North Herefordshire
Theresa kindly volunteered this course at her parents’ farm above Kinsham, planned the route and then helped mark it out the day before, with Tom and Bryan (combined age 152?), on a bright mild day, with (apparently, though we were not to benefit from them next day) great all round views. Little did we know […]
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Jasper and I did a 14 mile race around Telford on Sunday, a mixture of gravel trails, tarmac and earth /mud/puddles. The 7 mile course was quite remarkable, not only running alongside the swollen River Severn for a few miles , but also going through a veritable museum of industrial revolution history; Blists Hill , […]
Continue ReadingJasper & I did a half marathon today In Telford. Originally we were going to be doing it next Sunday but the organisers gave us the option of doing it today because of the impending lockdown. The course was out and back along the old railway track next to the River Severn, starting near Coalport […]
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A summer of virtual running draws to a close, but it has been as hot today as back in May, with some fairly non-descript weather in-between. Dedicated road-runners have been competing in the Hereford Couriers Virtual 5km series, with some excellent results: Sue P won her age category overall, as did Bryan, and our ladies […]
Continue ReadingA tale of adventure and obsession on the South Wales Traverse By Paul Colley-Davies Part 1. The Hospital It’s 21st April 2019 in the Intensive Care Unit of Neville Hall Hospital, Abergavenny. At least that’s the date I believe it to be after just waking up in bed, bemused and confused. I ask a nurse […]
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