I started this blog to record the mistakes I made last year to help me plan a successful campaign for the Summer Spine Race 2022. I’d like to think it has been a little more than that over the past year as it has documented my preparation, other races and thoughts as I approached theContinue reading “The Summer Spine Race 2022 – This time…(Part One)”
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Recce Five – Dufton to Alston
Ideally by now I would have recce’d every section of the Pennine Way. However that’s 268 miles, a lot of travelling and a lot of time. I have recce’d all of the first leg, I’ve revisited Blenkinsop Bog – sorry, Common – always get that wrong, as well as as God’s Bridge and some otherContinue reading “Recce Five – Dufton to Alston”
The Cheviot Goat Ultra – back in the bog again
The Cheviot Goat Ultra was one of those events I’d never heard of or considered entering until one of my friends mentioned it – however as I may have mentioned before in this blog, I’m very easily lead. It also seemed like a very good idea… reasonably good idea… good idea… definitely an idea anyway,Continue reading “The Cheviot Goat Ultra – back in the bog again”
Recce Four – The Start to Torside
So several recces later we reach the start of the race – I did warn you this was complicated. It would also be our earliest start as we had a bit of a drive after to a hotel for some R&R after this recce, also an earlier train would take half an hour less toContinue reading “Recce Four – The Start to Torside”
Recce Three – Torside to Standedge
So after the success of the recce of the last bit of the first bit of the Spine Race, the next day’s mission was to recce the middle bit of the first bit. I wasn’t really expecting much from today as I couldn’t really remember much about it. As it turned out this was probablyContinue reading “Recce Three – Torside to Standedge”
Recce Two – Standedge to Hebden Bridge
The next three recces I had planned were so complicated I ended up with a spreadsheet detailing where we were staying, where we were running from and to, where we were then going and what times the trains ran. Overall we wanted to head South as that was (is) where home was (is). However IContinue reading “Recce Two – Standedge to Hebden Bridge”
Recce One – Blenkinsopp Bog, sorry, Common
I do have a bit of a reputation for repeating races but, even by my standards, I’ve done a lot of Great North Runs, twenty-two now. It was the first ever ‘proper’ event I entered in 1998. I missed ’99 but have done everyone since. This year was slightly different in that we were drivingContinue reading “Recce One – Blenkinsopp Bog, sorry, Common”
The Only Way Is Pennine... 