Photo by Emre Can Acer on Pexels.com I’m sitting inside our bedroom watching the back garden world through our window. A pigeon lands and bounces up and down a few times on the slender branch of a neighbour’s whomping willow. I can’t see the rain falling but I can see the puddles being attacked with… Continue reading Reflections and Resolutions
Category: Running
The Holidays Are Coming
So this is nearly Christmas, and what have I done? Well, so far this week, a whole lot of nothing in terms of running, as I’ve been coughing and sneezing my way through the days. It doesn’t feel chesty, so I could have popped out for a gentle bimble, but for Monday and Tuesday we… Continue reading The Holidays Are Coming
Borders League – Anglesey
We few, we happy few, made our way to the ends of this windswept earth on an early morn in the final month of the year. Happy is how I describe myself now as I sit by the fire with a full belly. Was I happy at 7.35am when Paul arrived to pick me up… Continue reading Borders League – Anglesey
Winter Wonderland
The last Cross Country of the year and how fitting that it was over a snow covered park. I had wondered if it would be cancelled like the Parkrun had been yesterday, but apart from one year when the storms had ripped down so many trees that the paths in the woods were cut off,… Continue reading Winter Wonderland
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
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Soft thudding stomp on the grass.Crackle and rustle through the autumn leaves.Snap on twigs in the woods.Clattering spikes on the tarmac paths.Slip slop and squelch in the mud.Wade through a dark mirky stream. All this can mean only one thing. Aside from the fact that poetry is not my strong point, it is also Cross… Continue reading The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The 300th Birkenhead Parkrun
Today, on a damp, drippy and occasionally downpoury morning, Birkenhead Parkrun celebrated its 300th event. Perhaps it would have been nice to have had the balmy warmth of last Saturday’s run but despite the cooler and wet conditions, there were still almost 400 participants running or walking around the two laps of the course. I… Continue reading The 300th Birkenhead Parkrun
Catching A Wave
The defining word for this morning’s run is probably ‘bracing’. Ensconced, as we are this week, in a little holiday let in Trearddur Bay, I did expect a few rough winds. It is the final week of October after all. When we popped out to this little corner of Wales back in September, the waves… Continue reading Catching A Wave
Pulling A Fast One
Yesterday: Standing in the crowds at two minutes to nine, I have very lumpen legs and I’m wondering if I have enough energy to pull me around the 5K Parkrun distance, never mind in a good time. But it’s a beautiful day, with the deciduous leaves glistening like fire in the sun, and crackling underfoot.… Continue reading Pulling A Fast One
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