Challenge Race 11 – Oxford
My trip to Oxford has come to an end and I’m back north in the equally un-sunny Stockport. All in all, a very nice break away and always good to catch up with long-standing friends….
My trip to Oxford has come to an end and I’m back north in the equally un-sunny Stockport. All in all, a very nice break away and always good to catch up with long-standing friends….
Hell has frozen over! Yes, I’ve actually gone on holiday. But don’t worry, it’s only for a couple of days and it involves a half-marathon so I’m not going to go dizzy or implode with…
It’s suddenly September. I don’t remember asking anyone to fast-forward the summer, but it seems they did it anyway. The kitchen is being emptied ahead of the re-ft next week. I’m a little concerned as…
I’m not sure whether it’s me or just the way the Flickr website has changed. Either way, for some reason the links on the blog seem to have stopped linking and I can’t persuade them…
Well it’s been over 2 months since the 7th half-marathon of the 13 Challenge and indeed that length of time since I raced at all (the 10k was the week after Buxton). With the weather…
Well today was the day of the Manchester – Blackpool bike ride. I will start by noting that at no stage have I ever been considered a cyclist. Having learned to ride a bike at…
I had planned theĀ Challenge runs around my Achilles Heel – hayfever. As my food allergy is linked into this common summertime ailment the two gang up on me andĀ for a period of about…
No running this weekend, in fact I was working for the majority of it. On Friday the neighbours were treated to the visual spectacle of me trying to change two tyres on a bike for…
Most of the updates on here over the last couple of months have been regarding ‘the 13 Challenge’ – my fund-raiser for 2013 which involves a pile of half-marathons and a few other bits. Today…
I woke up very early today. Perhaps it was the sunshine streaming into the bedroom, or the early night as a result of the bike ride yesterday. Whatever it was I was ready for a…