Running Edinburgh

I couldn’t get Van Morrison out of my head today. The words of the song drifted in and out of my head as we cycled along the coast. ‘There’s only here, there’s only now’. It wasn’t difficult to live in the present moment day as I woke up freezing with ice coating the inside glass of the van. I reached down, switched on the heater and pulled the covers over my head....

These are the days (of the endless winter) I couldn’t get Van Morrison out of my head today. The words of the song drifted in and out of my head as we cycled along the coast. ‘There’s only here, there’s only now’. It wasn’t difficult to liv…

We changed up the routine. The weather this week looked hot, then wet and then cold so on Friday i persuaded Mike to modifying my trip to include the van. It makes life easier with no tents or stuff to be carried. Logistically, I drive to the planned end and then cycle back to meet Mike on a pre-agreed route - simples....

Hot, Hot, Hot – The Prequal We changed up the routine. The weather this week looked hot, then wet and then cold so on Friday i persuaded Mike to modifying my trip to include the van. It makes life easier with no tents or stuf…

I’ve got to be honest, I wasn’t very excited about today when I woke up. The thought of heading up through Stoke really wasn’t floating my cycling boat. The original plan had been to spend a few days in the Brecon Beacon hills but we decided to flatten the route mostly because of the recent bout of covid. I’ve been fine but the collective additional physical load that cycling in such an extreme environment spooked me and Mike kindly agreed that we should adopt a less testing route....

Stoking the engine I’ve got to be honest, I wasn’t very excited about today when I woke up. The thought of heading up through Stoke really wasn’t floating my cycling boat. The original plan had been to spend a few da…