Just Do It

If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run. – John Bingham Bingham was Read More …

The Big One

Well, yesterday brought the expected ‘Red Fleece of Rejection’ from the Virgin London Marathon.  I had entered the ballot but was unsuccessful. That left a choice. Either wait for a possible charity place for London or sign up to run in Edinburgh. I choose Edinburgh. So, I’m running the Edinburgh Marathon on 27th May 2012. Read More …

My first Parkrun

I’ve just realised that I didn’t let you all know how the Parkrun went! As you can see, it was a nice morning for a run, although it had been pretty wet overnight so there were lots of puddles!  I usually woudn’t mind the mud but I had on my very white new trainers… not Read More …

Roddy’s Muck Paws Move

Roddy Hamilton has moved church to Bearsden: New Kilpatrick recently so his invaluable Chocolate Teapots and bits and pieces of inspired words for worship, Mucky Paws, are now housed at Listening to the Stones.  Always worth a visit.

Being Alone, Together

Yesterday I wrote about running alone and how parkrun might give people like the chance to ‘run alone together’ (as Leo said in his comment). John Orr took the thought and expanded it to church. I like when that happens. His question was ‘How can we create opportunities for people to join in without having Read More …

Park life

I’ve decided that I quite like running.  There.  I said it. Unlike the last time I ran a half marathon, this time I’ve kept running.  One of the reasons is that I like to get outside and I like to get away from my desk for a while. I’m lucky.  We live just a few Read More …