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Age of Awareness

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Adventures on Allotments: Loaves, but Not Much Dough

I saw the scythe falling in slow motion towards my hand. I should have stopped earlier because I was hot, sweaty, and tired. At first, there was no blood, but then it wouldn’t stop. Despite the damage, I had to finish scything the golden spiky ears of wheat. The spring…

Food

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Adventures on Allotments: Loaves, but Not Much Dough
Adventures on Allotments: Loaves, but Not Much Dough
Food

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Runner's Life

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How to Think About Thinking for Better Results in Your Next Race

Mind-wandering I am booked in for my first race of the year in a few weeks. If you have a race planned too, then let’s think together about your race thoughts and thinking processes in order to support you to get better race results. How do you think about the race…

Running

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How to Think About Thinking for Better Results in Your Next Race
How to Think About Thinking for Better Results in Your Next Race
Running

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Runner's Life

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Maintaining Running Motivation Throughout 2022

Fresh ideas to keep you running this year — Background One of my most viewed stories on Medium last year was called Maintaining Running Motivation. This January, there are several folks in my running network and on social media who are finding it tough to get out of the door and run. Running can be a hard thing to do…

Motivation

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Maintaining Running Motivation Throughout 2022
Maintaining Running Motivation Throughout 2022
Motivation

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Most Popular Medium Stories

From Neil Mapes: Updated 21st Jan 22 Thank you readers for supporting my writing. Here are quick links to five of my most popular stories on Medium (as of Jan 21st 2022). Ten new business ideas for 2022 Is 2022 going to be the year you start your own business?medium.com Set New Running Goals for 2022 Five Tried and Tested Methodsmedium.com Maintaining Running Motivation 15 ideas to boost running motivation for the rest of the yearmedium.com

Business Ideas

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Most Popular Medium Stories
Most Popular Medium Stories
Business Ideas

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Runner's Life

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Set New Running Goals for 2022

Five tried and tested methods — On the road to nowhere? Have you set your running goals for 2022 yet? What sort of runner would you like to be? Is there something you have to buy to support your running next year? Have you made a SMART action plan? …

Running

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Set New Running Goals for 2022
Set New Running Goals for 2022
Running

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ILLUMINATION

·Oct 23, 2022

A Manifesto for a Better Future

12 radical ideas for the new UK Prime Minister — The UK is about to find itself with yet another new Prime Minister by next week. At the same time, I have become hooked on the new TV series ‘Make me Prime Minister,’ with Channel 4 doing a great job searching for an alternative Prime Minister. …

Government

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A Manifesto for a Better Future
A Manifesto for a Better Future
Government

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Runner's Life

·Jun 16, 2022

Book Review: Ducking Long Way by Mark Atkinson

Finding running inspiration from reading — Standing in the sports section of the book store, the yellow and blue cover caught my eye. The title Ducking Long Way was amusing and chimed with my limited experience of ultra running to date. …

Running

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Book Review: Ducking Long Way by Mark Atkinson
Book Review: Ducking Long Way by Mark Atkinson
Running

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ILLUMINATION Book Chapters

·May 10, 2022

From Arequipa to Soroche

Author’s note: ‘From Arequipa to Soroche’ is the seventh chapter of my book ‘From dementia to adventure, which explains my reasons for travelling to Peru in 2001. …

Arequipa

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From Arequipa to Soroche
From Arequipa to Soroche
Arequipa

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Runner's Life

·May 9, 2022

Maintaining Running Dedication

Being committed to the long haul — I have been reflecting upon my rather up and down relationship with dedication. Some weeks I cannot get enough running and devotedly head out the door every day. On other weeks apathy can creep in, my commitment runs low, and I find reasons to do anything except run. Looking back…

Running

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Maintaining Running Dedication
Maintaining Running Dedication
Running

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ILLUMINATION

·May 9, 2022

Dancing With Your Demons

Embracing your darker side — In this story, I will highlight approaches to guilt, shame and self-sabotage which can lead us to positive destinations if we are up for putting some work in on identifying and befriending our shadow selves. When was the last time you looked at your shadow? Identified those traits and behaviours…

Guilt

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Dancing With Your Demons
Dancing With Your Demons
Guilt

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Neil Mapes

Neil Mapes

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Beach wanderer, sea swimmer, trail runner and charity leader. Loving life in the Highlands of Scotland.

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