Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
After the crazy few days of weather thanks to Storm Emma with a healthy helping hand from Ivor, things finally quietened down on Sunday. There was still plenty of snow lying around here and there even at sea level and plenty more in the hills, but the destruction caused by the storm was clear. Storm...
Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Kington to Hay-on-Wye Distance: 15.24 miles Elevation Gain Today: 723m Highest Elevation: 453m Time: 2:26:48 Av. Pace: 9:38mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 136bpm Max Heart Rate: 157bpm Calories: 1366 Totals to Date Total Distance: 579.11miles Total Time: 108:13:52 Total Elevation Gain: 1958 Total Calories: 53183 Distance to go: 51 miles Another day of adventure thanks...
It may have been minus 4ºC and snowing but that doesn’t stop me. In fact, I was quite warm in my 3/2mm summer suit once I got working fairly hard. Even my bare hands were OK. First I played in the small waves as a warm up, then I did 8x ¼ mile intervals with ¼ mile recoveries into Borth...
Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Knighton to Kington Distance: 13.95 miles Elevation Gain Today: 763m Highest Elevation: 401m Time: 2:34:25 Av. Pace: 11:04mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 124bpm Max Heart Rate: 146bpm Calories: 1188 Totals to Date Total Distance: 563.87miles Total Time: 105:47:04 Total Elevation Gain: 17235 Total Calories: 51817 Distance to go: 66 miles Monday’s Offa’s Dyke run looked...
After a weekend of flat water paddling in North Wales, I just couldn’t resist getting out for a play in the waves once I was home. Actually, I went for a run along Offa’s Dyke first, but I haven’t blogged about that yet. So, while you wait for the Offa’s Dyke blog post here are a...
The fact that things have been organised so that the Colwyn Bay Ski races and the Llyn Padarn Kayak Time Trials occur on the same weekend makes it worthwhile making the 2 hour trip to North Wales for me. Not that the 2 hour trip to North Wales isn’t always worthwhile. It always is and the...
Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Montgomery to Knighton Distance: 18.87 miles Elevation Gain Today: 1181m Highest Elevation: 433m Time: 3:44:43 Av. Pace: 11:54mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 132bpm Max Heart Rate: 162bpm Calories: 1088 Totals to Date Total Distance: 549.92 miles Total Time: 103:12:39 Total Elevation Gain: 16472 Total Calories: 50629 Distance to go: 80 miles I had to do...
That was a nice way to start the day. 0ºC and light snow as it got light, but virtually no wind and just a small swell on the sea. I had a surf ski training session planned so headed over to the beach as the snowfall intensified. Wearing just a 3/2mm wetsuit seemed a little...
Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Llanymynech to Montgomery Distance: 21.04 miles Elevation Gain Today: 569m Highest Elevation: 459m Time: 3:55:20 Av. Pace: 11:11mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 120bpm Max Heart Rate: 140bpm Calories: 1635 Totals to Date Total Distance: 531.05 miles Total Time: 99:27:56 Total Elevation Gain: 15291 Total Calories: 49541 Distance to go: 97 miles Another day on the...
It may be the depths of winter. It may be cold. It may we grey, damp and miserable. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun here at Ynyslas. Surf Skiing to Borth and back. Surf skiing in the waves. The first after work, sunset windsurf session of the year too. Near freezing temperatures and dark...
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