I think it is important to try to end the year on a high, and so with this in mind I set out for a final run in Wicksteed Park this morning. It is unseasonably warm here in Northamptonshire at present, even though we have been under a blanket of grey sky for a good … Continue reading Final Run in a Fallow Year
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Solo 100km Challenge – Week 4
The Challenge: To run 100km in 28 days.Organiser: Great Run – with profits going to NHS charities. So, we arrive at the final week of the solo challenge. This nail-biting tale of running derring-do approaches a conclusion. It has been a slow-burning story, very much like a Nordic screenplay carefully layering a narrative interleaved with … Continue reading Solo 100km Challenge – Week 4
Solo 100km Challenge – Week 2
The Challenge: To run 100km in 28 days. Organiser: Great Run – with profits going to NHS charities. Oh dear, I am as far behind with my blogs as I am with my running target. Wednesday 20th May 2020 A hot morning for running in Wicksteed Park again. For no obvious reason, I felt quite … Continue reading Solo 100km Challenge – Week 2
Going Loco Down in Wicky Parko
With apologies to the Four Tops (lyrics by Dozier and Collins)! The starting point for this post was the concept of "going local" in these days of social distancing, but you know how I like to play around with words. Yes, this is another mini-update of my local runs. Thankfully I'm not going loco, but … Continue reading Going Loco Down in Wicky Parko
No Seagulls Today
Here is a quick update to my training log. A bit of an obscure title today. It could have been "This Ain't No Seaside". Running locally again in Wicksteed Park on the third anniversary of my first marathon in Brighton. It does not seem possible that three years have passed. It was a really hot … Continue reading No Seagulls Today
Keeping it Local
We have entered the era of covid-19 and the lock-down in the UK has become official since 23rd March. We are allowed to exercise in the local area but not to travel out of town. I really miss my favourite running routes but I am fortunate to live on the edge of town within a … Continue reading Keeping it Local