When I started all this running diary years ago it really started as a plain motivational tool to record what runs I was doing and generally pass a bit of time in the endless hours of soul searching in the Jura distillery shifts. Along the way it developed and evolved and in the end has …
Back to the future
25/09/19 Field laps 2.2 mile X3 After a fairly long spell in the wilderness, we put the shoes on and ran steadily around the freshly topped fields. It was great to be out and instead of being tired after you are invigorated even to the degree you do the dishes, tidy up and make dinner! …
Jura Fell Race it’s in the Bones
Following threads of Dad and his two brothers Blair & Jim doing it in the late 80's early 90's then Craig & Graham my own brothers in the late 90's early 00's then Ross and Rhowan my remaining siblings completing their first Juras in 2014 there was more than a nostalgia and tangible meaning to …
Let’s run again Grant
Corra wanting to get winter training underway no more coach potatoe Please let's run again
Middle months The Tide Turns
Friday 2nd February (02/02/2018) Cairn Corrabheinn 3 arch flats home Ah this is just one of these runs where it all goes on! Back from work a bit early on a Friday so decided to try and get a better one in. Met dad and he was going to head up the Cairn so I …
January 2018 Dipping the toes
Thursday 4th January (04/01/2018) The Field 2.2 mile stretch. You want to dip your toe in the water but dip to deep too early and you might lose it, went for a two mile stretch in the field. It was nice to be running but there’s a long way to go. It’s a start not …
Corra on the Cairn
The coach, training partner and friend "Corra Corrabheinn" The Cairn and Ardmenish with sound of Jura in distance
The Year of Home 2018
Life is a circle and in moving back to Ardmenish with Amy my own loop has come around to my home again, exciting times ahead. Sometimes walking about the Caravan garden you get the feeling of extreme nostalgia, I like that and think it’s a comfort to have those types of memories. With the Caravan …
