The natural world of photography
I was sat in the office looking into the garden and the last embers of the sun were hitting the trees behind the back of the house. Being a fan of photography of the natural…
A Day In The Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2: Hands-on
I have generally had a conservative approach when I have purchased mobile phones in the past. For me, the modern smartphone still operates primarily as a telephony device. I appreciate that this is becoming less…
We’ve moved. Where’s the kettle?
Quite a few things to bring up to date on the site, but this is just a quick note to confirm that this is the ‘new’ site. As explained on the ‘old site’ I’ve had…
Chester Marathon – the lowdown
Yesterday was Chester Marathon and it was my third race at the distance. Preparation has been thorough if not somewhat unorthodox. It’s certainly not a plan I would recommend to follow. Indeed I think it…
A six-month running challenge
As if the past few months haven’t had enough of their own complications, I have been working on my long-distance running. Partly because as in 2014 I’ve been coming off the back of an injury…
Groundhog Day: To wake from a deep sleep?
There’s been a bit of a break in the posts of late. But I’m still here, I’ve not disappeared. In a lot of ways there’s been a large helping of Groundhog Day here with a…
Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.
It’s not often I read something which resonates so strongly with me that I want to immediately share it. It’s so easy in this day and age to hit the re-tweet / like / re-press…
Hitting the training – with a foam roller
It’s been a business as usual approach to the training recently. But not without a few eye opening moments. I’ve written in the past about the usefulness of the variety of ‘challenges’ which are set…
The Bees they are a bumbling and a bouncing. Mostly in purple.
I keep having to remind myself that, whilst it’s quite warm at the moment, it is also August. Mid Summer in the UK, although to look at the weather over the last month, you might…
War and Peace Revival Festival 2015
Having only just returned from my trip to Auchterarder, there was about enough time to run a half-marathon training route and pack up my desert combat uniform in order to head south to Folkstone Racecourse, between…