As something of a counterpoint to my last blog post I wanted to write about my most recent run when running and, if I’m honest, stopping absolutely was the thing. It has been a pretty typical Monday for me. Ventured … Continue reading When running IS the thing!
Running has been part of my life for a decade. As a researcher I have done running interviews, kept a running diary, monitored runs for distance/cadence etc. and videoed my own runs with wearable tech. But my personal relationship with … Continue reading When running ISN’T the thing.
I wrote a blog about my attempt to get to know my social media ‘big data’ collected as part of a covid related transport project we’re doing in Healthy Active Cities. Here’s a snippet… read the full blog here. We in Healthy Active Cities have been thinking a lot about travel and transport during the current coronavirus situation and associated restrictions. Normally we would have been meeting and speaking with people, or even moving with people, to research experiences of travel, but during lockdown and following the guidance and rules in place we’ve had to be a little more creative. … Continue reading Transport, Twitter and… Poems?
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This post is part of the I’m a Running Researcher series. See all profiles in this series here. Who are you? My name is Sam Hayes I am a Planner and Geographer, currently a Research Fellow… Continue reading I’m A Running Researcher: Sam Hayes
This week has been the Royal Anthropological Institute and Royal Geographical Society conference ‘Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future’, originally scheduled for July and to be hosted in London, it has actually taken place online this week, and … Continue reading Conferencing online
Here’s a blog I did with Simon Cook, of Birmingham City University and Jographies. Covid-19 and the changing geographies of exercise We tried to put some of our thoughts down about how exercise may have changed during Covid-19 lockdown measures … Continue reading Covid-19 and the changing geographies of exercise
This morning YouTube’s algorithm suggested I watch a film called Run the Line by Beau Miles, an Australian runner and film-maker. Choosing to put aside my concerns about the pervasiveness of such algorithms or worry about the Black Mirror vibes, … Continue reading Run the Line
This week has been week where technology and running have collided. Still under lock-down in the UK, we’re only leaving the house for essential trips and our daily exercise and we’re not mixing with anyone beyond our household. All of … Continue reading Dislocated locomotion: virtual running two ways
This post began life as a letter in response to a Guardian article and having heard nothing from their letters editor I’ve decided that they’re not interested *shrugs*. But I do think there is need to be thoughtful and considered … Continue reading Running under lockdown
In these strange times with rapidly re-negotiated relationships with the outside world, my research into running in green spaces and well-being has suddenly felt more prescient than ever and also totally on hold at the same time. In the UK we’re currently advised only to leave our homes for essential trips for food or medicines, perhaps to support a vulnerable person, or in certain circumstances for work (there is some confusion over whether this is only for our key workers or a wider group, but I won’t get into that here). But most interestingly and crucially for me, we are … Continue reading A virtual run under ‘lockdown’
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