Category Archives: Training

Before my 10k road race, what better way to prepare than with a long hilly run on trails?

So Sunday’s run was the small matter of a drive out to the Brecon Beacons, Upper Neuadd Reservoir to be exact, and a … Continue reading →

Continuing my reading of tales of terror and Gothic fiction generally, I just stumbled through Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary. Here are a few favourite entries:
OVERWORK, n. A dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.
PEACE, n. In … Continue reading →

It must be time for a bit of a running update, as my 2009 target race approaches. It seems wierd targetting a 10k, such a small distance! But the challenge is to run it at approximately 6:05 minutes per mile … Continue reading →

There are tree sounds on the BBC home page today. The artist, Alex Metcalfe, has exhibited his tree headphones at various venues already since 2007, so it’s not really news, but you can view it now at Harlow Carr Gardens … Continue reading →

Just back from holidays. Our trip through Bavaria and Austria coincided with the Ars Electronica festival in Linz for one night. We took pot luck and visited the OK Offenes Kulturhaus OÖ cinema to catch the free Animation Festival, after … Continue reading →