I live in village on the beautiful Gower Peninsula, Wales, United Kingdom. This village is called Bishopston and it has been called the fittest village in Wales. I have no idea how that fact was verified, but what I do know is that people here like to run a lot, a lot. They like it…
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Struck down by injury; why I can’t run!
A week ago I went along to join the local ladies touch rugby practice. It was great fun, but it did not last long; at least not for me. Since then I’ve had more time to practice my writing skills and came up with a little rhyme that might entertain, educate or merely remind of…
Why I run, then and now.
I started running when I was eight years old. The year before that, I was the slowest in my class (also the youngest and therefore subject to the ‘Matthew effect’ as explained by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers). It was a simple pleasure, easily achievable and always available. I was hooked and soon felt incomplete…
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