Roy, at last Spring's fundraiser Challenge. Last night we ran the first Chairman’s Challenge of the year. It has now been renamed the Roy Fisher Challenge in honour of our long-serving previous Chairman who sadly died last week. It seemed ironic, that our first club meet, after he passed way, should be this race. Roy… Continue reading In Memory of Roy
Author: theleadlesspencil
I started blogging to practise using that writing 'muscle'. And it's made me realise that I keep banging on about the same subjects: mainly 'running', sometimes about what I'm reading, and, even more occasionally, where I'm going.
A Room of One’s Own
I have always had a strange fantasy of being holed up in a nondescript motel room, with only basic amenities. And this was well before Schitt’s Creek made motel living chic. And it has finally came true. Westbound M4 Heston Service Station - Our home from home (https://motorwayservices.uk/Heston) I know, as fantasies go, it is… Continue reading A Room of One’s Own
Aintree 10K
I haven’t posted for a couple of weeks as the charger of my laptop gave up the ghost. I had to go into the Apple shop in Liverpool to choose between buying one off-the-shelf for a lot of money, or getting talked at by an engineer who checked and verified that my charger was indeed… Continue reading Aintree 10K
Game, Set and Match
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com I’ve just had a nail-biting time listening to the tennis on BBC 5 Live today. What a gargantuan match, and although I’ve got nothing against Medvedev, I am exceedingly pleased that Rafael Nadal was the first of the three male GOATs (Greatest Of All Time) to get past the 20… Continue reading Game, Set and Match
Runcorn Cross-Country Race
I don’t think I have cared for a pair of trainers as much as I have cared for these trail shoes. Okay, this is only my second official XC race, but I am fairly certain that this process of scrubbing the several layers of grime and grass after each time may turn into a ritual.… Continue reading Runcorn Cross-Country Race
Marathons – never say never again…
During the walk on Sunday, I managed to first convince myself to run another marathon, and then convince myself not to. The walk took just over 3 hours and gave me ample time for vacillating. Just over 7.5 miles (12.25 km), so it was leisurely, with a couple of stops for using the facilities, or… Continue reading Marathons – never say never again…
Week 1
And whoosh! A whole week of the year has gone in the blink of an eye! Not quite; I did have my eyes open but, after all the festivities and anticipations of the new year, it does seem to have come to this point very fast. I think it has something to do with the… Continue reading Week 1
A Time of Reckoning
Well! What a year that nearly has been. I’m sitting in the liminal space between Christmas and 2022, eating chocolate. Not just any chocolate. Not even M&S Chocolate. But home-crafted orange chocolate fudge courtesy of my wife. Dreaded double line To be fair there’s not a lot else to do given that we’re in the… Continue reading A Time of Reckoning
‘Tis the Season
So after my last post, all the way back at the beginning of December when I was feeling focused and energised and full of the joys of the festive season, I can report that I have since done almost diddly squat in the way of running. And the ‘almost’ is only in that sentence because… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season
Deck the Halls
Anne's table dressing Today is the first Saturday of December and every year that means only one thing. Wine in the fridge, fire laid for the evening, free Spotify playing random Christmas tunes in between the adverts, and finally, the boxes of assorted, accumulated decorations down from the attic. This year, in a rare departure… Continue reading Deck the Halls
