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I'm an Imposter?
Who would have thought that by just keeping on, keeping on, the world could be a better place. Earlier today I posted my Day 9 diary of...
Duncan
May 18, 20195 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 10 – Slay the Nine-headed Lernaean Hydra - Step Back in Time ...
Whoever said this sh#t was easy? These were my thoughts and pains on the eve of day 10. What a difference a year makes. This morning, on...
Duncan
May 18, 20196 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


Three is the Magic Number
Seven down and three to go (I keep telling myself two and a lap of privilege), as it stands 'Three is a magic number.' Coming in to this...
Duncan
May 16, 20197 min read


Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes
Remember visiting the fun fair, how exciting it was, throwing weighted darts at giant cards, or trying to Hook-a-Duck, or chucking ping...
Duncan
May 15, 20195 min read


Pretty Woman - ‘Choons’
Yesterday ended on a high. Not even drug induced, no excessive consumption of ibuprofen either (read last year's blogs). Not quite down...
Duncan
May 14, 20195 min read


It's All Gravy
Straw poll, who thinks it is acceptable to have gravy in a butty? Answers on a postcard but donations in support of gravy, much more...
Duncan
May 12, 20196 min read


Baron Samedi
Day 2 (Samedi, 11th May 2019) and it sure was going to be a beautiful day, yes sir, a beautiful day. Not too hot, not too cold, a very...
Duncan
May 11, 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


Giving Birth
Push, push, push. Breathe! I remember holding hands with my beloved ex on each of those occasions when one of our children emerged from...
Duncan
Apr 26, 20195 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


Beacons of Light
Words from a very wise woman who recently said to me ‘ save something for yourself’. She heard it from her daughter. So whilst I wear...
Duncan Evans
Sep 25, 20185 min read


This Old Dog …
Sad I know but true; I am currently 48 years old (once I was even paid to play football back in the 1990s) but up until today, I had not...
Duncan Evans
Jul 23, 20182 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 12 – Capture the Ceryneian Hind
And you thought it was all over …it is now! A return to normal? It has taken a whole calendar month for this final blog entry to be...
Duncan Evans
Jun 21, 20189 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 11 – Steal the Apples of the Hesperides
Well, it’s over, done, all ten complete. Having stayed for the celebration meal, many hugs and many a thank you, the children and I have...
Duncan Evans
May 22, 20186 min read
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