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My 2nd race of 2023 was a beautiful 16k taking in the sights of the John Muir Way and Belhaven Bay. No medal for a finishing photo. Why Fox Trail 16k at Foxlake I haven't been feeling very motivated to sign up to races this year. Especially after my regretful 5k race in January, I don't want to run a race unless I deem it worthy of my time and money. My recap of my January 5k race To be honest, I wasn't sure this Fox Trail race met the criteria. At £26, it seemed expensive for the size of event and the fact that you didn't get any sort of bling or goody bag when you finish. Plus, I had to wake up at 5:30am to do it. But the woodland and beach scenery just outside Dunbar seemed like a good enough reason to check it out.  It was on a Saturday, too, which meant there were early enough public transit times that could get me there for a 9am start.  The journey I went to the race by bus. There was a bus stop right outside Foxlake, so taking the bus made more sense than the tr...

I ran my first race of 2022, 10 miles along the River Esk through stunning trails. Starting off 2022 with a trail race. Why Scurry Along the Esk I started following Scurry Events on social media after I did Scurry to the Sea last July.  Scurry to the Sea race recap I saw this race come up and was intrigued by the route and location. It started at Roslin Glen Country Park which I've been to quite a few times before, but went through trails I had never been on. It seemed like a good local race to try out. The journey I don't normally have anything interesting to say about how to I get to local races. But this one was of note because it was the first race I cycled to.  Cycling over Bilston Viaduct. And it was a scenic cycle at that. Most of the route there was through the cycle path along the bypass, which has some pretty, rural views along the way. It was also a rather hilly cycle to be immediately followed by a 10 mile run. And then a cycle back. I basically did an inverse duat...