Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Ivor kicked in over the weekend as predicted and blew with a vengeance all day long. Despite the fact that I was supposed to be having a rest day on Saturday in preparation for the Dyfi Enduro on Sunday I just had to go for a windsurf. The estuary would have been good as the...
It may still only be Spring but the sunshine, blue skies and turquoise waters here have made it feel like summer for a few days in April. Who’d have thought this video was shot in Wales!
I’ve been gradually getting back into my old sport of Triathlon over the past few years. I used to do them when in my late teens but life got in the way and mortgages, marriage, Morgan and other things all took their toll and somewhere along the line I got about 20 years older than...
First up, it’s the Dyfi Enduro on Sunday. I’ve known about this for months, but that doesn’t mean that me or my bike is ready for it. However, I can’t get out of it now, I’ll just have to do the best I can and aim to enjoy it. It won’t be helped by the...
The sea temperature is gradually warming up, it still isn’t warm at about 10ºC but it’s warm enough to get in for a swim with my Triathlon Wetsuit on and the warm sunny days have made the sea look quite inviting. I had a nice swim at Ynyslas last Thursday, just a straight swim down...
And just to prove that I have still been windsurfing despite the distinct lack of wind lately, here’s a quick clip of me giving it a go with only just enough wind one morning last week. Conditions were very marginal and I was out on my 80 ltr slalom board and a 6.3m sail. At...
We did our customary pre-ride around the Dyfi Enduro course yesterday in what can only be described as perfect conditions. Warm, sunny and without any significant rain for a while the trails were in the main dry and dusty. Riders were thin on the ground, probably because it was Easter Sunday, but Dave, Dave, Simon,...
Although we live in West Wales with the beach and sea to the west of us and a backdrop of the Cambrian Mountains behind us, most of my running and even my cycling is on fairly flat courses. Obviously the mountain biking isn’t, but my quick road bike routes usually go from home and stay...
Following on from my recent post about tracking calories, diet and exercise with iPad apps, I thought I’d share my experiences of using one of these apps for a while and how it has affected my diet. This all came about over a steak, chips and sticky toffee pudding when a conversation with friends revealed that I ate more...
Just over a week to go now until the Dyfi Enduro 2011 so we were once again checking out some of the trails on our evening ride last night. This time we started at the northern end of the forest to ride some of the trails we rarely ride. Dave Reed couldn’t make it so...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
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