Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Coast Path Vital Stats Aberdaron to Morfa Nefyn Distance: 24.51 miles Elevation Gain Today: 1062m Highest Elevation: 149m Time: 5:21:46 Av. Pace: 13:08 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 124bpm Max Heart Rate: 168bpm Calories: 2493 Totals to Date Total Distance: 177.93miles Total Time: 34:01:04 Total Elevation Gain: 5509m Total Calories: 17,292 Distance to go: 704 miles I’d postponed my Aberdaron...
Coast Path Vital Stats Pwllheli to Aberdaron Distance: 30.52 miles Elevation Gain Today: 965m Highest Elevation: 176m Time: 6:57:16 Av. Pace: 13:40 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 111bpm Max Heart Rate: 151bpm Calories: 2534 Totals to Date Total Distance: 153.42miles Total Time: 28:39:18 Total Elevation Gain: 4447m Total Calories: 14799 Distance to go: 728 miles What an epic day out in Wales. 30 miles...
Coast Path Vital Stats Porthmadog to Pwllheli Distance: 18.85 miles Elevation Gain Today: 230m Highest Elevation: 49m Time: 3:07:50 Av. Pace: 9:58 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 129bpm Max Heart Rate: 151bpm Calories: 1734 Totals to Date Total Distance: 122.90miles Total Time: 21:42:02 Total Elevation Gain: 3482m Total Calories: 12265 Distance to go: 758 miles My Wales Coast Path run continued on Saturday, this...
Coast Path Vital Stats Talybont to Porthmadog Distance: 26.78 miles miles Elevation Gain Today: 348m Highest Elevation: 73m Time: 4:59:16 Av. Pace: 11:11 mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 127bpm Max Heart Rate: 154bpm Calories: 2464 Totals to Date Total Distance Completed: 104.05 miles Total Time: 18:34:12 Total Elevation Gain: 3252m Total Calories: 10531 Distance to go: 776 miles I haven’t been able...
My Coast Path capers all started when I signed up to do the Welsh1000 Walk, a charity event to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. I initially showed an interest in doing the event with the Scouts, but somehow ended up being the ‘leader’ for the Llanrhystud to Aberystwyth section of the walk. The idea was...
Well, the forecast was correct. After what was a lovely day on Good Friday, Saturday was a washout, a very windy washout as well. I still wasn’t feeling like a triathlete, but decided that I should probably go for a run or at least a walk up a hill. Anna and Morgan wanted to go...
Anna was working on Saturday as it was an Open Day at the University, so that mean that for the third week in a row I was unable to continue with my Coast Path Run project. Someone had to be at home to look after Morgan, but we did decide that it would be OK...
I posted a couple of months ago about the new Advanced Running Dynamics from Garmin. I essentially said that whilst the new metrics such as Vertical Ratio and Ground Contact Time Balance were interesting in their own right, there wasn’t really much that one could use the information for. The Run Dynamics metrics might tell...
It was a little difficult to fit my usual weekend activities in this weekend but we managed it. Friday was a manic day thanks to the Eisteddfod that Morgan was playing in. Saturday was just as frantic as it was Morgan’s laser tag birthday party. Jay, Charlie and Jack were visiting for the weekend too....
I couldn’t continue with my Wales Coast Path run today, so instead I created an adventure of a different type and decided to try running the length of the River Leri from source to sea. A Change of Plan My usual plan of a turbo trainer session followed by a Coast Path run had to...
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