I had received a sharp comment when Nick arrived about the state of my runners… basically they were still caked in mud from, er, every run I’ve done in the last six weeks. It was a delight then to see his pristine white laundered trainers refusing (like a horse) at each new puddle of mud.
It had to be the wettest morning underfoot so far this year… thank goodness for Kurt’s woolen Thurlo’s, otherwise my poor little toes would have been washed away in all the cold water. If you’re precious about how your trainers look, running in the countryside at this time of year is probably not for you.
I’ve just noticed, for the first time since putting Clustermap on here in October last year, that there were NO visitors yesterday! Does no-one want me anymore?!
When Nick arrived it was cold and grey with little prospect of good cheer… as was his mood! It’s amazing how quickly the weather, and our moods, can improve and surprise us!
Point 65 have just launched a couple of new kayaks, both of them designed by Nigel Foster.
The Doubleshot is a kayak for two, whilst Nigel says that the Whisky 16 is the kayak for me as it’s slightly shorter than a normal sea kayak and designed to be FUN! I’m really looking forward to trying one out [...]
I quickly revised my intentions when I realised how slippery the shaded pavements were, so I headed for a more forgiving surface… mud is always slippery!
Welcome to Burgess Hill
I can imagine that I was a bit like a sack of spuds for company this morning!
It was a really good start to the year… waking up about 30 seconds before my alarm went off at eight. Not that early I know, but too early for most and a great time to go for a run.
The morning was mild , quite still and slightly misty and sound seemed to be deadened, which meant that I probably [...]