Katrina Paton

+7 miles

Saturday 24th Oct Technically I have now reached my target of 50 miles but the page has included 7 extra miles that were done walking 🤷‍♀️ Share

Short runs + park run

Saturday 17th Oct Four runs in total. Still having problems with my calves inflaming and hoped that would help but not really.  Share

Almost 10k

Sunday 11th Oct Oops, I stopped my watch too quickly and missed the 10k achievement. I gave everything I had left but the hill wiped me out so I thought, that’ll do. Time to walk home. Next long run, screw the hill I’m getting the 10k 💪 Share

Wet and windy day

Saturday 10th Oct After shuffling through many options to negotiate the weather. I just went for it anyway. Wet, muddy and bedraggled from the wind, 3 and a half miles done ✅  Share

Back on it

Thursday 8th Oct Had a few challenging days which prevented me for getting my running shoes on. Pretty tired also so a wee interval run seemed manageable. Managed 2miles and happy with that 💪 Share

First Parkrun

Saturday 3rd Oct I wasn’t really ready for this as I’ve not had enough time on tarmac but my son keeps nipping my head so I gave in and did a Parkrun this morning. Started off okay but could feel the inflammation building in my calves after the first 2km. Wee walks to let them settle, then back on it. Even knocked 6 minutes off my PB!  Share

Uping the game!

Saturday 26th Sep After some downhill training runs, I thought I’d try a flatter run today.  Several intervals but managed 5 miles in total, in a respectable time, so feeling good about that 💪 Share

Return to running

Sunday 20th Sep I gave up running decades ago. Trail running was my thing and I thought nothing of going for a 2 hour run, completing half marathon distance. Have I been humbled in preparation for this! Also, surprising as I bag munros, play badminton and backpack for days on end. It’s starting to come back though - muscle memory is kicking in 💪 Share