Some would say A friend of mine, we’ll call her Gemma, will tell you, unequivocally, that running is bad for you. And, in her experience, […]
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Why am I getting slower?
When I wasn’t getting slower Back in 2019 I hit two PBs. One I’m happy with, the other I’m determined to beat. The latter is […]
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Time off from running
Running or injury There’s running and there’s injury. When you’re running, you’re running. When you’re injured, you’re still running until you can’t run anymore. Then […]
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Dad La Soul 10k for World Mental Health Day
The run 10am on the 10th October 2020. World Mental Health Day. Bob Smytherman’s digitally compressed tintinnabulation sent a pack of dads on a 10km […]
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How to survive the Great Garmin Connect Outage of 2020
What’s the problem? On the 24th of July 2020, social media was mobbed with “is anyone else having problems uploading to Garmin Connect?” Days later, […]
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Running Playlists – The Ordinary Runner Collection
Looking for running playlists? Look no further. It’s a question often asked on social media – what are the best running playlists? Now, I think […]
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My Lockdown Silver Lining
As difficult a situation might be, there’s often a silver lining. Lockdown is no different. Firstly, thanks to Dad’s Delicious Dinners for nominating me. I’ve […]
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The Ultimate 10k Playlist
Does the ultimate running playlist exist? I tried to create my perfect 10k playlist once. 14 upbeat indie pop and rock stompers to guide me […]
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To Run or Not to Run
Right now, during the coronavirus outbreak, that seems to be the question. When I first thought about this blog, the question of whether to run […]
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