This is the route for my walk across Scotland in May. The detail has been updated following comments from the Expert Vetter at Challenge Control. Unfortunately the links to the OS Maps planning tool don’t work reliably, but thankfully Skirrid Systems’ plugin for WordPress continues to work well! Page 1 DAILY ITINERARY WITH FOUL WEATHER […]
TGOC 2024 Lochailort to Montrose – here we go again! Read More »
This is the third pieces about my 9+ years as a Governor and Lead Governor at my local NHS Trust. Part 1 describes what NHS governors do; part 2 shows how this has evolved and contributed to Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (BHFT). This last part will include observations about how effective the governance process is.
NHS Foundation Trusts: A Governor’s Tale part 3 of 3 Read More »
Innovations on my watch All governors are different with varying backgrounds and experiences. Many have a strong urge to improve their Trust’s delivery of services, but this is the role of the Board and Management and not for the Governors. They are there to scrutinize! When I joined the Council I recognised that there was
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My period as an NHS trust volunteer governor is nearing an end and now is the time to write a few words about the experience. I was an elected governor at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust and for over 9 years represented the constituency of Reading. I was Lead Governor for 5 or 6 years. This
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For 9 years I was Governor at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT). This is one of 3 or 4 pieces in which I have shared some of my experiences. All governors are different – this is one of the joys of belonging to the team at an NHS Trust. The level of participation varies
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Many runners focus on speed. The main target is to get faster, right? I used to think like this, always hopeful on each training run that my kilometre time would be a few seconds less than before. But as you get older speed becomes more difficult. It was only when I heard about the different
Coming to running: on the heart-rate – getting into zones Read More »
Aged 57 or 58 I looked at the results from my first public run and I was astounded to discover that everyone over 40 is considered a ‘veteran’! The running fraternity used to discriminate against women; is ageism also rife in the sports community? The London Times newspaper is fond of health and fitness articles
The Running Age – Coming to Running at 40, 50, 60, 70! Read More »
[In this report you can click on most images to enlarge them. Any maps can be zoomed and panned by click on the + or – signs or pulling around with the mouse.] The Northumberland Coast Run comes early in the running calendar. The end of February can be icy cold. On this run over
Coming to running: The Northumberland Coast Ultra 2022 Read More »
For all runners, but especially older runners I’m an advocate of ‘long and slow’. There are plenty of events to challenge you, from 10k, marathons and half-marathons, 50k, 50 miles, 100k, even more. Training for distance running requires some special considerations. The body adapts to what you do. Run 10k over and over again and,
Coming to running: ‘That’s Lyth’ – Going the distance! Read More »
It is rare to escape foot injury on a multiday walk. Some soreness on the top of my toes made me reach for the moleskin which, secured by leucatape, was all I needed. There’s a ridge that begins near Milton and over about 18km rises up to the top of Cairngorm – this was my
Torridon to Aberdeen – TGOC 2022 part 4 Read More »