TheMcWoods

Even though I said I’d never do one again, I’ve gone and signed up for another half-marathon. Well, not just me. Lee has signed up as well (thank goodness).

We’ve signed up to run 13.1 miles this May in my most favourite city in the world: Edinburgh!



A few months ago, my soccer coach casually mentioned that he was going to run the full marathon. My response was to ask him whether or not he was on crack. Had he ever been to Edinburgh? Had he seen the hills?

A quick check of the route revealed that both the half and the full marathon completely avoid the major hills (i.e. the Mound, the Royal Mile, Arthur's seat) and simply follow the sea out to Musselburgh.

Apparently there will be over 20,000 runners this year so we thought it would be wise to book some accommodation for that weekend as soon as possible. I’ve had quite a lot of fun looking for places to stay and I loved the look of these self-catering apartments:

This flat on Windsor street is so convenient for everything.




The City Bothy, a more modern flat, looks so lovely and airy.





The Minnow House was my most favorite place. It looks absolutely gorgeous and is just around the corner from the start of the race.






In the end, we cheaped out and decided on a budget hotel that is right around the corner from the start of the race and the famous Valvonna & Crolla. We decided that the money we save on accommodation can be put towards a nice meal.

In other positive news, I've had 2 papers accepted this week! BJCP and PDS (who previously rejected the papers) have accepted our revised versions, woot woot! Another paper that had been accepted months ago also recently went online at QSHC. Now to write a few more! :)