Dopey Devon
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 23, 2015
As this is an introduction to this journal I apologise for the incoming wall of text!
So a little intro to me - I'm Devon, I'm 25 and I currently live in bonny Scotland. I've been running now for about 2.5 years having graduated from Uni and no longer finding time to participate in team sports. I have taken part in about 40 races covering pretty much all distances up to marathon distance and my favourite race length is 13.1 miles. Thats it for the kinda boring yet necessary info!
So what makes this training journal any different you may ask yourself....well I'm from the UK and therefore most of the race reports and races I'll be talking about will be based in the UK (mostly Scotland and Northern England). This doesn't mean I am not well and truly addicted to RunDisney - it just makes it a tad trickier to get there and participate (I'm always jealous of reading about peoples weekend trips to Disney!) I did Dopey in 2016 as my first RunDisney weekend (and marathon) and despite having been to Disney several times (maybe about 30+) it was by far one of the best holidays I've ever had. Since then my family have signed up to race at Dark Side 2017 and Marathon Weekend 2018. I'm signed up to a load of other races during this year and thought it would be fun(?) to talk about them and my training on here. I'm no expert in running or Disney but I'm always willing to help out and chip in my two cents based purely on my own experiences. I will also admit to being no expert in how to manage these boards - so any help with inserting pics/links would be very much appreciated!!
Some of the bigger races I have taken part in that you guys might have heard of are the Great North Run, Great Scottish Run and Rock n Roll Liverpool. Also apart from Dopey I've also ran the Space Coast half in 2016 and Rock n Roll Vegas in 2016 - I'm a sucker for racing when I come to the states as you guys just do the whole experience so much better - I mean pancakes after a race, amazingggggg!
So far I've signed up to the following races for this year with the big aim of completing Dopey in 2018:
Feb - Coastal Trail Series Northumberland Half Marathon (my first trail race and in a weeks time)
April - Dark Side 5k and Challenge
May - Liverpool Rock n Roll 5k and Half
July - Conti Thunder Run (24 hour relay race)
September - Great North Run
October - Dark Skies 14M
Jan '18 - Dopey
I can almost definitely say they'll be more added throughout the year as I'll be on the lookout for a PoT half sometime during Autumn. I'll be hopefully keeping track of my training on here as well as races and trips I have to the states.
Hopefully that wasn't too much text and they'll still be some people with me at this point! If you're still with me then lets get on with some training (and maybe some Dark Side planning)...
So a little intro to me - I'm Devon, I'm 25 and I currently live in bonny Scotland. I've been running now for about 2.5 years having graduated from Uni and no longer finding time to participate in team sports. I have taken part in about 40 races covering pretty much all distances up to marathon distance and my favourite race length is 13.1 miles. Thats it for the kinda boring yet necessary info!
So what makes this training journal any different you may ask yourself....well I'm from the UK and therefore most of the race reports and races I'll be talking about will be based in the UK (mostly Scotland and Northern England). This doesn't mean I am not well and truly addicted to RunDisney - it just makes it a tad trickier to get there and participate (I'm always jealous of reading about peoples weekend trips to Disney!) I did Dopey in 2016 as my first RunDisney weekend (and marathon) and despite having been to Disney several times (maybe about 30+) it was by far one of the best holidays I've ever had. Since then my family have signed up to race at Dark Side 2017 and Marathon Weekend 2018. I'm signed up to a load of other races during this year and thought it would be fun(?) to talk about them and my training on here. I'm no expert in running or Disney but I'm always willing to help out and chip in my two cents based purely on my own experiences. I will also admit to being no expert in how to manage these boards - so any help with inserting pics/links would be very much appreciated!!
Some of the bigger races I have taken part in that you guys might have heard of are the Great North Run, Great Scottish Run and Rock n Roll Liverpool. Also apart from Dopey I've also ran the Space Coast half in 2016 and Rock n Roll Vegas in 2016 - I'm a sucker for racing when I come to the states as you guys just do the whole experience so much better - I mean pancakes after a race, amazingggggg!
So far I've signed up to the following races for this year with the big aim of completing Dopey in 2018:
Feb - Coastal Trail Series Northumberland Half Marathon (my first trail race and in a weeks time)
April - Dark Side 5k and Challenge
May - Liverpool Rock n Roll 5k and Half
July - Conti Thunder Run (24 hour relay race)
September - Great North Run
October - Dark Skies 14M
Jan '18 - Dopey
I can almost definitely say they'll be more added throughout the year as I'll be on the lookout for a PoT half sometime during Autumn. I'll be hopefully keeping track of my training on here as well as races and trips I have to the states.
Hopefully that wasn't too much text and they'll still be some people with me at this point! If you're still with me then lets get on with some training (and maybe some Dark Side planning)...
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