Kinlochlevin, October 2010 – Indoor Ice Climbing Back in 2010 a group of us went to Scotland to walk the West Highland Way. Starting in Milngavie, the route takes you 96 miles, across beautiful landscapes, to its finish at Fort William. We had a fantastic, if sometimes testing, week. Along the way, we spent a…
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A Walk From Newark and Kelham
Having grown up between Newark and Nottingham I have an affection for both towns. Newark, though, retains a certain charm which Nottingham sadly lost along with many of its historic buildings. This Friday we took the train from Nottingham, out through the villages I grew up in and around, to Newark. We had found a walk on…
Throwback Thursday – An Adventure In Laos
Laos – October/November 2013 This week’s Throwback Thursday was an easy one when I realised that exactly three years ago today I was on an all action adventure in Laos! As part of a six week, action packed, holiday through a variety of Asian countries, I visited Laos for just a few days. Arriving in Vientiane…
Standen House – A Recovery Adventure!
Post-marathon treat Today’s adventure was a recovery one! I was heading back to Nottingham, following yesterdays Beachy Head Marathon, with my parents. We stopped off at the gorgeous National Trust property, Standen House. A Little About Standen House Standen House is in the Sussex countryside and is a fantastic snapshot of a well off, family home in…
Throwback Thursday – Bosnia, Mountain Biking, 2012
Thinking back I have done a surprising amount of mountain biking for someone who is afraid to point a bike downwards on a rocky path. Pop me on a good downhill on a road bike and I will be distinctly disappointed if I don’t reach between 30-40mph. Do the same on a mountain bike and I prefer…
Pre-race Nerves: Why Do They Jangle?!
I’m a little on edge this week, a little fidgety. With less than a week to go until the Beachy Head Marathon I am starting to feel the faint jangling’s of nerves coming on. This happens to me with any sporting event I take part in although cycling events do not seem to elicit the…
A Helping Hand
Having had a day off the exercise yesterday (yes, we all need them) I was back out running this afternoon. I had been thinking of going for a swim but then the sun started to shine and I couldn’t resist getting outside. It turned out the sun was being a little trickster as it disappeared…
Free Running
Today’s adventure was free running. Not the sort where you leap from building to building – although I would love to give that a go! This free running was the type where you don’t really know where you are going or how far; you just go. This morning it was pouring with rain and I…
Autumn Walking
Today’s adventure was going to be a long run but this morning my body told me it just didn’t want to do that. There are times you have to push yourself and times you just have to listen to your body. So we decided to borrow my parents dog, Sprite, and go for a long autumn walk instead. The…