Add half marathon blog post

[mcclowes]

Summary

• Adds a new blog post dated October 2024 about running the Royal Parks Half Marathon
• Personal narrative covering training challenges, race day experience, and returning to the event six years later

Test plan

• Verify the post renders correctly with npm run start
• Check frontmatter is valid and post appears in the blog listing
• Confirm truncation works correctly on the blog index page

https://claude.ai/code/session_01JTuxZ2iwR8CPeqxmL1kPJL

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Overall readability score: 47.64 (🟢 +0.19)

File	Readability
2024-10-01-half-marathon.md	84.69 (-)

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🟢 - Shows an increase in readability
🔴 - Shows a decrease in readability

File	Readability	FRE	GF	ARI	CLI	DCRS
2024-10-01-half-marathon.md	84.69	73.68	8.46	6.7	6.89	6.29
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Averages:

	Readability	FRE	GF	ARI	CLI	DCRS
Average	47.64	41.09	12.04	13.2	12.98	8.62
	🟢 +0.19	🟢 +0.17	🟢 +0.02	🟢 +0.03	🟢 +0.03	🟢 +0.01

View metric targets

Metric	Range	Ideal score
Flesch Reading Ease	100 (very easy read) to 0 (extremely difficult read)	60
Gunning Fog	6 (very easy read) to 17 (extremely difficult read)	8 or less
Auto. Read. Index	6 (very easy read) to 14 (extremely difficult read)	8 or less
Coleman Liau Index	6 (very easy read) to 17 (extremely difficult read)	8 or less
Dale-Chall Readability	4.9 (very easy read) to 9.9 (extremely difficult read)	6.9 or less

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📝 Spellcheck Results

Checked files: blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md

Spelling issues found:

1/1 blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md 966.30ms X
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:11:273 - Unknown word (kilometres)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:11:335 - Unknown word (kilometre)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:13:100 - Unknown word (parkrunner)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:13:309 - Unknown word (conceptualise)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:13:655 - Unknown word (demoralises)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:15:318 - Unknown word (hulkers)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:15:419 - Unknown word (kilometres)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:17:115 - Unknown word (deadlift)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:21:382 - Unknown word (kilometres)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:21:430 - Unknown word (parkrun)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:21:590 - Unknown word (kilometres)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:23:337 - Unknown word (kilometres)
blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md:25:362 - Unknown word (realising)
CSpell: Files checked: 1, Issues found: 13 in 1 file.

💡 Reply with /add-words to automatically add these words to .cspell.json:

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🤖 Claude PR Summary

Pull Request Summary

Overview

This PR adds a new blog post about the author's experience running the Royal Parks Half Marathon, comparing their first attempt six years ago with their current preparation.

Key Files Modified

• New file: blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md - Personal narrative blog post about half marathon running experiences

Notable Patterns & Concerns

Content Issues:

1. Date discrepancy: The filename is dated 2024-10-01 but the post says "In September, I'll be running" - timeline inconsistency
2. Minor typos/grammar:
   • "I'd even ran before" → "I'd ever run before"
   • "old school running for charity" (unclear phrasing)

Positive Aspects:

• Proper frontmatter format with title, authors, and tags
• Includes truncate marker for blog post preview
• Personal, engaging narrative style appropriate for a blog

Recommendations:

• Verify the intended publication date vs. the race date mentioned
• Quick proofread for grammar consistency
• Consider if this type of personal content aligns with the blog's editorial guidelines

Overall: Low-risk content addition with minor editorial corrections needed.

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🤖 Claude PR Summary

Pull Request Summary

Overview

This PR adds a new personal blog post about the author's half marathon running experience, along with spell-check dictionary updates.

Key Changes

New Content:

• blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md - Personal narrative about running the Royal Parks Half Marathon, comparing first attempt (6 years ago with minimal training) to current preparation

Configuration:

• cspell.json - Added 12 new words to the spell-check dictionary (mostly UK English spellings and running-related terms)

Notable Patterns/Observations

Positive:

• Standard blog post format following existing conventions (frontmatter, truncate marker, tags)
• Appropriate spell-check updates for new vocabulary

Minor Notes:

• Personal/narrative content (tagged as [running, personal]) - verify this aligns with blog content guidelines
• Some inconsistent date references: post dated Oct 1, 2024 but mentions "September" for the event and "December" training - may want to clarify timeline
• No technical/code changes, purely content addition

Recommendation: Quick review to confirm personal blog posts are within scope for this repository.

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🤖 Claude PR Summary

Pull Request Summary

Overview

This PR adds a new personal blog post about running a half marathon, along with associated spell-check dictionary updates.

Key Changes

Files Modified:

1. blog/2024-10-01-half-marathon.md (new file)

   • Personal narrative about running the Royal Parks Half Marathon
   • Recounts first half marathon experience 6 years ago and upcoming participation
   • ~25 lines of markdown content with front matter (tags: running, personal)

2. cspell.json

   • Added 4 new words to custom dictionary: deadlift, hulkers, parkrun, parkrunner

Notable Patterns/Observations

✅ Positive:

• Proper blog post structure with front matter and truncate marker
• Alphabetically sorted spell-check additions

⚠️ Minor Notes:

• Date discrepancy: filename says October 2024 (2024-10-01) but content states "In September, I'll be running..." - may want to verify the intended publication date
• Content is personal/non-technical in nature (appropriate if this is a personal blog section)

Recommendation

Low-risk content addition. Main item to verify is the date alignment between filename and content timeline.

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🤖 Claude PR Summary

Unable to generate summary - the PR diff is too large to analyze. Consider breaking this PR into smaller changes.