Snapping away at parkrun
Mike 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 parkrun although not near…
2019
Tourist Visit to Rothwell parkrun
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 time with her family,…
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…
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 out for a couple…
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 my first one since…
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 a numbers geek so…
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 Daddy run because it…
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 join them as they…
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 the average number of…
A Windy Pocket parkrun
Today was my son’s birthday. So originally there had been no running planned in my diary. However, after the day started earlier than planned, he wanted to stay home and…