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I’ve been thinking about how the organising of races, and the expectations of participants and the demands made of race organisers has changed over the years.   In 1982 £1 had the buying power of £4.51 today, and it was pretty normal to pay between £1 and £3 for a race entry in those days.… Read more

Today has felt like a really good day. Over the past year there have been quite a few times where I thought my running was pretty much finished, and the prospect of racing again seemed remote to say the least. The various investigations into the pain I was suffering every time I attempted to run,… Read more

One of the various little habits I formed over the years was to always try to get out for a run on the 1st day of each month – a small statement of intent for the coming month. And today I did that for the first time since the 1st May last year – so… Read more

Just a brief New Years Day look back on 2021 – a game of two halves if ever there was one ! After an optimistic start, looking forward to a reprise of the WealdWay in late March, I fell into a phase of physical and mental struggle with my running by late January. Managing to… Read more

For goodness sakes, I’ve got the hippy hippy shakes……… First post for ages. To begin with, it was a deliberate break as I’d posted something or other about running pretty much every week for about 7 or 8 months and felt like it needed a break. I was also waiting to see how this spring… Read more

I love the existence and structure of the athletics club network in this country, and have been a club member almost continuously for close to forty years. I love putting on club colours and representing my club either as an individual or as part of a team, but I’m ashamed to say that I’ve rarely… Read more