Rainy Garden
It may be raining out there again, but the garden is growing well. I’m loving the wildflower verges around the University campus at the moment too.
Author: Alan Cole
Menai Bridge to Maltraeth Coast Path Run
Coast Path Vital Stats Menai Bridge to Maltraeth Distance: 23.12 miles Elevation Gain Today: 322m Highest Elevation: 50m Time: 3:38:32 Av. Pace: 9:27 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 125bpm Max Heart Rate: 148bpm Calories: 2019 Totals to Date Total Distance: 244.02 miles Total Time: 44:38:14 Total Elevation Gain: 7017m Total Calories: 21190 Distance to go: 641 miles Another early start...
Mellow SUP Surf
Just a short video clip and a frame grab from what has to have been one of the mellowest surf sessions ever on Tuesday afternoon.
Training, Racing and Recreation Balance
You may have noticed that although I’ve still be fairly active, cycling, running around the coast path and such like, I haven’t been posting about any proper training and certainly nothing about any races. This is all due to the fact that I’ve had a few niggling injuries. Injuries Last year it was plantar fasciitis,...
SUP Surfing, a Break in the Weather & Orchids
The amazing weather we’ve been having has finally changed and blue skies have been replaced by grey this morning on the beach. It’s still warm at 15ºC throughout the night, and yesterday we reached a maximum of 26.3ºC, the hottest temperature of the year so far. There was a little bit of swell too yesterday...
What is wrong with people?
This part of Wales can be the perfect place to live at all times of the year and whatever the weather, but when the sun has been shining for a week or so, the temperatures are in the 20’s and there hasn’t been any rain it’s a paradise. Clear blue skies, gentle breezes and clear...
Glynllifon to Bangor Coast Path Run
Coast Path Vital Stats Glynllifon to Bangor Distance: 22.92 miles Elevation Gain Today: 235m Highest Elevation: 61m Time: 3:24:14 Av. Pace: 8:55 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 134bpm Max Heart Rate: 153bpm Calories: 1974 Totals to Date Total Distance: 220.9miles Total Time: 40:59:42 Total Elevation Gain: 6695m Total Calories: 21,190 Distance to go: 664 miles Another run along the Wales...
Coastguard Helicopter
Just a quick clip of the Coastguard Helicopter flying along Ynyslas beach whilst out on a training exercise in conjunction with Borth, Aberdovey and Aberystwyth Lifeboats the other day.
Garden Flowers
Just a collection of some of the flowers in our garden at the moment.
Summer Surf
Summer continues and Friday brought with it not only more wall-to-wall sunshine and temperatures in the high teens but also some summer surf. So, after a short session on the turbo trainer and lots and lots of household chores we (Morgan and I) headed over to the beach form a summertime surf. We were due...
