It’s been a while since I last shared anything here with my readers. Why? I lost my writing ‘mojo’ and frankly haven’t done a great deal of walking to post about. However I’m back now and I’m going to try to commit to share a few wee scribblings with those who wish to read them. 
I’ve not been totally inactive since last being here. As well as some hillwalking, over the course of last summer I took up running. I worked my way through a Couch to 5K plan. I know I wasn’t coming from the ‘couch’, but I found it more difficult than I expected to manage to run comfortably. After completing the 9-week programme, I participated in the Loch Ness Festival of Running. It was a bit of a family affair, as one son ran in the Marathon, other son’s girlfriend ran in the 10K and I did the 5K. All good fun.
Following that start at running, I built my distance up to 10km, competing in the first Culloden 10K, organised by Chest Heart Stroke Scotland. Again I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere of the race.
However, my real passion is for off-road running and my usual weekly running involves a mixture of minor roads and estate tracks. I’d love to do more in the local woods too, but it a fair bit of an incline to get anywhere and I’m not that fit yet!
I enjoyed one longer jaunt last autumn when I ran 10 miles of the Speyside Way from Ballidaloch to Aberlour. Just after that I succumbed to a common running injury and had to curtail my running for 6 weeks. My Sports Physiotherapist says I may run again now, but am NOT to do any hour long runs just yet.
I plan to write a wee blog post about the Speyside Way run and another run/walk I did last week on Skye. These will not have the usual number of photos as my hillwalking blogs, as I’ve not yet got a compact camera small and light enough to fit in my small running belt bag. (This is going to be rectified shortly!)
Good to see you posting again Sheila, I rely on you for routine fixes from the North!
Ok, Freddie, I’ll write up some wee posts shortly and vie you – drum roll… **”The Highlands”**
Look forward to it Sheila…
Welcome back!
A change of direction – well, of pace at least. I used to do a lot of running, though you wouldn’t believe to see me now. Would love to get back to it.
Off-road running is definitely the best, but coping with slopes is tricky. Have you considered alternate fast walking and jogging uphill and then running back down?
As soon as my gammy leg is back to 100% from the IT band injury, I’m going to add in a hill training session on a regular basis.
I was wondering where you had got to. Good to have you back!
Thanks Debbie, I don’t have a natural bent for writing as you do.
That’s sweet of you. I wish I had your drive to walk. I need to do more walking. I bet you can’t wait for spring.
Hi Sheila, welcome back, been missing your posts, always an enjoyable read with some great photos. Look forward to the new “angle”