2021 Blog

CRASH, CRUNCH, SCRAPE! Rhona told me that she’d encountered some ice during her swim, and sure enough, as I proned across the loch, I hit the odd thin patch, (no more than a few mm thick). Thinking that this was it, I powered on. Then on reaching the far side, just as my Endomundo started to talk, CRASH, CRUNCH, SCRAPE, […]

A wonderful wintery day at Clunie Loch. Whilst Rhona swam in the chilly water, Molly & I took a walk in the sunshine, crashing through icy puddles. Then once Rho was out of the water, it was my turn. The water was a tad chilly, but considering I was only up to my oxters in it, and Rho had been fully submerged, I could […]

My usual training – prone-board and biking – has taken a back seat over the last few weeks, for a different sort of training. As many of you know, we lost our wonderful dog Stumpy earlier this year. Since she joined us in 2007, Stumpy had been my “unofficial” guide dog, taking me into town, on buses, trains, etc. (She even […]

On arrival at Hawick, the sun was shining. By the time we set off, the clouds had come over and the light was dimpsy. (Not great for me.) For the first 7km, we were on the main road, and the poor light wasn’t much of an issue. However, as we left the road and started to follow a grassy track, my sight failed me. Just a few […]

Don’t you just love technology, (when it works). Today Rhona and I went to the southern end of the Great North Trail and pedalled out from Middleton Top. We set the Go Pro camera on Rho’s bike as we biked up the track, through the unlit tunnel, and up to Fridon car park where we turned around and headed back. It was only […]

Today, Piotr, (Outdoor Explore), took Lindsay and I a few hundred metres across the Perthshire border into the Kingdom of Fife. Although today’s session was going to be short, it was not going to be easy. Piotr described the planned session as like being on a treadmill. From Newburgh, we headed upstream, with the wind and […]