I was supposed to do a long run today as part of my training for the Brighton Marathon, but it would have been impossible. I’ve still not really recovered from last week’s Portsmouth Coastal half marathon and Friday’s 20-mile cycle into the peaks, three-mile run yesterday morning and 12-mile hike yesterday afternoon haven’t helped – [...]
Feb
27
The tide turns in Tideswell
For the boys: David, Tom, Paul and the other James We arrived in the Peaks yesterday after a two-hour journey from London to Chesterfield followed by a 20-mile cycle ride to the village of Tideswell. Most of the ride was uphill, with the first five miles being a total beast and the last eight being [...]

