I woke up today feeling great. Which made me feel annoyed because evidently, I didn’t try hard enough yesterday. Smiling because it's over Yesterday I ran the Shakespeare Half Marathon in Stratford upon Avon (sidebar: because I didn’t specify which race, I think some people who liked my Facebook post thought I’d run the London… Continue reading Shakespeare Half Marathon
Month: April 2026
RSC: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – Bertolt Brecht
When Mark Gatiss wipes the black toothbrush moustache from his face and says the following lines, I assume that they have been added on by this director, given the world that we live in today: If we could learn to look, instead of gawking,We’d see the horror in the heart of farce.If only we could… Continue reading RSC: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – Bertolt Brecht
Half Marathon Training – Not
I have a half marathon coming up on Sunday. The Stratford upon Avon Half which always falls on the nearest Sunday to Shakespeare’s official birthday – April 23rd (which happens to be today: Happy Birthday Bill). There’s also a full marathon going on at the same time, but when I booked this race, I had no… Continue reading Half Marathon Training – Not
Llangollen Fell Race
Surprisingly I haven’t had a sleep yet. Sitting down in the sports hall of Dinas Bran school, nursing a flapjack and a cup of tea, I could happily have curled up on the hard bench for a quick twenty winks and then some. But now, after my chocolate milk and a bit of lunch, having… Continue reading Llangollen Fell Race
Taking The Fall
Last Tuesday was the first semi off-road run of the year and it would have been a joyful one if I hadn’t planted my knee and the heels of my hands into the gravel path that separated the tarmac road from the soft, bouncy grass. Thirty seconds earlier and I possibly could have stopped the… Continue reading Taking The Fall
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