2026 weeknotes

Week note — weeks commencing Monday 20 April 2026 and Monday 27 April 2026

Simon Morgan-Wilson

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Every week I look back at the previous seven days and forwards to the next. Running and health, culture, home improvements, work and adjacent things. Read none, some or all – sharing in case it helps someone else out there.

Last week's note.

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Ran 72km across fourteen days, Grimsby's playoff opener loss despite Staunton's awesome goal, Port Sunlight before last game of the regular season at Tranmere, Dave West on Scrum as governance in an AI world, work design history number 1, Camp Digital, and finally 300 pages of Berlin read in a weekend after a three year break.

Health and running

72.24km across the fortnight.

Week 1 (27 April - 3 May): 33km across four days.

Week 2 (4-10 May): 39.28km across five days. Enjoyed a couple of walks between Euston and Piccadilly Circus and a run while I was down in London.

BT Tower in London on one of my walks.

Year to date: 593.42km. Tracking comfortably ahead of 1,400km and 1,600km targets, just behind 1,800km pace by about 24km.

Also had a few scritches with dogs on my runs, aaaaaawwww.

April run note.

Had an ECG Monday 27th; follow-up scheduled for Monday 18 May to discuss possible medication. More body joy.

Much respect to anyone who did the Leeds marathon and RUNNING UP THE CHEVIN YOU MAD BASTARDS. (Last year was one year enough for me.) Needs to book some races, mind...

Culture and out-and-about

Lou Sanders at Howard Assembly Room Wednesday 29 April was good fun. Afterwards there was an In Sides listening party on YouTube. Went to bed later than planned because of it, no Hartnoll brothers online at the same time (or obviously), good excuse to listen to that classic Orbital album yet again.

Two King Edward VI School alumni in the same picture, me and Alfred lord Tennyson at Lady Lever gallery in Port Sunlight.

Saturday 2 May: Port Sunlight and Lady Lever Art Gallery. Excellent. Port Sunlight is lovely. The gallery is stunning with a great collection, including a picture of fellow King Edward VI School alumni Alfred Lord Tennyson. All ahead of the Grimsby game at Tranmere. Town already assured of a playoff place before the game but a win could have meant higher playoffs seeding. Carnival atmosphere from the Town fans. Tranmere got the point they needed to avoid relegation.

Spent Sunday afternoon drinking homemade cocktails while watching TV. It was raining outside so I am more than fine with this.

After work trip in London on Tuesday 5 May, enjoyed a pint of Guinness with the bestie/wife in the Derbyshire. Arsenal match afterwards. Gooners!, or something.

Thursday 7 May: Camp Digital in Manchester. Lovely conference, good vibes. Mixed talks with a bit of work. Great to see so many friends afterwards. Took a lot from Tessa Fowler's nitty gritty talk about the Scottish Government's Ukrainian refugee response. Himal Mandalia's session on burnout was superb. Dan Hett did a nice job reminding us about the joy of craft and that it's easy to make things.

Also polling day for local councillors at home.

Sorted tickets for Harry Styles' Meltdown (Soulwax and NYPC) in June.

Outside the main entrance of Cartwright Hall, Bradford.

Saturday just gone had a trip down the road to Cartwright Hall with Kristin, first time since the Turner Prize exhibition. The collection on show at the moment is excellent. Well worth the trip to see with your own eyes. Some pics on Instagram.

Sunday (which threw me all day) game for Grimsby Town against Salford City, League Two playoff first leg at Blundell Park. Town lost 1-2 at home, final home game of the season. Reece Staunton scored the fastest goal in English playoff history. We were a bit limp, but still in it. Highlights. Second leg Friday 16 May, which I'll be watching in a pub in London (recommendations for a pub that'll actually show a League 2 playoff game welcome).

Reading: at the weekend read about 300 pages of Jason Lutes's Berlin - a massive step forward after taking three years to read the first 100 pages.

Film: Bridesmaids. According to IMDB I've seen it before (I rated it). I can't remember that. I laughed and laughed and laughed though. Down and Out in Beverly Hills yet again: Shut up you putsch etc etc. And The Devil Wears Prada.

Recent Taskmaster is still lolz lolz lolz.

House, home, maintenance

I made a tomato planter for the front garden. Pretty sure the less making I do at work the more making I do at home.

Made a tomato planter for the front door on bank holiday Monday.

New front and back doors on order.

Contacted a decorator to get the new windows painted.

Work

Been a slog. Maybe something longer to write about in the future.

Finally got the design history from the start of the work published: Appointments in the App intro.

Went to Agile Yorkshire: Dave West (CEO of Scrum.org) on Scrum evolving from a delivery framework into a governance framework in an AI world.

Interesting internet

Next week

  • Thursday-Sunday: London trip with Kristin
  • Friday: Agile in the Ether #92; Salford City v Grimsby Town playoff second leg (watching from a pub in London, call out for recommendations again, thanks!)
  • Sunday: Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo
  • Running: targeting 40km for the week