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, 20218 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...
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Duncan
Jul 22, 20212 min read
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...
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Duncan
Jul 21, 20214 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...
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Duncan
Jul 20, 20213 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,...
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Duncan
Jul 19, 20212 min read
You Had Me At Hello?
Searching for human acknowledgement...
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Duncan
May 27, 20218 min read
Why is the anagram ...
Diary Day 10 of the Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in 10 days).
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Duncan
May 23, 20216 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...
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Duncan
May 22, 20216 min read
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, 20215 min read
I is for ...
Diary entry - day 7 of the Brathay 10 in 10 2021
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Duncan
May 19, 20214 min read
N is for ...
Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in ten days) - Day 6 Diary
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Duncan
May 19, 20213 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...
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Duncan
May 17, 20214 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...
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Duncan
May 16, 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...
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Duncan
May 15, 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...
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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...
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Duncan
Nov 19, 20196 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? ...
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Duncan
Nov 14, 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...
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Duncan
Oct 21, 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...
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