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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
Violet Beauregarde
Free '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...
Duncan
Nov 11, 20194 min read
Misplaced Pride & Well Placed Gratitude
The Yorkshire Marathon. What a brilliant turn out in the town and the villages. What fantastic organisation and support. Drumming...
Duncan
Oct 21, 20194 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
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
Don't Pay the Ferryman
26.2 miles. One a day. Every day for ten days. Am I having too much fun? Am I making it sound like it's easy? If you dare to respond...
Duncan
May 17, 20194 min read
A Brathay Baptism
In the name of the father, son... Bathed in sunshine we were last year, even in 2017 when I did the Windermere Marathon the weather was...
Duncan
May 10, 20196 min read
A Singleton Life Calling
Hate it! Left to my own devices I eat Pot Noodles, fish fingers or bacon butties, chocolate (lots of it and especially Snickers or...
Duncan
May 9, 20195 min read
It's Your Early Morning A-llama Call
After a 12-hour night shift, what you really want to do is get on your bike and cycle 25 miles home, right? What choice do I have? Self...
Duncan
May 6, 20194 min read
There's No Papering Over The Cracks
When I purchased my house two years ago, I knew that regardless of how well it suited me, I needed to change it. My mortgage company...
Duncan
May 4, 20194 min read
A Can of Worms
Analysing the art of the club statement; the management role I had enjoyed for almost three years ceased recently. Why? Well the critic...
Duncan
Feb 25, 20196 min read
No Respect?
Oh, how I've missed this, but like a bear I've been hibernating. Can't say I've had writer's block again (used that excuse before) and...
Duncan
Jan 12, 20195 min read
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