Category Running

This was the first of the 30 minute runs. Setting off without really thinking about it certainly helped. The fact that it was a bright summer evening with a light breeze also didn’t do any harm. I felt pretty spritely… Continue Reading →

Turns out this blog doesn’t write itself… posting late. The was the last of the 28 minute runs.  Almost nothing about it has stuck in my head – which rather highlights the need to write the damn posts straight away…. Continue Reading →

A wonderful evening for running, bright sun, clear skies and a light wind. The first 15 minutes went very well, and the barley field at the top of Landport Bottom was glowing a translucent yellow in the setting sun. However,… Continue Reading →

The contrast between this run and run #16, was large. While the thunder and lightning had stopped, it was damp, cloudy and the rain started almost as soon as I left the house. It has been longer than I can… Continue Reading →

The last of the 25 minute runs in the series of four. I felt so tired yesterday after an awful night’s sleep that I gave it a miss, but had to do it today. It was a gorgeous evening, the… Continue Reading →

Third 25 minute run this morning. Left it a bit late, close to midday. It was hot and the sun was shining. I went up the Gallops, past the prison and along the side of a field. It felt like… Continue Reading →

What with the bank holiday and everything else that’s been going on, this was the first run for a week. Leaving it a week between runs doesn’t make for a very fun time. I knew it was going to be… Continue Reading →

Today there was an incredibly hard and sharp shower in the afternoon in London, and it also started raining as I cycled up the hill on the way home. Today’s picture, taken in the final push of the run, makes… Continue Reading →

  Started today from the school after a Parent-Teachers evening (children #2 and #3 doing well, thanks for asking). Meant a run up the gallops and then a footpath along behind the Neville. Slightly dodgy crossing of the gallops themselves,… Continue Reading →

Run #11 on a sunny Sunday morning after the PTA school disco where, coincidentally we dance to Hey Micky. But I digress. A beautiful morning where I was feeling very slow. The ‘wonder app’ came-up trumps though asking me to… Continue Reading →