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Author: Rachel

Setanta Ireland Rogaine 2012

Wednesday, 27th June 2012

This is the third time we’ve ran the Setanta Ireland Rogaine; the lure of running/orienteering for 24 hours without stopping is somewhat attractive, but it’s not just the challenge that draws us back to Ireland, it’s also the bizarre and random things that always happen when we cross the Irish Sea. This year was no …

Openwater swimming at Dosthill Quarry

Saturday, 16th June 2012

Swimming at the Bosworth Trust Water Park over the past month has been great, but I was eager to swim somewhere with clearer water and fewer ducks (and duck smells)! So, this morning I tested out the very convenient Dosthill Quarry, just on the outskirts of Tamworth. The quarry is a diving venue (http://www.divedozzi.com/), but …

Lowe Alpine Midge Marathon (LAMM) 2012

Tuesday, 12th June 2012

The mid-camp, in beautiful Glen Kinglass.

LAMM blog take 2

A figure of eight

Tuesday, 5th June 2012

This weekend we found ourselves back in Agen Allwedd, the same cave that we visited with Clive just a fortnight ago. Our reason for visiting Aggy previously was to join Clive on a trip around the Grand Circle to celebrate 40 years since his breakthrough trip. This weekend, the scenario was quite similar…

Running around the Stiperstones

Sunday, 27th May 2012

The weather has been amazing this weekend and we took full advantage of it by running around the Stiperstones area, in Shropshire. Thankfully there was a breeze for most of the day, so we didn’t get too hot. Richard came up with the route, which was partly inspired by a section of the Long Mynd …

Open water swimming at Bosworth

Saturday, 12th May 2012

I never learnt to swim well at school. In particular I never learnt front crawl. This was because I wasn’t allowed to wear glasses in the pool and therefore couldn’t see what the teacher was asking us to do (I’m quite short sighted!). So, having learnt breast stroke a few years ago, I decided that …

OFD 1 to 2

Wednesday, 9th May 2012

Whilst someone was haunched over their PC trying to enter the inner workings of the blog, we were resting in preparation for the weekend’s adventure. Hmm … I wonder which resulted in the most fun?! The weekend was a Chelsea Spelaeological Society meet-up at Whitewalls. We travelled down on Saturday morning and met 12 other …

Lesser Garth (Girth) Cave

Monday, 30th April 2012

We knew this cave was going to be a collector’s item even before we started. It was only 250 m long and Brendan thought it would occupy us for entire the day! There were also reports on the web of some rather squeezy bits. It was a good choice in the horrendous wet weather however, …

On the Ashby Canal

Monday, 30th April 2012

As a special treat for my parents, my sister and I organised a trip on a barge for the day on the Ashby Canal. My Mum had always fancied a canal boat holiday and was therefore keen to try it out. We hired the boat from Stoke Golding, which is only a 13 mile run …

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