Hello! I’m Rhona!
Welcome to my blog; intermittent musings on life, cats, music, and the journey to becoming the best runner I can be. I recently completed my goal of becoming a marathoner at Loch Ness in 2011 and am currently training for my first Ultramarathon, the D33, in March 2012.
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Tag Archives: 10k
Baker Hughes Battle Plan
“No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy” Sun Tzu The 2012 Baker Hughes 10k will mark my 2nd anniversary of road racing and will be my 21st race! As documented earlier in the year this race was to … Continue reading
Posted in Races, Running, Scotland
Tagged 10k, 50 minute 10k, Baker Hughes 10k, city of aberdeen 10k, city of aberdeen baker hughes 10k, sub-50 minute 10k
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My First DNS
This has been a bit of a tricky blog post to write. My feelings are kind of all over the place regarding this and I’ve been putting it off, but I can’t do that forever. I suppose it was only … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Training
Tagged 10k, Baker Hughes 10k, Brewdog, brewdog agm, city of aberdeen 10k, injury, itb injury
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Sub-50 minute 10k Plan
After a fair bit of thought and time spent mulling over my options, I think I finally have my training plan sorted out for my sub-50 minute attempt at the Baker Hughes 10k in May. For me this is a … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Training
Tagged 10k, 10k training plan, 15 mile race, aberdeen, Deeside, Petrofac Challenge, runbalmoral, sub-50 minute 10k, training
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Race Report – City of Aberdeen Baker Hughes 10k
City of Aberdeen Baker Hughes 10k 22.05.11 Official Time: 52m 36s 1366th out of 3341 “I am building a fire, and every day I train I add more fuel. At just the right moment; I light the match…” Mia Hamm … Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Races, Running
Tagged 10k, aberdeen, baker hughes, Baker Hughes 10k, city of aberdeen 10k, medals, Personal best, race
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Fifty Two
Exactly fifty two weeks ago I was nervously preparing to run my first ever road race. At the time, completing the City of Aberdeen Baker Hughes 10k seemed like the pinnacle of achievement to me and I had no further … Continue reading
Race Report – RunBalmoral 10k
This weekend heralded a new challenge for me in terms of racing – two races, on two consecutive days (and in fact if we’re splitting hairs, then it was two races within 24 hours!). These were the RunBalmoral 10k and … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Race Reports, Running
Tagged 10k, Balmoral, Deeside, race, race report, racing, royal family, runbalmoral, running, Scotland
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RACE REPORT – RunGarioch 10k
RunGarioch 10k – 20th March 2011, 12.00pm – Inverurie Sports Centre - Race completed in 56m 17s! Finished 277th out of 449, 66th Female, 173rd in my age group. Quick summary – a great, friendly race on a challenging course. Good … Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Races, Running
Tagged 10k, race, race report, RunGarioch, running, Scotland
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