Last April, I became aware of a Thing called the 100 Day Project. It was created by the artist Elle Luna, partly as a follow up to her book The Crossroads of Should and Must, […]
With a wee flourish
building a life less ordinary
World, keep on turning
There’s an almost back-to-school feeling in the air lately. The race is run. Not almost run, like in the song, but actually run. The immediate recovery is complete, and now it’s right back to normality. […]
Another big one
When I started this blog last year after deciding my old one had come to an end, I thought I’d be writing about running a lot. It’s one of the things that’s most important in […]
Crossing the border…again
I was tired on Sunday morning. I hadn’t done much the day before, other than sitting and reading and having a steady mooch round a National Trust property with my mum. But I had 6 miles […]
No. 18 Stay Up Late
Strange things happen when you’ve gone too far, been up too long, worked too hard, and you’re separated from the rest of the world. BRUCE MAU Almost four years ago, in the first week of […]
Here comes the sun
At 7.30 this morning it was already 12 degrees outside. For the third day in a row, my dogs have been out for their morning walk without their jackets. Saturday and Sunday runs were completed […]
And pause… south of the border
Sunday morning. Rain tapping against the window. I roll over. The bed is empty and I remember why. He left an hour or so ago, and is now battling up the hills in the weather […]
Big week
Last week was a funny old week really. Lots of good things seemed to sneak in. After the training lows of the week before, I was amazed to post my biggest weekly mileage since I […]
The pace of change
Sometimes a lot changes in a short space of time. You tell yourself it’s short term, things will settle soon, you can get through it. And then it continues. Since the decision was made to […]
Things to come
It is beautiful in Glasgow this morning. The sun has lit up the shoulder of Slack Dhu and Dumgoyne, and I can see the snow on the mountains around Loch Lomond. Over the last couple […]
