The TGO Challenge:- for more information from my blogs look here. Generally maps can be dragged and zoomed within their window and images can be enlarged by a click of the mouse button or equivalent. The round-about route on day 1 brought me to the end of a ridge leading westwards from a cluster of […]
TGOC 2024 – from Lochailort – day 2 Read More »
I expect most people jump off the train From Fort William at Lochailort and start walking eastwards along the road as soon as possible. The sign-out point is the Lochailort Inn which had been closed for a few years. It reopened in May 2024, just in time for the TGO. The discounted room rate was
Lochailort start Day 1 TGO Challenge 2024 Read More »
One of the big attractions of the TGO Challenge is planning the route. In many places a backpacking route is made already; the challenge is to follow it day after day. Wandering away from the path may lead onto private land. In some cases this can lead to confrontation with the owners, and in some
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2024’s coast to coast walk across Scotland provided great camping opportunities. On previous occasions pitches were sometimes a bit hit-and-miss with uneven, sloping or wet ground, or midges to taunt me. This year something was working in my favour. Was it good weather? Or better planning? Or maybe a helpful route-Vetter from Challenge Control? Taking
TGOC 2024 – 11 great pitches Read More »
This is the route for my walk across Scotland in May. The detail has been updated following comments from the Expert Vetter at Challenge Control. Unfortunately the links to the OS Maps planning tool don’t work reliably, but thankfully Skirrid Systems’ plugin for WordPress continues to work well! Page 1 DAILY ITINERARY WITH FOUL WEATHER
TGOC 2024 Lochailort to Montrose – here we go again! Read More »
Many runners focus on speed. The main target is to get faster, right? I used to think like this, always hopeful on each training run that my kilometre time would be a few seconds less than before. But as you get older speed becomes more difficult. It was only when I heard about the different
Coming to running: on the heart-rate – getting into zones Read More »
Aged 57 or 58 I looked at the results from my first public run and I was astounded to discover that everyone over 40 is considered a ‘veteran’! The running fraternity used to discriminate against women; is ageism also rife in the sports community? The London Times newspaper is fond of health and fitness articles
The Running Age – Coming to Running at 40, 50, 60, 70! Read More »
[In this report you can click on most images to enlarge them. Any maps can be zoomed and panned by click on the + or – signs or pulling around with the mouse.] The Northumberland Coast Run comes early in the running calendar. The end of February can be icy cold. On this run over
Coming to running: The Northumberland Coast Ultra 2022 Read More »
For all runners, but especially older runners I’m an advocate of ‘long and slow’. There are plenty of events to challenge you, from 10k, marathons and half-marathons, 50k, 50 miles, 100k, even more. Training for distance running requires some special considerations. The body adapts to what you do. Run 10k over and over again and,
Coming to running: ‘That’s Lyth’ – Going the distance! Read More »
It is rare to escape foot injury on a multiday walk. Some soreness on the top of my toes made me reach for the moleskin which, secured by leucatape, was all I needed. There’s a ridge that begins near Milton and over about 18km rises up to the top of Cairngorm – this was my
Torridon to Aberdeen – TGOC 2022 part 4 Read More »