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First Time Marathoners Read On
My work brings me into contact with lots of runners so I get a good idea of what’s on the horizon regarding future races. A good proportion of the people I have talked to are working towards their first marathon next year with London, Edinburgh and Paris high on the agenda for April/May time. It [...]
Sri Chinmoy 2 Mile Race 24th June 2009: Meadows, Edinburgh
The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team organise races on the Meadows in Edinburgh most weeks. The races usually range from 1 mile to 10km and consist of laps of the park along footpaths. So on June 24th 2009, Rob and I trundled down to the park, where everyone was playing tennis, to take part in a [...]
A run, jog or walk in the park
Up and down the country in various parks there is something going on every Saturday morning at 9am which I would recommend you take a look at, even better join in – ParkRun. My park is Hyde Park in Leeds and the event in every park is a 5k race or time trial or whatever [...]
Do the Hippy Hippy Run
In the sixties there was a band called the Swinging Blue Jeans who sang a song called “The Hippy Hippy Shake” which was also sung by the Beatles. This was during the era of flower power and the advent of the Hippy movement, which was based on a return and respect for nature (there are [...]
Arthur’s Seat to Musselburgh: Edinburgh Bike Path Review
The Innocent Railway is a disused railway which has been converted into a cycle path. It runs underneath part of Holyrood Park through a tunnel and then skirts Arthur’s Seat, Duddingston Loch, runs alongside the A1 to Milton link and then carries on for the beach at Musselburgh using Brunstane Road. The path is even [...]
