North Downs Way 100
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Leaping into action
It’s been a bit of an activity-fest today, though I didn’t run home from work as intended. It started off with some sit-ups and push-ups as I was waiting for the bathroom this morning, continued with a cycling commute into … Continue reading
Ups and downs
After last week’s picturesque run from Crystal Palace to New Addington, I fancied something a little different. So this morning, I opted for a 15 mile downland run. 4 miles uphill to join the South Downs Way at Truleigh Hill, then … Continue reading
Posted in injury, running
Tagged hills, long run, saddlescombe, south downs, south downs way, truleigh hill
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Back to Banstead
I’d planned to visit Swindon. I’d checked the route, I’d researched the course, I’d even planned a way to extend the parkrun into a long run like last week. But I just couldn’t drag myself out of bed. So instead I … Continue reading
Posted in parkrun
Tagged Banstead Woods parkrun, plustenner, runorgocrazy, sports massage
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Crystal Palace parkrun plus
My tomorrow is spoken for, so today was long run day. After last week’s shortened outing, I was looking for a 15 mile route that I could combine with a parkrun. I came up with this: Crystal Palace parkrun, followed … Continue reading
Posted in parkrun, running
Tagged crystal palace parkrun, Lloyd Park parkrun, long run, parkrun
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The spirit of Febtathlon*
* The following blog post contains shameless bragging. Last February, I took part in Febtathlon as a way to avoid going cold turkey after Janathon. I introduced it as follows: In the absence of any rules, I’ve decided to … Continue reading
To cut a long story short
I went out with the club again this morning for a 15 mile long run… …but 11 miles in, I wimped out and got the train home.
Thank goodness for parkrun
Have I mentioned that my marathon is nine weeks tomorrow. Take off the taper, and that leaves six weeks to train. So what training have I done sine the Janathon meet-up last Saturday? Nothing. Zip. Diddly. But Saturday is parkrun … Continue reading
Posted in chirunning, parkrun
Tagged burnham joggers, chris cowell, linda cowell, michelle muldoon, newbury parkrun, parkrun, rebecca hall, rob curtis
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Reasons to be cheerful, one, two, three*
Reason 1: Mile End parkrun with Fortnight Flo. 3.1 miles, 33:56, 10:45 min/mile Another brand new parkrun today, this time in Mile End. It starts at the south end of Mile End park, and is twice around a lollipop. The design … Continue reading
Small steps
The Ohio State University Financial Code of Ethics (bear with me) starts with the following paragraph: Financial ethics is a fundamental and vital principle based on the expectations of individuals to do their best to distinguish between right and wrong … Continue reading
