15Nov 2020 by Ronny Allan 4 Comments
If it’s not raining, it’s not training! (part 2)

If it’s not raining, it’s not training! (part 2)

Inspiration, Survivorship
As someone who was born and raised in the Scotland, and lived most of my life in the UK, I'm no stranger to inclement weather.  In my 29 years years in the military, the weather was no excuse to do nothing, whether it was training or the real thing. They gave us wet weather clothing after all!  There is a saying in the UK army and it goes like this "If it's not raining, it's not training".  In classic British pragmatism, it decodes to "raining is normal so get on with it".  In fact, one of my oldest army friends cannot wait for the torrential rain, he much prefers it to the sun!  Read his blog here.  We've been caught out over the years, for example back in 2016, a…
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01Nov 2020 by Ronny Allan 1 Comment
Ronny Allan Newsletter 1st November 2020

Ronny Allan Newsletter 1st November 2020

Newsletters
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on email Email This newsletter covers a busy October with a look ahead for Nov/Dec.  September 2020 was manic but October, although slightly less busy, has been a mix of activity, much of it devoted to personal pursuits.  The end of October in UK has arrived and an announcement of another nationwide COVID lockdown. his will keep me low profile in November but as I've said before, I'm built for lockdowns as long as I can get a walk or cycle in the woods now and then!The newsletter is divided into a number of sections:1. External news of interest.  A shortlist of things I picked up on my social media travels.2. A bit of…
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