Tag Archives: running

Christmasness

Posted on December 24, 2016 by thepogblog

For about five years I have tried making Brie and cranberry canapés for Christmas. Every year they have been a complete disaster.  I think I might have finally cracked it though! (You just have to ignore the fact that they … Continue reading →

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Not quite the plan, but…

Posted on November 20, 2016 by thepogblog

What do you do when you have spent 4 weeks preparing, 1 week mildly panicking, 24 hours properly panicking, then wake up at 4.45am thanks to the torrential rain, make it to the coach for 7am to go and run … Continue reading →

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A stupid idea

Posted on November 18, 2016 by thepogblog

For the last three weeks I’ve been getting up even earlier than I usually do when I go running to join an ‘increase your speed’ running course.  I’m not sure I’ve got anywhere close to increasing my speed – the first … Continue reading →

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The Lycra look

Posted on November 1, 2016 by thepogblog

You know how when you do exercise you tend to look… pretty terrible, really? It’s not just me, is it? Well, people at least look different in lycra to their usual clothes (cue me doing the obvious in Tesco the other … Continue reading →

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When things don’t go to plan

Posted on October 2, 2016 by thepogblog

Yesterday didn’t quite go to plan. The plan was to do a lovely autumn morning run with my group, finishing with everyone in pink running through Bumpkinstown high street for Breast Cancer Care, and in the afternoon to take Litte … Continue reading →

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Autumn and scarecrows

Posted on September 25, 2016 by thepogblog

Autumn has officially started, so I took a few pictures on some of my escapades over the last couple of days. Fridays’s bike ride: Saturday’s run: And this morning it was all a bit bleak: But I did find conkers: … Continue reading →

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it’s all about the speed…

Posted on July 24, 2016 by thepogblog

Technology is not my friend, but today it made me laugh a lot. I’m still working hard at the unfatness plan. I will never be particularly good, but I do get some weird sense of achievement at sweating my way … Continue reading →

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Blue skies and furniture

Posted on July 17, 2016 by thepogblog

This weekend was mostly about blue skies and furniture. On Saturday I spent eight hours transforming this: Into this: It’s not perfect, but I rather like it :o) And today, with the really blue skies here for once (I took … Continue reading →

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Pudding club!

Posted on July 10, 2016 by thepogblog

My nearly neighbour friend is pretty much a genius. Last night a group of us decended on her house for pudding club. Nearly neighbour friend made nibbles bits of the tastiest variety and we all took a pudding. Yes, we … Continue reading →

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Lots of nature in trainers (but not much actual running)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by thepogblog

Yesterday as I joined others in my running group for their annual lavender run (running alongside the local lavender fields) one of the lovely ladies commented (with some surprise, I think) that I had actually made it back from my … Continue reading →

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