Scan and a New Road

On Friday, I had to go for an Abdominal aortic aneurysm scan. This checks for swelling of the main blood vessel from the heart and all men of a certain age are being invited to be scanned. My scan, which is a simple ultrasound procedure, was to be conducted at a medical centre about three…

Week 4 – So Far

After the weekend’s twenty seven miles, Monday was a rest day for which the dogs and I were greatful. Tuesday should have been four miles. It started well with a couple of miles with the dogs before breakfast but after a conversation with my other half, I tweaked the plan to allow for a slightly…

Sunday Walks

 Following on from yesterday’s twelve miles (11.98 to the pedants) I needed to walk a total of fourteen today. First walk was a morning stroll with the dogs. From the house we made our way to the River Cole for a muddy river-side walk towards Meriden Park in Chelmsley Wood then continued to Babbs Mill….

Sutton Park

After making all the plans for using my Garmin watch to navigate my way around a spanner was thrown into the works in the shape of a new (well for me at least) sports watch.  After using Garmin devices for many years, I have jumped ship and gone for a Suunto watch, specifically the Suunto…