You know when you decide to treat yourself to a new dress? Sometimes all the stars align and you find exactly what you're looking for - right style, right colour, maybe it's on sale at TK Maxx and is therefore so cheap it's practically in minus figures. You try it on and it looks even … Continue reading Kit Review: Stuff with Pockets!
Well. That was a tough one. Marathon number 4, Richmond RunFest Marathon. A small, local race in familiar territory. Why was I running this race again? I hadn't really considered that question beyond wanting to achieve a time goal. I'd booked it almost a year ago in the aftermath of getting around the 4:30 mark … Continue reading Better than Kipchoge (Sort Of..!)
How many half marathons have I run now...16, 17? Not counting two which came up very short for various organisational cock-up based reasons, I think it was 16 at the start of this month. Half Marathon 17 was the Newark Half in Nottinghamshire on 12th August. At a suitable point in both mine and Mr. … Continue reading Levelling Up – the Sub-2 Half
You know that feature at the front of Runner's World, 'Rave Run'? Well I had my very own one of those at the weekend. Mr. Duff and I were up in Aberdeen for a family visit. The purpose of the visit was a birthday surprise, so we were actually hiding out in Aberdeen for a … Continue reading Fit’s Adee – Old Deeside Line
Brace yourselves ladies and gents, because there are going to be a lot of pictures of food coming up. Aside from when I've eaten an especially delicious looking piece of cake (I do love cake - more on that later), I'm not really a 'let's all take pictures of what we're eating and tell the … Continue reading Food Glorious Food – The Runner’s Cookbook Review
I've been for a run tonight. Oh yes, hello - it's me. I'm still here, honest. I've just been a bit on the busy side at work. Which is fine - work is there to be done and all that - but being an archetypal A-grade Type A person with a name beginning with A … Continue reading Moving Targets
Well that was unexpected! Today was the Cancer Research Winter 10k in London. I mentioned earlier in the week that I was apprehensive about this race because I really didn't feel that I was properly trained or prepared for it. On the other hand, when I have done a bit of tempo running lately the … Continue reading Tales of the Unexpected – Cancer Research Winter Run
Ugh, January. I don't usually mind January. It's a time for new beginnings, good intentions and at least two weeks with a bit less cake. But this year I definitely didn't get the best out of January and am pretty happy to see the back of it. Having had Horrid Lurgy which pretty much stopped … Continue reading (Not) Running Every Day January
I've got a bit of a bad habit with my long runs when left to my own devices. I'll plan out a route for the distance I want to do, usually starting and finishing at my front door. Then invariably I'll get a few miles from the end and decide I really don't want to … Continue reading Stick to the Plan!
Ah, Saturday. Or, if you like, parkrunday. Glorious, wonderful parkrunday, which always seems to bring something to be happy about. For the last couple of weeks with this horrible bout of poorliness I've been feeling pretty sorry for myself. I finally made it to the doctors on Tuesday to have it confirmed that yes, it … Continue reading Our Friend Parkrun
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