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Iron Man | hike4autism
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April 14, 2015. April 16, 2015. We literally throw breakfast down our necks. The pressure is being ramped up plus we have a 30-minute drive to the start point and, let’s face it, who actually enjoys breakfast at this time in the morning. But food equals energy and to miss it would be idiotic. I’m called forward and set off at exactly 0700. The first hill hits after only a few metres. It’s always hard going for the first couple of kilometres. Starting cold on a hill gets the legs burning in ...Near the su...
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Point to Point – Prelude | hike4autism
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Point to Point – Prelude. November 18, 2014. November 22, 2014. My blog guru tells me to limit the words in a post, but how do you limit the words on the greatest event you have ever taken part in? So I make no apologies, grab a cup of tea, find a comfy chair and share with you an unforgettable weekend. Firstly, the timeline that leads up this weekend. Saturday morning, full English, cup of coffee and I tune my brain for learning. We start with a group photo, then into a lecture with the team doctor&...
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Iron Man | hike4autism
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April 14, 2015. April 16, 2015. We literally throw breakfast down our necks. The pressure is being ramped up plus we have a 30-minute drive to the start point and, let’s face it, who actually enjoys breakfast at this time in the morning. But food equals energy and to miss it would be idiotic. I’m called forward and set off at exactly 0700. The first hill hits after only a few metres. It’s always hard going for the first couple of kilometres. Starting cold on a hill gets the legs burning in ...Near the su...
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September | 2014 | hike4autism
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Voice FM and a brief brush with fame. September 30, 2014. September 30, 2014. Seven days on from the epic Commando Shuffle and all the aches and pains have just about gone. A busy week has meant no time for any training but burning into my mind has been an interview lined up by Hannah from the fundraising department at Autism Hampshire. A few messages between myself and John Lush from Voice FM. The week was full of “what if” thoughts. What if I forgot what to say? What if I had an attack of the sneezes?
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April | 2015 | hike4autism
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April 14, 2015. April 16, 2015. We literally throw breakfast down our necks. The pressure is being ramped up plus we have a 30-minute drive to the start point and, let’s face it, who actually enjoys breakfast at this time in the morning. But food equals energy and to miss it would be idiotic. I’m called forward and set off at exactly 0700. The first hill hits after only a few metres. It’s always hard going for the first couple of kilometres. Starting cold on a hill gets the legs burning in ...Near the su...
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Point to Point | hike4autism
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November 19, 2014. November 22, 2014. 0100hrs and I’m awake. I load my kit into a vehicle and we head to the start. The butterflies in my stomach turn into eagles. What have I let myself in for? At the start point it was fairly warm even at 05.15, so I ditched the fleece and replaced it with a thin waterproof jacket. Stuart, one of the DS, otherwise known as. Started barking orders left and right. 8216;Form up in two lines! 8216;Turn your bloody head torches off! 8216;Do you know where you are? I’d...
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Farewell 2014, hello 2015 | hike4autism
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Farewell 2014, hello 2015. December 28, 2014. Between Christmas and New Year is always a good time to reflect on the year gone by. It’s a good sign when lows are massively outnumbered by the highs and for me this has been the case this year. So what are the memories that stand out for me in what’s been a busy twelve months? And a year of adventures was about to start. There is a trait in which at the end of one adventure someone has a mad idea for another and we go for it. I think it was me who menti...
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How’s your form ? | hellonhighhills
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How’s your form? July 22, 2015. Exercise High Walk Brecon Beacons was my twentieth time over the top of Pen Y Fan. As I stood with Donna on the verge outside the Storey Arms and the Red phone box I had decided that this would be the last time. I had been pondering this for a while, daydreaming apparently! We we’re joined by Rob and Scot and their wives the feeling was mutual between all three of us, I’m not sure our partners were believing us! Do the ladies know something we don’t! Avalanche Endurance Ev...
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Once more into the breach | hike4autism
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Once more into the breach. March 28, 2015. March 24, 2015. Iron Man. Iron Man. Iron Man. All thoughts lead to Iron Man and the reason why it takes up so much time is not so much what I know about the event but more what I don’t know. Stopping to take a quick photo there was a voice to my left, ‘Thought I’d find you here! Sunday morning dawned cloudy but dry, with good visibility bar the very highest peaks. I reached my first location in no time, marked as some cairns on the map. But when I got th...Fill ...
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It’s been a while | hike4autism
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It’s been a while. March 22, 2015. March 24, 2015. I thought I’d better get back to blogging. It hasn’t been a period of total lethargy, far from it. Since November’s epic Point to Point. January saw the bi-annual trip to Wales for the Fan Dance Race. Having done the race in both winter and summer conditions, my involvement now is that of safety officer and steward as part of the mountain support team. I get a real thrill out of cheering friends on as they pass my position. At 430 am he must be mad. ...
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