Blinked, March already, 50 in 3 weeks & with no plan on how to deal with the day itself! Well I have been a little more AWOL than normal recently (that’s saying something) but now firmly back in Snowdonia having arrived back from Skiing in time to enjoy a glorious weekend in & around Capel. Three runs in the Spring like air saw me visit Llyn y Parc (always a great route but at 12.6

updates of the Nepal Charity to come…

Having been AWOL last weekend Snow Shoeing in the Mercontour National Park in France’s Maritime Alps, I came back to a busy Cafe on Sunday afternoon to make belated amends & clear a few tables. So it is only right that I continue my redemption by firstly thanking all those Motorbiker’s who visited our Cafe on Saturday & Sunday as part of the annual Dragon Rally. For once the weather held fair & hopefully you

With my goals set for the year ahead my training began to temporarily look more focused. After an enjoyable but stiff 10 miler as part of Matt Ward’s Thursday evening Coed y Brenin training run I headed out on Friday afternoon to the pancake flat Mawdach Trail to focus on speed despite the likelihood of serious headwinds which didn’t let me down. A 5K blast into them later it was time to turn round &

With January almost gone I’ve finally decided what the main goals are for me for the year ahead. By year I mean the year starting 23rd March when I turn 50. I’m actually looking forward to it in a strange kind of way primarily because I move up an age category for races. Of course there are some seriously good fell runners in the O.50’s so I’m not expecting any podiums there but trail races