Category Archives: march madness

Return of the sloth

Posted on April 6, 2011 by abradypus

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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Somewhere in a parallel universe…

Posted on March 30, 2011 by abradypus

…a very distressed abradypus is blogging about arriving home after her run to find that her backpack had come open, her boots and handbag had fallen out and she had no house keys and couldn’t get in the front door. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

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Shake, rattle and roll

Posted on March 28, 2011 by abradypus

My training plan, such as it is, called for a forty minute form run today.  I actually did a slightly shorter run, caught the bus and then tacked a final five minutes on at the end.  The whole run was … Continue reading →

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None of the above

Posted on March 26, 2011 by abradypus

I did my twelfth parkrun this morning at my eleventh different venue.  Which wasn’t Banstead or Black Park or Frimley but Reading.  A solid rather than noteworthy time, but still faster than anything I manage during the week. Reading itself … Continue reading →

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P-p-p-pop out a penguin

Posted on March 25, 2011 by abradypus

I have three top tips for you today: check out notmuchofarunner‘s blog about coffee penguin straws never watch a wildlife documentary that shows you the practicalities of how killer whales eat penguins never watch a wildlife documentary that shows you … Continue reading →

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Back to basics

Posted on March 24, 2011 by abradypus

It has been an odd couple of days.  On Tuesday, my plans for a 45 minute run were scuppered.  To keep the run short, I had planned to catch the bus for the last part…only to find that the bus … Continue reading →

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My mojo is back!

Posted on March 19, 2011 by abradypus

Isn’t it amazing how a glorious morning and a picturesque parkrun can banish the blahs?  Blue sky and rolling parkland as far as the eye could see.  Wonderful. Added to which, I now know several things that I didn’t know yesterday: … Continue reading →

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Blah

Posted on March 18, 2011 by abradypus

Haven’t been able to summon much enthusiasm for anything this week, hence the lack of blogs.  Ran part of the way into work on Tuesday focussing on relaxing my lower legs, did nothing on Wednesday, tried to run home on … Continue reading →

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A tucked-in butt and a swan-like neck

Posted on March 14, 2011 by abradypus

The first thing that we were told at Saturday’s workshop was that it was not a magic wand that would transform our running styles in a day.  Instead it was an introduction to some techniques and drills that would gradually make … Continue reading →

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Information overload

Posted on March 13, 2011 by abradypus

I spent yesterday running.  A parkrun in the morning followed by a (chi)running workshop.  It was all great fun, but by the end, my poor brain was full to overflowing.  Lots of information to digest over the next couple of … Continue reading →

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