This coming weekend should have been the gruelling Rotary Across Wales Walk. I completed this back in 2019 and it nearly killed me – they know how to do hills in that there Wales ! With the coronavirus restrictions still in place, the organisers have decided to go virtual this year (LINK). With distances of…
Kev Walks
I'm Back
… not that I’ve been away, as such. The year started off well, or as well as it can be with the Covid stuff still happening). Towards the end of March, my mother took ill and, sadly, passed away in April. With the funeral to arrange and all the other bits and pieces associated with…
To the Griffin (original title – NOT!!!)
It was a warm, somewhat overcast afternoon as I left work for the short drive home. Once back at base, I changed into, what I thought was, appropriate walking attire and set off for my favourite watering hole. Being warm, I choose shorts and a short sleeve top. wary of my exposed bits, I slapped…
Hurley
Surprisingly, I was up a little before five thanks to the dogs who wanted to go outside. I had set my alarm for 5:30 so it wasn’t too bad. After letting the pooches out and getting a feel for the prevailing weather conditions, I dressed my long walk. I did a walk a couple of…
New Treadmill
During the first lockdown, from March 2020, outdoor exercise was limited to once per day so to get more exercise, I dusted off an ancient treadmill and used that. The old machine worked fine but it soon became evident that the belt slowed down at each footfall so that the readout couldn’t be trusted. I…