It was 34 years ago today!

Today’s my birthday – hurrah! This day in 1973 I woke up to the realisation that England had not qualified for the World Cup in Germany.  It was one of the worst days of my life. England, and Norman Hunter especially, had failed. It was difficult for a 10-year-old to take.
This morning I wake to a [...]

Get your rolling pin out!

Long time no post but training has been going OK. I’ve been suffering from what hypochondriac Mick thinks is the beginning of shin splints. After a speed session Chris commented that many people who think they have shin splints are in fact suffering from calf problems – so I took his advice, dug the rolling pin [...]