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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...
Duncan
Mar 24, 20242 min read


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...
Duncan
Mar 22, 20245 min read
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...
Duncan
Jan 23, 20242 min read


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


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


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


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


You Had Me At Hello?
Searching for human acknowledgement...
Duncan
Jul 19, 20212 min read


Why is the anagram ...
Diary Day 10 of the Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in 10 days).
Duncan
May 27, 20218 min read


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...
Duncan
May 23, 20216 min read


E is for ...
Day 8 diary of the Brathay 10 in 10 (10 marathons in 10 consecutive days)
Duncan
May 22, 20216 min read


N is for ...
Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in ten days) - Day 6 Diary
Duncan
May 19, 20214 min read


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


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


Dear Diary
Chatting to myself
Duncan
May 14, 20213 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


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
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