DuncanDec 9, 20193 minIt's Behind YouFor the last three years, the Children and I have visited the Georgian Theatre in Richmond, North Yorkshire. Each one of us looks forwar...
DuncanNov 19, 20196 minYou're Not All ThatYet another example of how not to prepare for or even run a marathon. Sometimes, I shake my head and wonder when will I ever learn? Sti...
DuncanNov 18, 20195 minSignificant OthersI met a girl once. A long time ago. On the hotel balcony. Not quite a short lived romance. I'd had teenage love before but this perso...
DuncanNov 14, 20196 minThe Beauty and the BeastlyI'm famous again? Or rather not. You, could tell it was my ugly mug (at a distance) on BBC Wales. Able to find myself just because of t...
DuncanNov 11, 20194 minViolet BeauregardeFree 'health' check for my car today through the RAC, jolly nice of them, thought I. Dropped my car off at the garage and then took the ...
DuncanOct 21, 20194 minMisplaced Pride & Well Placed GratitudeThe Yorkshire Marathon. What a brilliant turn out in the town and the villages. What fantastic organisation and support. Drumming band...
DuncanSep 27, 20193 minMarathon Training - Rest DaysPhew! That was a tough day. Gosh! That was a really tough week. Aargh! That was a tricky month. What's that old adage? If you fail to ...
DuncanSep 16, 20197 minRoad Trip!This weekend was one of my oldest school friend's birthdays, he is significantly older than me and has now reached yet another milestone ...
DuncanSep 12, 20193 minWonder Woman's PlaneSitting in traffic this morning. Going nowhere fast. The car adjacent, big, white BMW, the driver, elegant, hair styled, suit pressed a...
DuncanSep 8, 20194 minStraight, RightThere's an unforgiving honesty in this game and as much as anyone loves or hates it, it really is a contest of skill. I looked up game i...
DuncanSep 7, 20193 minA Game of Cat and MouseFriday evenings, simply the best night of the week. A child of the 70s, the start of the weekend is vaguely remembered as being spent at...
DuncanSep 5, 20193 minCat Fight!A day or two ago, I nearly peed the bed. Half dozing off, a friend messaged me. I was at the point just at the edge of the cliff where ...
DuncanSep 3, 20196 minIt's a WrapI've been making soap these last few weeks. The first rule of ... is don't talk about … The second rule of … is you do not talk about .....
DuncanSep 1, 20193 minBox to BoxStarting to feel like I've missed out. Last year about this time I was cock-a-hoop that I'd been accepted for another stab at the Bratha...
DuncanAug 31, 20196 minTen Circles of (My Own Personal) Hell - one added for luckNow for some I appreciate this might be their idea of an idyllic day out but this is my little story about a day out on the bike. It’s 6a...
DuncanJul 25, 20196 minWhy Do We Always Exaggerate?The other night, just finishing my shift, I was approached by a superior saying that 'none of the bins in the department' had been emptie...
DuncanJul 14, 20196 minChubby Witch DoctorIt just so happened that on Wednesday, I was unfortunate enough to be in the car when Jeremy Vine (BBC Radio 2) was discussing cancer and...
DuncanJul 12, 20195 minTwisted LyricsThis year, everything I've prayed and asked 'Him' upstairs for, has been duly delivered, except for the 'Bread and Butter', as Bob Paisle...
DuncanJul 10, 20197 minWhat Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?The aquaducts? Law and order? Sanitation? Medicine, wine, roads, to mention but a few of the things that Monty Python reminds us of. Wha...
DuncanJun 16, 20193 minChomp!It's been a month since the finish of the Brathay Ten in Ten. My mood has not abated, the sun is still shining a little brighter than ev...