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Tag Archives: race
Marathon footwear failure in the Lammermuir Hills (Rousse)
I was on target to complete my first ever marathon – until the track was changed mid-race to include a climb over the Lammermuir Hills, and we were all subject to an enforced change of footwear. I was never going … Continue reading
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Tagged Crocs, fail, failure, footwear, hills, Lammermuir, marathon, path, plimsolls, race
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Racial identification and job changes (Rousse)
After two weeks in the sun, C looked like an African. I asked if he was looking forward to experiencing racial prejudice first hand. Meanwhile I became more and more distressed as I realised that it was impossible to pull … Continue reading
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Tagged African, cycling, employment, greeen, identification, job, lime, Loughborough, move, prejudice, race, racial, shorts
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An M6 rendez-vous (Rousse)
TPR forced me to cross all six lanes of the M6 as heavy traffic curved its way through the mountains of the Lake District. At the other side we encountered DJ and FB, also on foot, returning from a race. … Continue reading
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Tagged hard shoulder, jeans, Lake District, M6, motorway, race, shorts, TPR, traffic
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Biking through Oxford with a purpose (Rousse)
I raced on my bike through the colleges of Oxford determined to catch up with TPR. I had two important things to tell him: I knew about all his affairs (including the recent one with MNX) and that he’d only … Continue reading
Human horse travels uncomfortably across the Atlantic (Rousse)
Normally a seat in the second row on a transatlantic flight would mean plenty of leg room – perhaps even a bed – but not on this service. I was sitting directly behind a mother and a baby, both of … Continue reading
Race to rescue earthquake victim in northern Russia (Rousse)
When the earthquake struck in the Russian far north TPR was standing directly on the fault line above a seam of white marble. He fell several thousand feet into the enormous crevice. I was sure that I would never see … Continue reading
An athletic library user (Rousse)
I burst through the main door almost taking out RR (who had just returned from a trip by train) and offered to carry his newspaper upstairs for him. While he took the lift, I charged up the the wide sweeping … Continue reading
Simon Le Bon and Duran Duran play Birmingham University reunion
I sat next to Simon Le Bon – and opposite Nick Rhodes and John Taylor – in a club with other former classmates following Duran Duran’s performance at our University reunion. Simon feigned attention in my tale about a friend … Continue reading
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Tagged 10k, bill, Birmingham, buggy, cardigan, charity, classmate, clothes, club, Duran Duran, friend, grandchild, hotel, Jane Garvey, Jimmy Page, John Taylor, needy, Nick Rhodes, performance, poor, race, reunion, silk, Simon le Bon, spot, tutor, university, Women's Hour, yellow
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Sea races and a student on a swing (Rousse)
I walked all the way up the hill to the new building of the highest point of campus, then made my way up to the top floor. From there I took position at the window with everyone else to watch … Continue reading
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Tagged ambulance, armed, blonde, buidling, campus, conversation, crew, degree, English, forces, girl, green, inappropriate, maths, methematics, mother-in-law, normal, race, sea, student, swing, top, white, window
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In-law social climbers (Rousse)
My in-laws were terrible social climbers. They forced me and my husband to enter a cycling race that – if we won – would reward us with a job placement with some posh person. (Of course, it was highly unlikely … Continue reading →