I arrived in Birmingham in a confident mood after a few good training sessions in the lead up, i felt i definately made the right decision sitting out the final of the Scottish Champs & being in better health to come to Birmingham with the goal of a place in the final.  As it happened i mis .. Read More

I took the last minute opportunity to race here & see how I coped running 2 consecutive days as it is a situation i will have to face at the Trials if i want to progress through the rounds.  I felt ok going into the race & didn't feel like the day before's race had to much of an effect .. Read More

Hi   I went into Solihull with plans to follow the pacemaker through 400m & see what i was left with in the 2nd lap.  I managed to do this & hang on for the win although after what felt like a fairly comfortable first lap in around 61s, i slowed to record a winning time .. Read More

This was always going to be a tough race off the back of the disappointment of my run at Watford.  I'm pleased to say things did go a bit better here.  The time wasn't fast (2.06.19) but i felt that i was happier with the race & the way i felt both during & afterwards.   The .. Read More

Hi   So i didn't have the best of evenings in Watford (probably why its taken me so long to write the race up)   The first 550m went as expected & everything felt as it should.  I was feeling much more comfortable at race pace than i had the week before in Bydgoszcz so was ver .. Read More

This was my first 800m of the year.  I had been to this meet last year & it was of a good standard & I was keen to go back.  It was no different this year & i finished 9th with 2.04.18.  I was a little disappointed with the time as i feel there is a bit more still the .. Read More

I was very excited about this race after seeing the start list the previous night as it looked like a good quality field & i had hoped to be dragged round to a fast time.  As it turned out a combination of the weather & the lack of a pacemaker meant that it was reduced to a race over th .. Read More

So my first race of the season went reasonably well.  The weather even managed to be not too bad later in the afternoon for the 1500's although it was still a bit windy!  I had set out with the aim to try & run 67/68 for the 1st lap then to try & have a couple of laps at 68's & .. Read More

Hi   Sorry its been so long since i´ve updated anything on here, December sort of swallowed me up but i´ll get back in to the swing of things soon.  Thought i´d write a quick catch up blog from Sunny Spain.  I flew out last Friday & have had a good week so far, .. Read More

Hi   Sorry its been a while since i last blogged, i have been meaning to get round to it for the last few weeks.  So our winter training is well under way now & i'm pleased with how things have been going so far.  We have been much more cautious this year with the volume of trai .. Read More

Hi there   Sorry its been a while since i last blogged.  I'm finally getting back into training after quite an extended break this year.  I decided to finish my season a bit earlier this year & take a rest to see if a. i could start again & try & get healthy & b. try .. Read More

Hi   Last week after a chat with my coach/national coach & the doctor that i would be sensible & finish my season early.  This season has been tough & after what i believed to be my best winter's training so far i have ended up with a string of results that were very disappoi .. Read More

Another week & another setback in a season which is proving to be very frustrating.  This weekend was the Scottish Championships & i was looking forward to trying to defend my title & make it a 5th win in a row.  After the previous weekends two races i had an easy day on the Mo .. Read More

Hi   I've been debating whether or not to give beetroot juice a go for some time now & after doing a little more research & speaking to a few athlete's who already use it i've decided to try it.   I have opted for the smaller shot version as i think this will be easier to drink .. Read More

Hi   So its that time again, the season seems to have come around so fast this year probably as i started my winter a bit later than normal due to Delhi being later in the season than i would normally compete.   After the ups & downs of last year things seem to have settled nicely .. Read More

Hi   So the rest of our camp went really well & i managed to get some good quality sessions done (& also avoid the nasty stomach virus going around).  I really enjoyed our time in Portugal & even though we were there a bit earlier than normal it was some of the best weather w .. Read More

Week 1 of our training camp has passed pretty fast & after 7 days of hard training i'm having a (well deserved?!?) rest day today.  A few others are also on a rest day so we are spending it by the pool & having physio!   Scottish Athletics have been running this camp in Mont .. Read More

Hi Firstly I would like to thank the team at Runnerslife for welcoming me to the site.  This is my first attempt at blogging so i'm not promising any gems to begin with.  As a 800/1500m runner I would expect that my training/racing will be quite different to most of the other Runnersfi .. Read More