Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
It poured with rain overnight and looked set to be quite showery today, but it was dry when we headed out early to the Co-op to buy lunch supplies. There would be few places to refuel today, so we needed to take food with us. We had a very nice breakfast at Ivy House; the...
I only work part-time, four days a week, with Fridays as my day off. It’s fairly easy, though, to accidentally get sucked into some work on a Friday, so it’s best to have a plan to get out of the house and do something. With the forecast looking like a cracker, I decided to make...
Whilst on the Isle of Man last weekend, I managed to tick off another small section of the Coast Path — the Raad ny Foillan. Last time I’d made it as far as Glen Mooar, so that was where I had to start today. However, when we arrived in Kirk Michael, the road to the glen was closed for...
Day 3 Loch Affric – Morvich Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 2 Distance: 16.40 miles Elevation Gain Today: 448 m Highest Elevation: 350 m Total Time: 5:50:37 Moving Time: 5:01:06 Av. Pace: 21:22 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:22 mins/mile I slept OK in my tent again, though it took a while to drift off and...
Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 2 Distance: 17.44 miles Elevation Gain Today: 582 m Highest Elevation: 319 m Total Time: 6:58:38 Moving Time: 5:18:06 Av. Pace: 24:01 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:14 mins/mile Day 2 – Cannich to Loch Affric The next day dawned with sunny spells, woodpeckers drumming in the woodlands and plenty of...
Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 1 Distance: 16.32 miles Elevation Gain Today: 629 m Highest Elevation: 269 m Total Time: 6:20:39 Moving Time: 5:03:16 Av. Pace: 23:19 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:35 mins/mile Day 1: Drumnadrochit to Cannich I’ve just got back from a lovely few days hiking and camping along the Affric Kintail Way...
Endurance events always come with hurdles: injuries, other commitments, the unpredictability of life. But nothing tested me more than the global pandemic and, ultimately, my unexpected heart attack. That moment changed everything. It forced me to question whether I would ever be able to finish what I had started. For someone who thrived on pushing limits, the uncertainty was crushing.
Yet, A Thousand Mile Run isn’t just about setbacks—it’s about overcoming them. It’s about resilience, persistence, and adapting to the unexpected. Completing this journey meant finding new ways forward, learning to listen to my body, and redefining success.
After failed attempts at the summit of Tryfan, most notably for my birthday in 2015, I finally made it to the top on Saturday. The Last time I attempted Tryfan the weather was the worst I’ve ever seen it in Snowdonia. That’s saying something too as Snowdonia isn’t renowned for it’s sunny climes. It was as...
Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Hay-on-Wye to Pandy Distance: 16.20 miles Elevation Gain Today: 763m Highest Elevation: 704m Time: 2:52:56 Av. Pace: 10:40mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 132bpm Max Heart Rate: 160bpm Calories: 1424 Totals to Date Total Distance: 595.31 miles Total Time: 111:06:48 Total Elevation Gain: 18721m Total Calories: 54607 Kcal Distance to go: 35 miles After...
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...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Traws Eryri Day 2 – Dolgellau to Trawsfynydd
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
