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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Fulham Palace and Reigate Priory parkruns
Christmas Day wouldn’t be complete without a bonus parkrun, but it’s one of the few days of the year when travelling for how long?! to run 5k loses its appeal, so I decided to visit my home run (Wimbledon Common) … Continue reading
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Tagged fulham palace parkrun, parkrun, parkrun tourism, reigate priory parkrun
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A bird (poo) in the hand…
As a long-distance trail runner, I’m no stranger to poo. I’ve lurked behind bushes in the dead of night hoping that no-one notices me and I’ve face-planted in finest Lake District goo which I tell myself is pure, unadulterated mud … Continue reading
Round, like a circle in a spiral
There are only 74 days until Seville Marathon. 74 days to complete my transformation from ultra-plodder to marathon-speedster*, a transformation which is going to be severely hampered when I join the extreme commuting club in the New Year. So when … Continue reading
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Amager Strandpark parkrun and the return of the onion of idiocy
One Saturday, as I chatted to a parkrun tourist over a post run drink, he mentioned that he was going to Copenhagen with a couple of friends for a parkrun. Fool! Having no shame, I immediately demanded details, and invited … Continue reading
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Tagged amager strandpark parkrun, copenhagen, onion of idiocy, parkrun
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Is it all about the bling?
Today was a rest day, and my plan was simple: get my head down and break the back of my next Open University assignment. About 60 minutes in to the recorded tutorial, I fell asleep, and it’s been downhill from … Continue reading
Back tracking
INTERVALS: reducing ladder speed session Today’s session meant another visit to the track, but this time I had the forethought to take a friend. She tried to wriggle out of it, citing a Christmas party, school pickup, a visit to … Continue reading
I give up
The first time I tried to go to a Wednesday Night Headtorch Run, the traffic was appalling and I bailed and came home. The second time I tried to go to a Wednesday Night Headtorch Run, the traffic was ghastly and I … Continue reading
There is a really good blogpost in my head…
…about how flexible the social side of parkrun is. It uses the last twelve parkruns that I’ve run to illustrate that parkrun is a great way to spend time with good friends, to put real-life faces to people you’ve only … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldenham parkrun, Chippenham parkrun, folkestone parkrun, forest rec parkrun, harcourt hill parkrun, Hastings parkrun, Hove Promenade parkrun, malling parkrun, parkrun, parkrun tourism, Rushmere parkrun, strathclyde parkrun, wimpole estate parkrun, Workington parkrun
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A shock to the system
“INTERVALS: Track” I read the details of yesterday’s session and my heart soared. What better way to spend a morning than exploring the nooks and crannies of the Kingsmeadow Athletics Centre? What delightful new trails would I stumble across? What … Continue reading
Grinning all over again
When I first had the idea of running the Centurion Grand Slam it seemed like a completely unachievable goal, so much so that it took me nearly eighteen months to mention it to my coach. When I did pluck up … Continue reading
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