I did it!!! Despite all the procrastination, lack of training and abundance of excuses, last Sunday I completed the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon with no injuries and with a slow but steady time of 2 hours and 35 minutes. And, I reached my target… Read More
So you may remember that a while ago I signed up for the 2012 Royal Parks Half Marathon. It must be one of the nicest races in the country: a long loop around four of London’s largest and loveliest parks at a perfect time of… Read More
I’ve just taken the plunge and crossed off something that’s been on my list of things to do for a couple of weeks now … I’ve entered the Royal Parks Half Marathon! This was the first half marathon I ever did (which sounds as if… Read More
If you’re looking for something a little bit different to see in the cinema I’d like to recommend Town of Runners, a film I saw last night. It’s a documentary about a tiny town in the highlands of Ethiopia called Bekoji that has produced an… Read More
Yesterday morning, I was snug in bed, thinking guiltily that I should go for a run. I knew I’d be happy once I had done it – but the idea of getting up and going out into the cold seemed literally unbearable. I had all… Read More
It is NaBloPoMo – National Blog Posting Month (or should it be ‘international blog posting month’?) Inspired by Mrs Waffle, I’ll be posting every day in November. I will also – for added madness – be running every day. Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project… Read More
Radio silence from me is due to a peaceful week in Dublin. Arrived into Dublin on Good Friday, on the boat. I like getting the boat. Unlike the airplane which is the opposite of restful, the boat is from a leisurely age – train from… Read More
Yesterday when I was in Chalk Farm on my way to running club, I bumped into a girl I used to work with about, terrifyingly, 7 years ago. It was even more of a coincidence as she doesn’t live in the area – she lives… Read More
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