A post-lockdown catch-up
In many ways I wanted to have a little pause after the last of the lockdown narratives I’ve put together. Partly because there was a risk of sounding like a stuck record in a virtual…
Lyme Park
Day 4 – a longer run
The weather forecast seems to suggest that, come the weekend, things won’t be quite as nice as it’s been all week. So even after I decided yesterday that my running might have to be done…
NYE Bowstones Fell Race – race review
The Bowstones Fell Race follows a route through Lyme Park which is very much my stomping ground. It’s also a very popular event and unlike many fell races, sells out within a couple of days…
1000 miles done! #REDBED Day 17
It’s #REDBED Day 17 today! An update on the various challenges As you might have expected if you read yesterday’s blog, I was pretty close to achieving the 2017 run 1000 miles challenge ‘officially’. Today,…
A slippery LSR and #REDBED recap Day 16
Today marks the start of the second half of December and that I’m half way through #REDBED. It is also the 47th day in my somewhat extended run streak. A recap on #REDBED I thought…
White-out in Lyme Park #REDBED Day 9
Saturday mornings are usually about the weekly long run. With winter forecast this weekend, we were hoping for a scenic one. Early Saturday morning LSRs It’s a funny thing, getting up at 7am on a…
A non-race weekend
Well many of my recent posts have been all about the races I’ve been doing. It is now two weeks since I’ve actually raced. Yes, this was another non-race weekend! What to do on a…
A media campaign
I was asked to put together a media campaign about the positive impact of running on mental health. This followed an exchange with the PR people at RunTogether. I see little point repeating the information…
Summer Running
It’s the school winter term already and I’ve not even caught up with the summer running yet. When I last wrote, I’d bitten the bullet and dragged my body kicking and screaming around the Scott Snowdonia Trail…
Trust 10 – walkthrough
The purpose of this post is to give a verbal and visual walkthrough of the new Lyme Park Trust 10 route to help identify where signage and/or marshals will be needed. Start next to the…