John Muir Ultramarathon – Saturday 23rd April
22 April, 2016At the end of last year, I applied for the London Marathon, as is tradition for my birthday weekend … and as so often happens, I was denied, and a club place alluded me. Nevertheless, I was enjoying my running and kept up a decent training schedule. Fortunately, a nice trail run came up closer…
My Weekend, And Where Time Goes
19 February, 2014I’m posting this so that I can look back and see how things change over time. There may be more of this type of post in the months to come… Saturday 6.30am – up to go to Ruaridh’s swimming lesson (at 7.30am) Bakery, then home by 8.30am Breakfast, then back to toy shop to get…
Cobleland camping
28 May, 2013Cobleland camping, a set on Flickr. Pete, Nathan, Amelie, Ruaridh and I went camping close to Aberfoyle, at the Cobleland campsite. This was Ruaridh’s second adventure in a tent, and first with other kids. Excitement ran high for a few days beforehand, and hit fever pitch when Pete arrived at the house! The site itself…
Ruaridh’s first camping trip
16 April, 2013Ruaridh’s first camping trip, a set on Flickr. Allan (my brother) and I took Ruaridh for his first time camping last weekend. We selected a campsite in Dunbar, about 45 minutes ago, just in case we had to make a dash home. As it happened, the wind was wild, the tent shook, and Ruaridh snored…