It’s been 18 months since I last made an appearance at parkrun. Yesterday Lydia and I (oh don’t forget Duke) made it to Castle Howard parkrun. Here’s what I thought to one of the newest Park Run events out there. What with the girls’ dance classes on Saturday mornings and the fact Helen has worked […]
It occured to me that as a runner I may do some things that non-runners find, err, weird. So, I’ve compiled a list of my own runnerisms as well as sourcing the best of those I have found on the Internet. 1) Running up and down the street to make up the miles You know […]
Last night I went out for a run, as I do on a Monday evening after work as I now have a whole two and a half hours to myself. The day before I had run the Fadmoor 10K multi-terrain race in the rain, but I still wanted to do about 5 miles. So, I […]
Hot on the heels of my outing at the Turnpike Trot 10K last weekend I was back out in a race again. Races are like buses, you wait months for one then two come along in quick succession. Anyway, today I was at the Fadmoor 10K, a multi-terrain race on the very edge of the […]
Whether you are a keen follower of athletics or not, the chances are that this weekend you will hear in the media about Eliud Kipchoge and his attempt to run 26.2 miles in under 2 hours. Usually, 26.2 miles is referred to as a marathon and Kipchoge himself is the marathon world record holder. However, […]
Back in April of this year, I was going really good at running. I was knocking out over 100 miles per month I was feeling pretty damn good. I had done the Thirsk 10 and the Wakefield 10K and I was looking to book one race per month. With that in mind, I booked the […]
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings are not my favourite times of the week. The complex schedule of dance classes our girls undertake means I quite often am at risk of meeting myself coming back. Or, at the very least, forgetting to collect one of the girls. I’m not sure which would be worse; forgetting one of […]
At the start of September, we began what will be two years of consecutive “lasts” in our children’s lives. I have to admit I am not coping well with the sight of my children growing up at this rapid pace and naturally our role as parents changes. This is our eldest daughter’s last year of […]
Cast your mind back to my last Running Dad Diary. What! You you can’t remember the last one? Actually, I can’t blame you as neither can I. The fact is that I hadn’t run properly since Sunday 5th May – the week that I ran the Kirkbymoorside 10K route every day leading up to race […]
Walking is fun. Honestly, I find walking fun, even if it is just me and the dogs. Being out in the fresh air is just so nice, cathartic even. One day last week I was excited all day for my working day to end and I could get out with the dogs for a walk. […]
