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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Bradford parkrun
I wrapped up my April goals today by completing the Bradford parkrun. Three laps that start with a long gentle downhill and end with a short, sharp uphill so no sprint finish for me today. I really must build some hill work … Continue reading
Cross training (of sorts)
aka The Evil Clutter Pixie I have spent the last two days sorting, tidying and hoovering. Dull doesn’t cover it. I have been up and down the loft ladder more times than I can count and been up and down … Continue reading
Frimley Lodge parkrun
The decluttering may not be going very well (in fact this week has been more about recluttering, if I’m honest) but I’m still on track for a parkrun every Saturday in April. Today I investigated Frimley Lodge. Unusually (perhaps uniquely) … Continue reading
Mad dogs and abradypi…
…go out in the midday sun. Yes. After having rest days on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, I decided that today I would go running. I had planned to go out early to avoid the heat, but a bad night’s … Continue reading
The tyranny of gifts
One of the many things I have learned from my mother is to beware of the tyranny of gifts: the reluctance to get rid of something you don’t like or don’t need merely because it was given to you. Today, as … Continue reading
It’s a small, small world.
This morning, logistics dictated a parkrun within an hour and a half of Brighton, as I was going down there for lunch, and after a little humming and hahing (how do you spell that?) I decided to go to Greenwich… … Continue reading
Getting warmer…colder…colder…warmer…hotter
If someone ever offers you the opportunity to take part in a scent-based version of hunt the thimble, I suggest that you check out the scent and playing field carefully before accepting. If the scent is dead mouse, the playing … Continue reading
Pymmes parkrun
The lure of a parkrun overcame my sloth this morning, and I headed off to north east London for the first Pymmes parkrun. If you find yourself near Pymmes park on a Saturday, I’d recommend giving this a go. It’s a three … Continue reading
Warning – bad rhymes ahead
For some reason, I have an old hymn tune going round and round my head. Not the words, you understand, just the tune. A rousing, salvation army style call to arms that starts “Stand up, stand up for Jesus” and … Continue reading
Return of the sloth
As my name makes clear, at least to Flanders and Swann fans, I am a sloth. Given the choice between doing and being, I will opt for being every time. My history of activity is telling: 2002: Entered Flora 5km … Continue reading
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