How to Make the London Marathon Ballot Fairer
Mike The ballot for the 2026 London Marathon Ballot has now closed with a record 1,133,813 people entering. This is a massive increase of previous years but, with the number of…
Rothwell parkrun
With the bonus days over the Christmas period, you never seem too far from a parkrun day. Today gave the opportunity of a 4th run in just 10 days. After…
New Year’s Day at Jubilee parkrun, Bedford
2026 is here and what better way to start the year than a bit of parkrun tourism? The destination for my first run of the year was Jubilee parkrun, Bedford.…
2025 in Review
As we count down the final few hours of 2025, I thought I would have a quick look at my year in running. The headline figure is that this year…
Christmas Day at Roundhay parkrun
The presents have all been unwrapped. The kids are playing with their new wares and it’s not even 8am. When this is the case then it would be rude not…
5km Seafront Run in Al Montazah, Sharm el Sheikh
I was recently lucky to revisit Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt for the third time in four years. On my first visit we had stayed a little further north and…
Saturday parkrun – It’s been a while!
After years of trying to find some positives in another defeat, this season my son’s football team have been on a really good run. They are currently sat unbeaten at…
Back to the Tyne
Over recent weeks the most popular post on my blog has been my Idiots Guide on How Not to Run the Great North Run. My one attempt at running the…
The Pastures parkrun, Alnwick – I must be on Holiday!
Every year (this was our 20th) we head for a week in Northumberland with my wife’s family. It is a great chance to get away, relax and often get some…
Should I Use Free Hosting for my Blog?
A bit of a change of topic today but recently there has been a big question bouncing around inside my head. “Should I Use Free Hosting for my Blog?” For…
Rutland Water parkrun
Every year we go away with my wife’s friends from university and their families. This year was the third year in a row that we had headed to Stamford. The…