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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Parkrun clubs mix world class and weekend warriors
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Forget billions of pounds worth of ''2012 Olympic legacy'' - the perfect model for grass roots sports participation in and around London is already firmly in place in the form of the thriving ''parkrun''...

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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Anatomy of a crack

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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Will Baroness Ashton need a Ludford Law?

A collection of runners frustrations

Richard — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:47:27 +0000

I’ve just stumbled on this marvellous collection of running frustrations at DebsOnWriting. Well worth having a read: If you’ve ever been out running, I’m sure you’ll agree with most - if not all - of the items included! I’ve certainly tried writing my own compilation of frustrations and annoyances, but don’t think I’ll come quite [...]

2009 marathon plans

Richard — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:46:05 +0000

Whilst locking up the house last night, I noticed the postman had wedged a package behind our storm doors. Annoyed that they’d not at least tried to ring, I dug it out and wondered who on earth had sent me a fleece. I’m afraid I’ve reached free-garment overload with all the free t-shirts I get [...]

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Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Credit Crisis and the Bailout in Plain English

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Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

An aside on graffiti

Richard — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:55:56 +0000

Returning home from a rain soaked running training session this evening, I caught the end of an interview on Radio 4’s Front Row with sculptor Richard Serra. Towards the end of the interview (28 minute offset) he made a fascinating aside about graffiti, specifically tagging, after being asked about a mark that the interviewer had seen on a recent [...]

It’s not all about equity indicators

Richard — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:27:03 +0000

In my previous financially focused post (link) I expressed frustration at how the media continue to misrepresent the perfectly legitimate practice of ’short selling’. As I was watching the news yesterday (with their on-screen live FTSE and DOW figures), and reading the newspapers again this morning, I was reminded that there are further examples of oversights and [...]

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Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Another update…

Richard — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:00:49 +0000

Not even six months after my last refresh, afraid it’s site refresh time again. The old setup and theme were really not working out in quite the way I’d hoped, so I’ve taken a few leaves from recent rejig of my running club website, and applied them here. The theme I’m using (Mandigo) is wonderfully customisable, so [...]

What scourge is shorting, really?

Richard — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:25:22 +0000

There seems to be some bizarre hysteria blowing through the country at the moment: The fear of shorting stocks, and the companies that practice it. The newspapers seem to be all over the mechanism, and journalists seem to be failing in their duty to provide accurate information. Also in the firing line seem to be pension [...]

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Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Two years ago: My first run

Pollok park: Ministers refuse to call-in Go Ape plan

Richard — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:00:07 +0000

Things had been quiet over the summer with regards the Save Pollok Park campaign. The application was with Scottish Ministers (as the council has a financial interest in the proposal), and they were to decide whether to call it in. Despite the fact that the council didn’t accurately portray the views of their supposed park management [...]