Diary entry - day 7 of the Brathay 10 in 10 2021

Brathay 10in10 (ten marathons in ten days) - Day 6 Diary

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hello? Hope? Here again? Health? Help? Decent Human? You choose ... At Brathay we know everyone has the capacity to do extraordinary...

Chatting to myself

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? ...

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...

The Yorkshire Marathon. What a brilliant turn out in the town and the villages. What fantastic organisation and support. Drumming...

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...

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...

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...

It's been a month since the finish of the Brathay Ten in Ten. My mood has not abated, the sun is still shining a little brighter than...

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...

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...

Hate it! Left to my own devices I eat Pot Noodles, fish fingers or bacon butties, chocolate (lots of it and especially Snickers or...

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...

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...