Tag Archives: outdoors

Staycation day 5

Hubby was in charge of todays trip which is always kind of worrying. I was in charge of map reading which was not worrying at all. Our destination was Salcombe. We have decided after a lovely day there that it … Continue reading

Posted in Devon | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Staycation day 3

It was hard crawling out of bed to run this morning, hard any day, but harder as I am meant to be on holiday AND the training plan called for hill training. Crawl out of bed I did though, hill … Continue reading

Posted in Devon, Running | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Week One Done-finally

This week I have managed to complete week one of my half marathon training plan. I did not do as many fast sections in the intervals on Tuesday morning at 5 am, but I did see the sun come up. … Continue reading

Posted in Devon, Running | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Friday and Saturday

Friday I took the day off work-bliss. I was determined not to turn the lap top on, the danger of working from home is that the work is always there and the temptation is to keep going to get it … Continue reading

Posted in Devon, Running | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Bristol 10K

This morning I headed to Bristol to take part in the Women’s Running 10K race, this was held at Blaise Castle although I only have their word for that as I never saw anything that looks like a Castle the … Continue reading

Posted in Juneathon, Running | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Phew that was close

Today was the closest I have ever come from not running in an ‘athon. Not because I didn’t want too, I wanted desperately to get out and enjoy the weather, but today that was not to be. I was swamped … Continue reading

Posted in Juneathon, Running | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Dangerous run

Chrissie Wellington and I went for a lunch time run, with her trying to make me faster. (Good luck with that Chrissie) It was warm without the sun that came out later. Halfway through the work out things got dangerous … Continue reading

Posted in Juneathon, Running | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Need a tennis racquet stringing?

Then I have the cat guts for you! Oscar the very naughty ginger cat was a pain last night, through to this morning. Firstly he has three empty beds to choose from at the moment, madams, the spare one and … Continue reading

Posted in Devon, Juneathon, Running | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Wet Women on the Run

Five minutes after I set out on the three-mile run to the running group it started to rain. For the next 90 minutes it did not stop, but did alter in its degree of pouringness from gentle to pouring! I … Continue reading

Posted in Devon, Running | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Bank Holiday = Rest Day

Rest from work. Rest from fence construction. Rest from housework. Rest from running. Hooray. With my own home grown Rhubarb, I did make this Sour Cream Rhubarb Pie which is deliciousthe two eldest madams like it and they don’t even like … Continue reading

Posted in Devon, Running | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments