Disastrous Queen Pics
Oh dear ...we went all that way ...got an excellent position by the barrier ...only narrowly escaped being pick-pocketed ...and then completely messed up the photo opportunity ...I was being super...
View ArticleCheck out Mr Whippy's Flake Plate
Spotted on Stamford Meadows - never noticed Gino's clever number plate before - bet that's worth a few £££It certainly beats my disastrous Queen pictures
View ArticleWhat an unusual request ...
... finally completed, it's the kitchen apron in the style of the old East German flag or, more correctly, the flag of the former Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) / German Democratic Republic...
View ArticleAnd last place goes to ....
Team 118Oops, sorry Nix!!Nicola and friends/colleagues did a grand job yesterday competing for charity in Birmingham's Dragon Boat race. The team dressed up as the lads from 118 for the occasion. Just...
View ArticleThis poor neglected little blog
Paid work is glorious for its bill-paying rewards and as a freelancer I am eternally grateful for all the work that comes my way.But it really gets in the way of blogging, tweeting and most importantly...
View ArticleMissing ...
.... has anyone seen my last two years?I'm not sure where they went.A lot's happened since my last post. And so I find myself in the kind of position I would prefer not to be in. Maybe I'll write about...
View ArticleThe kindness of strangers
A heartfelt thank you to knitnrun4sanity for her lovely message.It got me thinking about the importance of connection and the tremendous impact that people can have on you consciously and...
View ArticleWhat am I thinking?
It often depends on what I've been reading.So, I've added a new page ... Inspiration ... where you can find quick summaries and useful links to author's blogs, TED talks, book reviews etc.Over the last...
View ArticleSt George's Cross & Union Jack Crochet Cushion
In the run-up to the World Cup and to Wimbledon, I thought I'd get a bit patriotic and use up some old red, white and blue yarn that's been knocking about.The plan was to try out some new granny...
View ArticleThe Gifts of Imperfect Parenting by Brené Brown
Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She is highly regarded internationally for her research into vulnerability and shame.In The Gifts of...
View ArticleSlowly does it at Rutland Water
What a beautiful morning for a run around Rutland Water. Well, not exactly around .... that's about 25 miles if you include the sticky out bit! It was more of a flat 3.5km out from the car park and...
View ArticleThe joy of running
Yesterday, I ran 22km.Ok, so it was on the treadmill, but who cares ... this time last year, I couldn't run for a bus! Not that there are any buses to run for here.I decided a while ago that I'd like...
View ArticleI'm such a geek
Who would have thought there was so much to learn about running?It's surely just something that we do? Something that we were designed for?That may well be the case, but when you've spent much of your...
View ArticleImpending doom at Kimbolton Castle
I'm signed up for the Kimbolton Half Marathon this coming weekend.Eek!It's my first "race" since running a slow 10k around Victoria Park in 2005.Eek!It's all part of my end of September Berlin marathon...
View ArticleMarathon: You Can Do It! by Jeff Galloway
When I started my training, I used the C25k app which was basically about getting couch potatoes up and running without hurting themselves. It was all about the run walk method, which was a great place...
View ArticleHydroPower - drink to run
In the old days, the answers to questions around what and how much I should be drinking would have revolved around types and bottle quantities of wine.Alas, no more.These days, what I'm wondering is...
View Article1/2 marathon fuelling experiment
It's time to start thinking seriously about how I'm going to fuel my long runs, so I'm going to try a few things out this weekend at the Kimbolton Half Marathon.If it the plan agrees with me, then I'll...
View ArticleDodging the bonk
No, not that kind of bonk ... I'm talking about the other one ... the Wall ... the one feared universally by novice and experienced runners alike.The one that can stop you in your tracks anywhere from...
View ArticleTriumph at Kimbolton Castle Half Marathon
What a fabulous setting for my first ever half marathon and my first race since a 10k in 2005.Although the weather looked more like this ....Thankfully my brother had suggested taking a bin bag to wear...
View ArticleBird's eye video of the 2014 Berlin Marathon course
If you're running the 2014 Berlin Marathon, you might be interested in this bird's eye video of the 2014 Berlin Marathon course.I've used the official course map to put it together with the help of...
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