Fantastic #parkrun at Vicar Water County Park this morning with my friend Peter. Luckily, what goes up must come down! The gorse was amazing and smelled of coconuts, perfect running weather (bright, dry and cool), and fabulous views from the top of the hill! #LoveParkrun #dfyb

Lovely morning at #PeckhamRyeParkrun for a South London Event Director meet up! Timekeeping for the first time ages and it all went well! #loveparkrun #dfyb

First morning of catching the start of sunrise at 6:22am on the way to the station. 🌄

Highest position I’ve had at #Batterseaparkrun (rookie error I didn’t get a pic with the sign 🙄) Then 5 rainy miles along the river so I don’t have to run tomorrow! #ukrunchat #loveparkrun

The weekend LSR is back. Fitness isn’t where I want it to be but I’m working on it. Glorious day for a slow jog with chats to dogs and cows #ukrunchat

Oh FREDDIE! #TheTraitors

I want Alexander to hold my hand and sing to me then we can run like ponies through the woods #TheTraitors

I’m really hoping we had two train drivers on my train tonight because one has just walked out of the cab into the train and the train is still moving 🤣

Start and end of the first run for two weeks. Good to get most of it done in daylight and that will only improve! Enjoyed some speed work even though it wasn’t very speedy. Found a flat-ish route near work with no roads which looks like it’ll work well for these sessions. #ukrunchat #garminplan

Start and end of the first run for two weeks. Good to get most of it done in daylight and that will only improve! Enjoyed some speed work even though it wasn’t very speedy. Found a flat-ish route near work with no roads which looks like it’ll work well for these sessions. #ukrunchat #garminplan

A joyful discovery in Vondelpark Amsterdam 😃

Run directing at the beautiful Foots Cray Meadows this morning. Fab team of vols saw 90 runners safely out and home. Last time I was there was the big storm at the start of December, so it may have been cold today but at least we stayed dry! Got to give gorgeous George 🐶 some treats ♥️ #loveparkrun

As you can see the Starbucks school of name spelling is still going strong on #TheTraitors

I’ve had to go in on #TheTraitorsUSA to stave off the withdrawal symptoms until the next UK episode.

In Hell everyone replies to your text messages by ringing you, and constantly pops round to visit you unexpectedly.

Here's a guinea pig listening to meatloaf and watching the snowfall. You're welcome! 😅

So apparently the act of sending loved ones little videos and cute pictures and funny things throughout the day is called "Pebbling" because there's a species of penguin that likes to leave pebbles in their partners' nests to show they care, and this is my happy thing for today

Soggy soggy rainy run this morning. 5 miles in the nature reserve. The hills are feeling hard on tired legs but I’ve joined a gym so strength training is incoming from next week! 💪🏻 #ukrunchat #longslowrun #halfmarathontraining

A fabulous evening yesterday with the good friends, a delicious dinner then listening to the St Martin’s Ensemble at St Martin in the Fields. It was all amazing but the Vivaldi (which is what we really went for) was fantastic! #vivaldi #fourseasons

Got home from parkrun, had coffee, porridge and a bath. Lay down on the settee with the heated blanket on. Put Wallace and Gromitt on the TV and woke up in time to see the last 20 minutes 🤣

Crispy frosty morning run at Hoblingwell parkrun this morning. Managed to run 3 mins faster than last time I was there in November 💥 #ukrunchat #loveparkrun

Giant traitor statue or Fezzik in a holocaust cloak? #TheTraitors #ThePrincessBride

Trying to approach 2025 the way St. Margaret is approaching Beelzebub

Fun squelchy times at Shipley Country parkrun this morning. Once you’ve been through one ankle-deep puddle there’s no point in trying to go round the rest! 341st run and 71st different event for me. What a fantastic way to start the year! #loveparkrun

This is a fantastic and fascinating thread!

A lovely run at Bestwood Village parkrun this morning and two minutes faster than I did on Christmas Day! I keep telling myself hills are good for me…. #loveparkrun #dfyb

Whilst I agree it was a nice ending, I was half hoping Nessa would tell Smithy to sling his hook and sail off on her ship. He had his chance and can’t expect her to just be waiting for him to change his mind #GavinAndStacey

Miss Higgins, how very dare you even entertain the notion that Nurse Crane’s Rolodex would let her down! #CallTheMidwife

My 81 year old mum has just been referring to Tayce with she/her pronouns. Then said “Should it be they? I wasn’t sure when they’re in drag what was the correct thing”. So it isn’t difficult, and if you’re not sure, ask. As demonstrated by my mum. #StrictlyComeDancing

Fabulous festive parkrun at Bestwood Village to start Christmas Day. Love to see how many folk turn out to start their day like this! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼 #LoveParkrun #dfyb #ChristmasParkrun (before anyone tells me it’s parkrun, capitalising hashtags is better for accessibility/screen readers!)

Festive Santa Hat run with Hucknall Harriers. Cold and rainy but lots of fun! I like to run with a group occasionally because I usually run alone and I push myself a bit more when I’m running with other people. #ukrunchat

Oh hi, it’s me

A wonderful run at Long Eaton parkrun with Peter this morning. The first time I’ve run a full parkrun/5k for an incredibly long time. I know it doesn’t matter but it’s nice to know I can! Also bumped into the wonderful Sharon while I was there ♥️ #loveparkrun #dfyb #parkrunfriends

Another night spent sobbing at Queer Eye. This time specifically Jen’ya and Jeremiah. 😭♥️

I love Queer Eye and my favourite thing about the new series is a weeping Jeremiah ♥️

A fun run after work around some of the London Christmas lights. Came across the stunning Ever After Garden, raising funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. I took the opportunity to dedicate a rose to my wonderful friends James and Heather ♥️ #ukrunchat

What an amazing piece of television Wolf Hall has been. The script, the acting, the costumes and sets. Everything. Perfect in every way. Just sobbed my heart out at the last episode.

Christmas dinner number 3 was cooked by my own fair hands. A stroll to see the Christmas lights before cooking worked up an appetite! It’s the first time I’ve made my own Christmas pudding and it was delicious!

Fun in the mud at Wanstead Flats parkrun this morning. Great to have the chance of a catch up with @lbradz.bsky.social too 😍 #loveparkrun #dfyb

More than a month later and I’ve finally finished writing my NYC marathon blog! There was an awful lot to say! tinyurl.com/5xk9fbpf

It’s seven years ago today that I broke my arm whilst running. So how else to celebrate than going for a run! A lovely jog around the penguin trail in Fleet Street Quarter.

We should be able to Strava: 1) Putting on a sports bra 2) Taking off a sports bra 3) Pulling wet leggings back up when you’ve been to the loo during a rainy run All should be counted as workouts in themselves!

What is it about Jude Law in The Holiday?

When men rage, they blow and shoot things up and start wars. When women rage, we create. We knit, do embroidery and cross stitch. We create new things ... while we figure out how to fix the broken things. Behold rage project #1

A little late to the a Spotify Wrapped party. None of this was a surprise! #spotifywrapped

Rainy run, some speed work and hill reps tonight! I’m enjoying the structure of being back on a training plan. I flounder a bit at just going out for a run with no plan. #ukrunchat

Two days off work means lots of errands run and chores done successfully but also lots of time for crocheting. 🧶. Two blankets on the go at the moment! Luckily not Christmas gifts, so no time crunch. #crochet #blanket #gifts

Just a tiny run this morning. 9 minute benchmark run to start the new training plan. Good way to start a day off! #ukrunchat

Christmas dinner #2 was equally excellent, this time with the Dulwich parkrun core team (and other halves). I’m so lucky I to have this fabulous team of enthusiastic, dependable people supporting Anthony and me as co-EDs #loveparkrun

Christmas dinner #1 was excellent!