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THE SUNDAY TIMES "I'M A RUNNING RECORD BREAKER AT 80"
A prog rocker is now Britain's fastest old man. He shares his secrets with Simon Usborne. Peter Giles couldn't wait to turn 80 last...


WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS GOTHENBURG 2024 PETER GILES - A PATIENT MAN
I attended Bournemouth Grammar School where a little education was painfully beaten into me. In the annual Inter House Crosss Country...


THE NIGHT WE CELEBRATED AT PETER’S 80TH BIRTHDAY BASH!
I don’t think I have ever been so deranged as I was the night before Pete’s party as I struggled manfully, or personfully to do the Table...


‘EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES...’
So many weird and wonderful things happened to me and Pete during our extensive time spent in the world of running. From the time we met,...


BOILED EGG and SOLDIERS - The only breakfast for me!
So it is a well known fact (to those who have known me well over the years) that I am a notoriously fussy eater. In fact, I was shocked...


THE NIGHT I HECKLED RANDY BRECKER AT RONNIE SCOTT’S
So I should be ashamed to tell this story. But I’m not. Because it illustrates gall at its finest - and the graciousness of the elite in...


Running and Carbohydrate Intolerance
Peter Giles: ON RUNNING When I was there, there was an Inter-House Cross Country race every year at Bournemouth Grammar School. Without...


BUTTERMILK SCONES & QUINCE JELLY
A PREVIEW OF A RECIPE FROM THE NEXT COOKBOOK! Here’s a little preview photo of a recipe that is going to be in my next cookbook - The...
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