#WednesdayMorningWander with son this morning, and it was a grey - but dry! - one at #rutlandwater. 5 miles felt like fair effort for a visit to the wonderful Hambleton Bakery for our post-walk coffee stop 😋 #muddyboots #walkandtalk

The field of vision statistic is one I didn't know, but the evidence that lower speeds save lives is so overwhelming. Given we have this much data to back up urban speed reduction, it baffles me that anyone still thinks it's a bad thing. #allhomesafe

Words cannot express how much I adore this...! 😍 #cargobikes

Rounding out the weekend with a fab headtorch run up at #rutlandwater - a few runners out this evening making the most of a dry, calm evening. 4 (mostly!) progressive miles - really enjoyable run! #loverunning #headtorch #nightrunning

Making the most of a (brief) dry spell to get out for a walk. 4 miles with the OH and his Hypershell legs - makes such a difference! Brief stop for hydration and nutrition advice at the Golden Pheasant in Etton...!! 😂 #muddyboots #weekendwander #MSwalker #techsupport

Son has made me a hot chocolate. As he runs a coffee van business, I think he's still disappointed that I don't drink coffee. But I appreciate the care and effort he puts into making me some chocolatey goodness! #RocketVan #goodmugs ☕

Marshaling at the lovely Play Close junior #parkrun in Melton Mowbray this morning. If the river rises any higher, we might have to swap our 'Caution Runners' signs for 'Caution Swimmers' ones...!! #loveparkrun #lovevolunteering #welldonejuniors

Feeling a bit zen from the curling and now ready for some mayhem at the speed skating! #winterolympics

Get me! All togged up in my official #parkrun pacer bib and all! Really enjoyed it - and helped two amazing ladies who worked super hard to come in under 39 minutes. Well done both of them! A great start to my weekend ❤️ #loveparkrun #lovevolunteering #rutlandwater

Urgh... Tonight's recovery run was a masterclass in 'just get the bloody thing done'. Damp, cold, mud everywhere and I'd forgotten what a dreadful state our village paths and pavements are in. Glad to get that one ticked off - now if you want me, I'll be eating chocolate and sat on the radiator!

Ooh, curling - excellent! I like curling, it's weirdly compelling, despite me not having the first clue what's going on... #winterolympics

This morning's #WednesdayMorningWander took me to #rutlandwater where incendiary sheep are apparently one of the risks I was less aware of...!

Volunteering at junior #parkrun this morning for 130 awesome juniors. What a fantastic turnout on a grey February morning! Very chuffed to bump my V Index up to 7. That's one target for the year achieved already! #loveparkrun #lovevolunteering #rutlandwater #welldonejuniors

Sunday #runday - the run and the reward...! Four miles of extensive fenland puddles. So glad we bought the shoe-dryer - magic device! #loverunning #willrunforchocolate

Travelled to Holme Pierrepoint #parkrun this morning to support our friend who has helped to set this new and quite lovely parkrun up. 500 runners, walkers and joggers - and one MS #parkrunner complete with exoskeleton and Nordic walking poles! What a gorgeous morning too! #loveparkrun #sunshine ☀️

I had a very, very good hot chocolate, made for me by my lovely son, on his coffee van earlier today. This means I really shouldn't have another hot chocolate today, as that would be a bit much really. Wouldn't it?? #begsforpermission

Well this is a ray of sunshine in an otherwise quite grey world. Absolutely love the Heaton Park tramway - I was first taken on it at two weeks old, over half a century ago! #lovetrams 😍 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Headtorch run up at Rutland Water with the OH and his Hypershell. After weeks of wet, dark miserable Thursdays, tonight was very cold but dry and quite bright. Enjoyed my run and even managed a mile at tempo - it's been a while...!! 😂 #PuddleRunners

E-bike home from pilates on a freezing and foggy night. Three layers on top, fleece joggers over my sports leggings, warm socks, gloves and buff. Still got some seriously frozen assets out there....!! 😜🥶 #activetravel #ebikesrock #chillynessa

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Only a short #WednesdayMorningWander today, as sacrificed a bit of time to go and sort out some new walking boots for son. But sunshine and blue sky too good to miss, so we stopped off for a quick couple of miles in the woods on the way home before back to work! #muddyboots

Enjoyed watching the final of #OnlyConnect, because who doesn't enjoy starting the week feeling like a complete dunce...?!! 🤯

Finally squared our shoulders and tackled the full clear-out and clean of the pantry, from top to bottom. Took nearly 4 hours, but so pleased to have done it. Oldest thing award goes to a jar of jam with bb date of 2008. We only moved in in 2012, so that's a bit of a mystery, tbh....!

Remembered that I have two duathlons coming up in a couple of months so opted for a quick run-bike brick sesh this afternoon. Three short alternating intervals of each with 'transition' in the back garden. Pleased with how it went, in a wobbly-legged kind of a way...! #knackered 🤪

8 - and it turns out one of those wasn't an 'official' answer (although others have noted it too). I always loved these when I was little, but goodness me, they're fiendish!! 😱

Reminder today of what #parkrun is all about! I enjoyed running with a friend who was doing his first full parkrun back after cardiac surgery. At the same time, D was using the exoskeleton for the first time to help keep him parkrunning. So much support for both of them! #loveparkrun #inclusive

I don't go into the local office in Peterborough very often - more usually in London, York or Bristol. But popped in today and noticed that they have a shelf full of dinosaurs and fossils from nearby quarry digs! So cool - and appropriate for my office-formal footwear today too! 🦕🦖

Yes! Oh dear god, so much yes....!!

Running buddy and I have wussed out of our Thursday evening run for the last few weeks as the weather has been 'orrible (and, let's be honest, no one is making us do this!). But tonight we stuck to our guns and headed out in the rain. Really enjoyed both the run and our chips afterwards! #treats 😁

I usually work a half day on Wednesday. It's great 👍 This week, I unavoidably had to be in London for work on Wednesday so switched my half day to Tuesday. My brain now thinks today is Thursday. So yay, tomorrow is actually Friday, and we're nearly at the weekend. Sound OK to you guys?!

Shout-out for the construction work at Euston Station, which meant I reached today's step count by dint of going in a giant circle between two buildings 30 metres apart.... 🙄

An evening of practicalities and logistics, sorting out running/cycling events booked, and what needs accommodation. Another night at the ever-glamorous Slough West Trading Estate Premier Inn beckons... 😂

Some impressive skies over #stamford this afternoon! Nice 5-mile stroll with son, swapping my usual #WednesdayMorningWander for a Tuesday afternoon as I need to be in a meeting in London tomorrow. Given tomorrow's forecast is for rain, rain and more rain, not too sorry to get my fresh air today!

The theme for today's walk was water. Lots and lots of water. Amended my original planned route due to not being up for wading, but still managed a good 6-mile leg stretch. Almost no knee pain too, so fingers crossed that's settling down now 🤞 #muddyboots #weekendwander

The pen is mightier and all that....

A walk up the lane and another go on the exoskeleton (robo-legs)! Such an amazing invention - already making a real difference to our leisure time and doing things together. Plus, check out that sunset!!

A very dank and soggy #rutlandwater #parkrun this morning. A big well done to the 360 people who turned out to walk, jog and run - and massive thanks to our damp volunteers ❤️. A slow one for me - knee not quite right but change of shoe helped! 👍 #loveparkrun #soggynessa 🏃‍♀️

Toad-in-the-hole and roast potatoes for tea. Nutritional benefit of a bath sponge, and exceptionally diet-unfriendly.... but my goodness, it was good! Probably not the best pre-gym fuel, if I'm totally honest 🤪

Absolutely gridlocked in #stamford earlier, due to roadworks and school traffic. Was I glad I was on my e-bike and zipping past it all? Why, yes - yes, I was! #ebikesrock #activetravel #lovecycling

First day back at work after my New Year break. Just about ready for another holiday now...

Very cold but no ice, so all good to get back on the e-bike to pilates this evening. Felt so much better than having to drive - even cycling home in sleety rain felt refreshing and clean. Love my e-bike! #ebikesrock #activetravel 🚲😍

This is a very good thread, all credit to @monkemma.bsky.social. But does beg the question, why aren't the mainstream media doing this more often. Surely this is standard investigative journalism - or used to be when I worked on local papers many years ago...

If this is in your neck of the woods, then do yourself a favour and go. I'll admit to a little bias as the book is one of my absolute faves, but honestly, you don't need to have read it to enjoy the insights and entertainment of this show. Well worth your time!

Had some company for this morning's #WednesdayMorningWander. Son was between taxi jobs and joined me for a nice 3.5 mile amble along Maxey Cut. Not the most dramatic scenery, but avoided the early ice and frost, and the sun on the water looked quite beautiful.

Very sad to read this. Volunteering is such an important - and fun - part of parkrun. I always get a little annoyed looking at parkrun results and seeing people with 100's of run credits, but little or no volunteering. Parkrun is also about giving back - not just taking.... 😢

Took my car to be washed and cleaned. I know I don't often drive, and it's still wet and muddy but it was getting to the point that I couldn't see out, and the spiders on the cobwebs on the wing mirrors were starting to get obstreperous about me opening the doors...

Can we make this a national ad please? Please?? #allhomesafe

As #brooks no longer seem to want my custom after 13 years, my local running shop has recommended these for my achilles issues. 10mm drop, no rocker sole, neutral but some cushioning. So hard to find a cushioned higher drop shoe and no rocker sole - trainer fashion has a lot to answer for!!

The Highway Code rule 112b: LED headlights

Very sad to read this. A charity which did very good work. Sadly, the release of the recent lukewarm government Road Safety strategy suggests there will be no immediate reduction in the need for the unique support offered by RoadPeace. 😢