the 13 Challenge – Episode 8
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…
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…
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…
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…
Well I always knew that phase 1 of the house build was just that, and what comes after is phase 2. Wednesday was that new beginning, when the plasterwork in the bedroom, held on purely…
I must say getting going today was quite difficult which, for a race day, is quite unusual. 3 attempts to leave the house – cats and wallets getting the better of me before Waze decided…
It’s been one of those weeks that fit the runaway train metaphor. Monday started with me thinking that it would be really useful to get some paperwork boxed off. This was finally done on Friday…
Sometimes when you’ve had a really tough week a good blast of Endorphins is perfect medicine. Clearly taking the prescribed medication also helps as I discovered getting home from work on Friday night to find…
I’ve just surfaced from a very hectic weekend, which explains the lack of updates. Meet Sally. She’s a sourdough starter mix: I wouldn’t normally do anything as daft as name a bubbling mixture of wholemeal…
Question – did I really want to see the hill profile for my next race?! Well this is the hill profile for my next race. I’m not sure I’m pleased to have seen this, rather…