This year I achieved a fell running dream, to have an article published in The Fellrunner. I ramble a bit, as you may have noticed, and so the article in question was edited a touch as it took up too…
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08/01/20 – The ‘Tempo Effort’
Dear Diary…
This time I DID meet the lads (well, lad) for a fast tempo effort around Fitz Park.
Rupert and I tore the legs off each other charging around on the grass for 18′ at 8:15/mi pace.
Pain is…
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05/01/20 – The ‘Sunday Long Run’
Dear Diary…
Met the lads (no-one) in the beautiful morning sun (evening, pitch black and raining) for the traditional Sunday ‘long run’ (3.19km – no, that’s not a misplaced decimal).
It’s day one. The comeback has begun.
Ran loops (four,…
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The US Diaries: Part Two
Monday 26th August 2019:
Arrived this morning in Bozeman, Montana aka Big Sky country.
For people here a hunting rifle and fishing rod are an extension of their bodies. Ain’t not veggies knocking about, that’s for sure.
Got a lift…
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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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Spring/Summer 2019
I’ve finished the formal part of my teacher training.
One year as an ‘NQT’ (Newly Qualified Teacher) means that I will then be ‘fully’ fully qualified.
That’s all I’ve really got to say on that.
Running has been going alright.…
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Myths and Truths
It’s Half Term in Cumbria. Ahhhhhhhhhh, beauty. This means daytime telly. Top Gear on ‘Dave’, Jeremy Kyle being Jeremy Kyle (i.e. a self-righteous prick) and Mythbusters.
‘Mythbusters’ is my inspiration as I sit here on the couch.
Couch.
What a…
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Equilibrium: Part 3
Brace yourselves, this is a long one.
It’s the end of my first placement as part of the QTS/PGCE process. I’ve also not run in 4 weeks. A strained soleus saw that little fancy resigned to the gutter. It’s been…
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Equilibrium: Part 2
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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