Picking Up Poo with Plastic
Urghh! Aargh! Yukk! My daily chore, twice, sometimes three times a day. Who likes sticking their hand in a plastic bag and wrapping...
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Duncan
- Mar 22
- 5 min
Trash Talking...
A few weeks ago, the teenager and I had a blow out. A real bluey. A shouting match, which neither won. About what? Well, on the...
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Duncan
- Jan 23
- 2 min
There's a Moose Loose About This Hoose?
Well sort of, it's actually a little mouse and it's no longer loose. It has lain still, for several days, if not weeks, slowly decaying...
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Duncan
- Sep 4, 2022
- 3 min
House of the Dragon - Episode 1
Someone once said, that if you stop challenging yourself you stop growing? Who knows? Two years ago, enticed by the advertising as the...
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Duncan
- Aug 1, 2021
- 8 min
Blind Luck & Rushed Judgement
What's that phrase, poor preparation leads to p.p. performance? I know myself too well. Earlier in the week, I'd cleared my diary so I...
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Duncan
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
Weird & Wonderful
Many years ago, when running became a ‘thing’ for me, I decided to try and raise funds for Brathay Trust through (in part) writing this...
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Duncan
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
Should I, Shouldn't I?
Three days to go. Three sleeps. 72 hours. Over a year to wait. Over a year to train. Except for the fact that I sort of didn’t, haven’t,...
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Duncan
- May 27, 2021
- 8 min
Why is the anagram ...
Diary Day 10 of the Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in 10 days).
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Duncan
- May 23, 2021
- 6 min
Another P is for…
The penultimate day! Pensive, almost proud, perhaps it's still possible, but, the pain! The quad has been rock-taped over night, I've...
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Duncan
- May 22, 2021
- 6 min
E is for ...
Day 8 diary of the Brathay 10 in 10 (10 marathons in 10 consecutive days)
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Duncan
- May 20, 2021
- 5 min
I is for ...
Diary entry - day 7 of the Brathay 10 in 10 2021
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Duncan
- May 19, 2021
- 4 min
N is for ...
Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in ten days) - Day 6 Diary
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Duncan
- May 17, 2021
- 4 min
A is for ...
It would be nice to write something to indicate how smoothly each day has gone, how calmly I've approached each day, how easy each...
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Duncan
- May 16, 2021
- 4 min
S is for ...
Splish, splosh, sponsor me (please) Sunday. It was a tad damp out there today, but then there are more wet spots than an old person's...
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Duncan
- May 15, 2021
- 4 min
P is for ...
When I decided to re-enter the 10in10, I was working full time as a self employed driving instructor. One of the ideas I had when I was...
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Duncan
- May 15, 2021
- 4 min
H is for ...
Hello? Hope? Here again? Health? Help? Decent Human? You choose ... At Brathay we know everyone has the capacity to do extraordinary...
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Duncan
- Dec 9, 2019
- 3 min
It's Behind You
For the last three years, the Children and I have visited the Georgian Theatre in Richmond, North Yorkshire. Each one of us looks...
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Duncan
- Nov 19, 2019
- 6 min
You're Not All That
Yet 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? ...
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