You put on your brave face in January But now that we’re finally through it Looking back in the rear view mirror Is probably the best way to view it ———————————————————— But the countdown has definitely started With signs that spring’s heading our way All those extra minutes of daylight From dawn until dusk everyContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..February”
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o.t.s.o…..Wealdway 1986
Soon after the event, I wrote up an account of the run, so I’ll reprint it here as I wrote it then: RUNNING THE WEALDWAY – SATURDAY AUGUST 23rd 1986 I discovered the existence of the Wealdway about a year ago and having enjoyed running the 31 mile stretch of it from Gravesend to home onContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..Wealdway 1986”
o.t.s.o…..a 37 year old FKT
What the hell is a 37 year old FKT ??? I’d only recently become aware of the concept of fastest known times (FKTs). This is essentially a way of tracking the best times run on predominantly ultra distances routes and trails, including those done outside of race or mass participation conditions. It got me wonderingContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..a 37 year old FKT”
o.t.s.o…..targets
As the dust settles on the Christmas and New Year celebrations, a reflection on another year done, and some targets to set for 2024. First things first – I’m really happy to still be in the game !!! By early May of last year I really thought my running days were all behind me. TheContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..targets”
o.t.s.o…..January
A short poem for each of the 12 calendar months to give just a flavour of how running changes as the cycle of the year rolls around. ————————————————————- Jools hootenanny’s come and gone December’s glitter fading fast but look ahead and realise the best things aren’t all in the past ————————————————————————— Though now in winter’sContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..January”
o.t.s.o…..these hills are ours
Andy Howey and I had a brief but really enjoyable couple of days in Yorkshire and the Derbyshire Peak district recently, which in addition to a walk around a 12 mile stretch of the Edale skyline, also incorporated an evening in a small theatre in the town of Otley, a little North of Leeds toContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..these hills are ours”
o.t.s.o…..December
A short poem for each of the 12 calendar months to give just a flavour of how running changes as the cycle of the year rolls around. December There’s no avoiding winter’s chill the damp dark days grow shorter still you dream of longer warmer days and come they surely will….. You have to makeContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..December”
o.t.s.o…..November
For a long time, I’ve had the feeling that from a runner’s point of view, every individual month of the year has some special characteristic that makes it that little bit different from each of the others. Quite how to put those sometimes subtle differences into words has previously escaped me. But in an attemptContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..November”
o.t.s.o…..on the road again !
Over the past two and a half years, I’ve had a series of running injury problems – hip, pelvis, both knees – which seemed to have put an end to my running days. By early May of this year I had become completely unable to run a step without severe knee pain, so I acceptedContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..on the road again !”
on the subject of…..Gordon Pirie
Number 2 in the “legends” series. The subject of the second of my mini-biogs of some of the great distance runners of the past, is Gordon Pirie. Maybe the passage of time means he is somewhat forgotten now, but in the 1950s he was the Mo Farah of his day, winning races and setting recordsContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..Gordon Pirie”
On the subject of running..... 