Kigelia

Specialist urgent care #Paramedic and educator in the UK. Views are all my own. Enjoy #Running and #NFL (#Eagles) and a nice bit of #Springsteen. Curious about the world and generally follow those that pique that curiosity. Be nice.

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2026-04-03 10:10:02 UTC

Had cataract surgery yesterday. All went well. The experience was strange as essentially I could, kind of, see what the were doing to my eye.
Now have two weeks of no #running did go for a 30 minute walk this morning though and plan on this being a pretty much daily thing.

2026-03-29 17:48:17 UTC

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tiny fork or big
Cake?

2026-03-27 19:55:41 UTC

A nice evening run today. Gentle miles with 6 x hill reps in the middle. My first fast work in about 7-8 weeks. Felt nice to pick up the pace.
Also recommending the book ‘The race against time’ about running as an older individual. A gently inspiring book for those of us that are no longer 21.
#running

2026-03-22 12:50:22 UTC

Reading half done. 1hr49. Super happy with that considering the interrupted prep for it.
Pain free and picked it up in the last 5. I think the cold beer at 8 miles was what did it.
A beautiful day with great crowds.
#running

2026-03-19 14:56:19 UTC

Am unsure what to do…
I have a half marathon on Sunday and have had a calf niggle for several weeks. I last ran on Sunday. 6 miles and had a little discomfort towards the end. Not run since but have done rehab work on it.
Do I
A: do a gentle couple of miles today for mental reassurance
B: stay away from running till the day itself.
I am really not sure. All views welcome.
#running

2026-02-05 17:33:25 UTC

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Sorry to here that. Take care and savour the memories.

2026-01-17 13:16:46 UTC

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at first glance I thought that was a penguin in the video, I then realised it was a bike.

2026-01-03 20:30:27 UTC

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hope it goes well. All the best.

2025-11-16 14:02:10 UTC

A lovely half marathon this morning in Kent. Part of our clubs monthly captains trophy race series.
A 6 minute pb makes me happy. A nice end to a week that was not the happiest.
A flat countryside course. Limited support round the course but suited to fast times.
Would have been happy with anything around 1hr 40 so to get under that was an achievement to me. Felt good at 4 miles so picked up the pace and get it going for the rest of the #running
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/559/739/776/444/920/original/285baec0d31d7df8.jpeg

2025-11-08 22:51:08 UTC

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happy birthday

2025-10-26 17:01:32 UTC

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welcome back

2025-10-03 05:39:14 UTC

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nice. Some sort of hybrid Bakewell tart I assume?

2025-09-26 09:21:50 UTC

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that is great news. I will raise a slice of cake in your direction to celebrate (I will then eat the cake too).

2025-09-18 14:29:30 UTC

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is that a baked cheesecake? If so I am super jealous.

2025-09-17 06:21:54 UTC

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I think the focus on that should be that even when including pensions and property around 1 in 4 have virtually no wealth. Essentially that groups ability to cope with an acute illness say or death or a loved one is zero.
As much as I suspect that the chart is being used to try and downplay inequality I don’t think it is completely successful.

2025-09-10 14:52:11 UTC

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sorry to hear that. Hope he recovers well.
Running is such a great way to refresh the body and soul in tough times.

2025-08-18 08:10:00 UTC

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that is the discussion our team are having currently.
We do not have enough staff to deliver what ideally the executive board would like so we are asking what don’t they want us to do. Strangely they seemed surprised by the question.

2025-08-14 12:29:07 UTC

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love that it describes you as superior on your fitness app.
That is the kind of positive reinforcement I like to see.

2025-08-13 21:12:26 UTC

Today’s #positivity was accidentally letting out a series of noisy farts when out #running earlier. It happened just as a passed someone sat in a bench. I heard them despite listening to a podcast. The bench dweller definitely heard them. I chuckled and I hope they did too.

2025-07-31 14:12:32 UTC

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it was lovely. Especially with how considerate the drivers were. The majority of the run was on roads with no footpath. Drivers slowed and pulled well over to pass. All got a cheery wave from me and I got many back in return. No close passes, no abuse.

2025-07-31 13:59:30 UTC

A #positivity and #running double bill today. Our ship had a breakdown meaning an extra day is the beautiful town of Skjolden. This means I could go and take a run round the fjord past waterfalls, sheep and gorgeous views. I ventured up a trail for a little way towards and abandoned farm but the rain had made things slippy and I only had road shoes so didn’t want to risk it.
A beautiful part of the world for a progression effort.
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2025-07-23 16:03:18 UTC

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hope the back recovers. Although I am more concerned about the lack of cake picture. Are you ok?

2025-07-21 06:17:31 UTC

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do you have to monitor your sugars during runs manually or do you have an auto alert type monitor?

2025-07-18 13:33:32 UTC

A warm and sweaty bit of #running this lunchtime. Sticking to my current schedule of no fast stuff till I get a weeks holiday out of the way.
Then the plan is to find a half marathon somewhere and chase a pb

2025-07-14 07:44:10 UTC

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we have an issue of reservoir location as well don’t we? With less down south meaning that part is less resilient to periods with reduced rainfall.

2025-07-13 18:29:05 UTC

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love the colouring in those shoes. Nice design. As we all know cool looking shoes mean you run faster too.

2025-07-07 18:20:54 UTC

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it is good to know you are in a good place… and with good people who helped you on that journey and help you stay there too.

2025-07-03 07:13:23 UTC

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any vision for health that doesn’t truly address the wider societal issues is a blinkered vision and neglects the way it all connects.
Reduce poverty
Improve education
Make housing more affordable
Improve opportunities/support for children
Improve mental health support
Improve social care
All of this will impact on the NHS massively.
We need a government lead on cross department initiatives to start to address this.

2025-07-02 06:10:16 UTC

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I agree, but feel that the negative impact of reducing house prices is a tough problem to solve. So many people have house prices increasing built in to their financial security. I think a long (10 years?) stagnation would be more sensible. How that is achieved is difficult but I think the private landlord/rental sector is where the solution lies.

2025-06-29 21:36:17 UTC

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I have mentioned many times, including to our current MP that one of the best things the government could do would be to invest in relaunching the work done on sure start centre back in the Blair years.
The impact they had on attainment, mental health, health, criminality was massive.
The cost of the Tories destroying them is far far higher.

2025-06-28 17:00:45 UTC

Today’s #positivity is a shout out to the volunteers that make sure events happen. Especially #Running events. I have spent 5 hours today helping mark out a course for a 30km trail race tomorrow and will be out for a similar period tomorrow clearing up afterwards.
It is tough work in this heat but without people giving up their time many events will
Simply not happen.

2025-06-22 15:03:04 UTC

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cake is well deserved I feel.

2025-06-19 12:37:30 UTC

Eagerly looking forward to my annual rejection email from the London marathon.
Although one of our club has had success in the ballot which is nice to see - especially as she is super deserving of a space.
#Running

2025-06-15 21:38:21 UTC

Today’s #positivity was watching some pigs chomping on some strawberries. Especially because one was called Nigel.

2025-06-01 09:22:33 UTC

Nice bit of morning #Running spoilt only by needing to use the woods in the same way that bears do.
Not had to do that for a fair few years. Never a pleasant way to interrupt a long run.
That said the run itself was pleasant. Heart rate on my long slower runs is dropping down. Which is good to see.

2025-05-30 19:00:01 UTC

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they are some awesome cakes. I see some fruit there on top so they are probably good for you.

2025-05-30 17:27:10 UTC

Nice bit of #Running today. A warm fast interval session. Hill pyramids. Distance increasing from 5 to 10 lamp-posts and back down to 5.
My running this year has improved a lot. These fast sessions are getting quicker but it is my ability to work hard on them that is what I am enjoying most.
Whilst I am not about ‘no pain, no gain’ these interval sessions need to be tough and being strong enough to make it tough
Is nice.

2025-05-26 21:38:27 UTC

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I have always thought that the only time I would ever consider not voting is whenever it is
made compulsory (or possibly the crime commissioner votes)
Not sure why I feel like that but I think I am uncomfortable with the state mandating that I express an opinion on something.

2025-05-23 08:59:19 UTC

So I have a Chromebook I don’t use much and am seeing if it is possible to convert it to #Linux
I did it with an old micro-laptop a few years ago.
A quick search of the internet suggests it can be possible but is a little tricky. Any recommendations on a way forward are welcome. It is an acer cb315-2h

2025-05-21 15:18:37 UTC

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that’s good news.

2025-05-18 14:57:25 UTC

Todays #Running and #positivity are the same.
Did a 5 mile race today. Not a big one. A hilly, tough course. I finished 3rd. Best finish Since my university days 30 years ago and very close to the 5 miles I did last your on a dead flat course.

2025-05-02 11:47:55 UTC

Just back from my Friday fast #Running session. 6 x 500m with 200m walk recovery.
Tough and warm out there but have done so many work hours extra this week I needed to get up and out and stretch my legs. Before another 3 hour work training/meeting session.

2025-04-29 07:12:39 UTC

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2025-04-28 21:09:28 UTC

Today’s #positivity is the chocolate cake I made my eldest child for their birthday tomorrow. They are 24. Work full time
But don’t stand any chance of moving out on their current salary. They are also autistic and are very anxious about change.
It is just me and them tomorrow as other child is at uni and wife is away with work.
The bonus is that it means we can have chocolate cake as the other two are not big fans. So this afternoon/evening I made a Sachertorte.

2025-04-21 11:56:29 UTC

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love a Belgian bun. Hope you both had a great celebration.
We have multiple cake at home after an Easter tea yesterday, I will be digging into them later.

2025-04-09 21:14:31 UTC

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I had a (fake supermarket brand) corner to post run today too. Along with my habitual Wednesday evening alcohol free beer.

2025-03-26 20:55:44 UTC

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for sure. I have a day teaching major trauma tomorrow to 20 or so paramedics so could do without a croaky voice.

2025-03-26 20:16:46 UTC

Todays #Running and #Positivity are the same thing.
Was stuck in a late meeting so could join my club run. I have also had a slightly sore throat for a couple of days.
So ran alone as I didn’t want to risk infecting club mates with a cold a few weeks before big marathons (or any of them to be fair). Felt really easy and churned out a reasonably quick 10k showing I am in good shape.

2025-03-23 19:02:40 UTC

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it is a strange (and tough) point to get to for sure. My dad is approaching that point in life and I see it a lot at work.

2025-03-23 10:03:20 UTC

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this study shows the impact: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/short-and-medium-term-impacts-sure-start-educational-outcomes

2025-03-23 10:00:38 UTC

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I did say to our local MP that it would provide the biggest return on investment for the government.

2025-03-23 09:57:40 UTC

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The destruction of surestart centres by the early Cameron Tory government has had a massive impact in my view.
Many of these issues have their origins pre-school and these centres essentially helped identify and manage these. The impact they had was massive compared to the cost.

2025-03-21 20:38:31 UTC

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that’s some post run meal there Guinness cocktails and cake. Nice

2025-03-20 07:57:44 UTC

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I have always wondered if a tax system based partly on earning but also on societal benefit would solve these kind of issues.
Companies/individuals that work in healthcare sectors pay a lower rate than say those working for a bank
Appreciate it is difficult and open to abuse over what is considered a societal benefit but it has always been an interesting thought to me. Essentially incentivising people to work for the good of society.

2025-03-17 07:15:05 UTC

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I see your point but my counter would be that house prices as they are stretch anyone but that top 10% massively and have done for a significant amount of time. Meaning that regardless of interest rate moves most people have little other income to save/spend.

2025-03-17 06:53:13 UTC

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to my mind it has minimal impact on the vast majority of the population.
Other than the top10% of people nobody else has much income to save or spend beyond the essentials so interest rate changes have no behavioural impact on them.

2025-03-16 12:55:50 UTC

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nice one. Looks a pleasant bit of scenery to run in too.

2025-03-03 15:22:24 UTC

So after realising I hadn’t posted a #Positivity toot yesterday I will make todays post about a bit of self care and not beating yourself up over things that don’t matter a great deal.
I enjoy these posts and part of me is a little gutted I have missed a day, but then I realised that I have a holiday later this year when I will have no real connection for a week.
So cut yourselves some slack. Life is tough
at times so don’t freak it when something slips now and again.

2025-03-02 12:50:18 UTC

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thank you. Really enjoyed going into it with no real expectations and just went with the flow.

2025-03-02 12:10:46 UTC

Half marathon completed. Just outside my PB which considering this course was super hilly I am ecstatic with.
Had a strange moment a mile it where I thought I had something in my shoe. Turned out it was just the feeling coming back after it got a bit cold before the start (was about freezing point).
Then nearly destroyed my gentleman’s giblets on a bollard at about 11 miles. Just about survived minus a little bit of dignity.
#Running

2025-02-22 16:59:21 UTC

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sounds like there are
multiple doughnuts so life is good whatever order you eat them in.

2025-02-13 21:20:19 UTC

Another slightly limited #Running week due to studying. Tonight was a tough session. 12 x hill loops adding up to just under 6 miles.
Enjoyed it and am tempted to enter a local half marathon in a couple of weeks as it is one of our club trophy races. Not really prepared for one but am comfortably running 11 miles on my long runs currently. Will go for 12 this weekend and if I feel ok after with commit to it.

2025-02-06 09:24:25 UTC

Skipped last nights club #Running as was studying (have an essay due next week) so went out this morning.
It was cold and icy out but enjoyable.

2025-01-30 14:32:35 UTC

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is that some kind of biscoff cheeeecake? If so a fine choice. If not still a fine choice as it is still cake.

2025-01-26 12:53:44 UTC

Nice #Running this morning. My first time joining my club mates on the unofficial long run. My own anxiety has always made me nervous about doing this. It is something new, will I slow them day, do they want me there…etc etc. a direct invite from a lovely person made me get out and join them today. I was in a small group
Towards the back but it was the right pace for me and we had a great chat over the course of 90 minutes.

2025-01-22 16:00:19 UTC

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which is the key point of any run. Guilt free treats are why we do it really.

2025-01-22 15:35:25 UTC

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how did you find it? I tried the barefoot/minimalist shoe running a few years back. Was not good for me, however the Vivo-barefoot shoes I tried were super comfortable for just walking in but not good for me when running.

2024-12-04 07:29:31 UTC

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personally I doubt it would have much impact on house prices. Most would end up chucking the tax payment on their mortgage meaning they likely end up paying more long term but will mean less impact in house price.
You may also get more of the transaction cost separated from the house price (eg fixtures and fittings) which would not be liable to the tax.
Ultimately is the tax about raising money or dropping prices?

2024-12-01 18:38:03 UTC

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Good to hear. Fingers crossed for positive results of the tests.

2024-11-23 10:35:15 UTC

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I work with palliative emergencies as part of my job and have bounced to and fro on assisted dying in my career.
I still am unsure where I stand. I agree that the individual needs choice. However I also think that we need to provide excellence in palliative care alongside that choice. Otherwise we risk assisted death becoming a cheap solution to not providing good terminal care for those who need it.

2024-11-23 09:51:02 UTC

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my wife is a well respected SEN lead in a primary school.
She fights for specialist placements for children with extremely high level needs but the local authority has no spaces so would have to pay for private specialist placements. They cannot afford these so do everything they can to avoid meeting the needs of these children. To the detriment of them and also the other pupils in the mainstream school that have their own education negatively impacted as a result.

2024-11-19 12:40:43 UTC

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Hope the operation goes well and that your running fitness helps with a good outcome and recovery.

2024-11-12 20:55:47 UTC

Had a strange 50th birthday today. Lots of little errands today breaking up the day. Then a coffee/cake with my mum this afternoon and a nice evening meal. Followed by a nice Malbec. Finally I learned that I am shown front and centre in the video for an album launch I attended with my daughter a week or two back. I was twice the age of everyone else there. It was a fun night and gives me some cool dad points.
I am now watching the end of S3/start of S4 of the west wing.

2024-11-02 09:14:20 UTC

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I think this just reflects that as a society we care about the wrong things.
An obsession with growth rather than with caring for one another.
I had hoped the pandemic would re-align things a little but if anything it has made us more selfish.
To me we need to get to the heart of things and we need a massive re-alignment of our values. Moving from ‘what is in it for me?’ to ‘How can we help each other’.

2024-09-06 09:34:13 UTC

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nice one. Great effort.

2024-08-11 14:47:46 UTC

A hot and hilly 10k race today. Happy with my time give a recent holiday full of wine and food along with a very hilly course described by the race organisers at the start as ‘not a pb course’. #running