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Eek! What am I doing?!

28th Jul 201928th Jul 2019 susanmcghee0867

Feeling very nervous this morning as the day of my burpee mile has arrived. One full mile, 1.609km, for walkers an average of over 2000 steps, a distance that feels short in a run but that I’m sure will feel like a marathon when travelled by burpee…between 800 and 1000 burpees to be specific.

I’m off to Grangemouth Stadium at 11 to meet my wonderful PT and friend, Joda, who is sharing the hell with me and will, without a doubt, give me the courage to reach the end.

Currently focussing on some of my fave motivational quotes to keep me positive as I get ready, here are the thoughts that are keeping me going:

Believe you can and you WILL!

Surround yourself with people that reflect who you want to be and how you want to feel, energies are contagious.

Life is short, have fun!

And…my mum’s making boozy trifle for after tea so I’ll definitely have earned a big bowl of that sweet deliciousness…it is all about balance after all.

Beautiful Lochnagar

27th Jul 201927th Jul 2019 susanmcghee0867

Earlier this month we took on the stunning Lochnagar Circuit, climbing five Munros in one day. Beautiful scenery, fab weather, a few challenging bits, some scrabbling near summits and lots and lots of walking. The 5 x hills, plus a few wee detours to look at the scenery, meant we covered just over 20 miles in around 9.5 hours. Another one from my 5 Decades, 5 Challenges, 5 Charities list ticked off.

As well as the stunning views we saw deer, hare and rabbits, loads of different birds and even some wee frogs on the paths.

The five magnificent Munros we bagged were:
1) Lochnagar
2) Carn a Choire Bhoidheach
3) Carn an t-Sagairt Mor
4) Cairn Bannoch
5) Broad Cairn

Training on Tinto Hill

3rd Jan 2019 susanmcghee0867

We’re back to normality this week after a wonderful festive break, we’ve kept active with lots of dog walking, some canicross and a very cold but stunningly beautiful climb up Tinto Hill with our dogs, Scout and Toby. Tinto Hill, located near Biggar is just over 700 metres high with a fairly easy path most of the way, there are a few steeps bits and the last climb to the summit has lots of loose rocks making it fun, achievable and a wee bit challenging…perfect training for our planned Munros.

We used our Non Stop dog harness kits leaving our hands free to make the climb easier. Scout and Toby did a fabulous job of pulling us up the hill, it was Toby’s first hill climb and he took it all in his stride.

Our dogs love our active lifestyle so will be joining us in lots of our training, we’re looking forward to reaching the summit of lots more hills but will definitely keep Tinto in our training plans.