Outdoors

Moor and Sea

At the start of October we headed down to Devon for a few days. It’s been a while since we were in that part of the world

Spine Sprint 2022

I volunteered on the Spine Safety Team in 2017, being stationed at Hebden Bridge and Hawes over the few days I helped out. I learned a few things, including that I didn’t really want to do the race because it looked miserable.

Haydn stood outside the timber-framed Corris Institute. © Haydn Williams 2021

The Corris Round

I am one of a fairly exclusive bunch of runners to have completed the Corris Round. But that’s more due to the fact that it was only created in August 2020 than because of any running prowess on my part.

Lots and lots of bracken plants. © Haydn Williams 2021

Kinder Dozen

I first found out about the Kinder Dozen from Tim about five years ago, and I knew that the general advice was: (1) it’s a long day out; (2) don’t do it in summer because the bracken’s a nightmare. Point (2) will become quite pertinant.

Abraham’s Tea Round

After a couple of abortive pandemic-struck attempts at a Paddy Buckley round, I decided to stop focussing on a load of hills I’ve already run across hundreds of times, and strike out for somewhere new instead.

Maxing out Christmas

Having not seen a proper hill for some time, I hatched a plan to escape to the Peak District during the Single Christmas Day of Fun. Cue a departure from home at 02:30…

Hills!

In a normal year, a weekend of solo running in...

Snowy Scotland

It’s a long while since I’ve been to Scotland, and even longer since the last winter trip.