Walk

. . . ‘cos it’ll come to get you. We almost saw this happen today on our walk with Huge Dalmatian to St Mary’s Lighthouse and back. There was a family out on the rocks, watching the yatchs sailing past, and probably wondering what all that shouting was behind them. By the time they realised that...
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Andy over at Carbon Trace is a big fan of the One Mile Solution. An astonishing proportion of the journeys most people make by car are within less than a mile of where they live, so the solution is to replace a few / some / all of these by walking or riding a...
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If you read Algernond’s blog, you’ll probably be familiar with how irresponsible he is. Running with a chest infection, getting badgered into off-piste skiing and walking up to closed peaks, and stuff like this: The problem is that having spent a week hanging around with a reprobate like this, some of it’s bound to rub...
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I fell off again this morning - that’s TWICE this week. A bit of a bash on the shin, and the remains of my self-respect, dignity and pride in tatters. Here’s what happened . . . It wasn’t too cold last night, but just as I was leaving home, the heavens opened for one of...
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Workout: Type: Walk Date: 01/19/2008 Total Time: 2:00:00.00 Distance: 4 miles Average Pace: 30:00/mile Ascent: 557.74 ft Descent: 557.74 ft
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Yesterday afternoon, we had to take our Huge Dalmatian to the vet - he’s been having trouble with his ears, and the off the shelf ear drops / cleaning stuff just wasn’t making things any better. The vet’s in Tynemouth - about a two mile walk along the sea front each way. So I walked...
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