• Two PBs

    Posted on 22 August 2026

    This post is mainly for me to document some personally significant running milestones when, over the course of two weekends, I ran my fastest ever 5k, completed a parkrun in under 30 minutes, ran my fastest ever 10k and completed that in under an hour. [Read More]
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  • Emacs Notes

    Posted on 18 June 2026

    This post is my set of notes about using Emacs and it will evolve over time as I work out how to do new things. The notes will be very personal to me and my use of Emacs but they might be handy for other people so I thought I... [Read More]
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  • The Taunton Trail 10K

    Posted on 24 May 2026

    I have a goal to run four 10K races in 2026 and this morning I ran the first. It was the Taunton Trail 10K which takes place, unsurprisingly, in Taunton in Somerset. The race is run along the banks of the canal and river and so is very flat which... [Read More]
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  • Downtime

    Posted on 4 January 2026

    Over the last year in particular I have started to use my blog to track things like my fitness goals and projects. Last week, towards the end of 2025, I saw lots of people posting lists of books, video games, TV shows, films, etc. that they had enjoyed during the... [Read More]
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  • The Fear Of Change

    Posted on 31 December 2025

    This time last year I was spending a lot of time thinking about my own mortality and about how I wanted to change my lifestyle. I needed to do something about my weight and fitness and had done for a long time. I had friends and relatives who had lost... [Read More]
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  • Slow Running

    Posted on 25 November 2025

    Back in August I said that I needed to get better at slow running. It was a bit of a throw-away comment back then, but I am now actually focusing on slower running to improve my aerobic base so it feels like a good time to write up some thoughts... [Read More]
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