29th July, 2016
In a total departure from what usually fills my
weekends I've signed up for Sophie Radcliffe's cycle ride from London to
Paris in 24hrs next year. There's something about that particular
challenge that instantly grabbed me and I've long since learned it's
best (and most fulfilling) to just go with whoever in your head is
actually at the controls when it comes to stuff like this.I
think I'm…
26th July, 2016
There are a couple of races that are permanent fixtures on my calendar each year. Assuming, that is, I don't oversleep and miss them - they both go like hot cakes among people who have only just discovered cake, and could do with a bit of warming up. One's the Auld Lang Syne fell race in Haworth and the other is this gem - the Northumberland Coastal from Beadnell to Almnouth on the beautiful Nor…
18th July, 2016
A couple of weeks ago my Singapore-dwelling cousin, whom I've only seen once in about 10 years got married in Lesaka, Spain. I've met the fella even less - once in fact - during a flying visit en route to Australia, but he plied me with so much beer to counter the stifling humidity that it feels like a lot more somehow. My aunt's from Lesaka and my uncle wasn't about to let his only daughter get w…
