I am just watching the pigeons. Three were sat merrily on my neighbour's apple tree just now, when a fourth landed in the vicinity. It sidled up to each and they all flew away one by one as it got close. I wasn't sure whether I was witnessing a bully or a failed attempt at… Continue reading Spring is in the Air
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.
Technical Notes #2 – The Long Run
Not me but someone cooler via a more ace cameraPhoto by Cameron Venti on Unsplash If you have ever followed a training plan for a race, then it will always have the long run in it. This will be at least one time in the week where essentially you aim to go out slower but farther than the… Continue reading Technical Notes #2 – The Long Run
The Midnight Library – Matt Haig
In a nutshell, this is a cross between Quantum Leap and Sliding Doors, with an added sprinkling of It’s a Wonderful Life. And as I enjoyed watching all of these, I really enjoyed reading this book. It’s not a plot spoiler to reveal that Nora Seed attempts to die. That is explained in the very… Continue reading The Midnight Library – Matt Haig
Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
I thought I would start reviewing the books that I read. Partly so that I read them with a little more thought, and partly so that I read them. Because for some reason, although I love books, I don’t sit down with one very much at all. So we kick off with the middle book… Continue reading Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
February Blues
Tentative snowdrops A slippage has occurred. After the success of my January goals I am feeling a little adrift and rudderless. I guess you can’t always be fired up and raring to go, and as my downswing is in the worst month of the year (according to all the polls1) it is probably inevitable that… Continue reading February Blues
Technical Notes #1 – Chi Running
In the UK, back in the halcyon days of the first lockdown, when the weather was warm and Spring was in full bloom and we were all amazed at how quiet it all felt without the cars and everybody who wasn’t harassed by having the kids at home tried a new hobby like baking or… Continue reading Technical Notes #1 – Chi Running
January February Don’t You Come Around
I know this title is an artless steal of an old song lyric but it kind of fits ish.1 I’m not sure why, but I can’t quite seem to get the words to come out for this last blog of the month. My aim was to, perhaps, write one blog each week or two but… Continue reading January February Don’t You Come Around
Grief in the time of Covid
It was a two bottle of Gavi kind of evening. That is two bottles between two of us, in case you’re counting. Yesterday morning we sent Anne’s brother Mark off to the ‘inn at the end of the world’ (G.K. Chesterton – The Feast of the Snow). Where, under normal circumstances, the church would be… Continue reading Grief in the time of Covid
28 miles to go
I wasn’t planning to write anything again until the end of the month when I will have hopefully completed my 100 miles in the month challenge. But the snow actually, finally, kind of, settling on the streets of Bebington meant that my long run hasn’t happened today and, after much vacillation and angst about letting… Continue reading 28 miles to go
How’s that New Year Resolutions thing going?
My previous blog was a little side track into the real world out there where the crazy nonsense is going on. That may happen from time to time when I crane my neck from beneath my shell, peer around, and then shudder back into my cave of safety. This time I’m concentrating on the non-dramatic… Continue reading How’s that New Year Resolutions thing going?
