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Bob Wightman: July 2014
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Monday, 7 July 2014. Le Tour de France. Well it's finally come and gone. Wow! I'd never spectated at a Grand Tour before so didn't really know what to expect. The forecasted number of spectators was 2 million over the two opening days (the initial estimate of actual figures as I write this was 2.5 million). Some ten thousand mad Kilnsey their temporary home. Some of the early crowds on Kidstones. The publicity caravan on its way past. Not that kind of herb! The king of the mountains needs to go on a diet!
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Bob Wightman: Jealous Guy (or Gal)
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Wednesday, 25 February 2015. Jealous Guy (or Gal). Last year I bought myself a new mountain bike, hence all the posts about mountain biking! I was looking for a hardtail to use to get in to remote Munros and the like. In the event I spent (considerably) more than I had originally planned and didn't use the bike for my original purpose. The bike handles 95% of the off-road riding I do, the remaining 5% is at trail centres, but I can muddle through or apply rule #5. Proud owner of a new bike! Wanted: some ...
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Bob Wightman: April 2015
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Sunday, 26 April 2015. I'd wanted to do a long MTB ride for some time, I'd done a 100Km ride last September but nothing particularly long since then. With Cath over in the Lakes last Saturday for a girls' ride I'd got the day free to myself. The driver for this is that I've entered the Yorkshire Dales 300 ITT. Despite a slight headwind I got to Kettlewell in good time so a visit to Zarina's. Another cafe stop in Askrigg and time to leave the outward route and head back. There's just the little matter...
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Bob Wightman: November 2014
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Saturday, 22 November 2014. A Milestone and err, something else. So what of the something else? Well last night was a pretty awful night and as I was descending the lane down to the house I began to realise that the brakes weren't slowing me down! I wasn't getting faster but I certainly wasn't slowing down, I was probably doing between 15 and 20Kmh. Our lane is about 25% and there's virtually no flat ground before the house. So why had the brakes failed? Friday, 7 November 2014. Our earlier ineptitude re...
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The Oldest person to do the BG | Bowland Fell Runners
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Fell running in the Forest of Bowland and further afield. The Oldest person to do the BG. April 21, 2015. As many already know, I am about to attempt to be the oldest person to complete the standard Bob Graham round. Details below:. The oldest man to complete the standard Bob Graham round. Attempt by Yiannis Tridimas age 70 on 22nd February 2015-02-16. Attempt date: Saturday 16th May 2015. Start time: 00:00. Clockwise, start/finish Moot Hall. Moot Hall 00:00-Threlkeld 04:00 –4:00 hours. Leave one →.
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Bob Wightman: October 2014
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Saturday, 11 October 2014. The evenings are definitely drawing in now that we are past the autumn equinox which leads to a quandary: hit the turbo or sort out the lights and head outside. Last week I nipped out for a quick blast round the local bridleways to check that the lights worked after a summer's holiday. This Thursday Cath was going to go for a road ride but the weather looked a bit iffy with a strong breeze and showers blasting through so I persuaded her to go mountain biking instead. One point ...
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Bob Wightman: September 2014
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Tuesday, 16 September 2014. MTB Endurance - sort of. Most mountain bike rides are pretty short, last week's ride in the Lakes for example was just 37Km for example, they feel a bit more intense as the terrain isn't conducive to rolling along but that of course is part of the attraction. With Cath away riding on the Seven Stanes I'd free rein in getting out for a longer ride. The next section hadn't made much sense when I had looked at it on the map as it looped in and around Gisburn Park (which is a rath...
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Bob Wightman: December 2014
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Sunday, 14 December 2014. Most sports require gear and the participants in those sports tend to accumulate and compare gear. Now these aren't gear reviews with their "this only weighs xxx grammes" and "You can really feel the extra strength in .", they are reviews about gear. While makes and models might be mentioned, that's more to stress a particular point than praise or damn the kit. Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Waterhead. A moment's silence . You don't get horizontal rain. In a country where the li...
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Paddy and me: 8 March - Postponed, possibly...
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Five years after the BG, and two years after a midwinter BG, I'm at it again. This blog charts progress towards a Paddy Buckley Round in summer 2012. The Paddy Buckley Round is a continuous circuit for fell runners (well for anyone really) of 61 miles, climbing 28,000 feet and visiting 47 summits in stunning Snowdonia, hopefully within 24 hours. Thursday, 8 March 2012. 8 March - Postponed, possibly. It's the only choice really. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 8 March - Postponed, possibly. The Borrow...
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Bob Wightman: YD300 Kit
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Sunday, 5 July 2015. I've edited the previous post on the Yorkshire Dales 300 and moved all the stuff about kit and strategy here. So this post will discuss what I took and why I took it. The forecast was for a little bit of everything: sunny with a bit of breeze on Saturday then rain early Sunday becoming sunny again. I hoped to get away on Sunday morning before the rain arrived as putting wet bivvy kit away is neither nice nor easy. H) = goes in handlebar bag. F) = goes in frame bag. B) Moon rear light.
