The World Master & Mountain Running Championships have now left town but what a week it was. A big thank you to the 53 runners who took part in the Siabod Summit race on what turned out to be a wonderfully sunny afternoon, albeit very cold for the Marshalls on or near the summit so a special thank you must go to Georg & Simona for being at the summit to record the results as

So it’s arrived then, a week of running in & around Betws y Coed as the World Masters & World Mountain Running Championships have come to town. Steve Brace of Welsh Athletics, Eryri’s own Arwel Lewis & a large team have been working flat out to help ensure they are a storming success with the encouragement & support of Conwy Borough Council. With other commitments I decided not to enter Saturday’s race for my age

Having met up with John, Mike & Fraser on Tuesday to review our Fund Raising I am delighted to announce that we have just passed the £6,000.00 mark which is really excellent news so thanks once again to everyone who got behind us & supported us so well. The total now stands at £6,008.00 I can also announce that we are making good progress with Purma, the Melamchi School Headmaster & CAN (Doug Scott’s Charity

Can’t believe that with the World Master Running Champs. being only 3 days away I still haven’t got to try out the course but at least my activity levels have risen a bit recently with a couple of runs & a walk within the last few days all with there own highlights. First up was the Elidir Fawr race last Saturday, a first for me, why did I leave it so long. Turning up for

No painting today so a second blog to catch up on the summer. Only read this if you have a genuine interest in what I got up to, you have been warned, I accept no liability for your self-harming. I know at least one person who has been waiting to see this & that is all the justification I need. The plan was: arrive in Chamonix a few days ahead of Kean (he had a