Neil Go Feet

blog about history & culture of running, swimming & great outdoors (+ other sports) Kent AC/SE London parkruns/COYHatters.

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Early 1960s pictures of Totternhoe FC @Tottsfc I believe, featuring my dad Dugald Orr (1935-1997)

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Big crowd of swimmers seeing in 2024 with a New Year's Day swim @BeckenhamPark, cold but certainly woke me up

[Kent Athletic Club @KentAthClub]

Out today to mark our club's 125th anniversary - 'Kent AC: a short history in places' by Neil Gordon-Orr tells our story through many of the places in South East London where we have run, jumped and partied: https://t.co/kSv25xH2eD

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More than 400 people turned out on Saturday to celebrate @hillyfdsparkrun 500th event and to thank event director Stephen Robson who is standing down from the role https://t.co/SyDDybFEIp

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Enjoyed my visit yesterday to @theglenparkrun in Cork - the nearest parkrun to the city centre https://t.co/jbItpqVqhG

[Routledge Sport, Leisure, and Tourism @tandfsport]

New book! ‘Parkrun: An Organised Running Revolution’- this is the first book to take an in-depth, evidence-based look at parkrun - the free, weekly, timed 5km run on a Saturday morning - and to explore the reasons for its astonishing global success https://t.co/Lj7rrjklMi

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First swim in Royal Docks this year

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Divers Cove, Godstone. Feels like face in the water summer swimming has arrived

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Great swim today @SOLDoutdoors Thames Young Mariners lake at Ham (near Richmond). 500m loop, easy walk in entry to lake, friendly people, lovely location, £5 entry https://t.co/Yy7g80sUEU

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Great day out in the sun @BexleyAC1 at Erith, helping out with @KentAthClub at the Kent Youth Athletics League, so much enthusiasm and talent

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@toria_jay @hillyfdsparkrun Joel Pott from Athlete

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@toria_jay Written by a @hillyfdsparkrun regular of course

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After reading @_katherine_may_ The Electricity of Every Living Thing was inspired to go for a walk in Blean wood (near Whitstable)- went to uni down the road but never ventured in, which is how I got to my 50s without knowing what a wood anemone was

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@running_past I always take that seat if available

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Quick dip in the Thames at Streatley followed by twilight swim at Thames Lido in Reading

[Kent Athletic Club @KentAthClub]

Ultimate accolade for @Lixsanyee Alex Yee - a shout out from @gillespeterson!

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Oh no getting to that posh sports bit of the Olympics between the swimming & the athletics, have embraced rowing but draw the line at gee gees

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

🔹 Rowing
🔸 Swimming
🔹 Dressage
🔸 Diving

Here's what's coming up on day five in Tokyo and who's in line for the 23 medals on offer.

#Tokyo2020 #bbcolympics

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Here's @Lixsanyee out front @hillyfdsparkrun (2014?), the rest of us not far behind as race had only just started!

[Hilly Fields parkrun @hillyfdsparkrun]

Congratulations to @Lixsanyee, Lewisham lad, Hilly Fields parkrunner, Kent AC athlete and now, Olympic Silver medalist. Well done Alex. We’re all so proud of you. @parkrunuk @teamgb #OlympicTriathlon

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Great to be back out there @hillyfdsparkrun yesterday