In order to make our training walks for the West Highland Way trek a bit more interesting, we’ve been trying to choose some different routes and where possible do a bit of sightseeing too. Last week we took a walk along a section of Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. Continue reading
Category Archives: Training
Running from zombies
Or, how to stay motivated when you don’t like running.
As part of my 2017 fundraising for Cats Protection I have signed up for a number of running events (see my challenge page for the full list). I am not a runner – in fact sometimes the idea of putting on my trainers and jogging around the streets fills me with dread. It wouldn’t be a real challenge if I enjoyed it though so I have been getting out there and training three times a week whatever the weather. Continue reading
Hopping for cats?
This isn’t exactly the training update that I wanted to share this early in 2017! Following a weekend of walking and 2 weeks into my running training I woke up on Monday last week with pain in my right ankle. At first I thought it was normal post-exercise ache but it got worse throughout the day and by the end of the day I was limping. Not ideal! Continue reading
Edinburgh Hills and History
Today Paul and I went for a walk around the hills of Edinburgh city centre and took in some of the history on our way.
Holyrood Park & Arthur’s Seat
We started out with a walk around Holyrood Park and up Arthur’s seat, the first of three hills on our route. Holyrood Park is a slice of countryside in the middle of Edinburgh City Centre. A former royal hunting ground, and the site of a number of bronze age forts, the area was designated as a park by King James V in the 16th century. Continue reading