Running
Sandstone Trail
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.
Highlands and Islands
We seem to have settled into a pattern of having trips away around May each year, I think because the weather’s starting to perk up but places aren’t too busy. That was certainly the case as we headed to Aviemore for the first week of our Scottish trip last year (yes, it’s taken me 12 months to get around to writing this up!).
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.
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.
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…
Snowy Scotland
It’s a long while since I’ve been to Scotland, and even longer since the last winter trip.