The training restarts. As does the hayfever
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…
On yer bike, and what exactly is filling all those wardrobes?
Sometimes you just have to swallow your pride. I knew I knew nothing about bikes which is why I took it in for a service before the Manchester-Blackpool bike ride. I’m just glad nobody else…
Oranges are not the only fruit (it’s just I’m allergic to most others)
I don’t tend to celebrate my birthday – losing two family members in the week running up to it as well as a much loved moggy makes the whole thing rather bittersweet and as such…
A long trip to Cambridgeshire
I must say the dread and anticipation of yesterday had been larger than anything I’ve tackled in my life. Yesterday was the anniversary of Mark’s passing. I had intended to visit him and his family…
The anniversary approaches
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…
This one’s for me
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…
Pace calculator
Playing with a spreadsheet after a full week at work is never a good idea. (Some people would doubt it as a good idea regardless – we all have our weaknesses!) With having a 10k…
Buxton Half-Marathon photo album
Beautiful Buxton and Perfect Peaks
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…