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Wildhearts Aberdeen Santa Run 2012
Time: 28:30 Position: 3rd female finisher! This has been edited. See comments below. Medal: Yes, and it has finally changed! I have a soft spot for this run. It’s a fun run, but there are some sad...
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The Running Shop Winter XC series: Race 3
Time: 56:37 Position: 38/43 Medal: Yes And with Sunday’s race, I have earned my first medal of 2013! More akin to a fun run medal, it does not do the brutality of the 6 mile cross country race series...
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Inverness Half Marathon 2013
Time: 2:01:17 (CR) Position: 991/1566 Medal: Yes (though it’s the same design as last year) The Inverness half marathon was my very first half marathon last year. It was fairly disastrous, and I ended...
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Run Garioch 1/2 marathon 2013
Time: 2:10:xx (ish) Medal: Yes (though the same as last year’s) Anyone who knows me and regular readers of the blog might be aware, thanks to a few minor complaints here and there, of my intense...
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Paris Marathon 2013
Time: 4:18:40 (PB!) Position: 23,843/39,967 Gender position: 3,107 Category Position: 1,548 Medal: Yes Despite the fact that I have been telling literally everyone I run into that I was going to be...
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Edinburgh Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon 2013
Time: 2:05:40 Position: 2209/4361 Gender Position: 783/2269 Medal: Yes I signed up to this race KNOWING that is was to be held one week after the Paris marathon. I know that there are a lot of people...
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Balmoral 15 mile trail race
Time: 2:42:07 Medal: Yes I had been tempted to enter this race last year, but as I had only complete one painful half marathon when sign ups were closing, I didn’t feel comfortable committing to such a...
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Dunecht Dash 2013
Time: 24:57 Position: 84/180 Category Position: 10/37 Medal: Yes The Dunecht Dash was meant to be a shake out for my legs after the Loch Leven half marathon, and as a way of taking pressure off of...
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Aberdeen Baker Hughes 10k 2013
Time: 53:51 [Results] Category Position: 199/970 Gender Position: 381/1836 Medal: Yes I can’t really say I was looking forward to this race. My speed has taken a back seat during my ‘training’ for the...
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Ythan Challenge 2013
Time: 1:26:25 [RESULTS] Medal: Yes (and technical t-shirt) I remember entering this race back in January on my lunch break, desperate to get in before the spaces inevitably filled up as they did in...
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Runner’s Knees Virtual 10 Miler
Time: 1:51:52 Medal: Yes (to be delivered) It’s the personal touch that makes them. A quick word of advice: If you plan on running 10 miles at 9:30 in the morning with a friend, going to another...
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Race for Life 10k Aberdeen, 2013
Time: 57-ish minutes Medal: Yes The Race for Life is an annual 5k for women with the aim of raising money for cancer research. I have run the 5k a handful of times, but this year was the first year...
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Dundee half DRAM 2013
Gun time: 2:01:24 Garmin time: 2:00:51 Medal: Yes This is the first race where not only have I seriously considered DNS’ing, but I have also legitimately feared I would DNF. Regular readers may now be...
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Perth Kilt Run 2013
Time (chip): 27:51 [Results here] Category Position: 36/183 Medal: Yes Short version: You are now in the presence of a World Record holder! Long version: After missing out on the World Record to...
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Hare and Hounds relay
Time (Garmin): 19:21 Medal: Surprisingly, yes! I had originally earmarked this weekend as that of the Dyce half marathon, as I have yet to run it (and haven’t been put off by Ronnie’s description of it...
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BRG Challenge 2013
Time: 3:02 ish Medal: Yes (same as last year’s) And yes, that is what my nail looks like currently after it lost a fight with a closing door back in April. Having been back at work for a full week, I...
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Crathes 1/2 marathon 2013
Time: 1:57:01 [RESULTS HERE] Medal: Yes Crathes 1/2 marathon medal Crathes half marathon was earmarked in my diary as my last longish training run before Loch Ness, so I wasn’t particularly concerned...
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Loch Ness Marathon 2013
Time: 4:43:32 (personal worst) Medal: Yes I feel it’s necessary to preface this post with a few facts: I take great offence to weird things. Once I decide something, no matter how terrible of an idea...
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Aviemore half marathon 2013
Time: 2:02:57 [RESULTS HERE] Medal: Yes (though I’m told it’s the same as last year’s) Not every race can be a good one. I spent all of last week feeling disgusting, and full of a nasty cold. Kids...
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Texas Marathon 2014
Time: 4:22:30 [RESULTS] Position: 83/301 Medal: Hell yes. I feel that it is necessary to mention that the photo above means absolutely nothing without something to give you an accurate sense of scale....
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