Swinging

One of those “Not a lot happened, just the usual walking stuff!” sort of day. Got off a couple of stops later to make the walk to work just one mile. Why did I only walk one mile? I’ll tell ya! Today should have been an easy four miles, however, I had to get to…

All Change

Today should have started, as many others, with a two mile walk from Saltley to work along the Grand Union Canal. However, I left the house a tad early, catching an earlier bus. This enabled me to get off a few stops earlier and take a three mile walk to work, crossing the railway and…

Sunday Socks

Another misty start as I ventured out of the house for another ten miles. This wasn’t going to be anything exciting – it would be a well trodden route to Coleshill, Hams Hall, along the Blythe and back. I selected the next Billy Yang podcast on my trusty iPod and set off, over the motorway…

Billy Yang Podcast

Often, when walking, I’ll listen to something on my iPod. Going to and from work, it’ll be the news on BBC Radio 4. At other times, I’ll most likely be listening to a podcast. I recently discovered the Billy Yang podcast (LINK). Billy’s interviews are not all ultra running related but all make interesting listening….

Vivofit HR+

Another exciting 2 + 2 miles to and from work. Following on from last night’s shenanigans with iPhones and watches, where I managed to get both my Fenix 5 and the other half’s vivofit HR+ to sync with my watch, I decided to field test the vivofit HR+ on my walk to work. Just before…