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[isa-carmona]

great work during today's session #usk10years #usk10x10 #newbury #DonningtonCastle #englishheritage #stories #history thanks to #westberks #archeologist for the #historynotes (at Donnington Castle)

[isa-carmona]

#fundraising for @city_artsnewbury. 100 plus artists #exhibition 18&19 Feb 2017 in #newbury Which one will you get? #Repost from @city_artsnewbury ... #100canvases #city_artsnewbury #fundraising#art #community #create #newbury #westberks #painting #mixedmedia (at City Arts - Newbury)

[dan-bowsher]

2016: A year on the run

I’m starting to lay out my runs for the year ahead. 

I did this last year, there a load of the events got cancelled and I got shin splints. The rest of the running year hasn’t been great, so I’m now putting that behind me and looking for a decent pair of trail shoes.

Reckon I’ve got the first six months sorted. This year I’m planning to try more local, off-road routes and events. Fortunately, there are some crackers pretty much on the doorstep. This year I’m shooting for these:

- 3 January, Gibbet Hangover Challenge, 10 miles

- 3 April, Combe Gibbet to Overton Challenge, 16 miles

- 19 June - Hampshire Hoppit (Marathon)

At some point I want to try out hashing. Richard Askwith wrote about it Running Free and it sounds great fun. I’ve found at least one group nearby, so I’ll give that a crack.

I’m also still planning to run Suilven, but I’m still looking for a willing partner or two. I’m not going to run it fast, but I’m not keen to fly solo on that terrain especially as there’s no event. Fancy it? Let me know.