The US Diaries: Part One

NB: This first part is written after the fact but I’m going to try to write it in the first/second person as if each day has only just happened. Go with it. Part 2 (Montana) will be written each day…
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Equilibrium: Part 2

Cumbria XC
It’s now November aka ‘Movember’. A month where I’m not allowed to hate folk who can grow moustaches that I can’t do due to crap facial hair genes, as it’s for a good cause and all. That’s ok by me…
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Equilibrium: Intro and Part 1

I’ve been struggling to find the motivation and time to write much on here of late. The reason being that I’ve started training for a new career. Teaching. Now, I’ve heard all sorts on this. Everyone seems to have an…
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Occam’s Razor

Occam’s Razor: (Latin – lex parsimoniae “law of parsimony”) a scientific and philosophical rule that states that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex. Gee, thanks for that…….got to ask though, WTF?? Settle petal, and let…
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Scafell Skyrace 2018

Feeling like you’re on the coat-tails of those on the shirt-tails of those who are running in a Union Jack flag that’s been converted and stream-lined into a piece of clothing known commonly as a ‘vest’ is a horrible place…
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Had an interesting conversation today. I’ll tell you aaalllllllll about it. By way of an introduction, we’ve already talked about the role of ‘fad’ foods via this forum. Not really touched on kit and the like though. That is, until…
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The Importance of ‘Could’….

….and why ‘potential’ is the greatest athletic gift. “You’re never as good as anybody says you are”. So said Eoin Morgan, England’s ODI cricketing captain. He should know, England have just yesterday been beaten by Scotland; a team ranked 13th…
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Reflections: Old Life/New Life

I’m just in the death throes of an old way of earning. In a few short weeks I’ll be jumping from one frying pan into another very similar frying pan, albeit one that I feel more alive to. Nearly six…
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Who scared off the Beasts?!?

Treat yourself to a rarity here for I have ‘done my research’. Well, some anyway. It’s patchy at best if I’m honest and consists of reading a book and half-heartedly glancing at spurious headlines from potentially unqualified sources. But. It’s…
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