Category Archives: Google Earth

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Grizedale Mountain Bike Challenge 2009

20 Sep Filed under Featured Articles, Google Earth, Sport. No comments.

As ‘training rides’ go, they don’t get much more beautiful, thrilling, punishing than the Grizedale Mountain Bike Challenge.

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Gisburn Forest Mountinbike Trails… now with added fun.

7 Aug Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Google Earth, Sport. 1 Comment.

I managed to finally get to ride most of the best bits (I think) of the new MTB trails at Gisburn Forest last night. I must say I was impressed. I’d be primed / appetite whetted by a combination of Matthew, some photos by Andy … Read More →

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Grizedale North Face loop – a mad evening dash

7 Jul Filed under Featured Articles, Google Earth, Sport. 1 Comment.

I grabbed at a small window of opportunity this evening when mum had invited Lily to go to the theatre in Lancaster – to see The Jungle Book. I thought I’d throw the MTB in the car and belt up to Grizedale for a quick … Read More →

MTB Ride: Mary Townley Loop

9 Jun Filed under Featured Articles, Google Earth, Sport. 5 Comments.

Had a lovely day today. My training rides these days tend to be not much more than an hour in length. This has its advantages – you can go out and totally hammer yourself for an hour or so and get all the training benefit; … Read More →

First weekend of spring

29 Mar Filed under Family Photos, Google Earth. No comments.

God what a great feeling that is. Sooooo flipping ace to have a bit more daylight this evening – and twinned with a bit of sunshine it’s made it feel like the first big spring day.

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Cadair Idris and the Rhinogydd – another lovely weekend of gentlemanly leisure

2 Mar Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Google Earth, Mountains. 1 Comment.

A fine weekend of walking in Wales just gone.  My cousin Adrian brings together ten or so of us each year at this time for a trip to the hills. 

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Fine tuning for the Nationals

6 Jan Filed under Google Earth, Sport. 1 Comment.

Given that my chances of finishing much higher than 30th position in next Sunday’s national cyclocross championships are as slim as a cigarette paper, an outside may think I’m a bit obsessive trying to hone my training down for a one-hour race. I maybe am, … Read More →

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Cyclocross National Trophy round 5, Rutland Water

15 Dec Filed under Google Earth, Sport. 2 Comments.

Leaving the house for a day seemed even harder this time round given that Lily had spent almost all day in bed on Saturday and Elsie was up about six times on Saturday night… cyclocross is tough on family life this year for us and … Read More →

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2008 Three Peaks Cyclocross

29 Sep Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Google Earth, Mountains, Sport. 7 Comments.

I had a great day out yesterday doing the event that I go through in my head for 364 days of the year. In my sporting life, it’s the absolute pinnacle of the year. I essentially had a ‘clean run’ with no punctures, indeed no … Read More →

Train for pain

1 Sep Filed under Google Earth, Sport. 1 Comment.

I’ve spent the last few weeks getting myself back into off-road cycling in readiness for the cyclocross season. It’s slightly strange this year as there’s a National Trophy race the weekend before the Three Peaks cyclocross. As some of you will know, I’m a bit … Read More →