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Stroud half marathon 2023
On 29th October, my husband and I ran Stroud half marathon. It was my fifth Stroud half marathon and my husband’s third. We parked in…
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Parkrun 2022: End of year report
It’s been another busy of year for parkrun for my family. While my own kids have pretty much opted out this year, my niece and…
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The seven metre long jump
My son has been aiming for a seven metre long jump for a couple of years now. It is a really big milestone and he…
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Parkrun triumphs 2021
2021 was another rather short year of parkrun. It was announced in March that parkrun would return on 5th June. Then it was announced on…
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Parkrun 2021: End of year report
It has been another short parkrun year. Here’s my family’s annual report of achievements. I think it’s an achievement in itself that my family often…
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English Schools national athletics championships
So it was third time lucky for my son and he finally managed his dream of competing in long jump at the English Schools national…
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The new long jump PB
My son has been counting down the weeks and days for lockdown to be lifted, so that he can compete in long jump again. His…
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Another (not)parkrun PB
After getting a surprise (not)parkrun PB a few weeks ago, I hadn’t quite managed to equal my time again, but I was consistently running 5k…
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The (not)parkrun PB
I have run a (not)parkrun every week since parkrun ended on 14th March last year. The first few weeks were unofficial, then in June last…
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Hitting a running plateau
It stands to reason that, as you get older, fitness and running ability will eventually plateau and then get worse. I think I’m there now….
