Tag Archives: 10k
Less a-Blaze, more a-phelgm
‘Rolex – from £1,795’ So screams the big-screen advertisement for Ramsdens the pawnbrokers at The Riverside Stadium, home of my favoured provider of sporting disappointment: Middlesbrough FC. The first time I saw that, I assumed there was some sort of … Continue reading
I should be so lucky
You know, over the years I’ve learned quite a few things… *edges his rocking chair closer to the fire, straightens the woollen blanket across his lap* I’ve learned how not to install a garden pond. I’ve learned to heed the … Continue reading
All the colours
I confess to taking no real pride in my appearance when heading out for a run. To be clear, it’s not like I’m soiled, semi-naked and sporting an unkempt beard spotted with 3-day-old Rice Krispies or anything. Well, just that … Continue reading
Review of the Year – Part 3
‘I’m never, ever doing that again!’ I said cheerily as I finished the Yorkshire Marathon in 2013 (it’s worth adding that the ‘cheer’ was in fact forced/fake and was simply there to mask the pain/anguish/horror). However, early 2015 saw the … Continue reading
Review of the Year – Part 1
Ah, 2015 – notable for so many reasons. It’s the International Year of Soils for a start. In fact earlier this month (December 5th to be precise) it was World Soil Day. I hope you celebrated appropriately by digging a … Continue reading
Newcastle MoRun 10k Race
This was the last race on my calendar for 2015. And what better way to end the running year than with a jovial moustache dash? Indeed, what better way to end anything than with a jovial moustache something? With the … Continue reading
Birthday Reflections
It was my birthday earlier this week you know. The big three-five. If I was a wedding anniversary I’d be coral, apparently. Or jade. Hmm, ‘nautical gifts can also be given to the water-loving man’. That’s good to know. I’ve … Continue reading
The Tees Pride 10k
It’s nice having a 10k race right on the doorstep. Well, relatively speaking. It’s actually 3.26 miles from my doorstep as the crow flies. I’ve just measured it. Alas, not with an actual measuring crow (although that would have been … Continue reading
The Darlington 10k
Darlington: cradle of the railways. Home of the brick train. Probable birthplace of pease pudding. If that can be birthed. Urgh, I feel quite unwell now. Although contemplating pease pudding for any time at all, birthed or unbirthed, does me … Continue reading
The York 10k
It was once a hub of the railway network and a confectionary-manufacturing centre. It’s home to the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. It’s where my wife and I listened to a talk about how to become paranormal investigators from … Continue reading
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