Wow! I’d forgotten how good that felt. Today was my first Mountain Bike event since… erm.. about 1994. I seem to have got so caught up in other things that use up my time (a lot of which is cycling of one sort or another) that I haven’t got a mountain bike any more. My …
It’s not unusual for Fell Races to have odd names… ‘The Trunce’, ‘The Trog’, ‘Old County Tops’, etc. The Golf Ball race is so names because of the strange huge golf ball like communications tower new Loveclough on the northern tip of Rossendale. It has noting to do with golf, but as with most fell …
Every year, on the first weekend of March, I spend a couple of days and one night with my brother Phil, my cousin Adrian, and six or seven other people (Adrian’s old College friends, colleagues mainly). The intention of the trip is to go somewhere mountainous (not just ‘hilly’ or ‘scenic’ – that’d never do), …
Continue reading “Wasdale, Levis 501s, a scattering of snow, and some laughs.”
Katie and I love this tune – something very natural but powerful about her voice. Just had to download the mp3 of Rehab
My brother Phil rode his first ‘proper’ cyclocross of the season at the weekend and enjoyed it thoroughly. His Three Peaks race was the last race he had done, and he rode at the South West race in Escot Park without any preparation other than enthusiasm. Muddy conditions looked fun. Well done, Phil.
Part 1 – the video diary Part 2 – the race In a slightly odd and certainly unpredictable series of events, I had the enjoyable and very memorable experience working on a video diary with Sam Bailey of BBC’s Countryfile programme the other week. It was all strange in many ways – not least because …
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Had a great day out on the bike with my brother Phil, taking part in the 105 mile Cumberland Cycle Challenge. A challenging but rewarding route with just under 3,000 metres of ascent, based around Brampton near Carlisle. There was weather to put most Belgian cycle classics to shame – including about two hours of …
Haven’t had much sporty stuff on the blog for a bit – time for an update about what I’ve been up to and why I can’t walk faster than a snail’s pace today. I had a pretty good run in the Three Peaks Race yesterday. It’s not the hilliest fell race there is but at …
Some latest photos of the house progressing: Windows went in on 4th November. Roof slated at front but more to do at rear and lower floors. It’s dragging on a bit but then at times it seems to gallop ahead.
My brother did his first cyclo-cross of the season on Saunday down in Ivybridge, near Plymouth. Nice piccie of him here. We’re revving up for the 44th annual Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross on Sunday 25th Sept – the thought of which is keeping us both regular. I’ve competed in nine Three Peaks ‘crosses, and completed eight …
As this is turning into a bit of diary, I thought I’d stick down some of my fell running results from the last few months: 08 09 2005: Hades Hill Race (Whitworth): 4th (out of 86) – 34:41 10 08 2005: Pilgrims Cross fell race: 5th (out of 75ish) – 41:42 26 07 2005: Roseberry …
