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ByJohn May1 hour to do 10k. Not my most brilliant performance, but the first piece of real exercise since the Edinburgh Marathon, so not altogether disappointing either. It was very, very hot, even at 8:30 in the morning and the course was an undulating one with a particularly nasty climb about half way round. Great medal…
The Oakley 20
ByJohn MayIt rained. The wind blew. I ran. In the right weather, today’s 20 miler could have been quite fun. An undulating course took us in two loops (one of 12 miles and one of 8) through country lanes and pretty villages around Bedford.But the weather today was far from right. I knew things were going…
Hot air in Yarmouth
ByJohn MayNew York last week, Great Yarmouth today. I’ve never been to Yarmouth before. It’s a really lovely town. I tend to think of British seaside resorts as being rather sad, diliapidated places. The one I know best, Weston-super-Mare, certainly is. But Yarmouth was very busy with holidaymakers, making the most of a beautiful day. I…
Christmas Eve, 1970.
ByJohn MayI last saw the real Father Christmas when I was six years old. It was very late at night on Christmas Eve, or possibly very early on Christmas morning. I was asleep in the bunk bed that I shared with my little brother in our house in Sussex Street, Pimlico, London. Getting to sleep had…
What I’m continuing to learn about cats
ByJohn MayOne of the unexpected pleasures of leading Cats Protection has been discovering just how much there is still to learn. People sometimes assume that when someone becomes the Chief Executive of a charity, they somehow become an expert overnight in whatever that organisation exists to do. The reality is rather different. I arrived with many…
