I already shared some pictures of my RED January efforts. Its the first time that I've participated in an effort like that, I did some last year but not officially and didn't run every day. I quite wanted to look back and reflect on how I coped, what I learned and plan what I'm going … Continue reading RED January Review
If you follow me over on Instagram, you probably won't have managed to avoid noticing that I've been taking part in RED January. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKj47belHUK/ Its been a very interesting month to venture out every day, we've had some wet weather, some snowy weather, some very cold weather, some dreadful weather, and some really hard runs … Continue reading RED January in Pictures
A year ago I wrote my first looking forward post to 2020. After the awful, disastrous year we had in 2019 I didn't ask for much. I'm not making resolutions - I just want 2020 to be less painful than 2019 please. Please. And, well, 2020 was certainly a rollercoaster but it wasn't as painful … Continue reading Reflecting on 2020
A year ago I wrote my first looking forward post to 2020. After the awful, disastrous year we had in 2019 I didn't ask for much. I'm not making resolutions - I just want 2020 to be less painful than 2019 please. Please. And, well, 2020 was certainly a rollercoaster but it wasn't as painful … Continue reading Here comes 2021
Or "why watching football with your dad is important for boys". (Where "dad" means father figure, male respected adult, whatever, just someone not in the "soft and fuzzy" stereotype.) Now, I'm sure that anyone who has read this blog for a while knows that I'm fiercely anti-stereotypes and pro-equality and fairness in the face of … Continue reading Emotional Football
I started running a bit on holiday in summer 2019. Then that autumn I started couch to 5km, never finished it as I got a bit bored of the treadmill. In January, I ran every day except Sundays, finally making it to 5km. Then in February and March I managed 10km, surprising myself and discovering … Continue reading Learning to run: part 4
This is a little diary of our eleventh week in social isolation, back to home learning after half term, me working from home, and himself in work a few days. Here are the highlights and low lights. See what happened in week 10. What will week 12 bring? Stay safe everyone, I hope you're doing … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 11
This is a little diary of our tenth week in social isolation, school half term at home, and with both himself and me working from home. I'm going to just talk about the highlights and low lights. See what happened in week 9. What will week 11 bring? Stay safe everyone, I hope you're doing … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 10
There are so many people on my local town's facebook group complaining about runners and cyclists not respecting distancing or about so many people being out walking when they wouldn't usually. As a nascent runner I equally find the behaviour of other people out and about somewhat questionable. Not so much about giving each other … Continue reading Lockdown exercise etiquette
So here's the thing on my mind this dreary Sunday morning. There's so much defensiveness from everyone with a cold right now. But I'm not hearing or seeing anyone warning others that they have symptoms of COVID-19. Lots of sideways looks, snarky comments and sending people home from work with congestion, but no "I'm self … Continue reading Health Honesty
