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Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 10 – Slay the Nine-headed Lernaean Hydra
This morning, on the penultimate game of Marathon Deal or No Deal, ‘Noel’ offered me a glance inside the last box, very generous of him I...

Duncan Evans
May 21, 20186 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 9 – Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon
So we are sat in the ‘Athletes’ Room’ this morning and Janet and John (no, this is not a Terry Wogan radio fable) are sat next to one...

Duncan Evans
May 19, 20184 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 8 – Clean the Augean Stables in a Single Day
My sister just sent me a text, ‘Day 7 on the Big Brother Marathon! One foot in front of the other and so on!’ Putting one foot in front...

Duncan Evans
May 18, 20184 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 7 – Capture the Erymanthian Boar
Board – Bored – Boar-ed! I’m not, I’ve never had so much fun (that isn’t meant to be sarcastic), my muscles are stiff, as stiff as old...

Duncan Evans
May 17, 20183 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 6 – Slay the Stymphalian Birds
Ladies Day, yippee! Except for Ladies Day here at the 10 in 10 involved the male physios donning dresses. There are sights that can now...

Duncan Evans
May 15, 20183 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 5 – Steal the Mares of Diomedes
Laughter really is the best medicine. The last ten minutes of physio today was (for me, who likes a giggle at his own jokes), laugh out...

Duncan Evans
May 14, 20183 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 4 – Capture and Bring Back Cerberus
Dynamic stretching to ‘Bring me Sunshine’, today was a day won from the off, unfortunately it didn’t feel like it. The dog of a course...

Duncan Evans
May 13, 20184 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 3 – Obtain the Girdle of Hippolyta
Now, before anyone starts thinking that I’m trying to compare myself to Hercules (Heracles), the reason for naming each of these blog...

Duncan Evans
May 12, 20183 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 2 – Capture the Cretan Bull
You might think that my blogs are full of bull. And, you are welcome to your opinion. Today, was magical. The best marathon I have...

Duncan Evans
May 11, 20182 min read


Brathay 10in10 – Chapter 1 – The Nemean Lion
We all wear different masks or faces, different suits, armour even, from time to time. You know those phrases like putting on a brave...

Duncan Evans
May 10, 20182 min read


Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood…
My thoughts go out to Matt Campbell, his immediate and his extended Brathay family. No doubt (and rightly so) the Windermere Marathon...

Duncan Evans
Apr 28, 20183 min read


Golden Zlatan Gone …
Well, big sigh, apparently if you can’t look after a goldfish you probably can’t look after any other pets. It’s more tricky than you...

Duncan Evans
Apr 23, 20184 min read


Good Week – Bad Week
Whenever I try to start being healthy, a chocolate bar looks at me and snickers! Whose daft bloody idea was this any way? Which bright...

Duncan Evans
Apr 5, 20183 min read


Rookie Error…
Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s Day? Now, I know this is a push and some of you will think this is highly inappropriate and your...

Duncan Evans
Mar 29, 20183 min read


TEXT DONATIONS!
I’m becoming proficient at sorting some things out for myself. I can even wipe … Any how I organised some business cards advertising...

Duncan Evans
Mar 11, 20181 min read


Random Acts of Kindness
I was working for a degree in procrastination but I kept putting it off. Last week I was reminded to publish this post by the offer of a...

Duncan Evans
Mar 7, 20184 min read


Gambling – Stick or Twist?
A few months ago I wrote of my silly idea to contact all the bookies I’d lost money to, in the hope that they would give me some cash...

Duncan Evans
Feb 10, 20185 min read


18 Rated!
Mmmmm! What to write? What to say? Some revelations first. Just to see if I can get the creative juices flowing? In fact this is...

Duncan Evans
Feb 7, 20184 min read


Old Friends and Playing I Spy (with My ‘Money Grabbing, Thieving Parking-Eye’), A Bitter Sweet Tale.
Tiredness kills, take a break. Almost sounds like an unpleasant KitKat advert? Eat our chocolate or else the kid gets it… There was a...

Duncan Evans
Jan 26, 20184 min read


It’s Real and the Panic Sets In…
Glibly, I was wearing my fluorescent T-shirt, emblazoned on the back in big, black bold letters was “What’s that?” Théo said to me,...

Duncan Evans
Jan 22, 20184 min read
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