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RACE REPORT: D33 Ultramarathon

Posted on March 21, 2012 by redwinerunner

17th March 2012 – D33 Ultramarathon 5hrs 56mins 48 secs 160th/192 finishers 18th in age group, 44th female (out of 59) 5:50am, the alarm goes off, my eyes pop open and I immediately sit up and look out of the … Continue reading →

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Belief, not barriers

Posted on March 16, 2012 by redwinerunner

When this post goes live at 9am on Friday morning, I will be entering the last 24 hours before the start of my first Ultramarathon. To say I’m nervous would be accurate, but I think the major nerves have passed … Continue reading →

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D33 Ultra: Final Race Preperations

Posted on March 15, 2012 by redwinerunner

LESS THAN 48 HOURS TO GO! This is a quick brief post about my race plan for Saturday; for information, for future reference and also for those who might be wondering about the logistics of what goes on in a … Continue reading →

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RACE REPORT – Arbroath Smokies Ladies 10 Mile Race

Posted on March 6, 2012 by redwinerunner

ARBROATH SMOKIES 10 MILE LADIES RACE – 4TH MARCH 2012 1hr 42 mins 5 secs 288th out of 333 starters After feeling so ragged and run down the day before I was quite apprehensive about how I was going to … Continue reading →

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RACE REPORT – Devilla Forest 15k

Posted on March 1, 2012 by redwinerunner

DEVILLA FOREST 15K TRAIL RACE – 26/02/12 OFFICIAL TIME: 1HR 29M 59S 302nd/354 finisher, 43rd in age group NewRunnerNiall and I decided to do this race on a bit of a whim after a twitter friend of mine suggested it … Continue reading →

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Loch Ness Marathon – The Final Preparations

Posted on September 30, 2011 by redwinerunner

So it’s Friday the 29th of September which means there is now less than 48 hours until the start of the 2011 Loch Ness Marathon. My final runs have been completed and the next time I’ll be lacing up my … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Loch Ness–2 weeks to go

Posted on September 19, 2011 by redwinerunner

My goodness, I can’t even believe I’m typing that post title – 2 weeks to go?! and you know what it’s not even that – I’m writing this on Monday night so it’s actually THIRTEEN DAYS. In two weeks’ time, … Continue reading →

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Racing into the future

Posted on May 27, 2011 by redwinerunner

  Holler! It’s finally Friday and finally the weekend again! Not only that but it’s only a few days away from pay day now which I am needing so badly – it’s been a very long month since I got … Continue reading →

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Race Recap – The Running shop Winter X Country Series – Race 3

Posted on March 6, 2011 by redwinerunner

So here it is, the promised delayed-by-a-week race re-cap from last weeks X Country 3 miler at Balgownie, Aberdeen. The race was the third of a series of three run by the Running Shop in November, January and February – you can … Continue reading →

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Buggy lugs

Posted on February 17, 2011 by redwinerunner

Ugh, I’m SICK. With the creation of my training plan I did not factor in the fact that I might catch some filthy bug which would knock my on my ass.  On Saturday I woke up with that tell-tale funny … Continue reading →

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