Year: 2017
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Llanelli half-marathon 2017
I try to run this race every year, and this year I was testing myself, my legs and my hips to see if everything works.
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Pwlldu and Caswell Walking
Last weekend we went back to Pwlldu Bay and found some dolphins (or porpoise), and some more great views. We followed the coast path eastwards to Caswell and up into Bishopstone woods.
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Half-term holidays
I managed to take a few days off work while the kids were on a half-term break so we popped across to London to see some dinosaurs, spacecraft and moon rock, and grabbed a few sneaky geocaches while we were there. On the way back we stopped in Cheltenham to see friends and family and…
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Llanmadoc Hill Walking
Last week we had a cracking outing, again to the far end of the Gower, up on Llanmadoc Hill. We followed a circuit across the hillside with some beautiful, hazy, February views.
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Gower Cliff Walking
We went to Rhossili and out to the Worm, Fall Bay, Mewslade Bay and the cliffs in between to hunt for some of the best views in Wales.
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Cancelled: XTERRA Wales 2017
I’ve been responding pretty well to training so far this year. Skills have been developing nicely and my fitness and core stability have measurably improved. Numbers are similar to last year, and my left leg is working better. So I was really knocked back when I had an email telling me that this year’s new…
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Pitton Walking
A sunny, muddy run followed by some greyer, colder walking on the Gower.
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Searching Burry Holms
Last weekend we went out to the tip of the Gower again to a tidal island. Dunes, huge beaches and ocean.
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Birthday walking
Jack had a busy birthday weekend but we still managed to get out walking to a place none of us had visited before.