Having ended 2008 strongly, chipping away at my 10K record, I started 2009 with little more than hangovers, a choc-filled stomach and then one of those coughs that was looking like it would hang around for eternity. The result was nearly three weeks of inactivity, …
Read MoreNon, je ne regrette rien. Well, maybe a little…
The exciting news I can finally announce here is that I’m off soon on a three-month sabbatical from work! Why? Well, it’s a great chance for me to take some time off and do a few things I might not otherwise get round to doing. …
Read MoreThe world is my lobster
With 2008 out of the way, it’s time to look forward to what 2009 has in store for me. If you’ve followed my blog so far, you will have seen a number of entries where I look at the future and even have a chat …
Read MoreAnother lap round the Sun
2009 is here at last! The way I see it, 2008 will go down as the year where things that you thought were certain suddenly became uncertain. The obvious thing to mention is the Credit Crunch – remember the Chewits monster ? Like that, it came …
Read MoreThe Vegas Experience: Guns, girls, booze, gambling and high thrills
There’s a well known Vegas saying: “What goes on in Vegas, stays in Vegas”. Except when you blog about it. Here’s an account of just some of our goings on… I have a good view of the zombie as it stands motionless in front of …
Read MorePast ambitions
When I was 15, for some reason I decided to write down my ambitions in life. They ended up being a mixed bag, which you can now see in the photo below, taken from the original orange school exercise book I used. You may …
Read MoreThe day after
Queen of New York Agony. Sheer agony. Walking today was a joke – me and Steve both looked like old men who were recovering from hip and knee operations. Staying still for a few minutes just meant any slight ease was completely undone. Going downstairs …
Read MoreSocks and the City
Wahey – I’m in New York!!!! Currently in Queens staying at Steve’s house, but about to venture into the city this afternoon to pick up my official race number at the marathon expo. Weather is cold, and although the temperature’s going to pick up tomorrow …
Read MoreBeaten
So much to do, so little little time to blog!! I’ve got a lot to prepare before I leave these shores, but I want to keep my blog up to date. Sunday was all about being beaten…in a good way! I took part in the …
Read MoreStitched up
I had a really good run last night – five miles in 48 minutes, over quite an undulating cycle track in the dark. OK, so I won’t win any races at that pace and neither will I be able to run 26 miles with it, …
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