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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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Tag Archives: parkrun
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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New Year – First Milestone
For me, 2019 is going to be a year that is full of personal achievements. On the first day of the year, I hit my first milestone. Many of my followers will know of my passion for parkrun. It has … Continue reading
Posted in milestone, parkrun
Tagged achievement, andover, andoverparkrun, community, fitness, health, new year, parkrun, salisbury, salisburyparkrun, social
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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
2018 New Year Resolutions
Once again, I failed on my resolutions for the past year! Here’s a little reminder. Well, I only kind of failed. I wrote the first draft of a new novel during NaNoWriMo 2017. It is called “Rocky Scrapes”. In brief, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, resolutions
Tagged 2018, blogging, employment, empowerment, failure, fitness, novel, parkrun, resolutions, running, success, support, writing
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A Parkrunner Abroad
Originally posted on The Running Princess:
One of the brilliant things about parkrun is that when you travel, certainly within the UK, you should be able to find an event near you and be welcomed to run. There aren’t so…
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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2017 New Year Resolutions
I failed to fulfil all of my 2016 New Year Resolutions. I wanted to write another novel. I started three but floundered to such an extent that I finished none of them. Maintaining my weight between 80 an 84 kg … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, resolutions
Tagged 2017, blogging, failure, novel, parkrun, resolutions, success, writing
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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: 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.
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