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Dublin Marathon 2012

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

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

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

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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Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2011

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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Follow Me For 26.2 Miles

Edinburgh Marathon 2011 As you should know by now I’m running the Edinburgh Marathon to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. This event is part of my challenge of running 1,000km in 2011. Every £20 raised for Marie Curie … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Marathon 2010

The Good Most would have said the weather was good, I beg to differ it was waaay too hot! On the plus side I’m sure that helped bring out more spectators who really helped spur me on and yes the … Continue reading

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Marathon Training Update

photo credit: damianromero Parkrun Last Saturday (10th April) saw the the launch of the Strathclyde Park Parkrun. After recieving so much encouragement from the folks at the Glasgow Parkrun I decided to give something back and volunteer to help. This … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Marathon Training Update

photo credit: darkmatter It’s been a while since I have written anything so apologies in advance about the length! Marathon Team Update Start with the good news: as of today the fundraising total hit £300 which is great but the … Continue reading

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Running Edinburgh Marathon For CHAS

On 7th September 2008 my daughter Emma Berry Goodman passed away from Motor Neurone Disease. Last year I ran a half marathon and cycled across Scotland to raise funds for MND Scotland. This year (before my 40th birthday) I will … Continue reading

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