Training: week 6

I’ve had an odd week as far as training goes.  I was in Thurso this weekend so I had to get up early on Friday and get the killer run done before driving a few hundred miles.  That’s not a great idea.  Run 10k then sit still for 6 hours.  The upside was a run Read More …

Training: week 5

This week has been hard going on the training front.  Too many late nights (3.30am on election night!) and too much birthday cake but I got the runs done. Wednesday – short run but very heavy legs.  I’m finding the short runs after a recovery day all feel a bit heavy. Thursday – the best Read More …

majority

Today the Scottish National Party (SNP) have been returned to the Scottish Parliament with a majority. As I write there are still 2 regional lists to be declared but the SNP have already 65 seats. That is an astonishing result.  The electoral system in Scotland is a mixture of first past the post and a Read More …

vote 2011

It’s polling day here in Scotland.  We elect the Scottish Government which is a parliament devolved from the UK parliament with powers over pretty much everything apart from tax and defence. The most striking feature of the campaign so far is how surprisingly poor Scottish Labour’s campaign has been.  They seem stuck in a negative Read More …