Macavalanche 2026
In 2012 I did the New Year’s Day uphill (running) race on Aonach Mor with John. A mere 14 years later I was back for a downhill-only race, albeit this time on a bike.
In 2012 I did the New Year’s Day uphill (running) race on Aonach Mor with John. A mere 14 years later I was back for a downhill-only race, albeit this time on a bike.
Having raced in three years but only been on safety team once, I was delighted to get a place on this year’s Spine Safety Team in a bid to give something back.
I met my reliable accomplice in all things adventurous, Alex, on Saturday afternoon in a frozen-solid Edale.
By which I mean “fun around the border”, not “barely any fun”. The border in question was the England/Scotland one.
After last year’s trip north, this year’s unofficial school reunion was held closer to the middle of the country.
It’s rare that we visit the same place twice, so our fourth trip to Iceland was very much an outlier. It did, however, give us chance to complete our circumnavigation of the entire country. Hoorah!
Darren and I ran the Sandstone Trail in Cheshire, 55 km, on the shortest day. Maybe watching his video will be more exciting than my words.