The highs and lows of running 50km in Maderia. I say highs and lows in the very literal sense as the actual run itself was a massive high and very fun experience. The doubts about the run were all pre start.It was wet, very wet. Authorised weather warning wet. Which delayed the start by 2 …
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Why do I run?
There are numerous reasons and they have changed over time. It started as something fun to as a kid.Then it became an easy way to maintain cardio and fitness to allow me to do other sports. I say easy in the sense I just needed some trainers and to head outside. Then it became useful …
Three Day hike in Slovenia.
A 3 day hike in the Julian Alps reaching the highest summit in Slovenia, Triglav 2863m in height. This was the aim of the trip, also to see bits of Slovenia not yet explored by myself including some lakes. The walk started with a very early wake up and packing up tents to reach the …
Fear.
It has stopped me from doing and saying many things in my life. Fear of losing people, fear of upsetting people.Fear of doing it wrong, fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, fear of dancing and looking silly. Fear of being alone for the rest of my life, however the fear of asking someone out outweighs …
The simple life of a walking holiday and the lessons I learned
Rather than spending a week at home I decided to follow my own advice from many years ago and choose adventure over boredom. I walked the West Highland Way. 96 miles of walking and camping up Scotland’s west coast. The thing which made this a nice trip was the simplicity of it. Each day I …
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How people, changed my journey.
I am a big introvert, I actively go out of my way to avoid people and certainly talking to them about feelings or emotions. So to force myself to spend a week with nine strangers with no means of escape was a daunting prospect. I was about to embark on a challenge which would challenge …
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