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Latest Posts
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My First London Marathon
28 May 2024
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I was (very) lucky to receive a ballot place for the 2024 London Marathon. A few weeks ago, on 21st April, I ran London for the first time. It was a fantastic day, the crowd support was incredible, and it's something I will never forget. -
I can't quite believe it's 2024
23 May 2024
When I was younger, I used to imagine what it would be like in the year 2000. And try and think what I would be like at 40-plus. It was almost impossible. And yet, here we are in 2024. Blimey. -
Night of the 10000m PBs
24 May 2023
An afternoon and evening of brilliant running at the Highgate Harriers track in London. Fantastic atmosphere at the event and free for spectators. This is the future! -
Mother Hen: A Child of the Thirties
29 November 2022
My Mum, Brenda Walker, died in 2020 from COVID-19 and frailty. We knew that she had written about her childhood growing up before and during the Second World War and always wrote poetry during her life - but it was still a bit of a surprise when my sister, Lynette Coates, found Mum's memoir and poetry in a box in her bedroom.