How to Fix Missing Strava Flyby
You might have noticed something weird on your Strava Overview this week. The Flyby is missing. Why is it missing? And how can you fix this missing flyby
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Running
Milton Keynes parkrun, a History. Part II. The First Five Years
Looking back it is fascinating seeing how parkrun has evolved, how the tone has changed, and how we have been able to reward our running community. I do wonder if, perhaps, the anniversaries didn’t mean as much to be early on. It was a bigger deal when we reached 20 runs! For our 2nd anniversary
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Intervals – Year 3, Week 4
Definitely cooler this week, the sunny spells helped it to feel nice, whilst still being cool enough that over-heating wasn’t an issue. Having said that, breathing has not been easy for a couple of the attendees. It may be late season allergies, or perhaps you are just a little run down. If you don’t feel
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Milton Keynes parkrun, a history. Part I. In the Beginning
Today, 3rd October 2020, marks 11 years since my first parkrun, a day that changed my life
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Intervals – Year 3, Week 3
Smiling, Happy, People Summer is heading out, It may be gone some time. No so great for a sun-worshipper like myself, but much more pleasant for running hard efforts without feeling like your head is on Venus. Short efforts at a high intensity today meant a long, relaxed, warm-up along the valley park before we
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Success Story – Chris B
I am in a very fortunate position to be able to offer some of my services for free. The most obvious one is as the founder and Event Director for Milton Keynes parkrun. My gift to the Milton Keynes community. I also coach for Redway Runners, one of the most successful running clubs in the
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Take your Meds.
The gentle heat a low, late summer, sun, strobing through the hedgerow to play tricks on my eyes. As I pushed my ability to sustain a challenging pace
Intervals – Year 3, Week 2
It is all in your head. Fight it, or go with it. You decide. Two different outcomes to the same run. It was a blustery day. On the opening, warm-up, lap it was clear that the wind was going to be against us all the way around the 400m loop. How do you cope with
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Intervals – Year 3, Week 1
Getting comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. Intervals is as much a mind-game as an effort game. You need to work on getting comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. Brain Training would be one way of looking at it. The Central Governor Model, postulated by Prof. Tim Noakes proposes that a monitor in the brain’s motor cortex will stop
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