An enjoyable and ultimately satisfying day… could’ve done better, have done much worse! I finished 30th in the British Cyclocross Championships today at Sutton Park near Birmingham, and with it helped Team Wheelbase / Gore Bike Wear to their first ever team championship win. It … Read More →
Category Archives: Google Earth
Happy New Year from Eastbourne
For the second year running, we went to stay with our ace and very welcoming mates Rachel and Jon in Eastbourne for New Year. Managed a lovely run with Jon (opens in Google Earth) on New Year’s Eve along the cliffs near Beachy Head, and … Read More →
Life imitating Google Maps
Oscar Wilde said that Life imitates art more than art imitates life. Here’s a nice thought At the Royal College of art in London, Robert Sollis has created Google Carpet. Made from individual carpet tiles, each is a square of 185mm. (This corresponds to one … Read More →
Grizedale Mountainbike Challenge 2007
Wow! I’d forgotten how good that felt. Today was my first Mountain Bike event since… erm.. about 1994. I seem to have got so caught up in other things that use up my time (a lot of which is cycling of one sort or another) … Read More →
The bike ride as an object d’art
Okay, so Richard Long was very clever all those years ago by making art from walks… but I’ve now made a …. by accident! see Google Map below…. .. or view it in Google Earth here. View Larger Map
Marrakech – a bonus family holiday in 2007
Like waiting for a bus, we were lucky enough to have two hot summer holidays abroad this year. If anyone knows of any good carbon offsetting schemes for all those air miles, just let me know. House guests of Katie’s family friend Tom Stoddart, we … Read More →
Belmont Winter Hill fell race 2007
Belmont Winter Hill race Results now here (PDF) courtesy of Dave Bateson. I had a great race with less than 24 hours notice it was actually happening (yep – dozy) at Belmont yesterday. An idyllic summer village fête and about 120 runners all togged up … Read More →
On the road again
I’ve had to change my fitness strategy since leaving my old job and losing the cycle commute, and I’ve started to do a little bit of road racing on the bike again. I’ve been fairly encouraged by the results but not startled. It’s just nice … Read More →
Gentlemen’s Sojourn: Luckley old us.
For the first time in ages, I enjoyed a Gentlemen’s weekend away with a group of ten extremely personable and fascinating people. Dippy, an old school friend and an extended network of his friends do this type of thing once or twice per year; it’s … Read More →