Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
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...
Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Chirk to Llanymynech Distance: 17.05 miles Elevation Gain Today: 967m Highest Elevation: 367m Time: 3:27:33 Av. Pace: 12:10mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 126bpm Max Heart Rate: 156bpm Calories: 1533 Totals to Date Total Distance: 510.01 miles Total Time: 95:32:36 Total Elevation Gain: 14722 Total Calories: 47906 Distance to go: 117 miles After my last Offa’s...
I’ve got a thing about jackets. I can’t resist them and Anna seems to think that I have far too many. In my defence, I am outside doing various activities in all sorts of weather. Each activity has different requirements for a jacket as does each weather condition. So, if you put together all of...
Third weekend of the month, it must be time for the Dyffryn Conwy Paddlers kayak time trial in Llyn Padarn. The North Wales Surf Ski Paddlers were also thinking of organising some low-key, informal surf ski races over the winter so I suggested they do them on the same weekend. That way, those of us...
Just a couple of photos from a cold but pleasant ride in the Welsh Hills at the weekend. A good way to burn off the Michelin Star calories!
Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Llandegla to Castle Mill Distance: 16.61 miles Elevation Gain Today: 647m Highest Elevation: 496m Time: 2:54:38 Av. Pace: 10:31mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 131bpm Max Heart Rate: 153bpm Calories: 1417 Totals to Date Total Distance: 492.96 miles Total Time: 92:05:03 Total Elevation Gain: 13755 Total Calories: 46373 Distance to go: 132 miles I managed to...
The surf’s been pretty good here the last few days. I haven’t had time to edit any video so here are a load of stills from Sunday mornings surf ski session at Ynyslas. Which is your favourite? I’d been surfing on Saturday morning before our meal at Ynyshir Hall as the waves were a little too...
It may have been sub-zero temperatures, but with the sun shining and a recently serviced bike it would have been rude not to head out into the Welsh hills. There was a vicious wind blowing at Ynyslas, with gusts up to 60 knots but as soon as I was away from Ynyslas and on my...
Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Bodfari to Llandegla Distance: 17.57 miles Elevation Gain Today: 1339m Highest Elevation: 565m Time: 3:26:07 Av. Pace: 11:44 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 137bpm Max Heart Rate: 168bpm Calories: 1914 Totals to Date Total Distance: 476.35miles Total Time: 89:10:25 Total Elevation Gain: 13108 Total Calories: 44956 Distance to go: 148 miles What a perfect day...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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