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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Cat 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...
Duncan
Sep 5, 20193 min read


It's a Wrap
I'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...
Duncan
Sep 3, 20196 min read


Box to Box
Starting 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...
Duncan
Sep 1, 20193 min read


Ten Circles of (My Own Personal) Hell - one added for luck
Now 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...
Duncan
Aug 31, 20196 min read


Why 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...
Duncan
Jul 25, 20196 min read
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