Hello World - Raining again!

Pretty Hectic few days!
Ran on Saturday - Slightly longer than usual... Slow but OK.
Sky ride Blackpool on Sunday. Had both grand nippers got out at about 10 AM - Rode to Blackpool and joined the ride about 10:20 _ Expected to see eldest son about 12pm, but didn't show till a bit later! Meanwhile I had gone round and round and round about 11 times in all. Got captured by the watt meter people and forced to do a sprint on a machine for 250 yards. Pretty pleased to discover that I was only 2/10ths of a second slower than the actual winner in the 50 year old bracket!

Birley Street Blackpool

Stanley Park

Stanley Park Cafe

 These are not my Pix - came from Sky website - Not on any of them.

However they don't have a section for over 60's! Fairly miffed as I had already done 40 miles at this time and ran a time trial the previous night!
Got home fine! Weather was good too!

First day at work today! Cycled in legs shredded! Phone call at work came home early!

But another 10 miles on the clock.

http://kiva.org/invitedby/jol1784

Another loan to Kiva $25 to a Paraguayan lady who runs a shop - impressive business!

Hopefully sort out some of the pix from Truro now!

Should run tonight - but will run tomorrow - that’s a promise!! - Started Medieval Latin course today!

Hoping to have twitter back soon!

Back in the swing!

Three runs in the past week! All went fine, pretty wet underfoot but OK. Longer run on Saturday. Sunday its the Blackpool Skyride - Same day as Blackpool’s first home match. Cracking organisation that!

A quick pic to remind me of summer hols

Hi Pamela! St Agnes style!

Rain pelting down as I write this!

Been away!

Have done what I thought was some serious running but in reality it is fairly rubbish - however some of the photography has been pretty good. Cornwall is just stuffed with old artifacts.  On the way down stopped at Brean One long road Caravans and tents all the way down to the beach - However the campsite was really good. Got the tent up and manageed a run. The church and the memorial was an added bonus. The real article will appear in Stonechaser

However a 16th Century church!

St Bridgets Brean

Very rarely run with the camera and the light was going.

Cycling Updates

Managed to complete the last 15 miles of the Manchester to Blackpool Cycle with Kyle - Rode out to Kirkham and picked him up and rode back. Have now done about 15 miles on the cycle to work challenge, was in 8th position but it is sure to slip. Ran as well a couple of times. Going fine. Also visited Millfield school to see an unveiling of a roll of honour. Details will be posted on the Stonechaser blog. Busy week with paperwork, being the last week at college.

The White Bear way

Set of pix from Whitebear way2011

2 Lads hill, supposed to be  the burial graves of a Saxon King's sons. 

Two Lads Hill, But there are 3 Cairns

Looking Back Rivington hill in the background.

Looking back, the pursuit is on!

Reebok Stadium in the distance

Winter Hill mast

Looking from the mast at Winter Hill back towards Belmont. A good place for racing cyclists to train

From Winter Hill, it can be pretty desolate at times

Its a big thing!

The main mast, We thought it was swaying, but it was us!

The memorial is on the wall

A Radio Ham's dream

Past the mast

Looking towards Hordern Stoops, but we don't go that way its a dead drop off the edge!

From Hordern Stoops, looking up Winter Hill

Wellington Bomber Memorial looking towards Winter Hill, looks a long way - it is

Anglezark Resevoir - Adlington is 2 miles away as the crow flies, Yeah right.

Started at Adlington Scout hut, crossed the Railway and the A6 and then the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Along the Canal, Up two Lads and then Winterhill, Rivington Castle stuck in somewhere, great big circle round, find canal and back home. Not so tricky nav, found yet a new route from Jepsons gate and then seemed to forget the last bit. Went with Kyle, a bit of running in the middle, good pace. Met some old acquaintances, back home for pie and peas. A seriously good day and quite reasonably quick. Will probably do this as an unsupported run at the end of the summer. Thanks to Adlington scouts for a really good day out.

Lytham Run

Seemed to be out for a long time. Managed to crank out just over 9 miles. The lorries from the moscow state cirdcus were flashing their lights and waving at me as they drove up to Lytham. Not bad run - notmuch seems to hurt although I felt tired all day

The 18th of June is the White Bear Way. Pretty flat - should run quite a way.

Hottest day of year!

Shipley was good, did lots of photos. Di spent lots of money! Great cafe on way home at Gisburn called the" Strawberry fields" Not a Beatle in site, good service pleasant conversation and very clean and orderly. Will definitely go again.

Found the place with lots of help from Knickers the Sat Nav. Will add a couple of photos here when I get chance.

The BAttery pack for the camera arrived today. Fitted a treat. Impressed.

Ran JEB tonight fastest time info underneath

Visiting Gollum again

Seemed like a good run, late at night as usual and didn't really want to go however got out and quite enjoyed myself. This is my seventh run and I am starting to feel that I belong again.
Once more on Mapmyrun. Nearly completed the doors in my shed. Archiving can start!