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My working career spans the Royal Navy, a spell as a dairyman in the Highlands of Scotland, many years in military survey in the British Army, and a fourth career in Information Technology. I have recently become a budding author. See more...-
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Category Archives: Running
Unwavering Determination
Link to original article: Unwavering Determination I am very happy to post this inspirational article about, and by, my friend, Matt Lane, whom I greatly admire. Matt Lane is a parkrun stalwart having clocked up over 500 events. After a … Continue reading
Posted in Running
Tagged 500 club, andover, andoverparkrun, Basingstoke, bushy park, challenge, community, determination, eastleigh, inspirational, matt lane, multiple schlerosis, overcoming difficulty, parkrun, running, swindon, wimbledon
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Two-Five-Oh!
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
Big parkrun Milestone
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
Posted in andover, parkrun, Running
Tagged 1000 km, andover, loveparkrun, parkrun, salisbury, t-shirt
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What a great week for running – for me, anyway!
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
#WeekendCoffeeShare: Inspired by the London Marathon
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
#WeekendCoffeeShare: Andover Hockey Club’s New Pitch
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
Posted in hockey, Running
Tagged andover, community, hockey, loveparkrun, parkrun, weekendcoffeeshare
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parkrun Praise – Thanks to Chris Evans
Thanks to BBC/Radio 2‘s Chris Evans for his generous praise of parkrun on 26th January.
Fitness Programmes and Discipline
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
Posted in Personal, Running
Tagged blogging101, diabetes, diet, discipline, fitness, marathon, parkrun, rowing, running, self-discipline, weight loss
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