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 →

What felt most gutting at the time about this first 20 minute non-stop run was that I came to the halfway point at the very top of the climb. Although that is of course absurd, because even minor reflection makes it… Continue Reading →

  Slight shock as I started this run only to find that it consisted of two eight minute runs rather than the three and five minutes I’d been expecting. Eight minutes took me nearly to the top of the Chalk Pit,… Continue Reading →

The forecast today, which threatened force 8 or 9 gales, didn’t disappoint. I found it very hard to get motivated to go out, given that I’ve missed two runs after being in Leeds and Edinburgh for work. It was even… Continue Reading →

Started this one up at the top of the chalk pit, after a starter run with child #2. This meant I actually got a little further into the downs. First two runs of the set of four were much harder,… Continue Reading →