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Dublin Marathon 2012

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

Well – that’s my final marathon of the year done and what a way to end it. Fantastic location, fantastic people/support, fantastic weather (cold and dry) and a personal best by over 14 minutes! You can review my marathon stats … Continue reading →

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Chester Marathon – My Race

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

As you should know by know my plan for the year was to run four marathons, one in each of Wales, Scotland, England and Ireland for MND Scotland. The start of October saw the English leg with the Chester marathon.

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Edinburgh Marathon 2012 – Did Not Finish

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

My worst race ever. Prior to the 2012 Edinburgh Marathon I have only ever not finished one race before – a Strathclyde parkrun when I pulled my hamstring. Bearing in mind I did the Great Welsh Marathon last month – … Continue reading →

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Great Welsh Marathon 2012

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

This year my fund-raising for MND Scotland involves running four marathons in Wales (Llanelli), Scotland (Edinburgh), England (Chester) and Ireland (Dublin). Last weekend saw the first of these.

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The ‘Tache Is Dead

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

As you will have seen from my previous posts, I was growing a mustache for MND Scotland All it would have taken is £10 / day for me to keep the ‘tache.

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Long Live The Tache

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

Since Christmas I have been sporting a new look – now it’s the time to announce why! I have been raising money for various charities by running (I’m doing 4 marathons this year for MND Scotland) but I have finally … Continue reading →

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I love #parkrun!

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

I have never been a fast runner – but parkrun has always been a competitive event for me. If I have not been chasing a personal best (PB), I have at least been trying to shave a few seconds off … Continue reading →

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A Personal Manifesto / Dashboard / Scorecard

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Ross (Admin)

Those that know me will agree that I’m a bit of a “geek”. Whilst I don’t always chase the latest and greatest geek toys or gadgets I do like to try and find a practical application of how technology can … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Ross (Admin)

OK it’s been a week since I finished my second marathon: This was the first “big” race in my year long 1,000km in 2011 for Marie Curie. To just add an extra element to the marathon my friend Andy from … Continue reading →

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Run To Date – Just over 100 miles

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Ross (Admin)

As you may knowI am planning to run 1000km in 2011 to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. To date I have run 164km or 16.4% of my target distance – unfortunately I am only at 4% of my … Continue reading →

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