Second training session with #1, only a few hours after my second 5km. Felt surprisingly fine after what was 8km in a day. #1 did very well, two 1,500m with only 5 minutes break. Managing around 9min 30s/ 1,500m, which… Continue Reading →

A saturday morning run with lots of colour, a tantalising glimpse of a blue flax field, and the red of poppies and yellows of buttercups. Felt much better than run #22 so much so that halfway round I rather slightly ambitiously… Continue Reading →

Child #1 has been picked to run the 1,500m in school sports and asked me, the running veteran, to help her train. Turns out it’s on Wednesday, and has never run the distance before. So we went down to the… Continue Reading →

  24 June 2014 Although I nearly made it last run, I finally ran the full 5km, well, 5.11km to be precise. I did my regular route anti-clockwise this time. It’s strange how the mind works. I’d convinced myself that… Continue Reading →

Yet again, delayed posting means that I’ve basically totally forgotten this run, beyond the fact that I’ve photographic evidence that it took place. It’s really not the best photo I’ve taken on my runs. It’s main value is that it… Continue Reading →

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 →