Quiche, sausages, sausage rolls, roast potatoes

Did a run yesterday where the rest/water stop had a whole barn buffet. I am now ruined for any other event. If you're a woman who likes running/walking and doesn't mind a bit of a challenge with good scran along the way #SheUltra is for you. Those potatoes honestly powered me to the end.

Small swimmable river pool, large boulders to the left through which a small falls bushes, smaller rocks form a boundary on the right, above that gorsey greenery and a blue sky

Easter return to the Witches Pool/Black rock falls/ what my mate calls #dartmoor 's infinity pool.
Quick dip today and cold enough to burn so I'm guessing about 5/6 degrees.. this time of year I get this pool on the Lyd to myself, will never take it for granted.

Grey sky, grey sea at high tide, pier in the sea including a broken off bit at the end

Record breaking numbers for Teignmouth #parkrun today and the pier is still just about holding on. Lovely breeze made it very enjoyable before my dash into the sea and session in the community sauna. Quite the nicest way to start a weekend.

Thanks Amanda I know you get it..sending you a big hug too x

My lovely tuxedo cat died last night and today every black thing I catch in my peripheral vision is him I think. Going to be a while before that stops.

I am 51 years old and still if I mention an ache or pain to my mum she says "have you fallen over?".
#happymothersday

Canal and flood relief alongside a field in the spring sunshine

View of a land buoy in red and white with a climbing tower in the distance and some trees. This is where the parkrun starts

Assorted pastries, many with pistachio, berries, biscoff

Finally some sunshine for Exeter #parkrun and the ritual trip to the Ridge cafe afterwards to pick up some post run pastries

Shop window saying The Grizzly 2026 and running numbers pinned up beside a large cuddly bear

Such a wonderful atmosphere for yesterday's #Grizzly2026 around Beer, Seaton and Branscombe. Mizzly old day but the kindness and spirit of the marshalls and the other runners really do make it a special kind of race. Yes it was hard but honestly I had the best time.

Cattle grid gate and a path in the distance beside green fields and trees

After rain stopped Exeter Riverside #parkrun play for 3 weeks nice to be back marshalling, keeping runners off the cattle grid and in charge of the defib just in case...

Land buoy and two trees on a promontory overlooking a river, to the right a path

Misty running

Early morning white grey sky, boats on the river Exe, one nearest with a tall mast, path and bollards in the near distance

Daybreak running. The boatyard.

View of the Exe estuary, sea water on the left and on the right a wall and a path along its top, grass bank below

Nice long gentle stretch out this morning towards Starcross, I always know when I hit this view by the Turf Locks that I've broken the back of that week's long run

Tops of conifers and above them mist

Lovely to be back at Haldon #parkrun and by the end the mist had cleared and we got a great view of the estuary from the ridge

Still river Exe, houses and trees and lights reflected in the water, yellow orange hue to the dark night sky, on the right the quay path where I run

Winter sunrise running

Sausage roll in a Greggs bag

Did short gentle run to see what state my legs are in. This state apparently

I've had a HOT shower and a sleepy time tea, cannot begin to say how nice it is

Dark sky, light of headtorches reflected

Did my first moor night run on #dartmoor. Only fell over once but into gorse so now I have lots of little cuts. Managed to avoid terrible bog. Some river crossing so wet feet and at one point the promised snow started but given how badly it could have gone I am massively relieved.

Teignmouth pier, a silvery sea and the SUN in the sky

Teignmouth for this morning's #parkrun lovely crowd and Marshalls and I got a sea dunk and sauna afterwards..perfect Saturday morning

Silvery clouds sea and beach

The sun is almost out so given I'm between jobs I used the emergency bikini in the boot on an impromptu trip to Exmouth

Trees reflected onto a canal, grey purple white water and light, in the distance on the left a shadowy building The Double Locks pub with one solitary light visible

Daybreak running. Pub.

Local radio is trying to convince us buying your partner a ticket to the Devon County show is a romantic gesture

View over a canal, lights reflected in the water either side, grey to white sky, on the right a building illuminated which used to be an old pub, then cafe and is now a home

Dark soggy running.

Muddy hollow, mossy trees either side, in the distance a person

Hollow running. Random uppy downy route through the city as my usual river side paths are still quite watery.

Programme of an event at the priory about monks and monastic life, photos of the priory, grim reaper and a monk

An evening at St Nicholas Priory is never dull, not least because it's an opportunity to roam this very old building and reacquaint yourself with Martha the taxidermied raven beloved of the former curator Maud Tothill.

Yes, pretty clear all around, least the bits we saw

It's definitely trail shoes. Quite uneven, I would guess some bits are squelchy all year round. Enjoy!

Mossy head of a person planted in gardens

Lost Gardens of Heligan #parkrun today. Enjoyably lumpy course with a bonus small water crossing. Mud rating 7/10.

Grey rainy skies, slither of light showing the estuary to the sea, mizzle over green fields, nearby the outline of two trees

Wet running. View on the way back from Haldon Belvedere.

Frontage of a traditional fish and chips shop in Wrexham. It is called Jones's (also known as Fred Jones's)

Worship at the mothership of chippies.
Where my great uncle delivered ingredients and became nicknamed Ted Tatao.
Where as a child I sat with my mum on the wall nearby stuffing piping hot fish and chips into our mouths. May it never close.

Darkness except for a sliver of light which is a train in the distance

Looking back at the path, dark paths, lighter grey dark water with lighting reflected in it, foggy grey sky

Light starting to break, path more visible, dark trees and field either side of the path

Broken industrial building over looking the river between shadowy trees. Daybreak and artifical light shimmering through the hollow walls

Dark running. River's edge.