Running: I love it. Not wearing shoes: I'm all kinds of down with that. In fact I'm so comfortable not wearing shoes that one morning last week I left my house to go to work before realising my feet were naked. So how come it's taken so long for me to put these two pastimes [...]
Make-up. If you don't wear it you may as well stop reading this post right now because it will seem like it's written in Latin. Before you go though, let me say I'm envious of you. I'm envious too of many of you that haven't already hit the 'back' button. Those of you that wear make-up like it's [...]
Having lived in cities all of my life, it's not often that I watch Countryfile on the BBC. But last night as I was wrapping Christmas presents and waiting for Strictly Come Dancing to start I found myself watching just that. Imagine my surprise when I found an item about hunting with hounds (which I'm [...]
With temperatures in the minus figures not a lot of running is going on in my world. If you have slightly more motivation than me right now and are keen not to let 'the big freeze' stop you in your tracks, here's a few tips to help you on your way. All tried and tested [...]
According to an article I've just been reading on the BBC website, funding is going to be cut for school sports. Now, I know that running isn't everyone's bag but surely it's the most cost-effective sport going: all you need is a playing field. Hold on a minute - we had one of those a few [...]
A few weeks ago I tweeted that I was a huge fan of the new cycle superhighways that we have in London but maybe Boris should consider implementing running superhighways. Many a true word is tweeted in jest and I'm beginning to think my idea is more than necessary.I'm a one world without borders kind of [...]
My first proper running shoes.When I first started running this was a question I'd ask myself and people I thought could tell me the answer all the time: "when will it get easier?" Some of my first runs outside were really hard and had me aching for days after. I hoped, but didn't know, back then that [...]
While I was in France last week, not running and eating lots of cheese, I got chatting with a woman who was a nurse in the UK. Despite not being a runner or having any inclination towards becoming one, she began to lecture me on the subject. I was willing to hear her out - [...]
Some interesting reading from Chicago has made me appreciate my Lazy Boy. It discusses how your training for a big event like the marathon affects your relationships with partners and family. Some people in this article discuss 'getting permission' from their spouse to go running. I'd never considerred anything of the sort. I can't imagine what [...]
Book review: Born to Run Whether you run a lot, a little or not at all, Born to Run is a thoroughly enjoyable and facinating book. It focuses on the Tarahumara tribe that live in Mexico and are known to run hundreds of miles in thin sandles without so much as batting an eyelid. The [...]