With Sunday’s A Coventry Way looming, I’ve reshuffled by schedule for the rest of the week. I’ve moved my longish mid-week walk to today and have arranged with the other half to meet me at The Griffin at seven. After work, I caught the 97 bus to Chelmsley Wood and started my walk from there….
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Birchfield Harriers
During a bout of internet surfing, I discovered that Birchfield Harriers have a race walking section. I emailed the club saying that I was interested and was told to pop in on a Tuesday or Thursday. So after work, I fought the traffic through Newtown and Perry Bar. The journey didn’t take quite as long…
Just Nipping Down the Pub
The second part of my weekend’s training was a twelve mile walk. Being away last night and having to drive home it was late afternoon before I could start. I started, as usual, with a stroll across the motorways to Water Orton. Instead of heading straight for Coleshill, I decided to make a bit of…
Who was that woman?
It was a cool misty morning as I pulled into the Banners Gate car park. Unusually late for me on a Saturday morning and the sun was already up if somewhat obscured. I normally start my Saturday long walk sometime around five but with only seven miles to achieve before parkrun, it was gone half…
Leg Stretch
Following on from yesterday’s Charnwood Marathon, I awoke with stiff legs but after a bit of walking around, this eased. I had an easy day, writing up my blog and generally doing not a great deal. By the afternoon, I felt refreshed enough to venture out for a walk. Being a Sunday afternoon, there was…