My 2018 diary
My last Paperchase diary is still in pretty impressive shape when you consider it was in active use for three-quarters of thhe year. At first, I couldn’t understand why I didn’t write anything in it until April 1; then I … Continued
writing and hiking in the sun
My last Paperchase diary is still in pretty impressive shape when you consider it was in active use for three-quarters of thhe year. At first, I couldn’t understand why I didn’t write anything in it until April 1; then I … Continued
My eight-year-old grand-daughter looked up at me tearfully, then carefully inspected her grazed arm and mud-covered leggings. We had stopped running when she toppled over but a moment or two had passed and I detected there was an internal battle … Continued
Google Maps might be one of the best apps ever invented but over the Christmas period I discovered one crucial thing it doesn’t do well – indicate the hilliness or otherwise of a hitherto unvisited parkrun. On my computer … Continued
I glanced at my weekly email from parkrun HQ. “Congratulations on completing your 82nd parkrun and your 82nd at Newport today. You finished in 166th place and were the 41st lady out of a field of 311 parkrunners and you … Continued