Author Archives: alishep

Maidenhead parkrun: the one with the Olympian and unexpected media presence!

Posted on August 9, 2017 by alishep

When my friend Sarah invited me and another friend Jo to go on a wine tasting tour of an English vineyard near to her home in Maidenhead last Saturday, my first thought was: “Can I still do parkrun?” Before I … Continue reading →

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Seaton parkrun: the one with the pebbles

Posted on July 23, 2017 by alishep

What crazy fool would set even part of a parkrun course on a pebble beach? This was my first thought on reading the course description for Seaton parkrun, and one that I came back to when I actually ran it! … Continue reading →

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ETM: Double Down by Dorrance Dance

Posted on July 12, 2017 by alishep

ETM: Double Down by Dorrance Dance, currently at Sadler’s Wells, is jaw-droppingly brilliant. Quite literally – at times I was sitting open-mouthed and at risk of drooling. It is the most brilliant creative thing I’ve seen in a long time. And … Continue reading →

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Milonga

Posted on June 24, 2017 by alishep

A few years ago, whilst on holiday with a friend in Argentina, I was lucky enough to visit a milonga in Buenos Aires. All the tourist information and guide books gave details of places where you could visit a tango … Continue reading →

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Portobello parkrun: If Carlsberg did parkruns…

Posted on May 14, 2017 by alishep

One week on from some parkrun tourism at Weymouth, I found myself away for a consecutive weekend break at the opposite end of the UK – in fact, in a different country altogether. I had been invited to help celebrate … Continue reading →

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Weymouth parkrun: the one with the pineapple! (Or how parkrun has changed my life)

Posted on May 13, 2017 by alishep

Something very strange has happened to me. Throughout my life I have hated any form of exercise, and have only taken part in any organised sporting activity through necessity rather than choice. Team sports hold me in absolute terror with … Continue reading →

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Modern Life is Rubbish

Posted on April 21, 2017 by alishep

Or the Great Plumbing Scam as I was going to name this post! Who was it who first coined the phrase “Modern Life is Rubbish”? I’ve tried googling it to find the derivation of the phrase, but I couldn’t find … Continue reading →

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A little bit of cinematic history

Posted on March 26, 2017 by alishep

When I first moved to Walthamstow I was pleased to see that the area had a cinema. And not a soulless multi-screen complex built in an out-of-town retail park surrounded by fast food chains and pizza restaurants, but a real old-fashioned … Continue reading →

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Parkrun Tourism

Posted on March 19, 2017 by alishep

Over the last couple of weekends I have indulged in a bit of parkrun tourism, at Exeter and Rosliston in Derbyshire. Until recently I had not really come across the concept of parkrun tourism, despite having taken part in parkruns … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Equations

Posted on March 18, 2017 by alishep

“There is no black and white, only many shades of grey.” These were the words of Dr Kevin Fong who was speaking about medical certainties – or rather uncertainties – at a recent Guardian Members event called “Beautiful Equations”. I received … Continue reading →

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