pick up the track again to a high point at about 300m (1000ft). Then we wind steeply downhill again on narrow paths before a long stretch of forest road heading generally south which brings us out at a fine viewpoint with vistas over Loch Long (including a passing aircraft carrier). Bipassing a herd of Highland Cows we head north again on the forest road which brings us back into the village.
Loch Eck
Distance: 5.4km/ 3.4miles
Altitude: 51m/ 168ft
Temp: -1°C/ 30°F
Weather: Cold and still
The training scheme calls for 9 miles today so I have another 3.2 miles to complete after the hash. We are staying at the Whistlefield Inn on picturesque Loch Eck so I opt to run south on the Loch near sunset and enjoy the views to the hills over the narrow stretch of water. One of the most beautiful places I've ever run!
Distance: 9.4km/ 5.8miles
Altitude: 3m/ 10ft
Temp: 4°C/ 39°F
Weather: Cool and bright
A hash run in the Argyll Forest Park south of Ardentinny. We begin right beside Loch Long before climbing generally south on forest paths, taking in a few false trails on the way. A section of trail brings us steeply through the trees at a slow walk before we pick up the track again to a high point at about 300m (1000ft). Then we wind steeply downhill again on narrow paths before a long stretch of forest road heading generally south which brings us out at a fine viewpoint with vistas over Loch Long (including a passing aircraft carrier). Bipassing a herd of Highland Cows we head north again on the forest road which brings us back into the village.
Distance: 5.4km/ 3.4miles
Altitude: 51m/ 168ft
Temp: -1°C/ 30°F
Weather: Cold and still
The training scheme calls for 9 miles today so I have another 3.2 miles to complete after the hash. We are staying at the Whistlefield Inn on picturesque Loch Eck so I opt to run south on the Loch near sunset and enjoy the views to the hills over the narrow stretch of water. One of the most beautiful places I've ever run!
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