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The prologue: Back in January, with the status of Old Age Pensioner looming ahead of me, I decided that I’d need to mark that milestone with some sort of modest challenge. Hiking the Welsh 3000s (the recognised 15 mountains in Snowdonia that exceed 3000 feet) felt like a worthy challenge. The route that links themContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..the 3000s”

When the subject matter is running and you are no longer able to run, it’s probably time to shut up !!! The handful of people who’ve read some or all of my previous posts that have covered thoughts, opinions and stories from my 40+ years as an active runner, may have noticed it has allContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..the last post ?”

Well – first things first – happy new year ! Every day is the first day of the next 365 days of your life, so you can choose any day you like to decide what you want to do with it, but of course the 1st January always seems like the obvious moment to lookContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..the 50”

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.ContinueContinue reading “otso…..costs and rewards of racing?”

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,ContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..coming back”

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 – soContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..optimism”

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 toContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..2021”

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 springContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..the hippy hippy shakes !!!”

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 rarelyContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..clubs”