A couple of weeks ago, I walked from Cannock Chase to Lichfield along the Heart of England Way. To navigate, I used a recent purchase, namely a Garmin Foretrex 401. This unusual unit is a stripped down GPS unit with Barometric Barometer (and hence Altimeter) and proper compass. There are no maps on the unit…
Author: kevbaldry
Happy New Year
Firstly, may I wish everyone a Happy New Year ? I’m not one for resolutions so I won’t go on about losing so much weight, drinking less, running faster etc. etc. What I will do is highlight my plans for 2017. I will be having another stab at a 100 miler. The LDWA event this…
#1000 Miles
During my travels, I picked up a copy of Country Walking magazine. During the past 12 months the magazine has encouraged it’s readers to walk 1,000 miles during the year. This is something I could achieve so I’ve signed up to walk 1,000 miles in 2017. I’ve managed to walk over 1,500 miles this year…
Run, Walk, Walk
Thursday’s run was a pretty uneventful run though Parkfields and back – a nice steady 4 miles. Friday, I was up early to take some of the grandchildren to school. Glancing at my watch, I noticed a text standing me down from school run duties. I made a few calculations and after consulting the charts…
Bro
After a rest day on Monday, yesterday morning, after my night shift, I was running through the fog along the canal. I had 4 miles to cover so ran along the Grand Union Canal turning around at The Ackers. It was a great run – the fog muffling the usual traffic din and the lights…