Inspired by Daren’s recent ascent of the Grouse Grind in Vancouver, which rises 933m in a distance of 2.9km, I [stupidly] decided to replicate his feat right here in Blighty.
I scoured the map for likely candidates and the only hill that I could find with that gradient was Wolstonbury, which I stormed back in April [...]
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So, after redialling about 120 times in about 40 frustrating minutes, I returned to the website which now had an Enter Now! [...]
I fully intended to run this morning, but there was ice on the car outside and I wimped out. Which was a real shame, as the ice had melted by the time the dawn broke and it really wasn’t that bad when I walked to work. The upside was that It did get me thinking of some blues lyrics!
Those of you who know my brother Nigel, might be interested to read this. The rest of you might like to see the photos.
The wusses! Staggering along like they had zimmer frames! Even I could keep up!
There is a great temptation to leave this to Cliff for a brief comment. Suffice to say that it’s amazing what you can do on a Bank Holiday weekend, even if you do spend the middle day recovering from a run!
And did I mention that it’s warm out today?
When Kim & I were in Seattle in June, we met Nigel & Kristin’s friends Claudia & Russell. All six of the aforementioned could be described as certifiably crazy to some extent, but I think, right at this moment, Russell takes the podium.
Our very good friends Carolyn & Scott had agreed to put up with us for the week and really were the perfect hosts
I remember some time ago Nick mentioning to me about running after a few beers before and I also remember reminding myself not to try it myself