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Virgin London Marathon Part 4

Posted on December 19, 2014 by rob

A new beginning The calf seems finally recovered. I am aware more than ever that I need to start managing my physical body.  Listening to how its doing and acting accordingly.  My schedule is now to run 4 times a … Continue reading →

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Virgin London Marathon Part 3

Posted on November 28, 2014 by rob

Frustrating So my calf swelled up and froze….I left my calf to recover for a week, I even did a bit of RICE (Rest Ice Compression Elevation) treatment.  Nothing particularly improved, it was quite painful for a few days but … Continue reading →

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why superman has no love life

Posted on November 19, 2014 by rob

or corporate team dynamics and how heroes can hinder overall team progress “None of us, are as good as all of us” is a quote I frequently hear resounding in my head, Most memorably its times of high pressure where … Continue reading →

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Virgin London Marathon Part 2

Posted on November 12, 2014 by rob

The good and the bad Well first the good, and that is the running vest has now arrived.  Plus all the forms etc from Sparks including fundraising T-Shirts.  While it felt real before, this is bringing a sense of crystalisation … Continue reading →

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Virgin London Marathon Part 1

Posted on November 9, 2014 by rob

Background Historically I have never enjoyed running.  I used to say I hated running, which was true, however I hated being overweight slightly more; I chose the path of least hatred.  Other exercises were fine, cross training, spin classes, army … Continue reading →

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Thoughtworks Twist as a reporting tool – feedback loops part 1

Posted on September 5, 2013 by rob

A short while back I blogged on my thoughts-from-the-front-line-with-thoughtworks-twist and mentioned in it that it provided a pretty good reporting tool in its own way. Well we managed to put it to good use. Ok, we hacked it a bit, … Continue reading →

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one born every minute

Posted on January 4, 2013 by rob

Can we learn anything from giving birth early, about early project delivery? On the 19th July 2012 we welcomed William Maximus Elbourn into the world, and since then I have had limited time to blog. However I was inspired by … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Coders

Posted on September 7, 2012 by rob

I often hear this reference banded around, but no-one has really been able to clearly define what a “Cowboy Coder” actually is. We have all seen behaviours in our IT experience of “cow-boyish behaviour” or even know a few “cowboy … Continue reading →

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Banishing Warlocks, Witches and other Magicians

Posted on July 6, 2012 by rob

Its TOO HARD Thats some of the problem with software development, its that it is perceived to be too hard. Someone is compiling code from over here and deploying over there to those servers with those tns names, and you … Continue reading →

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killing zombies using the double tap technique

Posted on July 2, 2012 by rob

Or How to kill zombies in a corporate environment Many of us work in a corporate environment. Getting stuff done in a corporate environment has its challenges at the best of times, but when the company has decided to put … Continue reading →

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