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: racing
Belief, not barriers
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
Posted in Races, Running, Scotland, Ultramarathon
Tagged aberdeen, d33 ultra, Deeside, motivation, race, races, racing, running, Scotland, ultramarathon
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D33 Ultra: Final Race Preperations
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
Posted in Races, Running, Scotland, Ultramarathon
Tagged aberdeen, d33 ultra, Deeside, races, racing, Scotland, ultramarathon
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RACE REPORT – Arbroath Smokies Ladies 10 Mile Race
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
Posted in Race Reports, Races, Running, Scotland, Travel
Tagged 10 miler, arbroath, arbroath smokies, arbroath smokies 10 mile race, race, race re-cap, race report, races, racing, running, Scotland
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RACE REPORT – Devilla Forest 15k
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
Posted in Race Reports, Races, Running, Scotland
Tagged carnegie harriers, devilla forest 15k, Personal best, race re-cap, race report, races, racing, running, Scotland, trail race
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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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Double Header
So as we slowly edge in to Spring, little bit by tiny bit, my running and racing are both literally and figuratively hotting up. This weekend sees my fourth race of the year and my third 10k at RunBalmoral which … Continue reading
