It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on here. Same old excuses… busy doing other things, etc. But mainly, I haven’t felt in the mood to write much.

A quick run down of the past month or so:

Mountain Mayhem memories

• Mud
• Mud
• Mud
• Laughs
• The gazebo of dreams
• Wonderful friends
• General silliness
• Laughs
• Mud

Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon

• Wasdale always takes longer than you think to get to
• Despite being one of the wettest places in the UK, we avoided the rain while the rest of the country was drowning
• I’d forgotten how much I dislike contouring on steep ground. With tussocks. And bog.
• I’m lucky that I can share time outdoors, and racing with my family. It was great to catch up with my uncle over a weekend.
• I met Joss Naylor. On the fells! A lovely man, and it was an honour to share 5 minutes chatting about the mountains.

I’m really excited about the coming four weeks

The Cairngorms

• Can’t wait to return to the home of my favourite ever adventure.
• Just a long weekend, but will be taking my Dad along some of the same trails. It will be a pleasure to sit up and take my time in the scenery

Settle to Carlisle

• I’ve got a week off work. An entire week.
• Rather than a long trip, I’m planning a few micro adventures. One of which will be riding from Settle to Carlisle in a day, then getting the train home.

Sleepless in the Saddle

• Mayhem was great fun. I loved the friendly atmosphere. I loved having a lot of friends around.
• I wanted to ride more though
• Back to 24 hour solo. But there will be lots of friends around, both supporting, and out on course.
• Best of both worlds!