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Wandering the World

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Three Peaks Day 4

The last of the three peaks was in front of us: Mount Snowdon. The rain had continued on all through the night and was still going in the morning. It looked like it wasn't going to be the most pleasant of hikes.

April 5, 2010

Heading back down from Scafell Pike

Three Peaks Day 3

Our second peak would be the highest in England: Scafell Pike. The conditions for this one were at least forecast to be better.

April 4, 2010

Ben Nevis

Three Peaks Day 2

The first of our peaks was Ben Nevis - it'd certainly be an adventure climbing up through the snow.

April 3, 2010

Tongariro Crossing

Oceania Day 19

The day had come for our Tongariro Crossing. The weather was bad, and who knew what the crossing itself was going to be like...

March 25, 2010

Recent Trips

Rwanda

Berlin
In the year that would see the 275th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach's, we would be heading to Berlin for the half marathon. > "One can profit there much more than in any other pl…

Cyprus
I didn't expect to be going back to Cyprus for a third time; though the timing of the marathon there, and knowing the conditions for it there would be warmer than in the UK made it a good choice. Carm…

Denmark
At the start of our Super Halfs journey, we set off for Copenhagen to do the first in this six race series that spans Europe. It was a chance for us both to explore a city neither of us had been to be…

Vienna
> “And I’ll dance with you in Vienna, I’ll be wearing a river’s disguise. The hyacinth wild on my shoulder my mouth on the dew of your thighs. And I’ll bury my soul in a scrapbook, with the photograph…

More Trips…

Recent Races

Phoenix Running Doughnut Dash Half Marathon

Northolt 10K

Leicester Half Marathon
Another week, another half marathon. Could I edge closer to being a sub-90 runner again, and beat Copenhagen and Cardiff? I certainly wasn't sure, but I was going to give it a go.…

Principality Cardiff Half Marathon
The second of the Super Half series, and one as close to home as we'd get. Though maybe races being closer to home don't always mean they're going to be easier to get to...…

The Big Half

More Running…


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