musings on ministry
My race pack for the National Lottery Anniversary Run has arrived! As you can see I’m number 248 and I’m in the red start wave. That’s the first wave so I’m starting to worry that I put the wrong time as my prediction!!! I’m really looking forward to the run. The course is slightly different Read More …
It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally logged 2,000km running with Nike+. I ran the Glasgow Half Marathon in 2000 and then didn’t run another step until 22nd Feb 2010. I can’t really remember why I thought it was a good idea to go for a run and I soon decided that it wasn’t Read More …
Last March I had one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I won a place in the a once in a lifetime Olympic Park Run and was one of the first people to cross the finish line in the newly completed Olympic Stadium. Well, the National Lottery are doing it again… with the Read More …
It stuck me that my ‘Unresolved’ post was almost entirely negative. It was all about what I didn’t do in 2012, what I failed to achieve. Well, I’m not going to let 2012 pass without adding some balance because in 2012 two brilliant, never to be repeated things happened… The Olympic Park Run In March Read More …
Last year I posted some running goals… I will run the 5 mile Olympic Park Run in March in under 40 minutes. I will run my first marathon in Edinburgh in May in under 4 hours 10 minutes. I will run the Great Scottish Run half marathon in Glasgow in September in under 2 hours. Read More …
I’ve been running seriously since March 2011. If you’ve been following my progress you’ll know that I’ve had some ups and downs with injury, particularly a troublesome glutte that has kept me off the road for nearly 3 of the last 24 months. Part of the problem is that my core strength isn’t as good Read More …
I’ve been off on my travels again, this time to Northampton for a couple of meetings. It’s always been part of my job to be away from home but I’m often struck my the paradox of working for an organisation that promotes good relationships but is happy to ask it’s members and staff to spend Read More …