Improvising
I recently listened to Sir Ken Robinson on Desert Island Discs. He would definitely be on my list of ultimate dinner party guests. I think he’s amazing. Anyway, he said that life is all about...
View ArticleMarathon training update
In November, Alison Chisnell asked me to join her in running a marathon. (The story is explained in my last blog post). We’re already well into our training and have another 3 months to go until the...
View ArticleOpening doors
It’s now March, and it’s four weeks until the Brighton Marathon. The big day is Sunday April 6th. In the main, l love doing the training. I am now into the ‘longest run’ weeks of doing 20 miles for...
View ArticleThe Magic Run
Sooner or later, comes The Magic Run. Mine was today. I had a meeting in Sheffield last night. So I got up before the crack of dawn this morning and drove out to Stannage Edge in the Peak District....
View ArticleThe runners
On this day one year ago I was in Cornwall. I’d just passed the 100 mile mark, and had over a thousand miles still to crunch under my boots. I felt uncertain about my capacity to walk such a long …...
View ArticleMarathon ladies
We did it. On the 6th of April, Alison and I completed our first marathon, and raised over £3,700 between us for MS and Mind. Yay!!! But we’ve taken ages to write a blog post about it, mainly...
View Article7 symptoms of cycling obsession
I’ve written a fair few blog posts recently about running. I’m afraid to say though, that as well as loving running, I have also lost my heart to a two wheeled machine, and all that comes with it. Here...
View ArticleI WON A RACE!
Disclaimer: in this blog post I blow my own trumpet. I can’t help it. I’m really chuffed to bits. Don’t read on if you don’t want to participate in my self indulgence. The other day I read a blog...
View ArticleIsles of Wonder III – Oomph
Nearly two years have past since I embarked on my ‘Isles of Wonder’ 1,200 mile walk, that took me from the Isles of Scilly over to Land’s End, up to John O’Groats and then on to a short finale at …...
View ArticleImprovising
I recently listened to Sir Ken Robinson on Desert Island Discs. He would definitely be on my list of ultimate dinner party guests. I think he’s amazing. Anyway, he said that life is all about...
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