Category Archives: Running

Two-Five-Oh!

Posted on 17 January 2018 by

It was a proud day for me when I completed my 250th parkrun recently with my friend, Matt Jeffery, passing the same milestone alongside me. We had a lot of fun, turning the TV advert 118-118 advert pair into our … Continue reading →

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Big parkrun Milestone

Posted on 2 January 2017 by

Since I posted this photo on my Facebook page yesterday, I have had such wonderful reaction that I thought it worth publishing in my blog. Please feel free to re-blog and share it in any other way you see fit … Continue reading →

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What a great week for running – for me, anyway!

Posted on 10 July 2016 by

I’ll be brief. I had three wonderful, early-morning runs in Bois de Boulogne in Paris while I was there for business meetings. On Saturday, I went for my usual Andover parkrun. I was on a good pace for 24 minutes … Continue reading →

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Inspired by the London Marathon

Posted on 24 April 2016 by

If we were having coffee this Sunday evening, I would not be able to conceal my excitement. I have been inspired by several aspects of today’s Virgin Money London Marathon. There are too many to mention. From the wheelchair and … Continue reading →

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Andover Hockey Club’s New Pitch

Posted on 5 September 2015 by

If we were having coffee, I would be proud to tell you about my niece, who is currently staying with us, and the opening of the newly laid pitch of Andover Hockey Club. Katrina has recently left the Welsh National … Continue reading →

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parkrun Praise – Thanks to Chris Evans

Posted on 27 January 2015 by

Thanks to BBC/Radio 2‘s Chris Evans for his generous praise of parkrun on 26th January. ‪

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Fitness Programmes and Discipline

Posted on 15 January 2015 by

As part of #Blogging101 yesterday, I searched for blogs that might interest me by looking for tags and topics. As a keen participant in weekly parkruns, one of the tags I searched for was #parkrun. I came across a very … Continue reading →

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