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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...
Duncan
Sep 4, 20223 min read
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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...
Duncan
Aug 1, 20218 min read
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Dot Watching...
Doesn't everybody have an Aunty Dot or at the very least know an Aunty Dot? I bet she got invited to the wedding? Most month's on waking...
Duncan
Jul 23, 20212 min read
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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...
Duncan
Jul 21, 20214 min read
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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,...
Duncan
Jul 21, 20213 min read
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Why is the anagram ...
Diary Day 10 of the Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in 10 days).
Duncan
May 27, 20218 min read
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E is for ...
Day 8 diary of the Brathay 10 in 10 (10 marathons in 10 consecutive days)
Duncan
May 22, 20216 min read
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I is for ...
Diary entry - day 7 of the Brathay 10 in 10 2021
Duncan
May 20, 20215 min read
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N is for ...
Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in ten days) - Day 6 Diary
Duncan
May 19, 20214 min read
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Another S is for...
STEPS! It's time to begin, now count it in, 5, 6, 7, 8. No, no, no! Not those Steps. Hopefully, the thirteen colleagues I'm sharing...
Duncan
May 19, 20213 min read
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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...
Duncan
May 17, 20214 min read
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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...
Duncan
May 16, 20214 min read
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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...
Duncan
May 15, 20214 min read
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H is for ...
Hello? Hope? Here again? Health? Help? Decent Human? You choose ... At Brathay we know everyone has the capacity to do extraordinary...
Duncan
May 15, 20214 min read
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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? ...
Duncan
Nov 19, 20196 min read
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The Beauty and the Beastly
I'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...
Duncan
Nov 14, 20196 min read
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Marathon Training - Rest Days
Phew! 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...
Duncan
Sep 27, 20193 min read
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Road 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...
Duncan
Sep 16, 20197 min read
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Wonder Woman's Plane
Sitting in traffic this morning. Going nowhere fast. The car adjacent, big, white BMW, the driver, elegant, hair styled, suit pressed...
Duncan
Sep 12, 20193 min read
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Straight, Right
There'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...
Duncan
Sep 8, 20194 min read
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