Rita Mistry
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Following the three Rs: Reading; Writing; Running.
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After 2 days of child-minding (oh, and a HM), I’m testing out my legs. Tired but okay for a jog, and pleasing to realise that I can plod gently up Rest Hill Road without dying. Although the HR average was a bit higher than zone 2, most of it was under 150 and it all felt comfortable on the lungs.
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
After 2 days of child-minding (oh, and a HM), I’m testing out my legs. Tired but okay for a jog, and pleasing to realise that I can plod gently up Rest Hill Road without dying. Although the HR average was a bit higher than zone 2, most of it was under 150 and it all felt comfortable on the lungs.
Forest bathing with a gentle 4-mile run amongst scented pines. Hip/glute still an issue so I’ll need some advice, and as my half is only in two weeks, that is going to hurt. Plus getting menopause symptoms (broken sleep, hot flushes) since about two weeks ago 🤦🏽♀️
#runninginjuries #hemstedforest
#runninginjuries #hemstedforest
September 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Forest bathing with a gentle 4-mile run amongst scented pines. Hip/glute still an issue so I’ll need some advice, and as my half is only in two weeks, that is going to hurt. Plus getting menopause symptoms (broken sleep, hot flushes) since about two weeks ago 🤦🏽♀️
#runninginjuries #hemstedforest
#runninginjuries #hemstedforest
Last Wednesday I managed an official road PB in a 5K - some of these interval runs are evidently paying off
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#ellesmereport5k #5krace #halfmarathontraining #coffeeandrunning
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Half Training – Week Eleven: A 5K Race
Alright. It is safe to say that I know diddly squat about running and how to work towards anything. Last week I was feeling somewhat sorry for myself in my blog and then this week I pull off someth…
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August 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Last Wednesday I managed an official road PB in a 5K - some of these interval runs are evidently paying off
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#ellesmereport5k #5krace #halfmarathontraining #coffeeandrunning
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#ellesmereport5k #5krace #halfmarathontraining #coffeeandrunning
A lot of thoughts and memories went through my head as i read this book
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#fantasy #jrrtolkien #cslewis
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#fantasy #jrrtolkien #cslewis
John Hendrix – The Mythmakers
:The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien There is a poster on the wall in the downstairs toilet. It’s framed now but has the creases and watermarks from a long past and some ro…
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July 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A lot of thoughts and memories went through my head as i read this book
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#fantasy #jrrtolkien #cslewis
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#fantasy #jrrtolkien #cslewis
West Highland Way
In the Sun!
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In the Sun!
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WHW:Day 1 – Milngavie to Drymen
14:23 miles (although it said 12.1 miles officially) I try to remind myself, about eight miles into what will eventually be fourteen plus miles, that I will get stronger as the days progress. That’…
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May 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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A cloudy day for our last day here, which was ideal for a run, but yesterday I did do some laps in the coldest outdoor pool I have ever put my toes in 🥶🥶🥶.
#northcyprus
A cloudy day for our last day here, which was ideal for a run, but yesterday I did do some laps in the coldest outdoor pool I have ever put my toes in 🥶🥶🥶.
#northcyprus
April 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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A cloudy day for our last day here, which was ideal for a run, but yesterday I did do some laps in the coldest outdoor pool I have ever put my toes in 🥶🥶🥶.
#northcyprus
A cloudy day for our last day here, which was ideal for a run, but yesterday I did do some laps in the coldest outdoor pool I have ever put my toes in 🥶🥶🥶.
#northcyprus
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Well it turned out nice in the end!
#liverpoolhalfmarathon #traininggetsresults #perfectrunningweather
Well it turned out nice in the end!
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Liverpool Half Marathon
Sometimes, just sometimes, being bad at mental arithmetic can be a good thing. I was approaching the board bearing the number ‘11’ in large enough font for even the severely myopic, and I glanced d…
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March 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Well it turned out nice in the end!
#liverpoolhalfmarathon #traininggetsresults #perfectrunningweather
Well it turned out nice in the end!
#liverpoolhalfmarathon #traininggetsresults #perfectrunningweather
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A terrific morning for a club run
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A terrific morning for a club run
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HM Training – Week 8 of 9 (Borders Race)
I think I definitely put in some effort this morning because now I’m struggling to raise myself from my position of repose this afternoon. Race five in the Borders League series, was in sunny Capen…
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March 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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A terrific morning for a club run
#bordersleague #running #halfmarathontrainning
A terrific morning for a club run
#bordersleague #running #halfmarathontrainning
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It was a very warm day to do fourteen miles yesterday 🥵
#halfmarathontraining #jeffing
It was a very warm day to do fourteen miles yesterday 🥵
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HM Training – Week 7 of 9
What do two women in their fifties who are steadily grinding their way through the ten-mile training run on a Sunday morning talk about? Needing to find a suitable spot for another wild wee (natura…
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March 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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It was a very warm day to do fourteen miles yesterday 🥵
#halfmarathontraining #jeffing
It was a very warm day to do fourteen miles yesterday 🥵
#halfmarathontraining #jeffing
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We should have watched two plays on this trip, but sadly our Edward II had to be cancelled, so it was just Hamlet in the end.
We should have watched two plays on this trip, but sadly our Edward II had to be cancelled, so it was just Hamlet in the end.
RSC: Hamlet – Back in Stratford
I know I shouldn’t, what with the crumbs and all, but I’m eating a pain au chocolat on the bed with a glass of red to wash it down. It’s a moment of decadence that I can enjoy while we relax, befor…
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February 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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We should have watched two plays on this trip, but sadly our Edward II had to be cancelled, so it was just Hamlet in the end.
We should have watched two plays on this trip, but sadly our Edward II had to be cancelled, so it was just Hamlet in the end.
Having gone past this little carriage a gazillion times on my Stratford upon Avon runs, we have finally come to have a cup of tea in ‘Bobby’s’.
#stratforduponavon #myhappyplace
#stratforduponavon #myhappyplace
February 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Having gone past this little carriage a gazillion times on my Stratford upon Avon runs, we have finally come to have a cup of tea in ‘Bobby’s’.
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#stratforduponavon #myhappyplace
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Another terrific bit of fun in the mud
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#halfmarathontraininginprogress #running #runningwithfriends
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HM Training – Week 3 of 9
Clean before the race Every time I pull the laces tight, I wonder how I’m going to run in these shoes. The thin leather has just five millimetres of cushioning around the back heel, and there is ev…
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February 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Another terrific bit of fun in the mud
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#halfmarathontraininginprogress #running #runningwithfriends
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#halfmarathontraininginprogress #running #runningwithfriends
Slow read this one - or more like two fast bursts with a long gap in between.
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#rebeccafkuang #yellowface #bookreview
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Rebecca F. Kuang – Yellowface
I’m fifty-one years old and I have just finished Yellowface. My age is critical here: one, because the book was bought for me in 2023, and it’s only now that I’ve got to the end. two, because…
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February 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Slow read this one - or more like two fast bursts with a long gap in between.
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#rebeccafkuang #yellowface #bookreview
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#rebeccafkuang #yellowface #bookreview
I should have written this two days ago but life got in the way.
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HM Training – Week 2 of 9
A late blog for week two. That doesn’t bode well. At least I, kind of, managed all my planned sessions during that week. I’m only on Tuesday of week three and I feel like I’m in a bit of a ti…
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February 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I should have written this two days ago but life got in the way.
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#running #bordersleague #halfmarathon #halfmarathontrainingbegins
#running #bordersleague #halfmarathon #halfmarathontrainingbegins
HM Training – Week 1 of 9
Good things I managed just over twenty-seven miles this week, and as I haven’t done that since the second week of November last year, I’m quite pleased. By virtue of two races – alright Parkrun is…
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January 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Memories of swimming in that hotel pool! But now, back to earth with a bump.
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#newyearsresolution #williachievemygoals #gottokeeptrying
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January 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Memories of swimming in that hotel pool! But now, back to earth with a bump.
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#newyearsresolution #williachievemygoals #gottokeeptrying
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#newyearsresolution #williachievemygoals #gottokeeptrying
Getting to meet just a few of the people living on the streets of Mumbai was intense but so interesting.
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#india #mumbai #homelessinmumbai #pehchanindia #kamlafoundation
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#india #mumbai #homelessinmumbai #pehchanindia #kamlafoundation
India: Days 4 and 5 – A Field Trip
Madhu sits on a mat on the ground and works away while she talks to us. Her eight-inch curved blade pushes down the thin bamboo strips as she weaves them through the vertical warp of her basket. Sh…
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January 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Getting to meet just a few of the people living on the streets of Mumbai was intense but so interesting.
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#india #mumbai #homelessinmumbai #pehchanindia #kamlafoundation
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#india #mumbai #homelessinmumbai #pehchanindia #kamlafoundation
Not enough hours in the day to have a holiday and write a blog but here’s another one finally.
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#india #mumbai #elephantaisland #guruwalk
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India: Day Three – Elephanta Island And A Guru Walk
Well, so much for a blog a day, this is only the third one and we’re already into the second week. It’s New Year’s Eve all of a sudden. But that’s okay, it’s been a great experience so far, and I w…
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December 31, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Not enough hours in the day to have a holiday and write a blog but here’s another one finally.
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#india #mumbai #elephantaisland #guruwalk
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#india #mumbai #elephantaisland #guruwalk