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Author Archives: Mark Cooper
Salomon S-Lab Advance Skin 12 REVIEW
For years I persisted with hydration pack after pack and for years I was left chaffed, frustrated and above all, massively out of pocket. My latest purchase, which I spent another £65 on was made because it alleged that it’s … Continue reading
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Ultramarathon Foods
I wrote this blog post a long time ago (2013) and have deciced to call is ‘Endurance Foods’ it was a brain dump of foods that i’ve used to get through ultramarathons over the last few years. What I find … Continue reading
Posted in nutrition, Training
Tagged carb loading, fitness, health, nutrition, racing, training, ultramarathon
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The Devil O Highlands Ultra
The Devil o Highlands Footrace is a 42 mile Ultramarathon that takes place on the northern part of the West Highland Way from Tyndrum to Fort William. It is scenic and has over 7,000ft of ascent. This was the first … Continue reading
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Tagged fort william, marathon, running, scotland, training, ultra marathon, west highland way
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Day 6: Are we nearly there yet?
Originally posted on Maggie's Run 100:
Are we nearly there yet? I feel so free and alive! Where is that bloody bridge???!!! Just some of the things we uttered on today’s final run. After 5 days on the road we…
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Day 4: Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Originally posted on Maggie's Run 100:
This morning, we all woke up feeling a little on the achy side! After a much needed breakfast, we set out on our daily run this time leaving straight from our hotel where we…
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Day Two: Crash, Bang, Wallop!
Originally posted on Maggie's Run 100:
After a hearty breakfast, the team were ready to depart the hotel at 9am. Daunted about the day ahead, there was a mixture of nerves and excitement on the bus as we headed back…
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24hr Treadmill Run Report
Originally posted on www.runwithmark.com:
It is now Wednesday 3rd August, I finished my 24hr treadmill run on Friday 29th July at 6pm. I have mixed emotions about the event, as usual with ultra runs I found it to be….…
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Interview with Natural Hero
Name: Mark Cooper Hometown: Edinburgh Sports: Running, cycling, rowing, anything outdoors really. Achievements: To me, my biggest achievement has to be completing my first ever 10k race back in 2007, I had just given up a 20 a day smoking habit and … Continue reading
Posted in edinburgh, marathon training, Training
Tagged Edinburgh, marathon, motivational speaking, running, runwithmark
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So you want to run to work?
Finding the time to exercise when you have a busy lifestyle can be challenging, one of the best ways to do this is to run to work. For two years I never took a bus to or from work, while … Continue reading
The best presentation I’ve ever seen
My life is richer because I came across this video and watched it, thank you Scott Harrison Visit http://www.charitywater.org for details on how to help
Slow Life Down
At work today I was chatting with some colleagues and the topic of time passing so quickly came up. A prime example of that was this year and how the hell it’s only 12 weeks until Christmas 2013. It got … Continue reading
The Maggie’s to Maggie’s Challenge
When a Friend of mines, Alan Kennedy (who just finished his first ever Ironman! Congrats) asked me to speak at his new cycling themed cafe in Glasgow on Great Western Road I of course said yes. It was only after I … Continue reading
Posted in charity, fundraising, Personal
Tagged cancer, challenge, charity, Edinburgh, fundraising, maggie's, Mark Cooper, runwithmark
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I am running again!
I got my running mojo back! I ran the Highland Fling Ultra in April 2012 and since them I haven’t run another race, I made this decision on purpose, in three years I ran nearly 9,000 miles and when my … Continue reading
What is a Fundraiser
After two years of trying I finally landed my dream job as Community Fundraiser at Maggie’s Cancer Care in Edinburgh, The Lothians and Borders. (also Dumfries & Galloway!) I’ve learned a lot on the past 8 weeks and I am … Continue reading
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Tagged community fundraiser, Edinburgh, fundraising, inspiration, job description, maggie's, motivational speaker, top 10 tips
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Motivational Speaking
Earlier in 2012 I gave a presentation to 350 people at the annual Scottish Night of Adventure, hosted by Alastair Humphreys. Hope you enjoy the video…
Posted in fundraising, Sponsorship, Training
Tagged alastair humphreys, inspiring, london marathon, marathon, motivational, motivational speaking, night of adventure, training
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Coping with Extreme Heat & Dehydration
Today I have the pleasure of posting a guest article by Mark Lyons, or on twitter as @runner786 I have followed Mark on Twitter for a good while now and find his level of knowledge in so many disciplines very … Continue reading
Posted in Training
Tagged cycling, dehydration, facebook, heat, kayak, marathon, mark lyons, runner786, running, training, twitter
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ASICS Gel Cumulus 13 – REVIEW
Asics Gel Cumulus 13 – Runner – Mark Cooper Size – 8 Weight – 335 Grams Style – Neutral The Asics Cumulus 13 is a great shoe which is relatively lightweight for a shoe with such fantastic cushioning. I do … Continue reading
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Tagged asics, gel cumulus 13, review, running shoes, sports direct
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Guest Blog – David Haas – Fitness Fun with Cancer
This is a guest blog post by David Haas from The Mesotheliona Cancer Alliance I really believe in the content of the site so was happy for David to come on here with a post. You can follow David on … Continue reading
Steve Jobs Stanford Commencment Speech 2005
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today … Continue reading
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Tagged amazing video, Edinburgh, Mark Cooper, motivational speaking, runwithmark, stanford, steve jobs
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