Miles with Michelle

Here’s my 2026 short book reviews - please feel free to leave your own recommendations for me too. I’ll update it each time I finish a book 🙃 📚

@Dalytimes 🤣

@mileswithshell He's got a point.... 🤭

Mr M says my new vase looks like a U-Bend

@Chris211162 😆

@mileswithshell Mr M is correct!!

@RaceMatcher Thank you. A lot of life stress going on at the moment but a nice chilled family weekend beckons. Loved seeing the ponies 🥰

@mileswithshell Canal runs are the best. There's always something to see and the flat path is great for just zoning out. Random pony encounters are a bonus. Hope the weekend treats you better than the week did

Cute lil pony on today’s run along the canal and through the woods. Spring sunshine a good spirit lifter on what’s been a heavy week #ukrunchat

This was a very good question from Ryan - why does the Universe on the largest scales resemble the Universe on the smallest scales? The answer, for the case of the distribution of galaxies on the sky, is that the pattern we see has its origin in quantum mechanical fluctuations during inflation - before the hot big bang (at least according to inflationary cosmology, which is the most widely accepted model at present). Hail Mary is a very good film by the way :-)

@Chris211162 Oh no Chris, hope you’re ok?

Happy Friday, Twitter!! I discovered two things yesterday. Firstly, Twitter is 20 years old tomorrow. Secondly, if you don't watch where you're going, you trip over one and end up looking like the other..... Have a good day!!!

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It’s been quite an active day for a Tuesday. Rest day tomorrow 😊

Did a track session this morning. 50m sprints. Enjoyed it. Tested out the new Salomon Aero Glide 4 - they’re very springy, even on our track which is in very poor condition. @UKRunChat #ukrunchat

@poetwithpace @clarksshoes They said because they clearly had wear on them - which they do as they are 6 months old, but they still shouldn’t fall apart after 6 months

@mileswithshell @clarksshoes Always worth complaining. Not sure why not full refund?

I sent in a complaint to @clarksshoes head office last week. They got back to me really quickly for more photos and details, and have given me a £36 gift card which was 3 quarters of what I paid for them. Glad I complained as I was ready to just chuck them in the bin.

@marathon_secret It’s been a long time coming 😍

I read this book so much as a child, and my daughter loves it too. Excited about the movie.

@oujibob @UKRunChat I will ask 😊

@mileswithshell @UKRunChat Suggestions for strengthening and protection would be good, mine is mainly in my lower half so my ankles and toes really bend and flex more than they should

Spent the weekend reading an advance copy of Walk by Dr Courtney Conley* who I’m chatting to for the @UKRunChat podcast tonight. Any questions from #runners about the power of walking, or shoes, or strengthening feet? Let me know #ukrunchat *Book due out in early May

@oujibob @UKRunChat Oooh good shout - anything particular you wanted to know?

@mileswithshell @UKRunChat Advice for us special hyper mobile folks would be good

@emrichas It looks like they’ve got a big budget as lots of great actors in it so really hope they do it well. Very excited!

@BexBookaholic I really enjoyed this 🥰

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