On Saturday, October 6th we all scrubbed up well for our 25th birthday party. The falling crane on the Croydon Park Hotel meant fortuitously that we were able to book the Booking Hall, Airport House on the site of the old Croydon Airport.
It was the second time Nicky had met a bunch of Striders. [...]
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November 11, 2007
Striders’ 25th Anniversary Black Tie Do
October 18, 2007
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 [...]
October 17, 2007
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 [...]
September 19, 2007
Lead up to Nottingham
Since the beginning of September I’ve really reduced the training, fearful of remaining injured. Sharp, shooting pains in my right achilles led me to think I’ve got to get some new shoes. An hour-long consultation at Run & Become at Victoria left me with some Nike Air Span 4+ or something like that. A couple [...]
