Journal

Trying hard up hills and often falling down them.

February Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge – Attempt 1

Hiking, ViewRanger February 24, 2016
I am going to start by saying this isn’t quite the blog post I expected to be writing! Last Saturday eight friends and I headed up to Harrogate to attempt the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in under 12 hours to raise money and awareness for Foodcycle. That morning preparation had gone well – Frankie was up […]
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Race report: Blanchland Open5 Series

Mountain Biking, Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger February 16, 2016
Last year the Open5 series by Open Adventure were some of my favourite races of the season. I was disappointed to have to pull out of both their December and January races due to injury/illness, so as you can imagine I was very excited to be back up and running (kind of!) for their February race in Blanchland – […]
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Soggy cycling – a slightly sub-optimum ride!

Mountain Biking February 11, 2016
Saturday’s weather lived up to expectations – so arriving at Ladybower it was about 4°C, windy and hailing! As per normal, I was also running about 15 minutes late… Luckily that was absolutely fine as Natalya runs to a similarly ‘prompt’ schedule. I hope she doesn’t mind me saying, but she is one of the […]
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About my Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge

Hiking, ViewRanger February 7, 2016
The Challenge In a few weeks time, eight friends (from various parts of the UK) and I will all be gathering in Yorkshire with the aim of walking the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in under 12 hours to raise money and awareness for Food Cycle. At the same time another friend, Rose, who lives a little further away, will also be climbing the active […]
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My top tips for staying motivated throughout injury

Outdoor Life January 24, 2016
As I am sure many of you know the past few months (late October to January) have been a bit of a disaster! Starting off with a few kidney troubles, then when that had all finally passed, first run out I managed to sprain my ankle. All in all 2016 didn’t quite kick off in […]
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Why I’m going to walk 1000 miles in 2016!

Hiking, ViewRanger December 26, 2015
Sat in front of the fire with a healthy sized plate of Christmas leftovers, before you ask; no, this is not some mad post-feasting idea! It’s is all part of an exciting new adventure with ViewRanger – #walk2016. The general gist of this challenge is to pledge to walk 250, 500 or 1000 miles with ViewRanger […]
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Fell Running in Glencoe: Scottish Adventure Part 2

Running, Travel December 1, 2015
Just a short post today – here’s a little snippet of some of my time in Scotland fell running. As you can see, the weather was absolutely beautiful, and perfect for camping… Running with the camera and trying to film didn’t prove to be too much of a forté for me but I’m sure this […]
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