On the road again!

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Claire

Yipeee! No snow and sunshine! Finally out on the bike today…no more rollers! I was like a kid in a candy store and got very over excited and did 121km on the bike. The most I’ve ever done on a bike ever. Still got another 80km to find in the next 3 months, and I should probably go out with more than one bottle of water and one of diluting juice. Nutrition fail! Thought my porridge in the morning did me well. 4517kCal burned OMG! No bonking just a really sore back which was leftover from Thursday’s gym session.

A wee hill on the way back from Moffat. The Beeftub is such fun!

I sometimes wonder what it would be like to train without hills, but then I think I would get bored. Fabulous day. Here’s hoping I can walk/run tomorrow!

The view from the top of the hill at the Beeftub outside Moffat on the way home.

Happy Girl at the top of the hill…mostly downhill from here on.

Running in the snow…

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Claire

Here’s some highlights from the last couple of week’s Sunday runs…I would add some swimming and biking footage but the first, generally doesn’t allow cameras and the second has been limited to rollers in the house…and there is also no need to see me in sweaty white lycra.

So this is going to be a photo blog with a wee video link at the end so you get to enjoy the hills yourselves. That leaves me to leave you with the pictures…

The Kips Week 8’s run

Now I’m here do I have to get out of the car?

Half-way up the hill from Red Moss car park.

Looking down the hill from the West Kip…visibility?

It was quite windy at the top of the East Kip.

Great fun running off the hill giggling it like an idiot.

Valley between the hills. Peace from the wind.

Coming down off the hills…so much fun!!!

All finished.

Week 9’s long run…less hills more sheltered.

Top of the hill at Maiden’s Cleugh

Off we go down the hill

Some icy patches

Who an I kidding ‘patches’?!

Pretty views!

Tough wee buggers…new hill lambs.

It was pretty cold…

…well totally freezing!

Even with the correct footwear it was challenging.

More pretty views…

Anyone for some OW swimming?

I’m sure its not as cold as it looks LOL

The windburn and bloodshot eyes is a good look for me I think 😉

OMG! The pain of a specific defrosting for the next hour…can you guess where?

The video is coming soon to YouTube.

2 months…8 weeks in…time flies when you’re having fun!

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Claire

I should have taken these pictures in the morning, before I spent all day stuffing my face LOL…and guess what nae difference (well almost) so for all those out there who are struggling with their goals, stay strong!

Here we are again. Week 8 progress pictures.

Just as well my goal is not to look svelte or after 8 weeks of slogging my guts out I might feel a bit hard done by. Fortunately, everything else is going well. Swims are starting to hit 1.40 for my 100s which is my goal. Runs are coming along…loving my hills, thought I need to do some more speed work. The bike is my one sticking point as the lovely Scottish weather keeps chucking snow at us every bloody weekend. So most of my distance has been done on the rollers in front of the 6 Nations Rugby…with the rugby finishing the weather better improve because if I have to do another 4 hours inside I might lose my mind. I’m going to try and add in a spin session to increase my speed work without the possibility of serious injury…rollers always have an element of danger 😉

What I need to do next is sort out my donations page. I’m waiting for the Rock Trust to get on board with Virgin Giving, so watch this space. I will be looking for money for all these pictures of me in my pants…you know it’s only fair people LOL

And incase you were doubting me about the snow here’s a few pictures.