The Pilgrim's Way

North Downs Way 1: Farnham to Guildford

With walking now firmly established as my main hobby, I wanted a project that could keep me ready for the hills inbetween trips, and I settled on the North Downs Way.  It's an obvious choice really as I live just over the Thames in Thurrock, and so is relatively easy to get to.  Also having … Continue reading North Downs Way 1: Farnham to Guildford

Training on the North Downs

UK Three Peaks (2005): Start of the Adventure

It's March 2005, and one day at work, the IT Director's personal assistant circulated an email inviting people to sign-up to enter the 3 Peaks challenge.  Now I don't usually go for things like this, as I'm not that fit and whilst I enter these things with good intentions, my actual performance tends to fall … Continue reading UK Three Peaks (2005): Start of the Adventure