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Getting a long run in.
After a busy week at work, including working Wednesday when I would usually try and do my long run I ended up with only Sunday left to do it and no motivation. Fortunately I have the best training...
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Tri Dog Duathlon
I'd seen that there was a doggie duathlon running but I was a bit worried about how any of mine would cope in transition, one of the organisers reassured me and Chips foster mum was going to be...
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Waterways 30
So the day of the ultra finally arrived and I wasn't feeling ready. I hadn't really done much running since Christmas and no long runs but at least I had the best team mates in the world and Ali as our...
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Mini mountain marathon - Borrowdale
After the last mini mountain marathon of 2016 in November I entered Hannah and I into the first of 2017 as it was also going to be in the Peak District. Unfortunately they then changed the location to...
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A snowy adventure
Although it was snowing a bit at home it was also very windy and rainy and pretty yuck. Ali had a 6.5 mile run on her training plan (she's entered a marathon) so I suggested heading up to the edges to...
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A run with Chip
Last year I did a number of the Dark and White trail runs but some of the spring ones they didn't allow dogs and this year said it would be a week before they would let us know so I didn't enter. The...
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Canicross Midlands Social Run
On Sunday there was a social run at Teversal so me and the woofs headed over. I had planned to run the boys on the main run and Chip on the beginners run. But Chip noisy had other ideas and I'm a soft...
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A weekend in the lakes with the dogs
A friend mentioned that High Terrain Events are dog friendly and I spotted one at Ennerdale in the Lake District back in the summer and decided to enter as it was a part of the lakes I hadn't been to...
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Dark Peak Trail 14
I contacted the organisers of this race a while ago to ask if I could run with a dog, explaining that he would be attached to me on a short lead at all times and I had my own insurance. They kindly...
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6.5 miles in glorious sunshine.
It's felt a very wet and muddy winter and then i ended up not running much in January due to illness so it was lovely to get out today and have sunshine and trails that weren't completely muddy. We ran...
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A morning Run up the Edges.
Laura and I met up at Curbar Gap this morning for a run, I had told her we didn't need to worry about it being busy as the Peak District only opens at 10am. We went out along White Edge where the deer...
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An Epic Kinder Adventure
Saturday me and Abbi set out from the Snake Pass Inn to recce a route she had plotted as a possible group run. The forecast was cold with possible snow showers turning to rain, with Black Ice on the...
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The difference a day makes.
Sunday we had a lazy start to the morning, I briefly got out of the van at 6:30am to take chip to the toilet. I couldn't believe all the ice had melted melt the car park was no longer an ice rink! We...
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Christmas Day Park Run
Ali had suggesyed we did the Bakewell Park Run on Christmas Day and why didn't I run it with Chip. I have to admit that I hadn't been interested before as it's just out and back on the monsal trail and...
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Grindleford Gallop
This weekend I was meant to be at a weekend canicross race but it had been cancelled a few weeks ago as the ground was too saturated for parking or camping. Luckily I got a transfer place into the...
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AKA Mustard SwimRun - Spring Lakes
After winning the As Keen As Mustard swimrun series last year I was looking forward to racing this year however with Covid all the races were rescheduled for September and October meaning I definitely...
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Spire Ultra
After my first ultra was cancelled in April due to the country going into the locdown for Covid I put my name on the waiting list for one in May, that then got rearranged for October and I forgot about...
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Not the PB57
So last year we went into lockdown meaning the PB57 was cancelled, my entry was rolled over to this year. The original route was along the Pennine Bridkeway from Middleton Top to Hayfield. To make it...
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Hathersage Hilly Triathlon 2021
On Sunday I completed my first triathlon the Hathersage Hilly. Back when I lived in Edale for the summer 2001 after graduating I heard about this triathlon when swimming at the pool, I remember...
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A wild camp to test out my new tent.
Ali kindly picked up a one man backpacking tent for me from Decathlon so obviously I had to get out and try it out. I plotted a route that started from a car park on the snake pass that would let me...
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Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Settle - 2 day adventure
Day 1I travelled by train go Horton-in-Ribblesdale, it was a nice easy journey I just had to change at Sheffield and Leeds. I arrived at 235pm and had a plan to do about 10miles before camping.I could...
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A two day Exmoor adventure.
Day OneAli kindly drove me to Porlock Weir on the Devon coast so I could start my two day walk at the sea.Obviously I started with a dip, although next time i need to choose a sandy beech as getting in...
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Dent to Ribblehead
I arrived at Dent station and set off just before 12430, it was a proper sunny day so I was glad I had remembered suncream. A combination of footpaths, roads and a bit of scrambling brought me to my...
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Waterfall hunting
I asked Lucie if she fancied a waterfall hunting adventure on Sunday as I wanted to explore the ones other River Alport. I knew there would be some scrambling as there was no sign of paths nearby the...
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Windermere two day wild camp
Day OneThis time I headed up to the Lake District for some hiking and to practice what I had learnt on my mountain skills course.Once again I was on the train so I was dropped off at Grindlefordfor the...
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