musings on leadership in ministry
I didn’t see much of the London Marathon yesterday as I was at church but I did listen to some of the coverage on the radio as I was driving there. I was struck, yet again, but the amazing capacity people have for hope, for good and for generosity. People who don’t run wake up Read More …
Today dawned cold, clear and crisp, all the things you want for a good parkrun. Alright, perhaps not quite as cold with a little less breeze, but this is Scotland in April. 157 runners assembled to run Strathclyde parkrun #103 and celebrate the parkrun’s 2nd birthday. I’ve not run quick since last year. My 42:52 Read More …
31 March 2012 – A once in a lifetime day – The National Lottery Olympic Park Run Last year I entered the draw for the National Lottery Olympic Park Run. They would pick 5,000 runners from all 40,000 entrants to be the first people to run in the Olympic Stadium. I won a place. I Read More …
I can write a message on the ‘number’ on the back of my Olympic Park Run t-shirt for Saturday’s run finishing in the Olympic Stadium. What would you say?
My race pack for the Olympic Park Run arrived today! It has a pretty decent technical t-shirt with this across the back: and this smaller logo on the front. My number…
It’s March, and that means that it is less than a month to the Olympic Park Run. I’ve been back out training and my injury seems to be recovering well. I ran 8km (5miles) in the spring sunshine today in 45 minutes so my target of a sub-40 minute time for the Olympic Park Run Read More …
If I had to give marks out of 10 for runs then it might seem odd that a 2km run at slightly faster than walking pace should get a 10… but when it’s your first run for a month after a painfully pulled gluteus medius then 10 is most definitely deserved. (the dip in Read More …