Not totally happy with the blogging platform that I’ve used for years (on and off) I have been experimenting with a few alternatives. One of the most popular is WordPress but when using the free, bundled hosting, certain things don’t work, namely my endomondo totals which I want to be displayed on the top of…
Kev Walks
Jan 29 – Where's the snow ?
The day started with the usual bus ride to Saltley and a two mile walk along the canal into work. Listening to the weather at lunchtime I was warned of impending snow – that’d make a nice walk home ! At around 16:30 I dressed ready for the anticipated snowstorm, stepped outside and was instantly…
Jan 28 – Recovery
After the weekend, which saw me cover my first two hundred miles, today was a day to recover. Not a total rest day but an easy 2 miles to work and another couple back to the bus after work.
Jan 27 – Prison
Due to a number of things, my long Saturday walk was done on Friday (LINK) and my Friday rest was taken on Saturday.To complete the week, the schedule had nine miles for today. I fancied something a little different but didn’t want to travel too far. I had a quick play on the plotaroute website (LINK)…
Jan 25 – UTMB and the Tame Valley Canal
Looking for something inspirational, I found this on YouTube. It’s a video from a chap running the 2018 CCC, the little brother of the UTMB (LINK). Shot on a 360 degree GoPro on a selfie stick. Cleverly, the stick has been edited out.Cracking video. Back in the real world, what was to be a rest day, started…