Category Archives: general conditions

Joseph Mutinda came to DS for training and at the last minute decided that he would enter the 10K race. And race he did. He won the 10K. He said that he was going to go for a run before the race started. So he takes off… The National Anthem plays. No Joseph. The priestContinue reading “Teamwork. 30 Sept 2012.”

The the running clinic was a great success today. After forecasts of rain all day — by early morning — there was none to speak of. Twenty plus people turned up for Joseph’s clinic despite the poor weather forecast. It was very international. We had Scottish, French, Kenyan and US representation. Kinda’ like the UNContinue reading “Running. 29 Sept 2012.”

The goal of the magician is never to produce more hats than rabbits. Allez et Hecho.

Joseph Mutinda, Kenyan distance runner extraordinaire, is in Drippings Springs, Texas for the week to help me with my running game and give a free Kenyan running clinic on Saturday 30 September. I learned the secret in making ugali. There’s a lot more to the process than I originally thought. It is usually served withContinue reading “Post. 28 Sept 2012.”

Well… It’s here. And I’m not talking about the iPhone. In the words of the Beatles… ‘Here comes the sun.’ Righty-o. I agree.

Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Painting: © William Vaughan, 2010

It wasn’t much of a shock to have read about the recent developments in the Lance Armstrong doping case. The French have been on it for ten years. Maybe if he’d stopped at four Tour wins? I suppose that very same hubris could be blamed on the Financial Crisis too. Like they said in theContinue reading “LA. 26.5 Aug 2012”