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Taking part in the Richmond Runfest events has been something I’ve been trying to do for some years. Most of the time it’s because it sells out so quickly, due to its popularity. This year I was on it and got my place sorted. Continue reading “Kew Gardens 10km Race Review/Recap – September 2019”
I chanced across this new tune via YouTube and it could just about be the perfect running tune.
I liked the British producers previous tunes Need U (100%) and I Got You from a few years back but his new one, The Power, is an absolute stomper. Continue reading “The Awesome Running Playlist – Track 33”
I only share and review things I really like on this site and things that readers will get value from. Unless the item is absolutely shocking.
Most kit I use is fairly workman like, with not many bells and whistles, and tends to be in black or grey.
I needed some extra kit for my cycling trip to France. Continue reading “dhb Aeron Short Sleeve Jersey Review”
We are not moving very far away in time from the last week’s tune but we are moving across the Atlantic, for producer Roger Sanchez’s smash, Another Chance. Continue reading “The Awesome Running Playlist – Track 32”
Some new podcasts I’ve enjoyed over the last few months.
You may have seen/heard of the book – Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup. This is the podcast version and an easy entry into the story. Continue reading “Podcasts you should listen to – August 2019”
I’ve entered Ride London for several years and didn’t get a ballot place. The last two years I’ve ended up doing the 46-mile version (Read here and here).
This year I got in. But none of my other cycling buddies did. So, I was on my own but was not going to give up the chance to take on the one closed road ride in London and the South East. Continue reading “Ride London 2019 Review / Recap”
A few weeks ago, five friends and I went cycling in the French Alps for 3 days. It was a self-planned and operated trip, for which all of it was due to my friend Nick, who found the location, a place to stay and recc’ed the climbs. He is also the founder member of the Mountain Goat Velo Society (MGVS). Continue reading “MGVS – Cycling in the French Alps – Outbound and Day One”
Last month was marked by the recent passing of another influential DJ. French DJ and producer Philippe Zdar, who accidentally fell from a building in Paris in June 2019. Zdar was one half of the dance music duo, Cassius. Continue reading “The Awesome Running Playlist – Track 31”
For a number of months I have been focusing on my running and cycling, that has meant neglecting my standard BMF sessions. Whilst attending said standard BMF session, there came a time to do some planks and side planks. Continue reading “Why your core is important?”
The Grammy award winning collaboration between two different genres that’s a mash-up combining lyrics from Linkin Park’s “Numb” and “Encore” by Jay-Z, both released in 2003, but from their EP Collision Course from 2004. Continue reading “The Awesome Running Playlist – Track 30”