There aren’t many books where a tree is one of the main protagonists. Normally, I’d find that kind of anthropomorphising a bit childish, but this is no Whomping Willow. The fig tree speaks mostly as a genuine actor in the story. Occasionally she dips into being a contrivance, but I didn’t mind those parts too… Continue reading The Island Of Missing Trees – Elif Shafak
Month: November 2022
Breaking The Hour
At no point during today’s run did I ever feel comfortable. I knew my breathing was laboured but I concentrated on filling my lungs as deeply as possible with each intake, and trying to simultaneously keep my posture tall while relaxed. No easy feat. I definitely felt like I was in a race. When the… Continue reading Breaking The Hour
10K Training and the Borders League
I’ve been off the blogging boil lately as there is a deadline for my coursework coming up. But, I haven’t stopped running. I’m in the final week of my 8-week 10K training plan and out of the seven weeks done, I’ve managed to follow the plan faithfully on three of them. On the surface that… Continue reading 10K Training and the Borders League
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