This blog was originally imagined as way to keep in contact with friends who were thinking of leaving the UK, however, these days I use it for so much more than simply sharing adventures - in fact I use it quite literally as the founding idea of why blogs were created; a log (of whatever) on the web, a web-log...
I find running to be very hard to motivate myself for - it's such hard work - I have to add an extra incentive, Letterbox treasure...
The weekend was fantastic, sunny on both Saturday and Sunday....
6.4 km up The Hay, and back down. After R&R’s amazing mountain marathon blog I am a bit reluctant to post this one, but can’t help being pleased with myself: I got my first trail race prize, winning my class!! ๐ ๐ Sorry to use the blog to brag, but it probably won’t happen again!
The Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon was our first mountain marathon this year, so we chose the the hardest class…. why you may ask? well to be honest, all the other classes were full! I’ve tried to include more practical details in this blog than usual to give Pete and Tish a bit more information about …
Saturday's weather was just about what we've come to expect in the North West this past two months, wet! Not since April has there been any meaningful nice weather. The result is that I've been getting weaker and weaker, to the point that last weekend I struggled on a F6a+. The ultimate price had to be paid...
Arthur, Andy and I had a day out in the eastern fells on Saturday, making the most of the sun. Approaching the ascent had been a bit indimidating as the ascent follows a wall up what appeared to be a vertical slope but, as so often, in fact it was not as bad as it …