A phenomenon in the life of the everyday runner or jogger has emerged in recent years, that most people will be aware of, and I realised recently that I’ve never even mentioned it in this blog. So somewhat overdue; hats off to parkrun ! The brainchild of founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt, parkrun started back in 2004ContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..parkrun”
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o.t.s.o…..”best race” memories
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 partContinueContinue reading “o.t.s.o…..”best race” memories”
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”