The Sandstone Trail Race 2012
Highlights: Gaining a last-minute place, strangers giving me food, plenty of water stops, friends pacing me, easily navigated course. Lowlights: Continue reading
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Thinking about polishing off the Sandstone Trail
Last weekend I finished my working week on Saturday, leaving me with one precious weekend day to spend in the Continue reading
Finding motivation
Every now and then, I hit a wall. A psychological one that leaves me thinking it’s easier not to go Continue reading
Pure Gold! (And Bronze!)
I was at Hyde Park on Tuesday to cheer on Team GB and all the other Olympians as they hammered their way through the Olympic triathlon. The fans from all round the world gave the location a supercharged atmosphere. This photo captures the Brownlee brothers and Spain’s Gomez approximately halfway through the final leg of the triathlon, eventually winning Great Britain a Gold and Bronze medal. Great work Team GB!
48 hours to the States
In two days’ I will have touched town in Chicago, en route to Anchorage, then to Talkeetna and finally on Continue reading
Water bottle showdown
This evening I had the mixed pleasure of heading up Shutlingsloe hill in perfect English spring weather, but with a Continue reading
Snowdon, mountain of many faces
Last weekend was another successful Denali training weekend, again in Snowdonia. On the Saturday, we took the path from Llanberis Continue reading
My First Half Marathon
Running on roads has not always been high on my list of ‘likes’, but with good company the miles have Continue reading
Geek in the Hills 