Category Archives: Running

Swim Like a Brick? So Let’s do a Triathlon

Posted on August 21, 2021 by charliecountryboy

I figured sooner or later you might get bored listening to me rattling on about running. So I thought I’d start training for a triathlon. The slight hiccup in the plan is that I don’t really swim. I know… I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Running | Tagged Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion, Running, Sooty, Spearfishing | 30 Comments

NC 500 Day 6+7 The Road to Gairloch

Posted on July 30, 2021 by charliecountryboy

The road to Gairloch can be fraught with danger. Especially if you don’t keep to the path. We decided to visit the Corrieshalloch Gorge. “The thundering River Dorma plunges 100ft down through the most impressive slot-gorge in Britain.” Run by … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, Running, Scotland | Tagged 10k Run, Beaches, Blog, Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Gairloch, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, nature, Opinion, Run, Running, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Swimming, Travel | 29 Comments

And Still We Run

Posted on July 24, 2021 by charliecountryboy

Sorry, another post about bloody running. I hear you cry. Well, “Tis the season” 😂 The Tokyo Olympics are due to start, with no spectators, huh! Athletics is the only thing I’ll watch on TV these days, I’m too old … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Blogging, Humour, Life, Running | Tagged 10k Run, Athletics, Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Humour, Life, Park Run, Run, Running, Training, Yorkshire | 26 Comments

Endurance

Posted on July 10, 2021 by charliecountryboy

Last year I was looking forward to Endure 24. You know? When you’ve got your sights set on a goal? There was a plan. Of course, the ankle put paid to that. Then COVID really crushed it. Anyaways, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Freedom, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Running, Ultra Running | Tagged Bramham Park, Distance Running, Endure 24, Run, Running, Running Friends, Running Partners, Ultra Runs | 28 Comments

Wind, Rain, Cold and Writing

Posted on May 8, 2021 by charliecountryboy

I could begin with – “It’s been a while since I posted,” but I’m worried the response would be, “Really?” 😂 So, I agreed to more hours at work, because they’re in the pooh, thought about ‘shit’ but I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Running, Writing | Tagged Blog, Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, Run, Running, Self Awareness, Writer, Writing | 24 Comments

Dear Lord, He’s Back!

Posted on November 5, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Everything was going swell (do you like that? A little word thrown in there for my american cousins) Anyaways, life was great. I rejoined the gym last Thursday and I’ve been doing cross-country in the dark on Wednesday evenings with … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Blogging, Community, Humour, Life, Opinion, Relationships, Running, Women | Tagged Blogging, COVID-19, Cross-country, Friendship, Lockdown, Running, Running Friends, Running Partners, Second Lockdown, Sooty, Sooty at Home | 31 Comments

My Last Time

Posted on October 29, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Nope, this isn’t one of those posts either, although it could have been in a hotel room😂. It’s been a funny old year. Last winter I trained hard, only to get one go at it and now I have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Blogging, Community, Humour, Life, Opinion, people, Relationships, Running | Tagged 10k Run, Blogging, Friendship, Haltemprice 10k, Humour, Parkrun, Parkrunning, Running, Running Partners | 43 Comments

My First Time

Posted on October 24, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Yeah, like I’m really going to put that up here, although for those that are curious it was at the rear of Morrison’s supermarket by the bins. 😉 Oh! we had such class in the 70’s! Nope this is my … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Motivation, Opinion, Relationships, Running, Sport, Yoga | Tagged 10k Run, Achilles Tendon, Comebacks, Pilates, Rehabilitation, Run, Running, Running Partners, Yoga | 29 Comments

A Marshall but no Badge

Posted on September 12, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Once again it seems I am to stand and encourage sweating, heaving bodies battle their way to ecstasy. Although my lump has now become quite hard I really don’t think it could cope with Sunday’s mass gathering. So I will … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, people, Running | Tagged Athletics, Humour, Life, Opinion, Park Run, Park Runs, Parkrun, Run, Running | 28 Comments

I’m Not Nosey

Posted on July 18, 2020 by charliecountryboy

I sit in my lonely room… there’s a song somewhere in there. The room where I write looks out over our little cul-de-sac… I hear and I see things so it is a good job I am not nosey. Although … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, Over 50's, Running | Tagged Anniversaries, Blogging, Dining Out, Humour, Life, Marriage, People, Reflections, Westwood Restaurant | 44 Comments