http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk Beaten the hour now going for 5 minutes below. Fri, 22 May 2009 21:00:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday I ran the Helensburgh 10k. It was the fourth time that I have run the 10K in Helensburgh and it was my twentieth 10k, the first was the Great Scottish Run in 2004. The atmosphere of this race is always great and the nice weather brought more spectators and well ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2009/05/22/helensburgh-2009/ Yesterday I ran the Deafblind Scotland's 10k Canal Run in Bishopbriggs. The weather for this run was the opposite of my last run in Troon. Just before the start it was raining however once the race started the sun came out and it was a warm run. From a tactical point ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2009/05/17/deafblind-scotlands-10k-bishopbriggs/ Yesterday evening I ran the Troon 10K which is organised by the Troon Tortoises. It was a very windy with rain for nine out of ten kilometres and I think it was probably the worst conditions I have run in and that includes the Dumbarton 10K last year when there was ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2009/05/07/troon-in-5953/ My last post was mainly about how my lungs had packed in on me in the cold and since February I have been to the doctor's several times and I now have inhalers to control asthma. I have suspected most of my life I had asthma. My training is well ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2009/04/15/up-running/ This evening I went out for my weekly  jog and hit the old problem of my lungs and cold weather. On the first 1.2km lap that we do my lungs just "flared up". I am not sure how to decribe what happens so "flared up" will have to do.   I ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2009/01/08/cold-running/ Dumbarton 10k 2007 1:02:57 Clydebank 10k 2006 1:03:40 Clydebank 10k 2007 1:04:32 Dumbarton 10k 2008 1:04:41 Dumbarton 10k 2006 1:04:44 Vale of Leven 10k 2006 1:06:40 Great Scottish Run 10k 2004 1:07:1 Vale of Leven 10k 2007 1:07:38 Stirling 10k 2006 1:07:46 Helensburgh 10k 2007 1:08:14 Clydebank 2008 1:08:30 Stirling 10k 2007 1:09:2 Helensburgh 10k 2008 1:09:51 Great Scottish Run 10k 2006 1:10:5 Great ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2008/10/03/my-10k-race-times-so-far/ This blog has seemed dead for over a year, however it was just resting. It has been given a nicer theme and the default image seems very fitting. This year I did no preparation for the 10k races that I entered, also I did not get any weight loss going at ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2008/09/01/resurrection/ I got out for two sessions over the weekend. I am still mainly walking but I have changed to finding routes with some incline on them so that I can run up hill and get more out of the exercise. I realize that I have problems with motivation when I am ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2007/04/29/weekend-training/ The results below are taken from the official results on the respective web sites, most of the times in previous posts were my own observations on passing the finish line. I think in all cases the official results are slightly faster. Most of the 10k races I am running this ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2007/04/22/my-race-times/ It was a warm afternoon today and I had a good run. I covered 2.4km again but this time it was a lot more comfortable and my legs and lungs recovered very quickly after I stopped. If I get the chance to get out again tomorrow then I will make ... http://5below.db4dawn.co.uk/2007/04/19/training-run-3/