Let’s face it, breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. I know the difference in my day when I haven’t eaten a proper breakfast. But, we can so easily get stuck in a rut eating the same thing day in and day out. I love porridge, but I can get a bit […]
Your health is the most important asset you will ever have so it pays to prioritise it above anything else. Things like getting the perfect home, getting successive promotions and buying the latest car should all take a backseat. If you are in good health, the rest can follow. In this article, you will see […]
Running with the kids can be great but then there are times it is not so great. I am talking about being a dad and a runner – a running dad. Being a dad will always come before anything else, and that means sometimes there has to be a sacrificial run. If there is one […]
October was my biggest month of running this year – if the year started in May! The fact is that I was injured for so long I’d forgotten what running 100 miles a month felt like. I ran 126km in October, by 5th biggest month of the calendar year – so I celebrated with King […]
You may have sussed me out by now – I love the North York Moors. We lucky to live on the very edge (not quite inside) and it’s a place we visit and explore quite often. There’s so much to see and do, and at this time of year it’s seems just that little more […]
It’s fair to say at the moment that as a nation we are becoming somewhat fractured. Dare I say that Brexit has polarised people and we’re no longer a society that helps one and other. But, my faith in humity was restored recently. This is a post about that and, thankfully, not Brexit. Last weekend […]
On a crisp autumn Sunday what is better than sitting down as a family to enjoy a traditional Sunday roast dinner? Well, following up that roast with an indulgent, home-cooked pudding – that’s what! I came up with this one on the spot while we were doing our weekly shop in Aldi – chocolate chi […]
For 5 and a half years I’ve worked in a place where the dress code was commonly accepted as being smart casual. I tended to opt for the smarter side of casual, usually wearing a shirt with chinos or regular jeans and boots. Others were, let’s say, a bit more liberal with the term “smart […]
The past week has been really good for running really. I am feeling really good and the heel problem, while still there, is definately feeling better. My long Sunday run last week was a destination run – and I went to Pickering. A change of scenery I am the type of runner that likes to […]
I don’t write much about TV on this blog. The primary reason for this is that I don’t watch a whole lot of TV and the fact I aren’t that interested in writing about what I do watch. However, I am going to write about the new series coming to UKTVs W Channel – My […]
