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Monday, 31 August 2015

1,000 mile update

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I have mentioned once twice before that I am aiming to run 1,000 miles in 2015.  Now is a good time to review the position to see if I'm...
Sunday, 30 August 2015

Rainy tempo run

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A few days ago I planned to go running on my way home from the office in Huntingdon, Cambs.  As it had been raining CATS AND DOGS all day,...
Sunday, 23 August 2015

Why runners should cut their toenails

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If ever there was a reason why us runners need to trim our toenails, this is it.  These are my feet with black toenails and something I a...
Friday, 14 August 2015

DiCAPac universal phone case review

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Recently I came across the DiCAPac universal smart phone case and it's is a nice bit of kit. Here I share a few points about it - w...
Sunday, 2 August 2015

Catching up with myself: health checks

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Yet again time flies and blogging gets left behind.  So here's a quiet Sunday morning and my favourite time in the week.  My family are ...
Wednesday, 22 July 2015

Squeezing in a few short runs

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We've been to Yorkshire!  Only for a couple of days while my eldest daughter took a look at York University.  We decided to camp at t...
Monday, 20 July 2015

Sometimes running is hard, or easy. Why?

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Last Saturday evening I went for an amazing run with so many fantastic ingredients and yet it has thrown up a question: sometimes running is...
Friday, 17 July 2015

Cycling, running and cramp

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If you ever listen to the excellent Radio 4 programme Inside Health, presented by Dr Mark Porter MBE, you might know he sometimes invites li...
Friday, 10 July 2015

Only another runner would understand

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Recently I got into a conversation with a colleague at work.  He's not a runner, you can tell that.  But he used to be a runner and, in ...