Since the beginning of lockdown I (like the rest of the world it seems!) decided to use my daily exercise to run and walk loads. This has meant upping my frequency, duration and intensity of my runs. Up until lockdown I had been running 5k three to four times a week at my usual pace, … Continue reading Heart Rate Training Love →

  It has been quite a while since i posted my last parkrun report (in fact the last one was on my birthday on 17th February last year!). There is a very good reason for this. The day after my birthday I came down with a serious dose of procrastination which has lasted all the … Continue reading #27 all the way to #48! →

  Just back from a week in Lanzarote, at Club La Santa sports resort, where I learned to swim front crawl properly! I've spent 53 years disliking both the fantasy and the reality of swimming. For years friends and patients have been telling me that if i actually learned how to swim properly, ie. with … Continue reading #26 Walthamstow →

This Christmas Day morning I had planned to do a dip in the freezing Lido in Parliament Hill with Jackie and Martin and a few other rather mad individuals. This was to be my first time in the Lido, fuelled by a wonderful sauna i had in Sweden with my friends Hanna and Jamie followed … Continue reading #22 Oak Hill Park →

Well, i'm very happy to report that my second attempt at running the Finsbury Park parkrun wasn't hindered by no parking. In fact i realised that the last time i tried i didnt actually go into the park itself, where there is free parking until i think 10! What an idiot i was! This run … Continue reading #20 Finsbury Park →

One of the first dreary days of Autumn saw me making my way to Richmond Park for my next Parkrun. The last time i had been in this area for a parkrun was to run the Old Deer Park, just down the road. That day was a bit of a disaster as i had lost … Continue reading #15 Richmond Park →

Saturday 22nd September, 9am, a warm yet overcast day found me at the start line of the Mile End Park Parkrun! Mile End Park is in the london borough of Tower Hamlets, a borough steeped in history and which includes Bethnal Green, Victoria park, Isle of Dogs, Canary Wharf, Bow, and Whitechapel amongst other famous … Continue reading #14 Mile End →

I can't believe it! I actually managed to get to Riddlesdown for my parkrun this morning! I've been meaning to visit this parkrun, which is the furthest london parkrun away from where i live, for the last 6 weeks! I'm so glad I made it because not only was it a beautiful run, all cross … Continue reading #13 Riddlesdown →