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Tag Archives: Fatherhood
Official publication of the paperback of Why We Run
For the first year of my son’s life I hardly ran at all. Amid the chaos of the early months of fatherhood, the furthest I ran was the double London Marathon from Big Ben to the start and back, and … Continue reading
Night-running
The last few weeks have seen a strange recalibration of my nocturnal clock as Mrs H and I are up twice, sometimes three times, a night feeding the boy or scratching our heads when he screams inexplicably. Watching the rerun … Continue reading
Posted in Night-running, Running
Tagged Charles Dickens, Fatherhood, Long-distance running, River Thames, Shelley, Sleep, Thames
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Leni Riefenstahl and the art of running
Last week I went to our local gym to find out what age children have to be to qualify for the ‘under-five swim’. ‘Well, er, under five’, was the straight-forward reply. On further enquiry it sounds like the boy has to be … Continue reading
Posted in Marathon running, Olympia, Swimming
Tagged Berlin Olympics, Diving, Fatherhood, Leni Riefenstahl, Olympia, Olympics
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A new parent’s greatest fear
Being on paternity leave has meant little time for the usual lunchtime run, so there is some pleasure to be had at being back at work and heading out for half an hour at lunchtime to wake myself up after … Continue reading
Back to work
After 10 days alone with my wife and new-born son it is time to return to work. I was expecting to feel a pang of angst and sadness, but I did not expect jealousy. I felt it one afternoon on … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood
Tagged Adventure, Amazon River, Charles Sprawson, Fatherhood, Jealousy, John Lennon, Martin Strel, Motherhood, Swimming
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Halfway home
Looking for distractions to while away the time before the due date, we drove to Henley on Sunday for lunch. It was the first time that Mrs H had been back there since she had waited on tables up the … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood, The River Thames
Tagged Fatherhood, Henley, Janus, Little Angel, Peter Ackroyd, River Thames, Sacred River
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Mrs H goes on materni-tea leave
Mrs H is now enjoying her first few days of maternity leave, having signed off on Thursday with the largest cake stand I have ever seen. She is now busy nesting at home, moving between the Swiss ball, the laptop … Continue reading
