Anyone who sees me go anywhere near a Marathon again, ever, you’ve got my permission to spank me by Ed

I woke up Sunday morning, 6:00am to have something to eat. I was not going to get caught out again with the diet thing. I had spent the week, carb-loading and was feeling a bit stuffed. A Weetabix and a honey covered bagel were my poison before I slowly and reluctantly got […]

The Calm before the Storm by Ed

The last week has been tough, carb-loading is hard. I can only equate it to a turkey getting ready for Christmas. Eating bread, pasta, oatcakes, oat bars, lucozade, water, etc. all the time is tough going and I reckon I have put on about 4 pounds!
Thank you to all the messages of good […]

Stick a Fork in Me, I’m Done by Ed

Map

Route
Eastfield » Edinburgh Road » New Street » Promenade » Links View » New Street (and back)
Distance
2.0 miles
Time
My 8:58 Pace for 2.0 miles should be 17:56, today was (8:56, 9:02), ran 9:00 pace and the total was 17:59 (+0:03)
Stops
0
Comments
Still no iPod, I think I may have found a donor. It was very close today […]

Five o’clock shadow by Ed

A good rest day on Friday was really needed (sore from Thursday nights cross training) and the plan to go for my last big run while Jack was at Grandma and Granddad’s on Saturday was soon scrapped for various reasons. I was too sore, injured, tired and it was pouring of rain. A […]

Setting the Pace by Ed

Another day, another warm day, another run.

Map

Route
Eastfield » Musselburgh Road » Seaview Terrace » Promenade » Halfway along Promenade to 2 mile point (and then back again in reverse)
Distance
4 miles
Time/Pace
35:56

Here are the accumulative pace times (my actuals are in brackets):

8:58 (8:33), -0:25
17:56 (17:53), -0:03
26:53 (27:13), +0:20
35:51 (35:56), +0:05

Stops
0
Comments
A very hard run today. The […]

Paceman and Return of the SORE FEET by Ed

After the last couple of runs, I am still pretty down but doing my best to remain positive. Since Monday morning I have eaten like a dream, no bad stuff, in fact, super good stuff and I am feeling better for it. I headed out today to do a 5 miler and had […]

Slain by the Beast by Ed

First of all, before I get into it, a big congratulations to Chris for his run. He did really well to manage as many miles as he did. Well done mate.

So here I am, the Beast has arrived. Three varying warm-up runs for it (1, 2, 3), one average, one great and […]

My Forthside Half Marathon Experience by Ed

Chris seemed quite calm on Friday/Saturday, however I was bricking it All I could think about was will my feet be OK?, will I have to limp back embarrassed and crying?, will my body be able to do it?, will the Doctor hook up with his new assistant Martha?
I usually sleep regardless of […]

Footloose by Ed

Well, back out running today, first time in 9 days, since last again Sunday. Managed to forget my hat, which in turn meant my iPod headphones didn’t stay in my ears
I am not a well chap just now. Not very hungry, whole body aches, head stuffed and frequent unpleasant trips to […]

Sometimes, things just suck, suck big style by Ed

Sometimes when things going wrong, you can argue that if they all happen at the same time then its better, not today.

Map

Route
Northfield Avenue » Northfield Road » Northfield Broadway » Portobello Road » Craigentinny Avenue » Fillyside Road » Promenade » Musselburgh Road » Edinburgh Road » New Street » Promenade » Mountjoy Terrace » […]