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Endurance Adventures: Day Three; Ouanskera to Iabessene
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The Life and Times of an Aspiring Endurance Athlete. Wednesday, July 04, 2007. Day Three; Ouanskera to Iabessene. Today was yet another scorching hot, clear sunny day, as we set off from our gite at 7:30am. It was going to be a longer day's walking; yesterday's was a shorter day to break us in. The hill sides were very rocky, with splashes of yellow gorse. We watched three women from the village wander back down the track laden with long grasses. View from Tizi n' Tachedirt. We stopped for a lunch break ...
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Endurance Adventures: Race Report; The Norton 9
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The Life and Times of an Aspiring Endurance Athlete. Monday, March 05, 2007. Race Report; The Norton 9. This was quite a long drive away from me, but luckily didn't start til 11 am so didn't need too early a start. I crawled out of bed to see a rather unpromising, overcast sky. The weather report gave gales and heavy rain, which sounded a bit ominous, it was quite tempting to just get back into bed but no- I have told everybody I am doing this! After a last effort I cross a muddy field and hurl myself ov...
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Endurance Adventures: Race Reports; Grindleford Gallop and Rushcliffe 10K
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The Life and Times of an Aspiring Endurance Athlete. Sunday, March 11, 2007. Race Reports; Grindleford Gallop and Rushcliffe 10K. Wew, what a weekend! Yesterday, Rushcliffe 10K. I drove to the small Peak district village of Grindleford for an 8:15am start. It was a rolling start, with walkers starting from 7:30 to 9:30 and a mass 10am start for runners. I had done this one in 2004, after the disastrous Belvoir Challenge drop out, and managed to complete it in a morale boosting 7 hours 40 mins. The route ...
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Endurance Adventures: Event Report; The White Peak Walk
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The Life and Times of an Aspiring Endurance Athlete. Friday, August 09, 2013. Event Report; The White Peak Walk. Phew what a scorcher! This year's WPW took place on one of the hottest days of the year- 30 degree heat. Apparently they had the highest drop out rate in the history of the event. Walking Across Fields Near Flagg. The first checkpoint was outside the Waterloo Hotel and I stopped just long enough to grab a drink. It was already very warm and I was covered in sweat. I was a little concerned to n...
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Endurance Adventures: Day Four; Iabessene To Oukaimeden
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The Life and Times of an Aspiring Endurance Athlete. Wednesday, July 04, 2007. Day Four; Iabessene To Oukaimeden. We set off on yet another glorious day- it was getting to be a bit boring! We ascended to Tizi Mzlee, up a strangely red coloured ridge. We found ourselves walking through red dust, almost like gritty sand. good practise for the MdS maybe. Looking Back On Our Route. We had several rest stops, and spend a few minutes trying to photograph a little black lizard on a rock. Our intrepid cook, Omar...
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Endurance Adventures: The Belvoir Half Marathon
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The Life and Times of an Aspiring Endurance Athlete. Monday, April 09, 2007. The Belvoir Half Marathon. This was my first ever half marathon, so I was a nervous, especially as it will be a test of whether I am capable of managing the longer distances. The race started at the village hall in the tiny village of Hose, set in Leicestershire's Vale of Belvoir (pronounced beaver! Apparently some portaloos had been ordered but were late, luckily I managed to get into the loo with ten minutes to spare! The last...
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Endurance Adventures: Ready For The Gritstone Grind??
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The Life and Times of an Aspiring Endurance Athlete. Saturday, September 07, 2013. Ready For The Gritstone Grind? I have the Gritstone Grind. Tomorrow. this is an event organised by Rich and the guys from Beyond Marathon. It's basically the 35 miles of the Gritstone Trail in a day- hills and all. I entered this event months ago, reasoning that this would give me loads of time to get really fit. yeah right! Posted by Steph Cooke @ 1:59 PM. Comments: Post a Comment. I'm an aspiring endurance athlete who ha...
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Endurance Adventures: Valleys 'N' Views Event Report
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The Life and Times of an Aspiring Endurance Athlete. Monday, April 30, 2007. Valleys 'N' Views Event Report. Yesterday was the 'Valleys and Views' walk organised by the. I'd done this one for the past two years, and it's quite an easy one; good paths, gentler rolling hills etc, so decided to go for it! No piccies I'm afraid. I got my camera out and it was deader than a dead thing. I suspect flat batteries but it was very nice of it to let me know they were on the way out. not. There was then a bit of roa...