ByJulia Chi
In the week after the London Marathon, Julia talks about her first marathon in 1982 and some of her ideas about training to run 26.2 miles… Julia Chi Taylor is a lifelong runner. She has been running races for 50 years since the age of 12. She ran at international level from the late 70’s…
ByJulia Chi
Julia Chi Taylor is a lifelong runner. She has been running races for 50 years since the age of 12. She ran at international level from the late 70’s to early 90’s representing GB and England in races from 5k to marathon. Her fastest 5k in the 80’s was 15.50 and her marathon personal best…
ByJulia Chi
Julia Chi Taylor is a lifelong runner. She has been running races for 50 years since the age of 12. She ran at international level from the late 70’s to early 90’s representing GB and England in races from 5k to marathon. Her fastest 5k in the 80’s was 15.50 and her marathon personal best…
ByJulia Chi
I started and finished the day in the water, swimming into the sunlight… It felt tonight when I was clambering out of the sea, up the steep stony bank, to sit down next to Wends, as if I had completed a special magic ritual. This morning I had run along to the naked beach –…
ByJulia Chi
I am writing in Teide restaurant, having a working dinner… Teide has served as both my office and my second home while I have been here, especially with no and slow internet and stormy weather… I enjoy being in the warmth, with chatter in the background, and I feel part of a place that I…
ByJulia Chi
Today I feel that seeing the sun rise and watching it set, is purpose enough on planet earth; in fact the very act of simply watching the earth’s journey around the sun again and again lends itself to standing still and being in the circle of light, the circle of life… Today I set off…
ByJulia Chi
I am back in my little white house on the side of the mountain, where the router is deemed no more – Maggie came round to pronounce this, it seems that the lightening struck it and that was that… I have also lost my pinhole glasses somewhere… But I am reckoning my eyes will simply…
ByJulia Chi
Last night Ange and I wandered along the street, with the warmth of the day still in the air… We had planned to eat in a tiny local restaurant, but when we arrived at its door – was closed… Plan B… ‘There is a restaurant run by an English guy who plays his guitar on…
ByJulia Chi
I ran around on the grass this morning and my feet were as happy as can be… Every so often when they have worked hard and are a bit tender – and there is no option but for the next step to be a bare one – I feel a slight sense of vulnerability, and…
ByJulia Chi
Today I was caught in a storm in the mountains… I had set off for a long walk, deciding to give both my body and my voice a chance… Feet and spirit were more than willing, but as flesh is showing signs of weakness – I chose what seemed to be a wise option… Seemed…
ByJulia Chi
Today has been a different day, it has felt like I have visited a new uncharted land; as if I have been on a great big journey to discover something very important and that I accomplished my task… Fortunately I had the foresight to make two vlogs yesterday… Very odd really as I didn’t anticipate…
ByJulia Chi
I love this planet that we inhabit, that is now like a huge town, where news spreads fast from one end to the other… In my part of this town today, it has been a sunny bright shining day – glistening and sparkling and still; clear blue skies and silence and quiet – and a…