I had a really enjoyable race at the weekend in the local Tunbridge Wells half marathon. It occurred to me afterwards that along with another local early spring half marathon in Paddock Wood, I've been lucky enough to have a couple of really great, well organised halves on my back doorstep for the best partContinue reading "o.t.s.o…..”best race” memories"
o.t.s.o…..February
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 everyContinue reading "o.t.s.o…..February"
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 onContinue 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 wonderingContinue 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. TheContinue 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'sContinue 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 toContinue 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 makeContinue 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 attemptContinue 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 acceptedContinue reading "o.t.s.o…..on the road again !"
On the subject of running..... 