My tip for vagus nerve stimulation is immersing your face in a bucket of ice water. Start at 10/15 seconds and then build your endurance upwards towards 30-45 seconds. I did that during peak periods of stress (ironically during the last change programme🙃) and it felt like it really did help.
And to the actual point of me being here- the half marathon was an amazing experience, Ferrari really rolled the red carpet out for us all. The magic of the day was underlined by a PB which is always nice. Still not convinced I’m a runner but pleased to have survived!
Today was the turn of the Enzo Ferrari museum in Modena. Some achingly pretty metal including a 250 GTO, John Lennon’s 330, Miles Davis’ 275 GTB4, Jay Kay’s La Ferrari and Pavarotti’s F40. Also amazing to see an ex Schumacher championship winning F2003-GA
Also Grazie Mille to the blue side of Modena for allowing me in to the no entry section to grab a family reunion pic and for the copious amounts of espresso, on the house, naturally 🤌🏽🥰🤩
What a day. Maranello is a magical place
Safely completed an epic road trip from Leeds to Modena for the Enzo Ferrari half marathon on Sunday. 1000 miles in 31ish hours. The views around Mont Blanc and the other side of the border in Italy were stunning. Driving an Italian sports car in Italy is an epic experience 🤩🥰😍
One of these days I’ll be on the same train as you- just got off one from Leeds to Kings Cross 😅
Such a beautiful time of the year 🥰
And that’s the last suhoor of the month done.Been an interesting Ramadan this year.The tiredness has been on another level-it’s not helped that the entire house has been struck down by the lurgy these past few days.Still I’ll miss the quiet solitude of 4am, and the discipline we’ve all exercised…
Fred Again,The Streets,Kano and the Daft Punk duo minus helmets going back to back.On an aircraft carrier,with speakers strewn across the flight deck, heading down the straight. It would be such an epic sight that both sides would lay down their weapons and surrender to the music #GetLucky
How do you have time to watch tv with all the tv that you are making?!
Ps now there are new episodes to recap, you should totally bring your podcast back ( #5678 etc etc )
When you need respite from despairing at the state of the world, what better distraction than some stunning Italian metal…
Lovely morning at the cars and coffee event at my local dealership. Warming me up nicely for the end of the month, when I’ll be at the factory (to run a half marathon)
🏎️🥰👏🏽
At the halfway point of #Ramadan - the boss was meant to be on a plane to Pakistan via Qatar tomorrow but the ridiculousness in West Asia has put paid to that unfortunately 🤦🏽♂️
So we took her out for some scran- might not be the subcontinent but at least it’s well tasty 😋
No daily post this #Ramadan (mainly because I forgot🙃) but ten days in I will say a cuppa and a chocolate hob nob at 5am just before I close my fast is one of the great, underrated pleasures in this month ☺️
You should totally join this. If only to live tweet/post/Sky?! it…
Golden owl at Leeds Civic Hall
No apologies, but it is that time of the year when I am compelled to say...
No, *this* is a #SuperbOwl 🦉💛🤍💙🏈
Speeding back up north after my last module on @thekingsfund.bsky.social advanced OD practitioner programme. Phenomenal 6 month learning experience. Looking forward to putting my learning into practice, or at least trying to… given the amount of change in the air- should make things interesting!
Because the focus of the politician’s attention is the donors, and not the voters. If the donors say it isn’t a problem, the politicians don’t recognise it as a one.
The disconnect between what ordinary people view as important and what the political class prioritise appears to be growing by the day
Starting the week with 10k to continue preparation for the Enzo Ferrari Memorial Half marathon in Italy at the end of March. Managed my fastest 5k for a long time as well, despite the temperature being a tropical 2 degrees in Leeds today 🥶🏃🏽♂️🤌🏽
First silly o clock start of the year to head down to London for a 3 day stint. The cold is starting to get more than a bit annoying #HurryUpSummer
Christmas Mubarak one and all! Been for the now traditional Xmas hoon, eaten far too much and now plan to hibernate until next year 🎅🏽🏎️🍗🍲
Who knew acrylics, textured paint and canvas could be so much fun? Might start taking commissions soon! #IslamicArt #Caligraphy #Beginner
Petition to play all our remaining games at home 💙💛🤍
I wasn’t quite old enough to experience the Stone Roses in their pomp. Oasis were my coming of age band, but the Roses greatest hits album I played so much I wore it out. Gutted I never got to see them live. RIP Mani
My city and my England.
Fabulous writing 👌🏽
Sat in the motherland but brain still processing NHS news. Things are v bleak at the moment-yesterday’s “briefing” did little to lift the gloom.
Still there’s a few more days of chai, gorgeous sunsets and time with the extended family to enjoy before we shift to the UAE for week 2! #WeekendMubarak
Seems poignant that today of all days I get confirmation of my entry- the marathon wasn’t a possibility unfortunately- even though the year will be ‘26, I will be doing 13 miles at the London big half. Raising funds once again for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social - link/running spam coming soon!
Long week. But a good one. Felt good to be out of the office and learning again. Haven’t really considered what I do as OD- but after the first module of the @thekingsfund.bsky.social Advanced OD practitioner programme, starting to think differently. Looking forward to the next module in November!
End of a long old week. In Manchester on Tues, addressing the new ‘25 GMTS cohort,with SMT colleagues yesterday trying to balance new work,a spend moratorium&an impending acceleration in the NHSE-DH change programme,and the RHO road show on ethnicity pay gap today… I’m knackered! 😴 #WeekendMubarak
Complete the two sentences in your head:
Have a carnival of fun and celebration full of not-white people, police use facial recognition tech because …
Have a protest full of racism and bigotry, with known racists present, police decide to NOT use facial recognition tech because …