Back on the Tourist Trail at Penistone parkrun (parkrun Review)
The parkrun gods have been quite kind to me so far this year. Whilst I don’t do much travelling back home (it’s hard to justify a...
May 4, 2019
Mike Runs
Snapping away at parkrun
It’s been a slightly uneventful past couple of running weeks for me. I’ve managed to knock off some good mileage over Easter weekend and also another...
April 27, 2019
Tourist Visit to Rothwell parkrun (parkrun Review)
A couple of weeks ago we were up north for an unexpected trip, unfortunately due to a family bereavement on my wife’s side. While she spent...
April 13, 2019
Running with Asthma
A few stretches, get your watch set and then a couple of puffs on my blue ventolin inhaler. As an asthmatic runner this is my pre-run routine but what is it really like to do distance running with asthma?
April 10, 2019
Getting Back on It
It can be funny with running. Sometimes you get into a run of consecutive days of getting out. Other times you suddenly find you’ve not been...
April 7, 2019
Well that was Windy!
Well that was certainly windy today! It was a slightly strange start to the day. I had fully intended on doing parkrun. It would have been...
March 16, 2019
Challenge sub-10 – Complete!
When I ran my first race after returning to running a couple of years ago, the results email contained a link to “Claim my Handicap”. I’m...
March 4, 2019
parkrunning with the Kids
Recently I was watching a short running documentary on YouTube. In it one guy mentions how, as a kid, he asked a friend when does his...
February 23, 2019
Praising the Round Table
Tonight I had the pleasure of attending the annual St Neots Round Table presentation evening. Over the last couple of years I have been able to...
February 18, 2019
An Above Average parkrunner
Have you ever looked at the random stats in the footers on the parkrun website? One stat that stood out for a while for me was...
February 16, 2019
